DryingSeven ways to dry a pellet
Desiccant wheel, dual-bed, compressed air, vacuum, infrared, membrane, and gas-fired heat. The widest selection in the industry, so the recommendation fits the resin, not the catalog.
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Since 1950, Baltimore, Maryland
The American standard in resin drying & conveying.
For seventy-five years, plastics processors have trusted equipment with a Novatec nameplate. Still American-owned. Still built in Baltimore. Still answering the phone.
The drying line, photographed at the works in Baltimore.
75Years of continuous American manufacture
No.1Largest U.S. maker of drying & conveying
5-YRWarranty, standard on every machine
1 RoofDry, convey, blend & control, engineered together
Built to be handed down.
Every line designed, welded, and wired in Baltimore.
ConveyingPlant-wide, press-side
Loaders, receivers, and pump banks that move material the length of the building, now supervised by SmartConveying AI.
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BlendingAccurate to the gram
Gravimetric blenders and feeders, built with our partners at Maguire, holding ratio at the machine throat shift after shift.
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ControlsThe whole plant, one screen
MCS central control puts every dryer, pump, and receiver in front of your operators, with alarms worth acting on.
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Our people stay. So does your equipment.
Combined service on this row alone: 138 years.
Dennis WallenSystems & service36 years at Novatec
Baldo RamirezManufacturing35 years at Novatec
Bill OscarEngineering35 years at Novatec
Ron UllmanApplications32 years at Novatec
When you call Baltimore, the person who answers has probably rebuilt the machine you're calling about.
1950
Novatec begins building auxiliary equipment for a young American plastics industry, from Baltimore, Maryland.
Today
The largest U.S.-based manufacturer of resin drying and conveying systems, with the industry's widest drying selection.
Next
SmartConveying AI and central controls carry the same promise into the next seventy-five years.
Heritage, meet foresight.
SmartConveying is the newest thing on our floor and the oldest idea in our company: know the equipment so well it never surprises you. AI now watches every receiver and pump bank, flags wear weeks ahead, and keeps lines balanced without an operator touching a thing.
It ships on new systems and retrofits onto the Novatec conveying you already own.
Seventy-five years of notes. Free to copy.
The Ultimate Guide to Resin Drying
Every drying technology compared honestly, including the ones we don't sell.
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The Processor's Guide to Conveying
Line sizing, pump selection, and layout. The reference our own engineers use.
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Resin Moisture & Drying Knowledge Center
Dew point, residence time, and PPM targets, explained in plain plant language.
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The Novatec promise
Five years on the machine. A lifetime behind it.
Every machine carries a five-year warranty, and the NovaWheel a lifetime desiccating warranty. Parts ship from Baltimore, and the service line is answered by people with decades on the floor. That is the whole pitch.
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