| Comparison of dryer competitors |
There are several dryers which compete with KENKI DRYER. The following list is about summary of comparison between KENKI DRYER and the competing dryers.
Please refer web pages of each dryer for the details of comparison between KENKI DRYER and them.
KENKI DRYER has unique technologies which has international patents, such as self-cleaning, hot air circulation, feeding device and crashing mechanisms while all the other competitors don’t have them.
| Model | KENKI DRYER | Vacuum dryer | Drum dryer | Tube dryer | Paddle dryer |
| Price | Low | Middle | Middle | High | High |
| Operation | Continuous | Batch | Continuous | Continuous | Continuous |
| Amount of moisture evaporation | High | Middle | Low | Middle | Middle |
| Sticky and adhesive materials handling | Good | Normal | Normal | Not acceptable | Normal |
| Solid materials | Acceptable | Acceptable | Not Acceptable | Acceptable | Acceptable |
| Self-cleaning mechanism | Available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Available but performance is low |
| Hot air circulation mechanism | Available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available |
| Feeding device | Available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available |
| Crashing mechanism | Available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available |
| Model | KENKI DRYER | |
| Heat source | Steam 0.7Mpa･G or less | Hot air |
| Drying temperature | Adjustable depending on drying condition Maximum temperature inside the dryer is about 140℃ | Very high temperature To prevent materials to be adhere to dryer |
| Condition of dried materials | Small change in the composition Can be recycled | Dried with uneven baking and scorches |
| Dust collector | Not required | Required |
| Fuel cost | Low | High |
| Frequency of parts replacement | Infrequent | Frequent |
| Running cost | Low | High |
| Self-cleaning mechanism | Available | Not available |
| Hot air circulation mechanism | Available | Not available |
| Feeding device | Available | Not available |
| Crashing mechanism | Available | Not available |
| CO2 generation | None | Generated |