Ferrite Microwave Technologies (FMT) manufactures a wide line of textiles & fabric drying microwave systems and solutions for nonwovens. Textiles applications benefit from the excellent color drying and adhesive setting properties of microwave power. Also, as a process that involves drying as well, microwave treatment has an added benefit. Between IMS & FMT, we have several drying systems to achieve the required final moisture level for your textiles & fabric products.
Microwave Drying System for Textiles and Fabrics
Industrial Microwave Systems (IMS) drying system for textiles and fabrics offers best-in-class uniformity and efficiency for continuous industrial drying and heating processes. This system is well-suited for textiles and fabrics that are:
- Dyed
- Printed
- Coated
- Wet-laid
- Laminated
- Hydroentangled
- Chemically bonded
- Carded
- Air-laid
Applications
As a stand-alone drying solution, this unit consumers significantly less energy than conventional dryers. The most effective applications for textiles & fabrics microwave drying systems are typically those in which require pre-heating moisture to evaporative temperature prior to entering a conventional dryer. In addition to post-drying materials after conventional dryer to optimize uniformity.
Benefits of Microwave Drying Textiles & Fabrics
The benefits of utilzing textiles & fabric drying microwave systems apply to a wide range of products. This includes: knits, wovens, towels, carpet, nonwovens, yarn, rope, and more. For any of these products, then benefits you can expect include:
Increase Production Volume Time
- Rapid volumetric heating reduces drying times
Improve Operating Efficiencies
- Precise an instantaneous controls quickly adapt to changing process and product specifications, thereby reducing downtime during product changeovers
Enhance Product Quality
- Patented system design heats materials uniformly, eliminating hot spots associated with traditional microwave systems
- Non-contact heating of volume of moisture minimizes risk of over-drying or marring the material’s surface
- Microwave energy is increasingly absorbed in areas of higher moisture content, yielding more uniform moisture gradients throughout the product
Improve Manufacturing Environment
- Modular design, suitable for both vertical and horizontal applications, allows for a compact system footprint
- No on-site NOx or SOx emissions as with gas-fired dryers
- Electromagnetic emissions are significantly lower than levels specified by the federal government
Designs & Features
Ridged W/G Applicator 
Wide Applicator
| System Type | Ridged W/G Applicator | Wide Applicator |
| Design | Module containing a series of specially designed waveguides arranged in a serpentine fashion | Oversized waveguide structure with variable attenuation capabilities |
| Electrical Field Orientation | Parallel to the material traveling through the tunnels, resulting in greater absorption of power | Perpendicular to the material bed, reducing the rate of power absorption across the material |
| Suitable Materials | Thinner materials Lower moisture content Materials that do not easily absorb microwave energy | Thicker materials Higher moisture content Materials that easily absorb microwave energy |
| Process Width | Up to 16.5 feet (5 meters) | Up to 16.5 feet (5 meters) |
| Product Thickness | < 0.25 inches (6.35 mm) | 0.25 – 2.0 inches (6.35 – 50.8 mm) |
To learn more about textiles & fabric drying microwave systems, or to discuss Ferrite & IMS system solutions, contact our support team. We look forward to learning about your product, and developing solutions based on your needs.
