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Volkmann USA, a manufacturer of powder handling equipment, is highlighting its vDryer vacuum drying module as an optional addition to the vLoader 250 powder conveyor, targeting moisture-related flowability and material handling issues in metal additive manufacturing.
Installed upstream of one or more 3D printers, the vDryer removes absorbed moisture from metal powders and returns them to a defined moisture level before they reach the additive manufacturing equipment. Volkmann says this can improve powder flowability, support printed component quality and help reduce time- and labor-intensive post-processing operations.
The system uses Volkmann’s electric vacuum pump technology to remove moisture through suction. This is intended to avoid exposing temperature-sensitive powders to elevated