Conair
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| Conair Group | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1956 |
| Founder | John Reib |
| Headquarters | Franklin, USA |
| Website | www.conairgroup.com |
Company Profile
The Conair Group is a leading producer of auxiliary equipment for plastics processing. The group produces over 450 different products, including resin-drying systems, blenders, feeders and material-conveying systems, temperature-control equipment and granulators. Extrusion solutions include gravimetric control systems, film and sheet scrap-reclaim systems and downstream equipment for pipe and profile extrusion.
Conair is also a leader in plastics process integration, engineering and installing complete manufacturing systems that help plastics processors manage their raw materials, handle their critical manufactured parts, and improve their process yield.
Conair is able to offer concrete solutions across the entire spectrum of auxiliary equipment and plastics processes.
Products / Technology
- material storage
- conveying
- drying
- blending/feeding
- heat transfer
- size reduction
- extrusion
History
- 1956 – founded by John Reib
- 1986 – bought by GWH Holdings Company
- 1980s - acquired Martin, Inc., Gatto Machinery and Wor-Tex
- 1997 - all separate divisions merged into a single organization near Pittsburgh, consolidated into a 120,000-sq.-ft. manufacturing facility in Franklin, USA
References
PETplanet Insider Articles
Issue 11 / 2021: Conair Group names new president
Issue 05 / 2020: Portable multi-hopper drying system
Issue 07 / 2015: Next level conveying
Issue 06 / 2015: Adiabatic cooling towers cut energy consumption
Issue 03 / 2015: „Next-generation“ material handling, processing and proofing
Issue 01 / 2015: Modular central chillers from Conair offer process cooling up to 960t
Issue 05 / 2014: Convey, blend and dry
Issue 10 / 2013: New drying control
Issue 05 / 2013: Easier material processing
Issue 09 / 2012: drying and material handling solutions
Issue 09 / 2012: New president for Conair
Issue 09 / 2011: Doubled capacity of material handling control
Issue 05 / 2011: A better blend
Issue 06 / 2009: Single-stage PET drying system gives more control and saves energy
