Continuous Mixed-Flow Dryer:ILLINOIS COOP ADOPTS FIRST CHIEF DRYER TO BE INSTALLED IN U.S.

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TheTGM operation is an LLC owned by South Central FS, Inc.; Wabash Valley Service Co.; and GROWMARK. GROWMARK officials, who operate thier own design, engineering, and construction operation, proposed thatTGM try out a "continuous mixed-flow dryer" from Chief Agri/Industrial Division, Kearney, NE (800-359-7600). Chief has marketed this grain dryer successfully for 20 years in Europe, but TGM s dryer would be the first ever in the United States.On Aug. 22, TGM held an open house for industry professionals and the media to view the new natural-gas fired dryer, which is rated at 4,500-bph at five points of moisture removal. The dryer was manu-facturedin the United Kingdom, according to ChiefAgriPresidentRogerTownsend, but arrangements are being made to begin building the product in the United States.