In recent years, with the accelerated global industrial green transformation, the demand in the field of compressed air purification has continued to rise. As the core equipment for removing moisture from compressed air and ensuring the stable operation of equipment in industrial production, the refrigerated dryer industry has seen steady expansion in scale and continuous acceleration in technological iteration. Since 2026, driven by the tightening of environmental protection policies, the popularization of intelligent technologies and the upgrading of demand from downstream industries, the refrigerated dryer industry is entering a new development stage where reshuffling and upgrading coexist. Greenization, intellectualization and customization have become the core development lines of the industry, and leading enterprises continue to lead the high-quality development of the industry by virtue of their technological and production capacity advantages.
In terms of industry scale, the global refrigerated dryer market maintains a steady growth trend. According to relevant industry reports, the global refrigerated dryer market revenue reached 1,021.7 million US dollars in 2023 and is expected to exceed 1,381.4 million US dollars by 2030, with a compound annual growth rate of 4.4% from 2024 to 2030. Among them, the Asia-Pacific region has become the core engine of global market growth. As a major global industrial manufacturing country, China accounts for a significant proportion of the refrigerated dryer market size and its growth rate leads the global average. At the same time, Japan, South Korea, India and Southeast Asia have also become important markets that cannot be ignored, injecting continuous impetus into the industry development. At present, the concentration of the global refrigerated dryer market is relatively low, with the top five manufacturers only accounting for about 25% of the market share, and there is still considerable room for integration and upgrading in the industry.
Technological innovation has become the core driving force for industry upgrading. Since 2025, enterprises in the industry have continued to increase R&D investment, and a number of new technologies and patents have emerged one after another. The patent of "temperature-controlled crystallization refrigerated dryer" applied by Ningbo Yusheng Machinery has realized the integration of dehumidification and dust removal functions, effectively improving air cleanliness and reducing maintenance costs, and is suitable for high-humidity and high-dust industrial environments. The high-efficiency energy-saving dryer developed by Yiheng Machinery has an annual energy consumption 60%-70% lower than that of traditional refrigerated dryers. With the advantages of two-stage drying and intelligent power adjustment, it has greatly improved the energy efficiency and stability of the equipment. At the same time, frequency conversion technology and Internet of Things technology are deeply integrated with refrigerated dryer products, and products with functions such as remote monitoring, fault self-diagnosis and intelligent adjustment are becoming increasingly popular, promoting the industry's transformation from "basic dehumidification" to "intelligent and efficient".
