Energy Efficiency Upgrade Leads Transformation, Refrigerated Dryer Industry Marches Toward a New Stage of "Energy Saving + Intelligence"

Since 2026, the official implementation of the new national standard GB 19153-2024 and the advancement of the "dual-carbon" strategy have accelerated the transformation of China's domestic refrigerated dryer industry, with energy conservation and intelligence becoming the core development directions. At present, the industry is facing a significant supply-demand imbalance: there is excess low-end production capacity while the high-end market is dominated by foreign capital. Although there is still an energy efficiency gap in domestic equipment, leading enterprises are accelerating technological breakthroughs. Energy efficiency upgrades force enterprises to increase R&D investment. Leading manufacturers have adopted the "variable frequency compressor + micro-channel all-aluminum heat exchanger" architecture, reducing the measured specific power of refrigerated dryers below the first-class energy efficiency standard. Some models have achieved remarkable results in pressure drop control, which in turn lowers the energy consumption of air compressors. Meanwhile, the penetration rate of environmentally friendly refrigerants such as R290 is increasing, and IoT technology enables remote monitoring and intelligent early warning of equipment, greatly improving operation and maintenance efficiency. At present, the localization rate of domestic core components is steadily increasing, gradually narrowing the gap with imported products. The demand from high value-added industries has driven the development of customized models. In the future, the industry will accelerate the phase-out of low-end production capacity, transform to an integrated "product + service" model, contribute to industrial carbon reduction, and promote the high-quality development of domestic refrigerated dryers.