Component
Clothes dryer
A tumble dryer with a rotating drum, a heat source, and a drive motor.
Criticality
Medium
Unit cost
$480
Quality
70 / 100
US completeness
50.0
Made in US
4,000,000 units
Current demand
8,000,000 units
US exports
320,000 units
Opportunity score
50.0
Domestic vs international supply
Planned US investment, next 5 years
$600M
Expected extra output: 500,000 units per year
Requires
Drum
- Coated steel drum (default)
- Stainless drum
Housing
Heat
- Resistive heating element (default)
- Gas burner
Motor
- Induction motor (default)
- BLDC motor
- Universal motor
Controls
Power cable
Used by
Finished product.