Component
Commercial dryer
A heavy tumble dryer used in laundromats and hotels.
Criticality
High
Unit cost
$5.5K
Quality
75 / 100
US completeness
35.0
Made in US
35,000 units
Current demand
100,000 units
US exports
2,800 units
Opportunity score
67.0
Domestic vs international supply
Planned US investment, next 5 years
$180M
Expected extra output: 12,000 units per year
Requires
Drum
- Coated steel drum (default)
- Stainless drum
Housing
- Steel housing (default)
- Steel and plastic housing
Heat
- Gas burner (default)
- Resistive heating element
Motor
- Induction motor (default)
- BLDC motor
Controls
Power cable
Used by
Finished product.