The China National Drying Technology and Equipment Engineering Technology Research Center is a branch of the Tianhua Institute of Chemical Machinery & Automation. It is a comprehensive site for new product and technology R&D, pilot plant operations, standardization work, independent innovation, the commercialization of new developments, training engineers, and information exchanges. Its goal is to save energy, cut costs, and develop safe, environmentally friendly products and equipment and promote local production. It focuses on basic research and, more specifically, drying technology and product promotion, and large drying equipment in the metallurgy, petrochemical, and coal chemical fields. The main technology involves indirect heating and drying, closed-circuit drying, and mixed drying.