Abstract: The invention relates to a drier for elongate strips of material, wherein a fan for supplying a drying gas mixture to an array of nozzles is not located in the same height as the nozzles, as is common in the field of driers to allow supply of drying gas to the nozzles with a minimal amount of curves in the supply path. Instead thereof the fan is located above or below the nozzles to save ground area, and nevertheless maintaining a feed path towards the nozzles with a minimal amount of curves.

Abstract: A method for the continuous drying of a material. The temperature of the material is adjusted to below the boiling point of the material at atmospheric pressure. The material is fed into a vacuum chamber and led through the vacuum chamber without a heat supply. Then the dried material is removed through an air lock. The method can be carried out by an assembly including a mechanism for adjusting the temperature of the material, a feeding mechanism for feeding the material into a vacuum chamber, a vacuum chamber, a mechanism for transporting the material through the vacuum chamber and an air lock. The method and assembly are useful for drying materials which are sensitive and/or difficult to solidify.