Abstract: The present invention provides an improved dryer (22) that is adapted to dry an object (?) and to an improved method of drying an object. The improved dryer (22) broadly includes: a conveyor (32) for translating an object (?) to be dried, the conveyor having an entrance end (33) and an exit end (34); an enclosure (35) surrounding the conveyor; a movable panel (36) arranged within the enclosure; an actuator (38) mounted on the enclosure and operatively arranged to selectively move the panel toward and away from the object; a first air knife (39) operatively arranged to discharge a first jet of air through the conveyor toward the object; and a second air knife (40) mounted on the movable panel and operatively arranged to discharge a second jet of air toward the object; whereby the actuator may be operated to move the panel into closer proximity with the object as the object moves along the conveyor from the entrance end to the exit end to dry the object.