Zero
Hand Drying
Mallows Automated Bottle Drying
At Mallows Bottling, employees had to dry each bottle by hand after filling and before labelling, causing substantial delays. SolvAir solved the issue by automating the…
Beverage
An 11kW blower and Air Knives dry bottles leaving a steam tunnel.
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The Problem
Bottles came out of the steam tunnel on the shrink sleeve line wet, and the plant in the Netherlands needed that water removed and contained at the tunnel exit.
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The Solution
A Paxton 11kW high speed blower supplies Air Knives that remove the water as the bottles leave the steam tunnel and keep it contained there. The arrangement is energy efficient and maintains a high standard of product appearance.
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