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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…
Air Knife Systems for the Beverage Industry
Our systems provide high-velocity, ultra-clean, energy-efficient air flows for a wide range of applications for the beverage industryAir Knife Systems for the Beverage Industry
Our systems provide high-velocity, ultra-clean, energy-efficient air flows for a wide range of applications for the beverage industry
Prevent moisture contamination and corrosion
Air Knife Systems provide beverage manufacturers with a highly effective air flow solution that completely removes surface moisture from the surface of objects.
The high-velocity laminar air flow generated by our FDA Compliant 304 Stainless Steel Air Knives and manifolds is suitable for harsh, corrosive, wash-down or sanitary environments, and powerful enough to remove 99%+ of all dust and debris from even hard to reach areas without damaging items.
Air Knife Systems Benefits for Beverage Production Lines
Air Knife Systems provide a full range of benefits for beverage production lines, including:
- Drys bottles, cans & jars
- Dries beverage crates & trays
- Removes moisture prior to coding or labelling
- Meets food hygiene standards
- After washing or rinsing – preventing both corrosion & bacteria
- Oil-free clean air
- Surface moisture completely removed
- Static eliminated
- Dust removal from final packaging
See typical products & use-case applications
Increase production & reduce costs
Air Knife Systems provide ionised air, removing water and static from bottles, cans and jars. This means full cleaning prior to coding, labelling and packaging – eliminating spoiled goods through moisture damage or incorrect finishing.
A SolvAir Air Knife will generate cost savings, speed up operations and/or provide other improvements in the manufacturing process. In many cases, assembly and conveyor line speeds have been increased by as much as 50% due to the efficiency of a SolvAir Air Knife.
Investment paybacks are often achieved in just a few months, sometimes in a matter of weeks, providing a superior return-on-investment.
Talk to a specialistTypical Beverage Products Covered
Air Knife Systems are suitable for processing a wide range of products for the beverage industry, from glass bottles to aluminium cans to cardboard pouches.
Aluminium & Tin Cans
After wash or rinse • Prior to ink jet coding • Prior to labeling • Prior to packaging or overpack • Prevent corrosion & bacteria • After wash or rinse • Dry under the cap or lid • Leak Detection • Ionized Air Rinsing
Craft Brewing
After wash or rinse • Prior to ink jet coding • Prior to labeling • Prior to packaging or overpack • Prevent corrosion & bacteria • After wash or rinse • Dry under the cap or lid • Hot melt labeling • Leak Detection • Ionized Air Rinsing
Crates & Trays
After wash or rinse • Prevent corrosion & bacteria • After wash or rinse • Ionized Air Rinsing
Kegs
After wash or rinse • Prior to ink jet coding • Prior to labeling • Prior to packaging or overpack • Prevent corrosion & bacteria
Final Packing
Jars & Glass Bottles
After wash or rinse • Prior to ink jet coding • Prior to labeling • Prior to packaging or overpack • Prevent corrosion & bacteria • After wash or rinse • Dry under the cap or lid • Hot melt labeling • Leak Detection • Ionized Air Rinsing
Pouches
After wash or rinse • Prior to ink jet coding • Prior to labeling • Prior to packaging or overpack • After wash or rinse • Ionized Air Rinsing
PET Bottles
After wash or rinse • Prior to ink jet coding • Prior to labeling • Prior to packaging or overpack • Prevent corrosion & bacteria • After wash or rinse • Dry under the cap or lid • Hot melt labeling • Leak Detection • Ionized Air Rinsing
Typical Applications For The Beverage Industry
Air Knife Systems provide fast, adaptable solutions for beverage manufacturers, including cleaning, drying, and preparing the objects for filling, packaging, coding and labelling.
After Wash or Rinse
Blow-off Cleaning
Dry under the cap or lid
Ionized Air Rinsing
Prevent Corrosion & Bacteria
Prevent Ice Build Up
Post Shrink Tunnel
Prior to Labelling
Prior to Packaging
Beverage Case Studies
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Label Adhesion
Just Water Bottle Drying
Just Water bottles spring water in Bodmin, on a line running at 6,000 to 8,400 bottles an hour. Labels were not adhering properly to its PET…
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Deployment
Watershed Rapid Can Drying
Watershed Packaging in Leeds needed energy drink cans dried after steam sleeving, because wiping each one by hand was slowing production and jeopardising a crucial client…
Benefits of working with SolvAir
Improved production line performance, low maintenance, energy and cost-saving Air Knife Systems that can be easily added onto production lines and adapted to meet your needs. Working with SolvAir provides the following key benefits:
3 Year Warranty
Industry-leading 3 year warranty is included as standard on all our energy-efficient, enhanced performance, cost-saving Air Knife Blowers.
100% Performance Guarantee
We offer a 100% Performance Guarantee for all SolvAir Air Knife Systems. This means that you can be sure your System is running to the highest performance.
80% Less Energy
Our Air Knife Systems use around 80% less energy than compressed air, and typically cost around 33% less to run than competing centrifugal blower systems. Calculate your own savings.
Leasing Available
SolvAir offers flexible equipment leasing in partnership with Shire Leasing, helping customers access high-performance systems without large upfront costs.
Energy Savings
The PX range runs on a fraction of the power compressed air needs, and costs less to run than other centrifugal blowers too. See how we calculate these figures
Installation size
Annual saving
£56,745
2,500mm of Air Knife · 3,120 running hours a year @ £0.25/kWh
7.6× cheaper to run
Costs per year
Speak to a Beverage industry specialist
Our team have decades of experience in providing innovative air solutions and will contact you within 24 hours to discuss your requirements and arrange your full in-depth consultation free of charge.
