Air Knives
SolvAir’s SoloJet Air Nozzles and Cranfield University
We recently had the opportunity to collaborate with the experts at Cranfield University.
Steve Hand
Sales Engineer
Steve has been SolvAir's Sales Engineer for 20 years, taking each project from the first site visit through CAD layout to commissioning.
As SolvAir’s Sales Engineer for 20 years, Steve turns our clients’ drying and blow-off problems into fully working blower and Air Knife Systems, taking each project from the first site visit through specification and CAD layout to commissioning.
Before joining SolvAir he spent two decades in automotive engineering and workshop management, so he knows what downtime, throughput and maintenance mean on a production floor, not just on a datasheet.
Alongside the Paxton blower and Air Knife range, he looks after SolvAir’s VorTech UK range and advises on ITW Vortec compressed air products, including vortex tubes, enclosure coolers and energy-saving Air Nozzles.
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General News
SolvAir and Cranfield University new R&D Link
We are delighted to announce a new collaboration with Cranfield University.
General News
SolvAir launch new Circular Air Knife design
Our Circular Air Knives are widely used for cable/tube drying applications and for plastics/rubber extrusion lines where they effectively remove water after cooling baths.
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99%
Less Manpower
Tesla Ionised Air System
Tesla had 24 employees across a 24-hour period cleaning its body/framework with compressed air, because the product was dirty after production and showed imperfections. SolvAir solved…
0.3mg
Water Per Cap
AB InBev Crown-Cap Drying
AB InBev is the world’s largest brewer, with production lines running at 37,000 to 50,000 bottles an hour. Moisture under the metal crown caps of its…
3in1
One Line
Daregal Multi-Product Drying
DAREGAL is a leading international culinary herb producer, and it needed to dry bottles and bulk bags on one production line. Separate lines would have meant…
Eliminated
Blockages
Saica Air Curtain System
Saica Pack UK produces cardboard cartons for the fast moving consumer goods sector, and waste material building up inside its BOBST machine was forcing frequent interruptions…
Reduced
Energy Use
Audi Brussels Car-Body Drying
Audi Brussels dried its car shells before the final coating with an energy-intensive compressed air system that was potentially compromising production quality. SolvAir replaced it with…
£100k+
Annual Savings
Standard Profil Energy-Saving Drying
Standard Profil relied on compressed air for the drying process on each of its five production lines, with every line consuming 3417 litres/minute and driving up…
Reduced
Rework
Nissan Ionised Air Finishing
Nissan’s vehicle shells entered the paint line carrying airborne particles from the assembly area, and the dust left imperfections in the final paint finish. SolvAir solved…
Eliminated
Compressed Air
Prysmian Energy-Saving Cable Drying
Prysmian USA makes cable at its facility in Scottsville, Texas, where drying with compressed air meant high energy consumption and operational costs. SolvAir replaced it with…
36,000/hr
Cans Dried
Thai Union Can Drying System
Thai Union is a fish processor whose high-volume operations handle 36,000 cans an hour. Residual water on the cans was compromising inkjet coding quality and hygiene,…
Resolved
Paint Rejections
Magna Multi-Stage Parts Drying
Decoma UK, part of the Magna Group, makes plastic automotive parts in Liverpool, where inefficient drying in its paint preparation area was causing unacceptable paint job…
