Product category:
Conveying, handling and end-of-line equipment
News Release from: Robin Engineering Services | Subject: Humbert and Pol wash and dry systems
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 08 June 2005
New bucket wash and dry avoids cross
contamination
Humbert and Pol, the European supplier of bucket elevator technology that is marketed in the UK and Ireland by Robin Engineering, has developed an integral bucket wash and dry system.
Humbert and Pol, the European supplier of bucket elevator technology that is marketed in the UK and Ireland by Robin Engineering, has developed an integral bucket wash and dry system as a standard optional extra for its complete range According to Robin Engineering, in many manufacturing processes the need to avoid cross contamination of different products, whether the avoidance of mixing colours, when a spice producer changes from curry powder to paprika, or when a biologically active product, such as grated cheese, cannot be allowed to remain in the bucket, a complete clean down on product change, or at the end of shift is essential
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 5 Mar 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
Related stories
Agitating sluggish products improves discharge
Instead of using vibration or fluidisation methods to assist sluggish product discharge, a silo/hopper discharge aid encourages mass flow material discharge through mechanical agitation.
Vibratory pellet screen removes unwanted product
Vibratory pellet screen, a novel machine intended for installation in the extrusion line, after the granulator, screens out all out-of-specification products from quality pellet.
Wet cleaning by hand is not only a laborious procedure but time consuming and costly and, for that reason, Humbert and Pol determined to develop a simple, automatic method, which would not only achieve the required end result but would also be cost effective and simple to operate.
The outcome is a series of adjustable spray heads positioned to give total coverage of buckets both inside and out, controlled by a timing feature that makes it possible to select the exposure time to the water jets of each individual bucket according to the product being cleaned out, in a single operation, said Robin Engineering.
The buckets, which move through the washing section by means of a linear drive mechanism, are held, upturned and separated to ensure that all surfaces are washed and that no water is retained.
For difficult, cohesive or oily products, where every last particle of product must be cleaned out before a new one is introduced, water pressures up to 40 bar per spray head can be used with maximum temperatures of 60 degress Celsius, added the company.
After washing has been completed, buckets are then passed through a drying section, where they are presented in a controlled manner in a position which optimises the forced air draft from the dryer inlet.
To produce the draft, a high efficiency fan is used, so that the buckets dry quickly and gently and the machine can be returned to the duty for which it was installed, it is claimed.
The Humbert and Pol wash and dry systems have been used by manufacturers of spices and grated cheese for pizza toppings, as well as frozen vegetable packers, honey coated breakfast cereal and fried snack food producers.
• Robin Engineering Services: contact details and other news
• Email this article to a colleague
• Register for the free Manufacturingtalk email newsletter
• Manufacturingtalk Home Page
Search the Pro-Talk network of sites
