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News Release from: Richard Alan Group | Subject: Industrial cleaning machines and systems
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 24 July 2007
Cleaning machines use water-based
chemicals
Component multi-stage cleaning machines for the washing and rinsing of containers and machinery parts use water-based chemicals and overcome the problem of using VOCs on-site.
Industrial cleaning machines and systems that use water-based chemicals overcome the problem of using VOCs on-site Richard Alan Group said that its Rotajet industrial cleaning systems are helping SMEs to reduce solvent costs by around GBP 5000-10,000/year
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 13 May 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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Rotajet offers an effective alternative in the form of standard - and bespoke - multi-stage cleaning machines.
These are used for the washing and rinsing of containers and machinery parts.
* Water based chemicals - Rotajet machines use water-based chemicals.
The machines have fully programmable cycles, which can be changed according to the type of contamination being removed.
Once programmed, the washing process operates automatically in a closed system, minimising health and safety concerns.
The efficient washing process uses an operating principle, which involves pumping cleaning solutions, at high pressure and flow, through multiple knife jets to achieve total coverage of the containers.
The machine returns the used solution to recirculating sumps to be filtered and then heated for re-use.
This action extends the life of the cleaning solutions and the machine's mechanical parts.
To illustrate the effectiveness of Rotajet process, a standard Rotajet D60-dw multistage washing machine will wash and rinse four contaminated 200 litre drums usually in a cycle time of around 20 min, depending upon the level of contamination.
The Standard D60-dw machine can also be used for cleaning 5, 10, 25, 50, 60 and 100 litre pre-weigh/or small batch containers.
After cleaning, the drums can be re-used or crushed and sold as scrap metal rather then being sent to expensive landfill as hazardous waste.
Rotajet's pan washing machines operate in optimised cycle times of around 15-20 min.
These are used for cleaning pans without bottom outlet valves in weights up to 1000kg.
Used mainly in the ink and paint industries, the pans are cleaned using rotating high pressure knife jets in a two stage machine with initial wash and rinse cycles.
The system is fully enclosed and once loaded the process is automated.
Rotajet provides full turnkey packages across its range of drum, pan, IBC and tank washers.
This includes design and manufacture of the machines themselves, water-based chemicals, guarding, transportation to site, installation and commissioning.
The company also provides bespoke designs to customer specifications; this includes stainless steel pan washers for the food industry.
Rotajet machines are used by the UK military, the RAF, REME and the Navy, and now carry NATO stock numbers; they are supplied and supported worldwide.
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