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Food and drink manufacturing: packaging and bottling equipment
News Release from: Secomak | Subject: Powerstrip air knife drying system
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 18 December 2006
Air knife systems dry jars before
labelling
A modular air knife drying system is drying preserves jarts before labelling and can be used on bottling lines with speeds ranging from 80 to 1,000 bottles/min.
To ensure its world famous Tiptree preserve jars are properly dried prior to labelling, Wilkin and Sons has installed a Secomak Powerstrip air knife drying system at its Essex packaging plant Traditionally, jam was deposited into containers and stored in warehouses until the final stage of packaging, at which point the labels were applied
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 1 Jan 2007 at 8.00am (UK)
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Air Knife Dries Preserves Jars Before Labelling
To ensure its Tiptree preserve jars are properly dried prior to labelling, Wilkin and Sons has installed a Secomak Powerstrip air knife drying system at its Essex (UK) packaging plant.
Air knife drying solves condensation problem
To ensure square plastic bottles are properly dried prior to labelling, a company has installed an air knife drying system that matches high bottle conveyor speeds.
This ensured the jars had plenty of time to dry off.
However, the introduction of new equipment designed to speed up production meant jars no longer needed to be stored prior to labelling, and would therefore still be wet when they arrived at the label applicator machine.
After looking at a number of options, Wilkin and Sons addressed this problem with a Secomak Powerstrip drying system.
John Brownlie, engineering manager at Tiptree, remarked, "The advice given beforehand, and the support and service during installation, were first class, and the overall result is excellent.
Our clients worldwide expect first class presentation, and the Secomak Dryer helps us to achieve that." Powerstrip systems are modular in design, allowing the standard machine to be configured for a range of different applications, and can be used on bottling lines with speeds ranging from 80 to 1,000 bottles/min, and can lines up to 1900 cans/min.
Configurations can incorporate a number of different drying technologies, such as High Performance Blowers, compressed air or vacuum, to provide the most energy efficient system available.
Secomak makes a complete range of drying solutions, from simple air knife kits, to fully engineered systems. Request a free brochure from Secomak ...
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