Ionized Air Rinsing of Cans, Bottles and Jars
The manufacturers of cans, bottles and jars usually
perform a liquid cleaning/sanitizing process prior to
shipping their finished empty containers to the food
and beverage plants who will then fill them. As a quality
control process, the food and beverage companies have
in the past sent inverted containers through a water
rinsing step after de-palletizing the to ensure no foreign
material (dust, cardboard, etc.) has inadvertently entered
the containers before the filling machines. Some of
the higher speed filling lines, and others concerned
about introducing water to their product, began using
air rinsing with ionized compressed air nozzles as an
acceptable alternative to water rinsing. Today the high
operating cost of compressed air has made blower powered
air rinsing the new standard
With water conservation driving the conversion from
water rinsing and electric power conservation driving
the development of compressed air alternatives, Sonic
Air blower powered static neutralizing air rinsing systems
are becoming commonplace. Now the questions are, even
though most blower powered ionized air rinsing systems require
75% less electricity than compressed air rinsing, how
much electric power should each application take, which
system is easiest to integrate into each container de-palletizing
line and what system design criteria should be followed
for an appropriately designed air rinsing system?
Sonic ION-AIR Rinsing systems are tailored to each
application and can be offered as just the Sonic air
blower, HEPA filter and Sonic XE air knife with ionizing
bar or as a complete Sonic turn-key system with air
rinsing SMART Tunnel, blower, HEPA and exhaust blower
with bag filters included. Just fill out the Sonic Ionized Air
Rinsing/ Air Washing Application
Questionnaire for a complete quote.
Ionized Air Washing Outside of Cans, Bottles Jars and Pouches
Air washing refers to dust and powders blown off from
the outside of containers after filling and capping.
This is generally less critical than internal air washing,
but the elimination of water washing and air knife drying
is still a major process improvement. However, the volume
of dry product being removed is often substantially
more than from inside containers, with, the challenges
of static neutralizing just as important and the containment
and collection of airborne dust and powders a bigger
challenge than with internal air rinsing. Sonic Air
Systems has mastered these air washing systems with
the same modular air knife tunnels having static neutralizing ionized
blow-off, complete dust containment and exhaust air
blowers with bag filter collection. Just fill out the
Sonic Air Rinsing/Air Washing Application
Questionnaire for a complete quote.
Water Conservation is No Longer An Option
Potable water is to the 21st century what oil was to the 20th century,
except that water is indispensable.
With the realization that water conservation is something
every industry needs to be doing, air rinsing for the
inside of cans, bottles and jars has exploded. Additionally,
air washing the outside of containers after filling
is yet another opportunity to eliminate water washing.
Sonic is now helping educate buyers on the features
and benefits of a proper air rinse or air wash solution
for their needs.
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