Air knives cut label problem
January 1st 2005

When Purity Soft Drinks needed a device to ensure labels and date stamps were correctly applied to bottles at its West Midlands plant, Secomak provided the solution.

After bottles are rinsed and filled, they are usually wet. This was causing pre-glued labels to slip when applied and ink from an ink jet printer was not applying properly.

Secomak recommended a Powerstrip V air knife drying system. This was installed on the bottling line and instantly dries the bottles, ensuring correct labelling and printing.

The Powerstrip V is easy to adjust, allowing different sizes of bottles to be dried, and the entire system is enclosed within a Perspex cabinet that contains the spray from the air knives.

Installation is said to be simple.

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