Airknives get sharper
September 16th 2005

Air Control Industries has launched two innovative new products that greatly improve drying efficiency on bottling and canning lines. Ian Clay was among the first people to hear about the systems

Despite introducing airknives to the UK in 1991, Air Control Industries believes there is a need for change in the way the technology has been used in bottle and can drying applications. The problems with the way airknives are used at present, explains ACI marketing manager, Matt Forknall, is that guide rails interrupt air flow and that getting the right angle for air delivery can be a very tricky task. Couple these problems with the lack of control over spray being blown from the bottles – and that airknives offer no thermal drying effect – and you have a wholly unsatisfactory situation.

To solve these problems, ACI launched two new pieces of equipment at the Drinktec exhibition in Munich earlier this month. The first of these products, integrated into ACI’s Dri-Line bottle drying systems is the new JetPlate, an airknife technology development designed to improve drying efficiency while simplifying installation and maintenance.

The second product is a can tunnel that eliminates such problems as illegible ink jet coding, water stains and label slip due to moisture carry-over on canning lines. The drying also eliminates stress corrosion cracking while in storage or transportation due to trapped moisture.

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