Replace compressed air and reduce your carbon footprint
August 20th 2007

Throughout manufacturing industry, compressed air is used for a wide range of tasks. “However, it can be costly and inefficient, particularly if used for the wrong application.” says Adam Battrick, international product manager for the JetStream air knife system from Meech International.

“As well as the high cost of generating compressed air, its inefficient use for ‘blow-off’ applications, in particular, has a negative effect on the company’s carbon footprint, thereby increasing the energy tax bill. Companies need to look at more efficient, cost-effective and eco-friendly ways to clean and dry their products.” Adam further explains. “There have been significant improvements since the bad old days of open pipe compressed air systems but in many applications even using fishtail/windjet nozzles or air curtains can be highly inefficient”.

For companies looking to reduce costs, the Meech JetStream blower driven system could be the answer. Energy savings of 70-90% are commonplace due to the fact that JetStream requires only a fraction of the electrical energy input compared to compressed air equipment whilst, importantly, for many applications JetStream also provides superior performance.

JetStream systems from Meech are available in either ‘ionising’ or ‘non-ionising’ formats to suit different applications. For example, an ionising system is ideal for removal of dust/fibre contamination from a surface whereas a non-ionising system is suitable for all drying applications.

Meech has published a document that shows potential users of JetStream the financial benefits that can be achieved by comparing the running costs of JetStream with both fishtail/windjet nozzles and air curtain systems. The free guide can be downloaded from the JetStream section of Meech’s website or by calling 01993 706700.

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