Britvic boosts bottle drying efficiency
May 1st 2010 A new bottle drying system is
helping Britvic cut downtime,
maximise production output
and reduce energy use.
Previously, two identical
drying units were located in
series on the 36,000 bottles/h
line to dry bottles before
label adhesion. As well as not
drying effectively, they did
not have bottle guide rails so
bottles fell over causing
stoppages and product waste.
These units have been
replaced by a single 'LNL'
unit from Air Control
Industries. The LNL features
ACI's 'JetPlate' plenum air
delivery system which
enables air to be delivered
close to the bottles, while at
the same time acting as guide
rails to promote stability
during travel.
The blower unit is on top
of the bottle dryer enclosure
to permit use of adjustable
mounting legs to facilitate
installation – even as a retrofit
– and for easy all round
cleaning. The device handles
bottle sizes from 125ml to
750mL, without adjustment.
These benefits are
complemented by significant
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