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News Release from: Air Control Industries | Subject: Airknives
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 01 April 2005
Airknives provide flexible options
Airknife systems are suitable for drying, cooling, curing, cleaning and deionisation of web materials.
Airknife systems are suitable for drying, cooling, curing, cleaning and deionisation of web materials They can even be employed for spreading and distributing coatings for enrobing processes, according to Air Control Industries (ACI)
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 3 Nov 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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Providing a continuous and even curtain of air across full web widths via linear plenums, they ensure the full surface area is treated.
Blower driven Airknife systems, such as it manufactures provide a cleaner, quieter and more cost-efficient option than conventional compressed air alternatives, said Air Control Industries.
They are cleaner because there is no risk of air contamination from oil or condensate; quieter because they deliver large volumes of air at high velocity as opposed to low volumes at high pressure and more cost effective because they use correctly sized dedicated blowers that require only minimal maintenance.
In addition, according to the company, they do not suffer from the innate weaknesses of compressed air systems (including leakages, airflow impedance through extended airlines and compressor sizing to match maximum line loadings).
For applications that experience static problems, a specially developed de-ionisation bar can be added.
That is said to generate an electrical field that causes air molecules to separate in to positive and negative ions that are propelled in to the target field where they neutralise any static charge on the web.
ACI said tis airknife systems may be as simple as connecting a single blower to a one-metre airknife, or it might incorporate multiple blowers and airknives, as well as including an array of accessories, depending on the size and shape of the customer's product.
The blower might be located locally or remotely and housed in an acoustic chamber. Request a free brochure from Air Control Industries ...
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