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Ineffective Systems & Total Cost of Ownership

Fri, 25 Feb 2022 13:35:44 GMT

Over time, production facilities grow, expand and morph, based on customer and marketplace needs. As a result, legacy equipment may need to be replaced or upgraded to keep up with production rates, product mix changes, or new safety, efficiency or sustainability standards. Failure to do so can result in production delays, wasted energy, or other costly issues.

Paxton Products has built a reputation on replacing ineffective drying, blow off and Ionized Air Rinsing systems by offering solutions that are custom-engineered to meet each facility’s needs. And due to the design efficiencies, many Paxton Air Systems have an ROI of less than a year, providing thousands of dollars in energy savings each year. This post will highlight some consequences of having outdated air technology, and its deleterious effect on your production.

When replacing or upgrading equipment, it is important for manufacturers to consider the total cost of ownership of the equipment. The initial product cost must be weighed against the ongoing operating costs as well as the equipment’s effectiveness in the application – i.e. is the equipment able to produce the desired product quality. Poor quality drying can result in product rejects, secondary packaging issues, corrosion, and bacterial growth. Over the years, Paxton Products has been called in to many production facilities to replace high horsepower, ineffective blowers, that were cheaper to purchase initially, due to quality issues.

Equipment reliability is another factor to consider, as reliability is key to preventing unplanned downtime: in many food & beverage packaging facilities, an hour of unplanned downtime can result in lost product valued at far more than the original equipment purchase price. Paxton Products launched the first high efficiency centrifugal blower for industrial applications back in the 1970s, and has been leading the market in reliability ever since. Only Paxton blowers are covered by a full three-year warranty.

If you are in the market to upgrade old, less effective or less efficient equipment for your drying, blow off and air rinsing requirements, Paxton Products can help you understand the total cost of ownership of its equipment.

With a custom-engineered solution to your drying or blow-off application, Paxton Products can save you thousands of dollars annually. Feel free to contact us to discuss a unique solution for your production needs.

Benefits of Air Rinsing

Wed, 29 Dec 2021 17:45:00 GMT

Container rinsing is critical in most food and beverage applications. Rinsing with water is effective in removing most contaminants; however, water rinsing creates many potential downstream issues and costs:

Treatment of the rinse water prior to use
Disposal of the water after rinsing
Microbiological growth in wet containers
Excessive water usage, with a bottling company running at 1400 cans per minute using 5.6 million gallons of water per year

Air rinsing using ionized air eliminates all of these costs and issues, while effectively cleaning the inside and/or outside of the containers.

Air rinsing can be accomplished using either compressed air or blower-driven air. The initial cost of a compressed air rinsing system is low, but operational costs are five times more expensive than blower-driven air, as compressed air rinsing systems use 80% more energy than blower-driven air rinsing. Additionally, compressed air can add water & oil contamination during the cleaning process.

Paxton’s Ionizing Bottle and Can Rinsers employ Paxton’s patented custom-engineered air delivery devices combined with an ionizing bar, to create an air stream that eliminates static that cause contaminants to adhere to surfaces. Once the static is eliminated, dirt and dust do not adhere to surfaces, affecting a clean surface.

Testimonials:

A maintenance manager at a bottling company says, “The Paxton Ionizing Air Rinser has been in operation in the Buena Park plant for 5 months. There have been no quality or mechanical issues during this time, and we are very satisfied with the performance. On several occasions we have had a few follow up questions and our Paxton rep has come to the plant to answer all questions and verify the operation of the unit and did some extra training. So far Pepsi Buena Park is very happy with Paxton.”

Is your Air Working for You?

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 13:00:00 GMT

Broad Overview Air Technology

Over the years, Air Technology has advanced using specific tools (blowers and air delivery devices) tailored to an application’s needs in all environments. Over the years, blowers and air delivery devices have become more efficient and better engineered to solve air rinsing, blow off, and drying issues throughout a wide variety of industries. Using ineffective solutions result in products being rejected, issues developing further down the production line, or longer-term quality issues such as bacterial growth or corrosion. While a blower system may be a small part of the production line, it can have a huge impact on whether production continues or stops.

Is your air working for you?

Is your air solution effectively and efficiently air rinsing, blowing off or drying? A good air solution should not only solve your production issues but also provide a ROI. It may provide energy savings or reduce the number of employees needed, to redeploy them from manual drying or blow off to higher value-added positions. It should improve the quality of your finished product or enable faster line speeds. It should prevent secondary packaging issues. It should be reliable and easy to maintain. When you replace your compressed air or water usage for air technology, it can lead to huge savings.

How can you spot if your air is not working for you?

Ask yourself these questions: Is your air solution solving your air rinsing, blow off or drying issues? Are your products passing quality control consistently? Are you having contamination issues? Are you having to slow your production speeds to ensure complete drying or blow off? If you answered yes to any of these questions, it’s time to take a look at your air solution. While it is easy to buy a cheap regen blower and make your own air knives, it usually will not solve your production issue. To maximize system performance your air delivery device(s) must be sized to operate at or near the upper efficiency range of the blower. If your blower and air knife are not properly sized, airflow can be lackluster, or the blower may overwork and fail causing production delays and product rejections. To ensure the best air technology for your production line, it is important that the solution is engineered specifically for your application. One size does not fit all.

Paxton custom-engineers solutions specifically for each application, and in many cases, customers receive an energy savings. Paxton Products prides itself in providing the best solution for your blow off and drying challenges, by gathering all the information about the application upfront. As the industry leaders in blow off, drying and air rinsing, Paxton has seen how inefficient some air system can be, when not properly sized, so we take the time to create the best, custom-engineered solution for you.

Why is sustainability important to us?

Thu, 20 May 2021 17:07:33 GMT

Paxton Products prides itself in providing the best solution for your blow off and drying challenges. As the industry leaders in blow off and drying, Paxton has seen how inefficient competitor’s solutions can be. To ensure you are given the best solution, Paxton’s engineers, having a combined 75+ years of experience in air flow technology, take all the necessary information needed to create a custom-engineered solution.

Paxton Products focuses on how they can provide environmentally friendly solutions that meet the need of users. Paxton Air Systems will significantly reduce the environmental footprint of your drying, blow off and air rinsing applications. Energy usage is reduced; and when air rinsing, water usage is eliminated. No water, no costly water disposal. Paxton’s Blower-driven Ionized Air Rinsing, pioneered by Paxton, eliminates the need for water rinsing and uses less energy than compressed air rinsing. Our patented design is proven for high and low speed lines, cans and bottles, even the challenging 2-liter PET bottle.

Why Paxton Products?

Thu, 20 May 2021 16:58:49 GMT

For over 60 years, Paxton has led the industry in innovation and design of centrifugal blowers for blow-off and drying systems for the manufacturing industry. Paxton Products has its roots in the development of the first high-performance supercharger in 1957. This same technology was used to create the first centrifugal blowers for industrial applications in the 1970s. Paxton Products not only provide superior products but have unrivaled engineering expertise and an industry-best warranty of 3 years compared to their competitors’ 1-year warranty. Within the 60 years plus of operation, they have gained industry expertise to elevate Paxton Products as the preferred solution for drying and blow-off applications around the world.

But Why Paxton Products?

Paxton Products is a business unit of the globally recognized Fortune 200 company, Illinois Tools Works (ITW). Paxton Products’ engineers have over 75+ years of combined experience in providing customers with drying and blow-off solutions tailored to meet specific application requirements. Not only is Paxton Products focused on solving your immediate blowing, drying and air rinsing needs, but also reducing energy usage. Paxton Products has recently introduced the next generation centrifugal blowers, the Paxton PX-series, that allow customers to use 2.5 to 10 hp less electrical power, while still providing the same air power, this saving as much as $4,800 per year on electricity compared to previous generation blowers. The PX-series reaches peak efficiencies of 80%, exceeding the efficiency of Paxton AT-and XT-series blowers, while also outperforming their competitors’ centrifugal blowers by 15 – 30%.

In air rinsing applications, Paxton’s Ionized Air Systems replaces both compressed air rinsing and water rinsing to reduce their customers’ environmental footprint, while also reducing costs. The Ionized Air System utilizes the new ultra-high efficiency PX-series blowers to further improve sustainability by reducing energy consumption. With Paxton Products focusing on giving customers more benefits, including a return on investment often less than a year, they ensure their customers that Paxton Products is the solution they were seeking. Paxton Products does not just limit themselves to one specific market but spread themselves throughout multiple applications from: Bottling and Canning, Food Processing and Packaging, Solutions for Craft Brewing, Medical Devices, Nutraceuticals, Pharmaceuticals, Extrusions, Industrial Products and Electronic and Solar. Paxton Products have engineered custom solutions to solve challenges in all these industries. So why Paxton Products? Because we blow air smarter!