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.”