Whether you're drying, cleaning, conveying, or blowing-off, food processors and packagers heavily rely on Paxton Products' high efficiency Air Knives to improve their packaging processes and production lines.
What is an Air Knife?
Air Knives are powerful and versatile tools used in a variety of applications for cleaning, drying, and effectively removing debris from surfaces. These innovative devices utilize high-velocity airflow to effectively and efficiently perform a wide range of tasks - ultimately improving productivity and ensuring optimal performance in all food processing and packaging operations.
Key Benefits of Paxton's Air Knives in Food Processing and Packaging:
- Uniform Air Coverage - uninterrupted air slow design with a standard gap setting of 0.055 inches (1.4 mm)
- 304 Stainless Steel Construction - protects in harsh, corrosive and wet environments
- Customizable - customize to your exact application requirements
- Improve Product Quality - consistently removes residue to prevent spotting, contamination, or dilution in final products
- Sustainable - blower-driven air knife systems use significantly less energy than compressed air nozzles
- Reduced Maintenance - fewer moving parts than compressed air setups resulting in lower maintenance
Real-World Food Processing and Packaging Applications:
- Drying Products Prior to Labeling: After the filling process, products need to be completely dried to ensure labels effectively adhere to the product surface. Paxton Air Knives can be used to provide complete and effective, high velocity drying.
- Removing Debris Prior to Washing: Before food containers go through the wash cycle, residual debris needs to be removed in order to reduce downtime during washing. Paxton's Air Knives can be used to blow off residual debris in-line prior to the washing process and ultimately improve the production process.
- Drying Products Prior to Ink Jet Printing: When using ink jet printing to label food products with date codes and expiration dates, the surface of the product needs to be completely dry prior to printing or else the ink won't properly adhere to the product. Paxton Air Knives can be used to dry the products to avoid smearing and smudging of the ink.
- Rinsing and Drying Products for Bottling: To effectively rinse and dry bottles, Paxton's high efficiency Ionized Air Knife can be used without the need for water or compressed air rinsing - ultimately improving sustainability and product quality by eliminating water and oil contamination.
- Drying Food and Beverage Products Post-Pasteurization: After products move through a tunnel pasteurizer, they need to be thoroughly dried to remove any excess water prior to packaging operations. Paxton's Air Knives can be used to provide full drying coverage to remove all remaining water or moisture on the products.
Whether you're drying, blowing off, or conveying, Paxton Air Knives deliver unmatched performance with minimal issues. For more information on how Paxton Air Knives can help your food processing and packaging operations, contact us today to speak to one of our experienced application engineers.