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Problem: A Brazilian beverage manufacturer needed to dry cans and bottles on three packaging lines to ensure that expiration dates printed on the packages would adhere. Home-made air nozzles, headers made from crimped tubing and pipes with drilled holes were being used. The systems provided the required drying but used a large volume of costly…
Problem: Old World Provisions is a meat processor specializing in whole muscle products and roll stock products. It wanted to reduce the expense of the functional ingredients used as antimicrobial agents in products and were using an antimicrobial that cost $0.025 to $0.030 per pound. In ad- dition to expense control, maintaining shelf life and…
Problem: The Shanghai branch of Lotte Food coats almonds, hazelnuts and raisins with chocolate to create delicious treats. The coating takes place in a cylindrical tumbler. Compressed air was used to blow chocolate that was dripping from nozzles on to the nuts and raisins. This process was very slow – approximately eight hours were needed…
Problem: A manufacturer of three-piece cans wanted to reduce its compressed air usage to save money and qualify for a government grant awarded for energy savings. Like most can manufacturers, they were faced with multiple cooling and drying applications and had historically used a variety of compressed air nozzles and open pipes to accomplish these…
Problem: Naturediet, a British pet food manufacturer, needed a sterile atmosphere for the packaging of its high-quality, all-natural dog food. To prevent product contamination, aseptic packaging techniques were employed. Air atomizing nozzles were previously used to apply a sterilizing agent (hydrogen peroxide) directly on the upper and lower strands of plastic film that combine to…
Problem: A leading manufacturer of bulk handling equipment in Brazil needed a system to control iron ore dust. When the rail cars are used by customers, they are inverted for unloading so the iron falls from the cars into chutes. The manufacturer’s customers could be jeopardizing the health of its employees and facing significant environmental…
Problem: A can making company in the Middle East needed to wash, rinse and dry the cans to remove lubricants prior to applying a protective coating to the interior and a decorative coating to the exterior. The company was experiencing many problems with its can washer. Wash quality was poor and cans were constantly knocked…
Problem: Golden Aluminum, a manufacturer of aluminum for food and beverage containers, needed to coat 30 in. (760 mm) wide feed stock traveling up to 1000 ft./min. (300 m/min.) with lubricant. The lubricant protects the sheet in the tension leveler and reduces wear of the work rolls which follow the leveler. The previous system used…
Problem: Jordan Phosphate Mines Co. (JPMC), a leading producer of sulfuric acid, was using steam- jacketed injectors to spray molten sulfur in furnaces to form sulfur dioxide (SO2). Four injectors were used in each furnace. The injectors had an internal bellows for thermal expansion. However, steam leaked from the bellows and compromised worker safety. Excess…