FastIonRinse- Sustainable container cleaning technology surpassing manufacturers’ standards

西斯马蒂科是全球为数不多的为大型饮料厂提供可靠、高产量(每小时160,000罐[CPH])灌装生产线的公司之一。这样的高通量机械是一个小而高价值的市场。确保罐头的清洁是至关重要的，因此生产线上有一个漂洗阶段。饮料制造商使用几种方法来衡量清洁的有效性。现有的罐头灌装机使用水，这允许高速和清洁性能，但使用大量的水，排除了缺水地区的灌水机，并增加了其他地方的运行成本。电离空气环是一种替代技术，可以消除水的使用。我们使用几家制造商的组件整合这些组件，如米奇和埃斯塔特。然而，无论是我们自己还是我们的竞争对手，都没有达到90,000 cph的单线吞吐量和清洁度测试性能，而百事可乐的目标是160,000 cph。我们已经证明，水/空气混合式漂洗器超过了清洁度和吞吐量规格，但不符合主要客户(百事可乐)减少用水量的标准。该项目将尝试几种在罐头冲洗中使用新型旋转离子空气喷嘴的方法：污染物去除超过规格；将冲洗用水量减少到零；符合现有罐装生产线的占地面积(1×1.6米)；提供160,000 CPH的吞吐量，同时100%可靠(无计划外停机)和全天候运行。我们已经确定了项目后仅百事可乐就有2000万GB的潜在销售额；300万GB的潜在销售额。

Sismatico are one of only a few companies globally who provide reliable, high-throughput (160,000 cans-per-hour [CPH]) can filling lines to large drinks factories. Such high througphut machinery is a small, high value market. Ensuring cleanliness of cans is critical, so lines incorporate a rinsing stage. Beverage manufacturers use several methods to measure how effective cleaning is. Existing can rinsers use water, which allows high speed and cleaning performance, but uses large amounts of water, ruling out water rinsers in water-stressed regions and adding to running costs elsewhere. Ionised air rinsers are an alternative technology that eliminates water use. We incorporate these using components from several manufacturers, such as Meech and Estat. However, neither ourselves nor our competitors have achieved 90,000cph singe line throughput in combination with cleanliness test performance, against Pepsico’s target of 160,000cph. We have demonstrated that a hybrid water/air rinser exceeds cleanliness and throughput specifications, but does not meet a major customer’s (Pepsico) criteria for reducing water use. This project will trial several approaches to use novel, rotating ionised air nozzles in a can rinser that:Exceeds specifications in contaminant removal; Reduces rinsing water use to zero; Fits into footprint (1×1.6m) of exisiting can filling lines; Delivers 160,000 cph throughput, alongside 100% reliability (no unplanned stoppages) and 24/7 operation. We have identified potential sales 0f £20m; £3m from Pepsico alone post-project.