FastIonRinse- Sustainable container cleaning technology surpassing manufacturers’ standards

Sismatico是全球为数不多的为大型饮料工厂提供可靠、高吞吐量（每小时16万罐[CPH]）罐装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，所以生产线包括一个冲洗阶段。饮料制造商使用几种方法来衡量清洁的效果。现有的洗罐器使用水，速度快，清洁效果好，但用水量大，在缺水地区无法使用水冲洗器，并增加了其他地区的运行成本。电离空气冲洗器是一种替代技术，可以消除水的使用。我们使用来自几家制造商（如Meech和Estat）的组件合并这些组件。然而，我们和我们的竞争对手都没有达到每小时9万英里的单线吞吐量和清洁度测试性能，而百事公司的目标是每小时16万英里。我们已经证明，混合式水/空气漂洗器超过了清洁度和吞吐量规格，但不符合主要客户（百事公司）减少用水量的标准。该项目将尝试几种方法，在罐装漂洗器中使用新颖的旋转电离空气喷嘴：超过污染物去除规格；将漂洗用水减少到零；适合现有罐装灌装生产线的足迹（1×1.6m）；提供160,000 cph的吞吐量，以及100%的可靠性（无意外停机）和24/7全天候运行。我们已经确定了2000万英镑的潜在销售额；项目结束后，仅百事可乐就赚了300万英镑。

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.