AIR KNIFE AND / OR COMPRESSED AIR DRYING SYSTEMS & COMPLETE SOLUTIONS : Specially designed to cater your unique requirements.

Our solutions will:

• Reduce maintenance
• Save energy
• Increase production speed and capacity
• Enhance appearance & presentation of your products
• Minimise rejects
• Improve flexibility

With more than 80 years of experience catering to every industry worldwide, we have a wealth of experience to help evaluate and solve your unique industrial drying requirements. We offer :

• Onsite test facilities to evaluate solutions and preparation of dryness specifications.
• Performance guarantees, including after-sales continual monitoring of performance to specification.
• Special machines including mechanical handling equipment, for specific turnkey requirements
• A range of standard machines and options for common industry drying issues such as drying cans and bottles in the food and beverage market.
• Free site survey to assess your requirements.

Our Machines are in use by every industry for: Drying bottles, Drying cans, Drying jars, Drying pouches, Drying circuit boards, Drying consumer goods, Drying fruits, Drying vegetables, Drying glass, etc.

We will work with you to develop a solution that is tailor made for your specific drying requirements.

Drying Specifications
We utilize our test facilities to assist in setting specifications for dryness. Clients then have a standard against which to measure performance .A turnkey solution can them be manufactured that meets the specification. Regular monitoring by our engineering staff ensure the machine performs to the set tolerance once in production.

Air Knife Driven Powerstrip Systems

The ‘Powerstrip’ family of drying systems are Secomak’s range of blower driven air knife drying systems. Available with a wide range of drying combinations the ‘Powerstrips’ are the workhorses of the Secomak range offering reliable cost effective performance. The ‘Powerstrip V’ designed for bottle/container drying on slow speed lines of up to 600cpm. The unit is manufactured throughout in stainless steel with an optional clear cover. Powered by Secomak’s range of high performance Blowers the‘ Powerstrip V’ is fitted with Secomak’s standard high performance Air Knives. Secomack’s ‘Powerstrip’ is designed to dry bottles and containers on high speed production lines. Powered by Secomak’s high performance Turbo Blowers the ‘Powerstrip’ will dry containers at speeds in excess of 1000cpm. One of the most popular application of powerstrip systems are in high speed bottling and canning lines. These systems allow beverage producers to meet all the latest drying standards, at today's high production speeds.

Example : Pouch dryer
The pouch dryer machine will dry pouches of any shape. The area that is hardest to dry is normally the gussett. Our system holds the pouch upright, suspended from an over head conveyor, and the gusset is passed directly over a bank of air knives. In this way, even the areas within the fold are dried to the maximum effect. The Pouch Dryer is a very compact solution, the overall length being approximately 1.5 meters.

Example : Guidance Rail Systems
A unique four-wire container guidance system allows the Air Knives to be positioned as close as possible to the product. This results in more efficient drying compared to more usual fixed guide rails, which can disrupt the air flow leaving the product wet in some areas.

Example : Can dryers
This feature is designed specifically for can drying. The Can Top Dryer removes all moisture from tops of cans in order to eliminate corrosion and cracking which can occur if moisture is left on that particular area.

Beck's Compressed Air Systems

With the recent acquisition of O N Beck,a market leader for compressed air solutions since 1902 Secomak are now able to cater our customers with a wider range of solutions to suit even the most demanding applications. Hybrid machines that combine the best of both technologies (air knife systems and compressed air systems) is a prime example.Beck's extensive range of products supply compressed air de-watering equipment to the canning & bottling industries as well as a range of compressed air components; Ringjets, Clusterjets, Air-strips, Air Misers etc. The range compliments the Secomak product range and we are now able to meet virtually any drying specification.

Example : Mistral De-Watering System Vs Air Knife Solution.
Secomak have more than 80 years experience catering for all industries worldwide and therefore have a wealth of experience in evaluating and solving industrial drying requirements.Being in the unique position to offer air knife or compressed air solutions, our experience has shown that for the particular requirement of drying the area under the crown caps of bottles, the Mistral de-watering system can easily exceed the demanding targets required by the customer. This level of dryness will be achieved by using micro-jet nozzles which have the ability to focus on the convolutions of the crown cap. The ‘Airminder’ sensing and control device, with the ability to stop air consumption when a bottle is not present, keeps the compressed air consumption to a minimal level. Water removed from the bottles in mist form is collected and extracted from the drying unit and can be transferred to a drain or returned for re-cycling if required.

The Mistral

The ‘Mistral’, Beck’s baby compressed air dryer, can be used to dry under crowns, jar screw threads and as a spot dryer. The ‘ Mistral’ is remarkably small (600mm x 400mm) yet incredibly powerful capable of drying up to 1,300bpm. Easy to install and cost effective to run, the ‘Mistral’ is the ideal solution to the problems of rusting crown corks. Introducing the ‘Mistral V’, the latest ‘Mistral, development from Secomak. The ‘Mistral V’ benefits from the same engineering qualities as the ‘Mistral’ but has been designed for slower speed lines.

The Zephyr

The 'Zephyr’ developed from the ‘Mistral’, is designed for whole container drying at high speeds; it is ideal for use where space is at a premium or where Blowers cannot be used. The ‘Zephyr’ offers a competitive alternative to blower driven systems. For Bulk water removal we have developed the technology used in the Mistral and the Zephyr to produce a compact unit which not only removes water but contains it and can then recycle it.

Air Knife and Compressed Air Combination Systems

Secomak’s newest design is the ‘Combination’ dryer, utilising both compressed air and blower generated air; the combination unit is ideal for bottling lines where under crown drying needs to be incorporated with whole bottle drying at high speeds. For information on how Secomak can solve your container drying requirements please contact us.

Contact us

We offer tailor -made drying solutions to every industry to dry virtually any product of any shape and dimension. Due to the wide variety of machines & configurations demanded by different applications it is impossible to list everything on our website.

With our many year of experience we can help you choose the most effective solution to suit your drying requirements as well as your budget: either using our long established air knife systems or Beck compressed air systems or even a combination of both.

Please email info@secomak.com with a description of your requirements. One of our engineers will get back to you shortly to discuss your requirements in detail. Please note that contacting us through email helps us to maintain a high level of customer service.

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