Do you every wonder what exactly is happening behind the scenes at many of the businesses and manufactures you purchase and/or have purchased from in the past. Do they care about the environment? Do they recycle? Do they waste unnecessary wood, plastics, metals, etc.
Below is just a few things STREAMTEK has done to be more environmentally friendly!
- 100% of invoices are electronically sent
- Incentive awards are given to employees that do not bring their car to work>
- All monitors & TV’s are Energy Star Rated
- The thermostat at our corporate office can be remotely throttled by Power Stream (Hydro Company) when summer demands reach critical levels.
- All scrap metal that is produced is taken to the local recycling plant in an environmentally friendly truck
STREAMTEK cares about the environment and you should too! So please, next time you print a piece of paper or throw your can of soda in the environment; please remember we ALL need to pitch in.
The parts which are assembled from automatic brazing machines need to be cooled prior to the removal. These types of machines are able to breeze up to 4,500 pieces per hour. After the parts are made, the time required for them too cool-off can severely slow down production. Cooling these parts with water is not acceptable due to the configuration of the plant.
After speaking with a STREAMTEK Application Engineer they decided to install 2 Vortex Tubes immediately after the brazing cycle. Both Vortex Tubes were fitted with Cold End Mufflers to keep noise levels down.
The parts were cooled from brazing temperatures of 1500°F (790°C) to safe handling temperatures of 120°F (50°C) within time of 23 seconds, allowing the machine to operate at its maximum production rate. If we compare water cooling with Vortex Tubes we can certainly say that Vortex Tubes offer many advantages! Cleanliness, low cost (save money), compact design, zero maintenance (no moving parts), and many others.
Vortex tubes solve thousands of industrial cooling problems using your standard shop compressed air as it’s only power source. We assure you that our Vortex Tubes can solve your problems too, so don’t hesitate and give us a call 1-888-218-6548 (US and Canada) or +1-705-770-4455 (International Contact) and see for yourself how STREAMTEK Vortex Tubes can work for you.
Did you know that STREAMTEK also offers custom Precision CNC Machining? With over 15 years of combined experience in CNC milling and turning for a wide variety of industries. STREAMTEK combines state of the art equipment and dedicated staff in order to achieve highest standards of precision machining and accuracy available to all our valued customers. Call us today toll free 1-888-218-6548.
** As usual, we are dedicated to bring our customers the best possible price; you can count on it.
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A company that manufactures aluminum cans contacted us with regards to a problem they were having during the packaging process. After manufacturing, the cans need to be cleaned and washed prior to shipment to their customers who then use them to package fruit and vegetables. Due to the cans not being dried properly they were seeing a lot of stress corrosion and this was causing the cans to leak. Also the cardboard used for packaging the calls was weakened by the left over water from the cans.
By installing two 12″ Regular Aluminum Air knife on each side of the conveyor and an additional 36″ Regular Aluminum Air Knife along the top, they were successful in stripping the water from the cans being transported down the conveyor. Using our low cost affordable air knives our customer was able to:
If you would like more information regarding STREAMTEK Air Knives see following page and see what option may be best for you. You can also get in contact with one of our Application Engineers if you have any questions by calling us toll free +1-888-218-6548 (Outside of USA/Canada +1-705-770-4455).
A Pea Packaging company contacted us the other day to see if our Air Knife would be able to assist in removing water from their peas prior to freezing. They were encountering a problem with excess water causing the peas to clump together and they had received several complaints. The company was also experiencing issues in the production process due to the water icing up the conveyor belt and jamming their production line.
Our engineer assisted our customer with choosing the right Air Knife for their needs and told them that 54″ Advanced Air Knife would be able to remove all the water from the peas in a few seconds and the peas would be able to enter the freezing process completely dry. The customer contacted us back shortly after installation and informed us that he was satisfied with the results. He placed the 54″ Advanced Air Knife over the conveyor belt immediately before the freezer. He mounted it easily with the 5 holes located at the rear of the Air Knife to connect to the compressed air power source and using a small amount of compressed air he was able to successfully remove all the excess water from the peas.
We sell our Air Knives with a standard machined .002″ Stainless Steel shim which will work for most applications. The installation is easy and problem free. Contact our sales team for more details.
Recently our customer, who owns a company that manufactures door and window seals, contacted us. His company uses a salt potassium nitrate to cure and produce a gloss finish of rubber extrusion which is used as build inside doors and windows. Using conveyor rollers, the rubber extrusion travels through a bath with the salt potassium nitrate and then moved outside to dry.
After a short talk with the customer it was apparent that the same salt used in the production of the rubber extrusion was also adhering to the strip, spoiling the appearance of the final product and also causing maintenance issues by sticking to the conveyors used to transfer the rubber extrusion. The topping up of the salt in the bath is hazardous and needs to be kept at a minimum for safety reasons.
I suggested the installation of two Advanced Air Knife above the conveyor and see if the results were satisfactory.
The customer called us back 5 days later and told us that the Air Knives performed perfectly. Both air knives blew the water out in a much shorter time. Installation of the Air Knives allowed for the following:
- Reduced in amount of salt that is used in production
- Reduced maintenance
- Increase safety in the production line
- Improve quality of the final product
Trim removal is a key priority in cutting cost and reducing waste for printing companies and cardboard and carton manufacturers. With modern high speed printing, the amount of waste that can be produced without proper care can be quite excessive.
A solution for a company in this industry is Air Conveyor. The STREAMTEK Air Conveyor has no moving parts, making it virtually maintenance free and can convey bulk material at high rates and long distances. (For more specifications on Air Consumption and Vacuum click here). With Air Conveyors, you can easily control material flow by utilizing a Pressure Regulator.
STREAMTEK manufactures Air Conveyors available in both Aluminum or High Temperature Stainless Steel. The installation is easy, simply clamp a standard hose on both sides of the Air Conveyor and you have a fully functional high energy conveying system.
We offer six (6) different Air Conveyor Sizes: 1″, 1-1/4″, 1-1/2″, 2″, 2-1/2″, and 3″. Any size above the ones we offer generally do not provide high performance as the vacuum ability drops significantly in larger sizes. However if your application requires a larger size, feel free to contact us and we will provide it for you.
If you have the same or similar problems with waste on your production line, an Air Conveyor could be the right choice for you. If you would like to order one our Air Conveyors or Call Us toll free +1-888-218-6548 (Outside of
USA/Canada +1-705-770-4455).
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