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).
We have recently talked about using our Air Knives to remove cooking and cutting oil. We would like to offer you yet another example of the useful applications provided by our Air Knives. The following is directly from a satisfied customer who ordered our Advanced Air Knife in Nov 2009 and was happy to provide us with results of his success story.
Our customer is a manufacturer of steel girders. Steel girders, used commonly in the construction industry, are often stored outside in the yard and then transferred onto a conveyor for processing. The problem our customer was encountering was the girders, being stored outside, were often wet, covered with leaves, dirt, etc. The manufacturer wanted them cleaned prior to them entering the factory. When he contacted us he was using man power to clean the steel girders one by one, which was time consuming and
costly especially in the winter months when they were covered by ice and snow.
Our customer, after working with our application engineers, decided to install two 48″ Advanced Air Knife. He installed them on both sides of the conveyor to remove all debris. Using heated compressed air as a source of power, he was able to remove the snow and ice with ease, eliminating his main problem of the winter. Thanks to the Advanced Air Knife our buyer was able to:
Now that Spring is upon us and temperatures are slowly starting to rise, you may be noticing that the temperatures within your control panel(s) have started to rise ever so slightly. The STREAMTEK Cabinet Panel Cooler is a low cost affordable solution to keep these temperatures at bay!
STREAMTEK Cabinet Panel Coolers incorporate a stainless steel vortex tube to produce cold air from ordinary compressed air supply (with no moving parts). They can be installed through a regular electrical knockout and are available in many cooling capacities for small & large control panels.
The STREAMTEK Panel Cooler is by far the most affordable compressed air-operated electronic control panel cooler on the market. Here is a quick n’ dirty comparison!
Company A
$360.00 (2,800 BTU/Hr.) – NEMA 4/12 Stainless Steel – Includes Ducting Kit
Company E
$353.00 (2,800 BTU/Hr.) – NEMA 4/12 Aluminum – Unit Only
Company N
$300.00 (2,800 BTU/Hr.) – NEMA 4/4X Stainless Steel – Unit Only
STREAMTEK
$270.00* (2,800 BTU/Hr.) – NEMA 4/4X Stainless Steel – Unit Only
* Money a bit tight? No problem! Find us on eBay and give us an offer.
Already using a competitive Panel Cooler and are reluctant to try the STREAMTEK Cabinet Panel Cooler because you’ve never heard of us? Fax us a receipt/invoice of a competitive unit you have in-hand and a STREAMTEK representative will setup an account for your company to instantly receive 25% OFF our entire line of vortex cooling productsFor LIFE. That’s right! A 2,800 BTU/Hr. NEMA 4/4X Stainless Steel cooler for just $202.50/ea.
STREAMTEK is here to really change how things are run in this industry. You want to pay top buck for a brand name cooler of often lower quality? By all means, go right ahead. OR do you want the guaranteed best price (the first time) for an often better quality product?
Think STREAMTEK next time you use compressed air. Take care of yourself n’ Good Day!!
Many applications in industrial production produce harmful elements, such as dust or fumes, which can be both unpleasant and corrosive. Air fumes and dust cause air pollution representing a huge health hazard for employees who work around the machinery and for the environment in general. Having a healthy work environment is usually a priority for employers and the only way to do that is to eliminate those elements from the work place.
STREAMTEK offers Air Amplifiers as a low cost solution to assist in removing air pollution including fumes and dust from the work place. Installation an Air Amplifier near the source of the pollutant(s) can allow for a safe effective way to route them away from workers. If currently, you use fans to assist in this process, they can be removed easily and replaced with Air Amplifiers, as amplifiers are far more efficient with their low compressed air consumption and high output of air. They also offer a long life in difficult environments, they are maintenance free, output is easily controlled and are very safe to use.
STREAMTEK offers two types of Air Amplifiers: Adjustable Air Amplifier and Hi-Temp Adjustable Air Amplifiers.They come in (4) sizes; 1-1/4″, 2″, 2-1/2″ and 4″. If you need more information about Air Amplifiers specifications, dimensions or accessories, click here.
Previously, I talked about a satisfied customer who implemented STREAMTEK Advanced Air Knife into his production line to remove oil from his food products. Today, I would like to share with you another example of the way a STREAMTEK Advanced Air Knife can be used, brought up through a different customer interaction in February.
Our customer had problems with cutting oil which was used in the manufacturing of threaded bars. The problem was the oil carried along the conveyor together with threaded bars and was dripping onto the floor around the conveyor causing an enormous health and safety concern for workers on the line who were removing the cutting oil by hand. The customer wanted to see if our Air Knives would be able to assist in the prevention of the oil spilling to the floor and possibly separating it for reuse.
After a meeting with our Application engineer, he decided to try our 42″ Stainless Steel Advanced Air Knife. With our guarantee, he was comfortable with testing it out, knowing if for any reason he was unsatisfied he could return it within 30 days for a full refund and no restocking fee.
During a follow up with the customer, he was more then happy to share with us how easy the installation of the Air Knife was to his production line. By following the Air Knife Installation Manual, he installed the Air Knife just prior to where the bar is dropped onto the conveyor and he also installed an empty tank below the conveyor, allowing the excess oil blown off to be caught and available for reuse. Once installed, he said that the Air Knife was able to produce enough air flow to blow all the excess oil from the thread bars to the installed tank upon exit of the machine leaving the conveyor completely clean. By adding Air Knife on his production line this customer was able to:
- remove the safety hazard,
- save money labor to manually remove oil
- reduce material costs (costs on oil)
As you can tell from our recent customer interactions, whether working with food or metals, Air Knives, can help your company in completing your production process easier, cheaper and most importantly safer then previously done. Stay tuned for further publications on Air Knife applications. If you would like more info to complete your order please visit one of our Air Knives today.
Although plastic bags are becoming less popular due to environmental concerns, many factories still use them to package their products. This at times, can be quite frustrating when a plastic bag refuses to unfold.
This came up recently when one of our customers ordered our Advanced Ion Air Knife due to problems they had encountered on their packaging line. Previously they were using a vacuuming system that at times would jam when picking up multiple bags that were loaded by the operator. The problem would occur when static electricity would cause the bags to hold together. This caused our customer to incur additional cost, time and man power to clear the jams as they occurred.
Our customer placed the order for Advanced Ion Air Knife and received it within 3 days. After a quick installation, the results were visible immediately. Now the operator can load the bags into the packaging machine using the Ion Air Knife to blow ionizing air onto the stack of bags removing the static electricity. Adding STREAMTEK Ion Air Knife saved our customer time in preparation of the bags then previous vacuum method as well as time and man power that was being wasted clearing jams.
Our customer (Joe) has a company which produces and sells croutons (a small piece of sautéed or rebaked bread) and they have a problem because their customers have complained that the croutons have too much oil on them. In addition, the excess oil not only spoils the crispness of the croutons, but increases the overall weight; therefore making them more expensive to the end customer
Currently a vibrating conveyor is being utalized to remove as much oil as possible. Though this method works OK, it has proven to be very time consuming and Joe desperately needs the space as his company has recently moved to a smaller location to save on costs due to the economic downturn.
After a short talk with Joe, I suggested that he implement one of our Advanced Air Knives and see the results. Our compressed air-operated Air Knife will easily blow-off the oil from croutons without affecting croutons quality or structure.
Just 1 week after Joe received his Air Knife, he called me back and couldn’t be happier. Joe was floored by the results! After a few test runs he was able to determine that the mount of oil which was removed using the Advanced Air Knife had increased to more than 60% than that of the previous method (vibrating conveyor). He was also quick to point out how quite the Air Knife was (well below 80 dBA), as he initially expected the Air Knife to produce upwards of 85-90 dBA.
Got a similar problem within your production line? Call us toll free +1-888-218-6548 (Outside of USA/Canada +1-705-770-4455).
If you are in need of a high quality, low cost product for cooling or purging electronic controls, machining operations or hot melts, STREAMTEK has the solution for you. Utilizing our high quality 1-piece stainless steel (Type 303)Vortex Tube, the STREAMTEK Cabinet Panel Cooler will create extremely cold air from ordinary shop compressed air.
STREAMTEK manufactures two types of Cabinet Panel Coolers. NEMA 12 (IP52) and NEMA 4/4X (IP56). While NEMA 12 is oil and dust tight it can NOT be used in environments where they may come in contact with liquids. If you require a splash resistant cooler for an outdoor environment or a wash down area, our NEMA 4/4X Cabinet Panel Cooler would be your ideal choice.
* Compact and inexpensive
* No CFC’s
* Quick n’ easy to install
* Quiet
* Eliminates use of fans and filters
* No moving parts making it maintenance free
* Mounted within minutes through a standard electrical knockout
The cooling capacity of our Cabinet Panel Coolers ranges from 550 – 2800 BTU/hr per unit. We also offer Dual Panel Cooler Units from 3,600 – 5,600 BTU/hr for additional cooling.
To better determine which Cabinet Panel Cooler best suits your needs, please complete our Cabinet Cooling Sizing Guide and send it to us by fax, +1(705)252-6343 or email, sales@stream-tek.com and our Applications Engineer will contact you with size requirements.
For further details on STREAMTEK Cabinet Panel Coolers click here, or call us at 1-888-218-6548 (US and Canada) or +1-705-770-4455 (International Contact) to speak with our Applications Engineer about your order or any additional questions you may have.
Many manufacturers have a need for a tool that will clean, dry and cool their products. However, cost is often the factor that deters them from acquiring one. Also the ones available at a reasonable price may be too large for placement in the required spot. STREAMTEK offers Air Wipes at a fantastic price, in various sizes, that will assist you in speeding up your production process.
Air Wipes provide a uniform 360º airflow using small amounts of compressed air. Thanks to its split design, it can very easily clamp around any material surface. Here are some of many of the applications for Air Wipes:
The main difference between these two Air Wipes is the material used in their construction. Hi-Temp Air Wipes are manufactured using stainless steel (temperatures exceeding 150°F (66°C)), and Regular Air Wipes are manufactured using aluminum (temperatures don’t exceed 150°F (66°C)). Both types of Air Wipes can be installed easily and usually require no additional cleaning or maintenance.
We offer six (6) standard IN-STOCK throat diameters: 1″ (13 mm), 2″ (25 mm), 3″ (51 mm), 4″ (76 mm), 5″ (102 mm), and 6″ (127 mm). If none of these six (6) throat diameters match your needs you can always contact us and request a custom size. Additional details can be found at http://www.stream-tek.com/products/airwipes/air-wipes-main.php.
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