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News Release from: Secomak | Subject: Scottish and Newcastle
Edited by the Processingtalk Editorial
Team on 26 January 2007
Can drying systems avoid noise and
aerosols
Scottish and Newcastle has recently installed six of the Secomak can drying systems at its Royal Brewery in Manchester, with five more planned for Berkshire in the spring
SECOMAK'S CAN DRYING SYSTEMS INSTALLED AT SCOTTISH AND NEWCASTLE'S ROYAL BREWERY Scottish and Newcastle has recently installed six of the Secomak can drying systems at its Royal Brewery in Manchester, with five more planned for Berkshire in the spring The installation, part of a significant additional investment on the site brought about by management concerns for the environment and the safety of employees, also ensures the company is fully in line with the BCME Code of practice, as well as Health and Safety Executive noise regulations and guidance concerning Legionnaires disease
This article was originally published on Processingtalk on 31 May 2007 at 8.00am (UK)
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The BCME code gives strict guidelines for can processing to ensure that tabs do not suffer stress corrosion, or worse, burst cans.
Secomak has tackled the problem with a patented three stage system.
First the cans are washed, ensuring nothing other than fresh water is present on the can top, then the bulk water is removed before being fine dried using a can top dryer.
Traditional methods of can drying included the use of airknives, which could often exceed legal noise limits.
The Secomak system uses a combination of strong suction and can-top drying technology to ensure the resulting equipment is as quiet as possible.
Air knife kits are also known to atomise water, discharging an aerosol into the atmosphere.
With recent L8 Government guidance identifying atomised air as a potential risk for spreading bacterial infections such as Legionella, Secomak and Scottish and Newcastle have worked together to create a patented high suction system in combination with can-top drying, proving that suction can play a major part in reducing the risk of discharging aerosols into the atmosphere.
Paul Galvin, Project Manager at the Scottish and Newcastle UK Royal Brewery site, remarked, 'The installations are successfully attaining packaging targets for can hygiene and dryness.
Secomak can drying systems are well manufactured and engineered and extremely easy to set-up and operate on all can sizes.
The machines are living up to our expectations'. Request a free brochure from Secomak ...
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