Keeping Wash Chemicals and Rinse Water Under Control
Meat processing facilities rely on reusable trays and pallets to move product through the plant. After washing and sanitizing, residual water and chemicals travel with those surfaces back into production areas. That creates two problems: wasted sanitizer leaving the wash zone, and wet floors that create safety hazards for workers.
At one major beef producer, dirty stainless-steel trays rode plastic pallets from the processing area to a remote wash station. Once cleaned, both the trays and pallets needed to be dry before going back into service. Without effective blow-off, rinse water followed them out, leaving a wet trail across the production floor.
Nozzle Bar Air Knives Contain the Wash and Dry the Pallets
The customer installed two sets of Nozzle Bar® Air Knives and a 40HP Maxumizer® Air Blower to solve both issues in a single pass. The first Nozzle Bar set positioned after the wash zone acts as a containment curtain, pushing chemicals back into the tank before the pallets move to the rinse. The second set sits after the rinse to dry the pallets completely before they re-enter the food processing production line.
The Result
By containing the wash chemical at the source, the customer kept more sanitizer in the tank, which cut both fresh rinse water use and ongoing sanitizer consumption. The final blow-off stage nearly eliminated the wet trail across the production floor, improving the work environment and worker safety.
If your facility washes reusable containers or pallets, contact a Maxum representative to configure a blow-off system for your line, or browse the full line of Maxum Air products.
