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New blower-powered bottle drying systems cope with increased production<\/h1>\n

The Problem<\/h4>\n

In the early 1990\u2019s, The Woodchuck Cidery started by making just small batches of product. Many of the production tasks were done by hand, including topping out the bottles with a turkey baster, applying labels and filling the kegs.\u00a0 As the company has grown more emphasis has been placed on increasing product quality, improving label quality and reducing reject rates which had been as high as 50%. An identified problem area was the process of bottle drying.<\/p>\n

Line Requirements:<\/h4>\n

Throughput Speeds: 36,000bph
\nGlass Bottle sizes: 12oz and 22oz bottles
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The Solution<\/h4>\n

The bottle drying system, supplied by ACI\u2019s US Subsidiary (ACI Inc), is an \u2018EL\u2019 DRI-Line Series configuration, fitted with Jetplates. These are complemented by pairs of airknives and adjustable air delivery nozzles to provide detail cap and neck drying to prevent moisture retention under the crown tops and ensure secure adhesion of neck labels.<\/p>\n

The Outcome<\/h4>\n

The ability of the ACI system has reduced instances of coding illegibility from 30% down to 3% and more accurate label placing, with no defects jumping from 50% up to 99.9%. In addition, the Jetplates require minimal adjustment for different bottle sizes permitting rapid line change overs from one product to another.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe needed a new bottle drying system that could cope with our increased production. As well as coping with our higher production levels, the ACI system is more effective than our previous systems because coding and labeling standards have improved significantly.\u201d Russ Beatty, Quality Manager, Woodchuck Cider.<\/p>\n

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Visit the Woodchuck Cider website<\/a><\/h4>\n

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Solutions For Packaging & Labelling<\/h4>\n

Our\u00a0range of bottle and can drying systems helps to ensure that today\u2019s ground breaking labelling and packaging technology is not compromised by any surface water used in the packaging process.
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