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JetStream Air Knife System

JetStream Air Knife System
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JetStream Air Knife System

Product catalog summary
Overview
The Meech JetStream Ionising Air Knife system is designed for effective contamination removal, offering high cleaning efficiency and energy savings. It is versatile and suitable for various applications, supported by Meech's global expertise and quality standards.
Specifications and Features
The system includes integral ionising bars for enhanced performance and durability, constructed from anodised aluminium and stainless steel. Key components are air knives, energy-efficient blowers, filtration systems, and control panels, designed for easy maintenance and quick return on investment.
Energy Efficiency
The blower-driven JetStream system reduces energy consumption by 70-90% compared to compressed air systems, providing a continuous blade of ionised air for consistent cleaning without 'striping' issues.
Applications
JetStream is applicable in industries such as automotive, beverage/food cans, composite materials, and plastic parts, effectively removing contaminants, improving paint quality, and increasing productivity.
Case Studies
Big Bear Plastic Products Ltd: Improved quality and productivity by neutralising static charges and simplifying swarf cuttings removal.
Honda of the UK Manufacturing Ltd: Ensured high-quality bumper production by removing particles and neutralising static charges before painting.
Conclusion
The Meech JetStream Ionising Air Knife system is a reliable, efficient, and cost-effective solution for contamination removal, offering significant energy savings and improved operational efficiency.
Introduction
The document highlights the JetStream system's application and benefits in industrial settings, focusing on productivity and quality control improvements.
JetStream System in Bumper Paint Procedure
Installed at the start of the bumper paint procedure, the system cleans and neutralizes bumpers before primer application, preventing dirt recirculation and ensuring high-quality production.
Case Study: RPC Containers Ltd
Implemented the JetStream system to enhance productivity on their container print line, reducing stoppages from dust contamination and improving print finish results.
Case Study: Visteon UK Ltd
Used in the robotic paint line to ensure high-quality painted plastic interior parts by neutralizing static charge and removing foreign particles, contributing to low reject numbers.
Additional Meech Offerings
Meech provides energy-efficient air knife drying systems, industrial static control systems, web cleaning systems, air technology equipment, and ESD solutions to increase productivity, reduce waste, and enhance quality.
Contact Information
Contact details for Meech International and its subsidiaries in the UK, USA, Belgium, Hungary, and China are provided.
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Catalog excerpts

JetStream Air Knife System-1

JetStream Ionising Air Knife system for exceptional cleaning performance

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Unbeatable performance, unrivalled efficiency The Meech JetStream ionising air knife system is more than just a piece of equipment. It’s a world-beating solution to contamination removal. Capable of being used in a diverse range of applications – both large and small – JetStream’s unique technology provides ultimate performance combined with outstanding energy efficiency. Better still, JetStream comes from Meech: a leader in the field, with years of experience gained around the world to give you the perfect solution every time. Photo cPohuorttoe scyo uorf tDesüyr ro Af GDürr AG

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We’ve got the world covered Wherever you are in the world, you’ll find Meech hard at work, providing a wide range of businesses with specialist expertise. From our Headquarters and Technical Centre in the UK, our manufacturing subsidiary in the USA and sales offices in Belgium, Hungary and China, we’ve got the world covered. In fact, our distribution network now covers 50 countries, providing easy access to fully trained, carefully selected Meech distributors, who can provide in-depth support – wherever you are based. Outstanding quality as standard As with every Meech system, quality is at the...

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Anyone can claim to be a world leader. Meech proves it every day. Our JetStream ionising air knife system incorporates many technically advanced features – including integral ionising bars – that deliver valuable benefits to you. Better performance The Meech JetStream ionising air knife system’s key advantages include better energy efficiency and cleaning performance. If you want proof, simply compare our solutions to alternatives such as compressed air curtains and nozzles or specialist systems such as ostrich feather units. JetStream wins time after time. Proven in Practice Our experience with...

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Designed to Perform We’ve put everything we know about static control and air technology into JetStream. On these pages you’ll find just a few of the ways in which our design know-how delivers practical benefits. Versatile, Tailored Systems JetStream ionising air knife systems are tailored to meet the specific requirements of each individual customer and application. The range of system components includes: .. Air Knives – overall length from 200mm. Available with Ex (ATEX) rated ionising bar option and either top or end air inlet positions. .. Blowers – energy efficient blowers deliver a high...

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JetStream Air Knife System-7

Further System Enhancements Profiling JetStream ionising air knife systems are designed to suit each individual application. Three Profiling options are available: .. Fixed – allows manual adjustment of the air knives and is best suited to applications where the part to be cleaned is consistently presented on a jig (e.g. cleaning television cabinet fronts prior to painting). .. Position Profiling – suited to applications where the part to be cleaned is presented consistently but requires more than one surface to be cleaned (e.g. automotive bumpers). The air knives move through a preset number...

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JetStream in Action Meech JetStream solutions are trusted across a diverse range of industries and applications. Here are just a few of the sectors where you’ll find Meech technology at work around the world every day. Automotive Applications are focused on the removal of contaminants (dust, dirt and fibres) to improve paint quality and increase first time pass rates. JetStream ionising air knife systems are used prior to the painting of car, van and truck bodies as well as components such as bumpers, wing mirrors and spoilers. Beverage/Food Cans Traditional practice is to clean the insides of...

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JetStream: Saving time and money Customer: Big Bear Plastic Products Ltd From children’s slides and sandpits to industrial packaging and caravan panels, Big Bear Plastic Products Ltd is at work 24/7 manufacturing a huge range of products for a wide variety of industries. Benefit: JetStream ionising air knife systems installed at the Big Bear factory have helped improve quality, productivity and profitability. Case Study: When Big Bear reviewed their working practices a number of areas were identified where procedures could be made more efficient and the quality of product preparation improved...

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JetStream: Driving quality forward Customer: Honda of the UK Manufacturing Ltd (HUM) HUM was established on a 370 acre site in Swindon, Wiltshire in 1985. Car production commenced in No 1 Car Plant in 1992 with an annual capacity of 150,000 vehicles. The capacity was expanded to 250,000 cars per year with the opening of No 2 Car Plant in 2001. HUM produces Civic and CR-V models for supply to the markets in the UK, Europe, Middle East, and Africa. The Plastics Operations Department at HUM moulds and paints plastic car bumpers for both new vehicles and the body repair aftermarket. Every day, approximately...

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JetStream: Boosting productivity Customer: RPC Containers Ltd The RPC Group is Europe’s leading manufacturer of rigid plastic packaging and is unique in offering products made by all three main conversion processes, blow moulding, injection moulding and thermoforming. The company has over 40 autonomous sites in 12 countries, employing more than 6,500 people. Benefit: RPC Containers needed to improve productivity on their container print line. A JetStream ionising air knife system helped them surpass their aim. Case Study: Using injection moulding techniques, RPC Containers in Oakham, UK manufactures...

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