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SECTION 8
Curtains,
Amplifiers &
Nozzles
Meech Air Technology
Meech Air Technology has developed a
range of products that increase the
efficiency of compressed air delivered to
the point of application. The aim is to
simultaneously reduce total energy
consumption and increase operator
comfort.
Company Name
Meech
Almost 90% of UK manufacturing industry
International
uses compressed air in some part of its
production process. Often however it’s
AIR AMPLIFIERS:
Address
ignored by companies when looking to
“Product Re-direction”
2 Network Point,
improve their energy efficiency. Businesses
Pneumatic actuators are used to redirect crisp packets
Range Road,
that fail to focus on their compressed air
from a conveyor belt to a delivery chute. A high level of
Witney,
failures meant regular replacement of the actuators
usage are letting a major cost go
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was necessary, resulting in high cost and machine
unchecked. downtime. Air Amplifiers positioned at the top of the
delivery chute produced enough airflow to blow the
Contact Details
ENERGY SAVING crisp packets on to the chute. Air Amplifiers have no
Tel: 01993 706700 To take one example, replacing a
1
/
4” open air pipe moving parts and are maintenance free.
Fax: 01993 776977 with a Meech Energy Saving Nozzle will immediately
sales@meech.com
reduce compressed air consumption. This could add up AIR CURTAINS: “Product Cooling”
www.meech.com
to a 70% saving and slash running costs from A plastic container manufacturer was suffering major
approximately £3,000 to £500 per year. problems when removing the flashing from moulded
containers. Because of the heat retained in the
Air Technology
The energy saving achieved with Meech products is all containers from the previous moulding process the
Product Range
based on natural forces of physics that in some cases container walls collapsed when the guillotine was used.
• Energy Saving not only reduce air consumption but increase output by This resulted in high reject rates, loss of profit and high
Air Nozzles
up to 25 times. customer dissatisfaction. Air Curtains deliver a high
• Blowguns
volume of compressed air sufficient to cool the
• Air Amplifiers
COMPLETE RANGE containers. This has allowed the clean removal of
• High Thrust Jets
Meech offer a solution for practically any application the flashing whilst preventing the
that utilizes compressed air. The range is broken possibility of the container
• Air Curtains
into 2 major product groups “air moving walls collapsing.
• Small and
equipment” and “cooling equipment”. Both
Medium Vortex ranges run solely on compressed air, are fully
Tubes
adjustable, have no moving parts and offer
• Experimental Kits
significant noise reductions.
• Coldstream Air
All Meech air moving products work on a similar
Guns
principle, whereby ambient air is used to increase the
• Needle Coolers
flow of the compressed air. This is achieved by forcing
• Cabinet Cooler the compressed air through small slots to create areas
Systems of low pressure from which ambient air is entrained
VORTEX TUBE
and increases the outlet airflow.
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(COLDSTREAM GUN):
The cooling products use a Vortex principle. Ultimately
“Spot Cooling”
• JetStream Air
hot air is bled off at one end of
Re-cutting saw
Knife System the tube and cold air at the
blades results in high
other. Controlling the air
temperatures being
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consumption into the tube
generated by friction
allows control of the
between the tool and the
• SpeedDri Paint
temperature. A Vortex Tube
teeth on the blade. This can
Drying System
can produce air up to 50°C
result in a reduced lifespan of
below the inlet air
the cutting tool because of high
temperature.
damage rates and
additional expense as the
broken blade must be
replaced.
A Cold Stream Air Gun
positioned over the point of
contact between the tool and
blade will cool the blade sufficiently
AIR NOZZLE: “Product
to prevent fracturing,
pushing/Part ejection”
snapping or
burning.
Manufacturers use Meech
Nozzles at inspection workstations to remove
substandard items from the production process. By
using a solenoid pulse and Air Nozzle the products can
be blown off the line with minimal disruption.
ENTER 83053
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