Compact and easy to install onto existing packaging lines, the SolvAir Eco-Blow offers small facilities an economic solution whilst maintaining energy efficiency. It is suitable for production rates of 3,000 bottle per hour with typical beer bottle sizes of 330ml and 500ml and standard wine bottles. Installed onto your existing conveyor, SolvAir Linear Air Blades provide a powerful drying zone for the bottles to pass through. The airstream from the blades shears water droplets from the surface of the bottle. The high-speed centrifugal blower provides the airflow for the system. The standard package includes: • Twin Air Blades / 304 Stainless Steel / 500mm & 600mm Long options / 76mm • Air Blade adjustable mounting kits / Stainless Steel • High Speed Energy Efficient blower with built-on inverter speed controller 4kW / 400v – 3ph • Air divider & flexible tubes to connect blower to Air Blades The Eco-Blow system counters these typical production issues • Poor Label application • Bottle staining, poor shelf appearance • Crown cap issues, corrosion & contamination • Water migration onto other machine components downstream • Cardboard carton failure Pictured is an installed system 26 BREWING & BEVERAGE INDUSTRIES BUSINESS Water removal system for breweries, wineries and other low volume production facilities www.solvair.co.uk For more information visit: PRODUCTION EQUIPMENT News As H & A Prestige Bottling continues to flourish, it has ordered another STS multi-purpose labeller from Makro Labelling UK. This latest order is essentially two machines in one - the 7 station in-line labeller will also be applying capsules. The labeller will apply body, back and neck labels to round, oval, rectangular and square bottles in various bottle sizes from 5cl miniature up to 1 litre. It is also capable of applying self-adhesive L seal labels for tamper evidence on products that have T-Cork closures. The second part of the machine will be applying shrink capsules. The multi-purpose unit will be installed into a new flexible filling line being installed at H&A to cope with the increased demand for craft spirit contract bottling at speeds of up to 2,000 b.p.h. Richard Portman, Managing Director of Makro Labelling UK, the UK agents for STS Labelling, said, “We have already installed a number of STS Labellers in the UK to the growing craft spirit industry as well as H & A, who are very busy not only as Contract Bottlers, but also with some of the Spirit brands within the group. “The STS machines compliment the Makro Labellers, as they have the same high levels of engineering but are designed for the craft market.” The STS labeller was scheduled for installation in January. sales@makro-labelling.co.uk For more information email: H & A Prestige orders STS labeller from Makro Labelling 26_Layout 1 12/02/2018 10:56 Page 1