Silent X-Stream™ Air-Blade™

• Air Knife X-Stream™ Air-Blade™ The New Gold Standard In Air Knife Curtain Blow-Off Technology:

  Air-Blade Air Knife X-Stream™ is easy to mount and maintain thereby reducing compressed air consumption and noise levels. It is the most efficient design for air knife curtain blow-off technology. This reduces noise levels and provides optimum blow-off energy.

  It produces a “laminar” flow of air using the Coanda effect. This draws a large volume of air from the surrounding area along with the small amount of compressed air from the Air-Blade. It also produces an output flow up to 40 times.

  The air knife system payback on compressed air savings can be seen in some applications.

  Air-Blade Air Knife X-Stream™ make up a full flow design with rear port mounting. This avoids interference in the entrained air flow.

  It also optimizes air amplification and minimizes noise levels. It is gold coated for longer life.

  • It is made of aluminum and coated for long life. Stainless steel models are available for high temperature and corrosive applications.
  • Air inlet ports are ideal for compact design and minimal air interference.
  • Airflow amplification of approximately is 40:1 compared to 3:1 for drilled pipe or open jets and tubes.
  • There is instant on-off mechanism with no moving parts. There are no electricity or explosion hazards.

   

  Nex Flow™ Mounting systems also available.

   

  Air Knife X-Stream™ Air-Blade™ Benefits:

  • It is built and designed for significantly longer life in difficult environments compared to competing products.
  • There are flexible mounting options and can easily fit in small spaces.
  • Energy reduction in compressed air can use up to 90% and noise reductions of 15 DBA.
  • It is maintenance-free. The output is easily controlled and safe use.

   

  Calculating Compressed Air Consumption & Calculate Air Savings :

  Calculating Compressed Air Consumption for the X-Stream™ Air Blade™ verses hole sizes is available in the chart provided. Calculate Air Savings as shown in the example provided.

   

  *click chart for larger view.

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Silent X-Stream™Air Blade™ Air Knife - Compressed air enters the air knife at the rear (or end) ports at (A). Air is entrained at point (B) and (D) by the compressed air stream that leaves the air knife from a small gap at point (C). The entrained air follows the profile that directs the airflow in a perfect straight line to create a uniform sheet of air along the entire length of the Air Blade™ air knife. The amplified air stream maximized velocity and force is maximized as a well-defined sheet of laminar flow with minimal wind shear for reduced energy use in blow off and cooling.

Typical applications replace drilled pipe, or rows of nozzles used for blow-off, cleaning, drying or cooling..

Automotive:

• Remove water, coolant, dust, and scrap in parts manufacturing and in assembly operations. Can be used to cool parts.
  

Bottling:

• Blow off of water prior to labeling, palletizing or packaging. Moving light materials.
  
• Open and close packaging lids or tops.
  

Chemicals:

• Blow off of chemicals or water prior to labeling or packaging as with bottling operations.
  

Food:

• Remove water from product or packaging.
• Control application of some materials to the food product such as sugar, icing etc.
• Open pouches in bagging operations. Dry food.
  

General Manufacturing:

• Part ejection, air curtain barrier, dust and liquid blow off from all types of parts.
• Ideal for replacing fans in some cooling operations.
  

Metals:

• Coolant and other liquid removal on process lines from Aluminum, Steel, Brass or other materials.
  
• Dry metals prior to other operations such as plating or polishing.
  
• Cool metal parts prior to coating or painting.

Paper & Lumber:

• Paper dust removal and control.
  
• Dust removal from plywood and panel board.
  

Plastic:

• Dust and scrap blow off.
• Cool off molten plastic in dip molding.

Printing:

• Cooling to set some inks, scrap blow off, hold down labels prior to printing, cool adhesives to allow fast speeds in label applications and binding operations.

Pharmaceutical:

• Remove liquid prior to labeling or packaging waste removal from solid materials.

Textile:

• Cleaning and drying of cloth or other materials.
  

• Example Of An Air Saving Calculation

  1. From the chart showing air flow through a hole, assume we have a pipe 30 inches long with 1/16" holes spaced 1/2" apart with a total number of 59 holes. The air pressure in the system is 60 PSIG.

  2. From the chart each 1/16" hole consumes 4.23 SCFM at 60 PSIG. Total air consumed is 59 X 4.23 = 249.57 SCFM.

  3. From the Compressed Air Consumption Chart a 30" Air-Blade™ Air Knife consumes 2.7 SCFM per inch or 30 X 2.7 = 81 SCFM at 60 PSIG.

  4. Assuming a compressed air cost of 30 cents/1000 standard cubic feet and an 8 hour day operation for 200 days per year, the Drilled Pipe Will Cost: 249.57 cu. ft./min. X 60 min./hr. X $.30/1000 cu. ft. X 200 days X 8 hrs/day equaling $7,187.62 a year.

  5. The Air-Blade™ Air Knife X-Stream™ Will Cost: 81 cu. ft./min. X 60 min./hr. X $ .30/1000 cu. ft. X 200 days X 8 hrs/day equaling $2,332.80 a year.

  6. The Savings Per Year using the Air-Blade™ - Air Knife X-Stream™ will be:$7,187.62 - $2,332.80 = $4,854.82 per year!

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