Modularity
The new machine has a wholly modular design to meet the customer’s specific requirements and to facilitate line layout. Moreover, modularity makes for much easier construction, shipping and assembling of the machine itself.
New treatments
One of our customer’s requirements was to have a machine that could clean even the dirtiest crates. Normally cleaning is done by spraying a detergent solution on the walls of the crates, but that is not always enough. So, Sidel designed a soaking module: here the crates are soaked in a caustic solution (water and soda) at a temperature of 60°C in order to dissolve even the most resistant dirt. Then, to remove the most resistant encrustations and any labels on the crates, a high-pressure spraying zone (150 bar) was added. Lastly, there is a drying module to remove any excess water mechanically.
The modules
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Module
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Function
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Turner
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Overturns the crates to eliminate all residues (e.g. broken bottles, dust, etc)
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Spacer
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Keeps the crates separate, thus allowing thorough washing of the sides
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Prewashing
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Prewashes using water recycled from the bottle washer
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Turner
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Overturns crates to prepare them for soaking
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Soaking
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The crates are soaked in a caustic solution at 60°C. Made in sections, variable according to the length of crates, this module can be adapted to the washing cycle required
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Detergent spray
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Sprays water and soda at 60°C and medium pressure to eliminate dirt and completely remove labels
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Rinsing spray
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Made up of two or more zones. The first zone uses recycled water, the second clean water. A high-pressure rinsing zone can be added between the two
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Dryer
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Dries the crates with cold air
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