PETpla.net Insider 03 / 2021

61 PRODUCTS PETplanet Insider Vol. 22 No. 03/21 www.petpla.net Successful research on GDS granule drying system Eisbär is proud to announce that when looking closer at their GDS granule drying systems Eisbär found a way to drastically reduce the cooling water consumption of the machine. Investing in a new drying unit draws high acqui- sition costs in itself already however, electricity and water consumption are also crucial factors as additional costs. Additionally, the systems’ water usage is of enormous impor- tance from an environmental point of view. An examination of the GDS granule drying systems has revealed that the amount of cooling water used by the machines has decreased by almost 94%. GDS GDS 400 GDS1100 GDS 2000 New water consumption litre per minute 5 12 20 Water saving litre per hour 3,300 9,180 16,800 Water saving litre per year 28,050,000 78,030,000 142,800,000 (Calculation based on an assumption of 8,500 operational hours per year and a cooling water temperature of 12 °C.) Eisbär said that the GDS Granule Drying System is a new generation material dryer with a resin drying capacity of up to 5,000 kg/h. Its high product quality ensures a long service life and with fewer moving parts it enables easy main- tenance and lower service costs. Moreover, the machine’s signi fi cant energy saving is made possible by means of throughput control, recusorb, dewpoint control and by an ef fi cient plate heat exchanger. Using GDS can save litres of water each year which means signi fi cant cost savings as well as a great action towards becoming more sustainable and being more environmentally friendly. www.eisbaer.at Ultrazone O4 technology Fogg Filler is continually focused on improving technol- ogy that better serves its customers and the environment. Fogg’s newest sanitising solution for fi lling needs is closed- looped Ultrazone O4 solution. The sanitisation process can perform at a 3 - 6+ log reduction, resulting in a near-aseptic rinse for bottles. Ultrazone O4 is stated to create a hydrogen peroxide “like” solution from a combination of electricity, air and water, which keeps chemical cost ultra low and increases pro fi tability on a fi lling machine. With the ability to fi lter and reuse the water-based solution, one fi ller can theoretically save 18,000 gallons of water a day, increasing the facility’s savings on wastewater disposal. The Ultrazone O4 solution comes complete with the Ultrazone O4 skid and fully enclosed, custom rotary bottle sanitising/rinsing turrets to match exact requirements. The Ultrazone O4 skid creates and recycles the solution continu- ously, while the sanitiser/rinser turrets accurately apply the solution to the bottles to achieve the desired level of sani- tisation. The fully sealed door enclosure around the turrets safely contains all fumes during operation using carefully designed, Hepa pressurised airlocks at the bottle entry and discharge points and special electronic door locks only open after fumes are safely evacuated from the chamber. During the sanitisation process, bottles may need to be treated on one or more turrets, depending on the line run speed and necessary contact time. Once inside the enclo- sure, bottles are fi rst sprayed aggressively inside and out with the sanitising solution in an upright position to start the contact time and loosen mechanical debris. They are then passed on to the sanitiser/rinser turrets where the bottles are rinsed upside down so that solution may fl ow out of the bottles. In a typical two turret installation, the fi rst turret will sanitise the bottles with the Ultrazone O4 solution and the second turret can be used to simply drain or rinse with another solution of your choice. Lastly, the bottles pass through a Hepa pressurised degas tunnel and out through the exit airlock. Once the bottle is out of the chamber and inside the fi ller, the fi lling and capping process proceeds as it would on any Fogg fi ller. This technology can be purchased on new machines, replace existing sanitiser/rinser system, or be paired with any existing “stand alone” fi ller. www.fogg fi ller.com FILLING