Air Knife Systems

Available in both aluminum and 304 stainless steel, Paxton Air Knives are designed to give maximum efficiency for high velocity air drying and blow off applications. These systems feature a continuous, uninterrupted air slot design that give uniform air coverage over the project area with a standard gap setting of 0.055 inches. The rugged 304 SS construction of the stainless steel air knives stands up to the harsh detergents used in washdown facilities. 

Air knives are used to blow liquids or debris off a wide variety of materials:
• Water and chemicals can be sheared from surfaces after washing
• Bottling and canning facilities use air knives to dry products prior to date coding or labeling
• Fruit and other food products are dried, and dirt and debris are blown off with air
• After cutting or machining, debris and scrap are effectively removed from metal, wood, cardboard, plastic and other surfaces
• Packaged foods are air dried without adding excessive heat
• After applying coatings to parts, foods, etc, excess coating can be sheared off to evenly distribute the coating
• Chemicals and flux can be removed from printed circuit boards 

Nozzle Manifolds

Paxton Nozzle Manifolds are ideal for applications required a greater than standard distance between the air source and the surface to be dried or blown off. Nozzle Manifolds maintain thrust as far away as 18 inches.

Nozzle Manifolds are the ideal blow off solution for: 
- conveyors of multiple item types of various sizes and shapes 
- products that have a multi-faceted surface to dry 
- products with nooks, crannies or holes 
- applications requiring air with a concentrated high thrust 
- applications where it is critical to mount the air delivery devices more than 5 inches from the blow off surface 

CapDryer

The Paxton CapDryer provides complete drying of the bottle neck and lid to improve quality of coding, tamper banding, labeling and vision system results. It is available in 2 sizes, to fit most bottle types & conveyor configurations.

The CapDryer systems target the neck and lid of most bottle types and sizes, and when coupled with a Paxton AT-series blower, thoroughly dries the cap and throat within an 18-30” footprint.

- Reduce false readings from vision systems
- Improved adhesion and positioning of label and tamper band
- Eliminate coding quality issues due to smearing
- Easily adjustable for varying bottle sizes

CapDryer Features: 

- Effectively dries bottles ranging from 8 oz to 3 liters
- 12-24 nozzles providing multi-directional blow off
- Built-in spray containment
- Easy Installation
- Stainless steel construction
- Adjustment markings for ideal placement
- Powered by a Paxton AT-series blower
- Integral mounting arm included
- Optional use empty bottle blow off also included

Mounting Arm Features:

- Integral crank for effortless product change over
- Horizontal (5") and vertical (10") adjustment
- Locks in place after adjustment
- Stainless steel construction 

Bottle Blow Off Attachment Features:

- Horizontal (1") and vertical (9") adjustment
- Stainless steel construction
- Thrust can be increased for heavier product 

Inline Manifold

The same Inline Manifold that is standard with the PowerDry System is also available for use with other blower sizes and configurations. The Inline Manifold is ideal for drying the tops of cans and other containers thoroughly, prior to date coding or other packaging operations. The Inline manifold has six nozzles focused on the top surface of the product and is available with either a polypropylene manifold or a 316 stainless steel manifold, both with Loc-Line nozzles. The In-line system is designed for drying the tops or bottoms only of cans or jars and other products using six in-line flexible nozzles.

Spyder Manifolds

Now available in 3 sizes, the Spyder Manifold is the most effective system for drying tips, sides and under the rim of cans, bottles and jars, as well as spot drying for hard to reach areas of industrial products or areas needing extra attention, such as holes, . Spyder Manifolds combine inline nozzles with 'spider-like' arms that flex to any position to reach under and around to accommodate specific drying needs. The spyder arms quickly adjust to different sizes and shapes, for multi-purpose lines. The Spyder Manifold comes in 4, 8 and 16 arm models, to accommodate both high speed and low speed lines, as well as multi-lane lines. 

- under the crown and the rim
- hard to reach or hard to dry areas
- adjustable for varying product and package sizes
- prevents bacteria and corrosion under the lid 

Air Halo

The new Air Halo was designed to provide 360 degree drying of materials on a conveyor system. The Air Halo wraps around and attaches to the conveyor with powerful nozzles ideal for irregularly shaped products. The nozzles provide thrust up to 18 inches away, enabling the Air Halo to be used for multiple products on the same line.

- 360 degree drying
- Ideal for large, irregular surface items such as beer kegs
- Thrust up to 18 inches away from target
- Custom designed based on product size and conveyor size
- Powerful 3 inch air manifold
- 0.5 inch ID nozzles
- Coupled with AT-series blowers to give high efficiency and low energy usage 

Uno Nozzles

 The UNO nozzle provides targeted airflow for a small target. Designed to replace a single compressed air nozzle remote from a larger air delivery device, the UNO nozzle facilitates further reduction in compressed air usage.

- Replaces compressed air nozzle
- 2 inch OD inlet
- ½ inch ID outlet, Loc-Line
- 304SS Construction with Acetal Copolymer Nozzle Downloads Product Brochure  

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