Bottle Washing Machines for In Line Packaging Systems
Bottle rinsing and washing on an in line packaging system helps to ensure that containers are free from dust, debris, and other contaminants before product is introduced, a crucial step for many packagers. Liquid Packaging Solution’s bottle washing and rinsing machines provide both interior and exterior cleaning solutions to help avoid contamination due to debris from the manufacture of the bottle, bottle storage, shipping, or any other source.
Efficient Bottle Washing with Inverting Air and Wet Rinsers
One of the most common types of bottle washing machines for in line packaging systems is the inverting air or wet rinsing machine. Using a power conveyor to move bottles in and out of the machine, inverting rinsers use sensors and a PLC to allow bottles to be clamped and lifted over a rinse basin. While inverted, nozzles blast clean air or a liquid rinse media into the containers, loosening and removing waste matter. Once the rinse cycle is completed, the bottles return to the conveyor and are released from the clamp, cleaned and ready to receive product. While the current trend leans toward air rinsing, as less waste is produced compared to liquid rinsing, some projects still benefit from using water, product, or other liquid cleaning solutions to prepare containers.
Bottle Washing Machines with Vacuum Technology
Certain bottles, due to their unique shapes or sizes, may be a challenge to invert. Bottle vacuums offer an alternative to inverting by allowing containers to remain on the conveyor during the rinsing process. Using specialized nozzles that seal over the bottle to create a vacuum, the nozzles simultaneously blow clean air and vacuum up debris once the seal is created. Collected waste is stored in easy to access reservoir, making maintenance a simple and efficient task to reduce downtime.
Semi-Automatic Bottle Washing Machines for Small-Scale Operations
Not all packaging systems require fully automated equipment and LPS offers semi-automatic bottle washing equipment for smaller packagers or for those with lower demand. Semi-automatic bottle washing machines provide a cost-effective, yet still efficient, solution by allowing operators to manually place bottles onto rinsing nozzles, where the same air, liquid or vacuum rinsing principles can be used to remove debris. While they may run at a slower speed when compared to fully automated systems, semi-automatic bottle rinsers deliver reliable cleaning performance for smaller production runs with products that require protection against contamination.
Custom Solutions for Unique Packaging Projects
While most of the bottle washing machines manufactured by LPS focus on rinsing or cleaning the interior of the bottle to avoid product contamination, some packaging processes can cause debris to gather on the exterior of a container as well. Custom solutions for rinsing or washing bottle exteriors can be built to match business needs. In addition, rinsing washing and sanitizing equipment can be built for larger bottles such as three and five-gallon containers. These machines will be manufactured to meet the individual needs of the packager based on the cleaning principle, the containers, the debris, and several other factors.
Find the Best Bottle Washing Machine for Your Packaging System
Explore the different LPS bottle cleaning solutions in the Rinsing and Washing section of our website or contact a Packaging Specialist at LPS for no-obligation assistance in finding the best equipment for your specific bottle cleaning application.