MEECH AIR TECHNOLOGY

Energy Saving Safety Nozzle

Energy Saving Safety Nozzles from Meech Air Technology can save up to 70% of compressed air demand whilst dramatically reducing noise levels.

Energy Saving Example:-

Company ‘A’ uses 5 x 1/4” open air pipes running at 80psi inlet air pressure to keep a motor cool by blowing air over it. The open air pipes run constantly for 16 hours per day, 5 days per week, 48 weeks per year. Company ‘A’ has an electricity cost of 5p/kWhr.

Each 1/4” open air pipe has an air consumption of 93cfm, giving a total consumption of 465cfm (5x93).

By installing Meech Nozzles, dramatic air and cost savings can be made. When running at 80psi inlet air pressure each Meech Nozzle has an air consumption of 15cfm, giving a total consumption of 75cfm (5x15), less than 1 x 1/4” open pipe!

Energy Saving Safety Blowgun

Energy Saving Safety Blowguns from Meech Air Technology combine an ergonomic lightweight gun handle with the Meech Nozzle. Meech blowguns typically save up to 70% of compressed air usage compared to conventional types of blowgun whilst dramatically reducing noise levels.

Energy Saving Example:-

Company ‘B’ uses 50 standard blowguns at 80psi inlet air pressure to blow swarf from machined parts. Each part takes approximately 1 minute to clean and each operator cleans 450 parts per day. Company ‘B’ works 5 days per week, 48 weeks per year and has an electricity cost of 5p/kWhr.

Each standard blowgun consumes 22cfm and costs £1.55 per day to run, giving a total cost of £77.50 per day.

By installing Meech Blowguns dramatic cost savings can be made. When running at 80psi inlet air pressure, each Meech Blowgun consumes 15cfm and costs £1.05 per day to run, giving a total cost of £52.50 per day.

Energy Saving High Thrust Jet

Meech Air Technology High Thrust Jets are designed to provide a high power blast of air whilst reducing compressor demand and lowering noise levels.

Energy Saving Example:-

Company ‘C’ uses two 1/4” open pipes on its check weighing station to eject products of the incorrect weight. Each time a product is ejected the open pipes blast for 60 seconds at 80psi inlet air pressure. Company ‘C’ operates for 5 days per week, 48 weeks per year and has two 8 hour shifts per day. On average each open pipe blasts 40 times per 8 hours. The electricity cost for Company ‘C’ is 5p/kWhr.

Each 1/4” open pipe consumes 93cfm at 80psi inlet air pressure.

Retrofitting Meech High Thrust Jets to each open pipe reduces the air consumption from 93cfm to 26cfm (a 73% saving).

Energy Saving Air Amplifier

Meech Air Technology Air Amplifiers provide large airflows whilst consuming a minimal volume of compressed air. The Air Amplifiers are available in three sizes and in either aluminium or stainless steel.

Energy Saving Example:-

Company ‘D’ uses 4 x 1/8” open pipes to dry rigid extrusion as it exits a water bath. The open pipes run constantly for 12 hours per day, 6 days per week and 48 weeks per year. Company ‘D’ has an electricity cost of 5p/kWhr.

The total air consumption of the open pipes is 92cfm at 80psi inlet air pressure.

By replacing the 4 open pipes with a single medium size Meech Air Amplifier, Company ‘D’ can dramatically save compressed air and also improve drying results as the extrusion is passed through the centre of the Air Amplifier.

The medium size Meech Air Amplifier has an air consumption of 25cfm at 80psi inlet air pressure (a reduction of 73%).

Energy Saving Air Curtain

The Air Curtain from Meech Air Technology provides an efficient blade of air for wide area blow-off and drying applications. When used to replace drilled or slotted lengths of pipe, which consume vast volumes of compressed air, the Air Curtain offers compressed air savings of up to 70%.

Air Knifes and Air Curtains

The air curtain or air knife provides an efficient blade of air for wide area blow-off and drying needs. Air curtains can offer air savings of up to 70%

Energy Saving Example:-

Company ‘E’ uses a home made 300mm length of pipe with 11 x 2mm holes drilled along its length at 25mm intervals to blow swarf from routed MDF panels. The home made length of pipe runs constantly for 24 hours per day, 5 days per week, 48 weeks per year. The electricity cost for Company ‘E’ is 5p/kWhr.

The home made length of pipe has an air consumption of 102cfm at 80psi inlet air pressure.

A 300mm Meech Air Curtain running at 80psi inlet air pressure consumes 52cfm (a 51% reduction).

Jet Stream

The Meech Air Technology Jet Stream fan driven air knife system provides the ultimate solution for cost effective product drying, swarf removal or cooling.

Energy Saving Example:-

Company ‘F’ uses two home made 300mm lengths of pipe each with 11 x 2mm holes drilled along their lengths at 25mm intervals to dry water from bottles prior to labelling. The home made pipes run constantly for 24hours per day, 5 days per week, 48 weeks per year. Company ‘F’ has an electricity cost of 5p/kWhr.

At 80psi inlet air pressure the total air consumption for the home made lengths of pipe is 204cfm.

A Jet Stream System comprising 2 x 300mm manifolds requires a 5.5kW fan unit.

Cabinet Cooler

Meech Air Technology Stainless Steel Cabinet Cooler Systems provide a cold air source to stop cabinets overheating and prevent ingress of contamination such as dust or moisture. When compared to fans that are commonly found in cabinets, Meech Cabinet Cooling Systems provide the ideal cooling solution.

Energy Saving Example:-

Meech Cabinet Cooling Systems comprise a cabinet cooler unit, set of four generators, ducting hose, solenoid valve and digital thermostat control.

The combination of solenoid valve and digital thermostat allows application specific set-up and minimises running costs of the system.

The digital thermostat is suitable for panel mounting and provides a constant display of the temperature inside the cabinet. The ‘on’ and ‘off’ temperature set points of the thermostat can be adjusted so that the cabinet cooler can be set to run only when required.

Coldstream Air Gun

Coldstream Air Guns from Meech Air Technology provide a cold airflow that is commonly used for spot cooling. The cold airflow can be as low as -60°C and be maintained to +/- 0.6°C.

Temperature Drop:-

The graphs (left) detail the temperature drops in °C that are achievable from the inlet air temperature supplied to the Coldstream Air Gun. For each ‘generator’ temperature drops are shown with the adjustment knob set at 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5 and 3 turns from fully closed at 80 psi inlet air pressure.

All Coldstream Air Guns are supplied with 10, 15, 25 and 35cfm (yellow, red, blue and brown) generators.

The generator controls the air consumption of the coldstream air gun and influences the temperature drop that is achievable.

The 15cfm red generator is factory fitted and the coldstream air gun is calibrated with the adjustment knob open 2.5 turns from fully closed.

Vortex Tube

Meech Air Technology Stainless Steel Vortex Tubes convert compressed air into two airflows, one extremely cold and the other extremely hot. Vortex Tubes have no moving parts and can produce temperatures from -60ΊC to +110ΊC and maintain temperatures at +/-0.6ΊC.

Vortex Tube Systems

Vortex Tubes convert compressed air into two airflows, one extremely cold, the other extremely hot. A generator controls the air consumption of the vortex tube

How A Vortex Tube Works:-

Compressed air enters the spin chamber tangentially. This causes the column of air inside the tube to rotate at a very high speed (up to 1 million rpm). The air at the outside of the column, moving very fast, has a lot of energy and is hot. The air at the centre of the column, moving relatively slowly, has little energy and is cold. The hot outer air, is bled off at one end of the tube and the cold inner air at the other. The percentage of the air exiting the cold end is called the cold fraction and is adjustable by a valve.