• Raico Engineers

Air Knife Systems

Raico Engineers offers Air Knife System. This is a non-contact method of removing unwanted surface liquid; moisture, dust, contamination, debris or static charge during manufacturing process of predominantly conveyed (moving) articles or parts. Air knife devices a continuous laminar sheet of precisely controlled high velocity air for stripping away moisture and debris. When a moisture laden article passes an air knife it works in two ways - The curtain of air pushes the liquid from the surfaces of the article and the residual moisture is shattered into tiny droplets, which are carried away by the continuous stream of air. Unwanted debris is also removed in a similar way by the high velocity air from the air knife by simply blowing the debris from the article and carrying it off. For some specific applications this system can be used to cool the components by dissipating the heat and to take away static charges with ionising of the air. Drying with air knife has known to cut costs by 80%. For certain applications combination of air knives with air nozzles will bring desired results. System will also incorporate ideally placed single or multiple blowers, flexible hoses, clamps, manifolds and such accessories. Air knives and air nozzles are available in different sizes, lengths and shapes. Most common material of construction is hard anodised aluminium, electroless nickel plated aluminium and 304 SS. System can also be supplied with filtered air to meet most stringent standard for food, pharmaceuticals, electronic or similar applications.