Disinfection of containers for coffee creamer

Disinfection on conveyor belt

A Japanese producer of coffee creamers had issues with their pneumatic spray nozzle used for disinfecting the containers. Correct disinfection of containers is of paramount importance in the food industry as incorrect use can lead to food poisoning or a lower product quality. Japan has one of the highest quality standards for food production in the world and companies have to live up to strict regulations on all parameters.

Benefits of SCBIMV spray nozzles:

Hygiene concern

Quality concern

Defective products

Coarse spray particles

The problems the customer was facing

At a beverage manufacturing plant, containers were disinfected with hydrogen peroxide before being filled with coffee creamer. However, the pneumatic spray nozzle made by another company produced coarse spray particles, and the liquid did not evaporate completely. This resulted in white spots and subsequently defective products. Although they tried to increase the air pressure to atomize the liquid, they were unable to increase the liquid pressure any further because the nozzle was designed to spray a small amount. If they tried to force the air pressure to exceed 0.2 MPa, the liquid pressure could not keep up, causing the spray to become unstable and hunting to occur.

System used for this application

Non-wetting

Ultra-fine mist

Resistance to chemicals

SCBIMV spray nozzle

The SCBIMV pneumatic spray nozzle is ideal for disinfection purposes due to its ultra-fine atomization

The solution

Ikeuchi Japan investigated the situation and selected a pneumatic spray nozzle with a very small droplet size for the application – the SCBIM. Ikeuchi Japan brought a sample to test it on the coffee creamer line. As predicted, the SCBIM managed to do the job and could achieve a stable spray of 4 cc/min.

The result

With the new pneumatic spray nozzle installation, the coffee creamer producer could safely disinfect their containers without leaving white spots. This led to a great increase in productivity and a reduction in waste and scrap products.

Advantages of SCBIMV for disinfection:

Customer stories: real experiences, genuine satisfaction

Frans van Summeren

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Ángela Hoyos

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Damir Basevina, CEO of Lavateh

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Eric Delmau

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Nate Simons

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