Reducing deposits on machines with ultrasound
Photos : Frank Reinhold
Volker Schlingmann
KHS HASYTEC Dynamic Biofilm Protection
Reducing deposits on machines with ultrasound
With ultrasound , deposits on bottle washing machines , for instance , can be clearly reduced , cleaning intervals lengthened and downtimes shortened – not to mention the savings in energy and resources . German mineral water bottling plant Staatlich Bad Meinberger has put this simple principle into practice – and is delighted with the results .
“ When it comes to sustainability and resource efficiency , we ’ re one of the pioneers ,” explains Robert Mühlenweg , technical and logistics plant manager for the beverage producer . “ Our colleagues in the sector thus like to come and see how we ’ re cutting down on our consumption of water and energy .” As an SME bottler it ’ s important to move with the times , he believes . And that ’ s not all : “ As we frequently push ourselves to the limit , we tend to be noticed
4 FDPP - www . fdpp . co . uk in our branch of industry .” When he and his colleague Jannis Maas , the plant manager responsible for production and supply at BAD MEINBERGER , talk about cutting down on their carbon emissions , they mean genuine climate neutrality – and not mere compensation through the purchase of certificates . Their attitude and resulting success has earned them great trust and plenty of freedom among the managing directors . “ In order to further improve our various consumption values , we often try new things out and sometimes even dare to experiment .”
They began exploring one such new avenue with KHS in March 2022 – incidentally not for the first time , for the mineral water company enjoys a long technological partnership with the Dortmund systems supplier .
The bottler has repeatedly acted as an extended workbench and pilot customer to the nearby machine and systems manufacturer , enabling new and further developments to be tested under real conditions and fine adjustments made where necessary .
From shipbuilding to the beverage industry
This time the technology isn ’ t new , however , but a procedure that ’ s been in use for many years in a completely different sector , namely shipbuilding , and is now being applied to the beverage industry . KHS HASYTEC Dynamic Biofilm Protection is a simple plug-and-produce product where ultrasonic transducers cause the liquid in certain components of the machine to gently vibrate . The system is currently available for both bottle washing machines