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Welcome to our comprehensive guide on air knife drying and blow off systems. In many industrial applications efficient drying and blow off processes are crucial for maintaining product quality reducing production time, and ensuring optimal performance. Air knife systems offer a highly effective solution for removing moisture, debris or contaminants from surfaces using a focused and powerful airstream.

Air Knife Articles

Our systems are he main difference between compressors and blowers is the pressure ratio. Blowers, on the contrary, are designed to provide a moderate increase in pressure compared to the atmospheric pressure.They are commonly used for applications that require a relatively lower pressure ratio, such as ventilation systems, HVAC (Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning) units aeration in wastewater treatment plants, and similar applications. Blowers are typically known for their ability to move larger volumes of air or gas at lower pressure differentials.

Boyle’s Law

Air Blowers and compressed air machines are the two main devices used by manufacturers to create high-speed air streams for industrial use.

Our Case Studies

Our systems are the main difference between compressors and blowers is the pressure ratio. Blowers, on the contrary, are designed to provide a moderate increase in pressure compared to the atmospheric pressure. They are commonly used for applications that require a relatively lower pressure.

Train Drying System

SolvAir were approached by Rail Operators on the East Coast of England looking for an Air Knife System solution that would work with a washing system to improve the quality and reliability of their trains across four seasons of weather. The Operators wanted in particular to minimise disruption when temperatures dropped below freezing, as for example this could result in door seals freezing.

Saica Food Packaging Manufacturer

SolvAir were contacted by Saica who were experiencing downtime in their production facility through waste material not being effectively removed and blocking their system. We worked with them to devise a new blower system that was added to their new BOBST Rotary Die Cutter machine within their existing facility.

Bespoke Air Knife System

In 2018, SolvAir worked with a French culinary herb producer to design, build and install a fully-bespoke dual-use Air Knife drying system. This new system meant that our client could now process different products on the same production line, which saved them considerable time, space and money when compared to using multiple drying systems.

Alcoa Aluminium Dryer

We worked with a client whose operations were suffering as a result of ineffective water removal, high levels of noise and high levels of energy usage on their production line.

Shrink Sleeve Application

Drying system for bottles exiting a steam tunnel on a shrink sleeve process.

Plastic Car Part Finishing

Drying system for car parts following washing process.


Application & Industry Videos

Our systems are the main difference between compressors and blowers is the pressure ratio. Blowers, on the contrary, are designed to provide a moderate increase in pressure compared to the atmospheric pressure. They are commonly used for applications that require a relatively lower pressure.

Top 5 FAQ's

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  • What is an Air Knife?

    An industrial Air Knife is a tool designed to eject a high-intensity, uniform air flow that cleans, dries and/or protects a wide range of objects.

    An Air Knife is a pressurized air plenum chamber, containing continuous slots, through which air is ejected in a way that creates a high-intensity, uniform and therefore laminar air flow.

    Air Knives are available in a range of shapes, sizes and materials, but are usually made from aluminium or stainless steel. The design means that typically one side is shaped into a point that resembles a knife edge, and this is where Air Knives get their name from.

    Read more about the History of Air Knives and how they work.

  • What is an Air Knife?

    An industrial Air Knife is a tool designed to eject a high-intensity, uniform air flow that cleans, dries and/or protects a wide range of objects.

  • What is an Air Knife?

    An industrial Air Knife is a tool designed to eject a high-intensity, uniform air flow that cleans, dries and/or protects a wide range of objects.

  • What is an Air Knife?

    An industrial Air Knife is a tool designed to eject a high-intensity, uniform air flow that cleans, dries and/or protects a wide range of objects.

  • What is an Air Knife?

    An industrial Air Knife is a tool designed to eject a high-intensity, uniform air flow that cleans, dries and/or protects a wide range of objects.

Air Knife Brochures

Our systems are the main difference between compressors and blowers is the pressure ratio. Blowers, on the contrary, are designed to provide a moderate increase in pressure compared to the atmospheric pressure. They are commonly used for applications that require a relatively lower pressure.

Benefits of a SolvAir Air Knife System

Improved production line performance, low maintenance, energy and cost-saving Air Knife Systems that can be easily added onto production lines and adapted to meet your needs. All SolvAir Air Knife systems uniquely provide the following key benefits:

3 Year Warranty

Industry-leading 3 year warranty is included as standard on all our energy-efficient, enhanced performance, cost-saving Air Knife Blowers.

100% Performance Guarantee

We offer a 100% Performance Guarantee for all SolvAir Air Knife Systems. This means that you can be sure your System is running to the highest performance.

33% Energy Reductions

Our Air Knife Systems use 80% less energy than compressed air systems and will give you around 33% cost savings compared to competing systems.

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