Dry decontamination of preforms is a first.The industry's first dry decontamination decontamination /de·con·tam·i·na·tion/ (de?kon-tam-i-na´shun) the freeing of a person or object of some contaminating substance, e.g., war gas, radioactive material, etc. de·con·tam·i·na·tion n. system for PET preforms is targeted for extended-shelf-life (ESL (1) An earlier family of client/server development tools for Windows and OS/2 from Ardent Software (formerly VMARK). It was originally developed by Easel Corporation, which was acquired by VMARK. ) products like dairy beverages and fruit juices. The Predis system, developed by Sidel Inc., Norcross, Ga., is an add-on module for Sidel stretch-blow molders for PET, PP, and PLA (Programmable Logic Array) A type of programmable logic chip (PLD) that contained arrays of programmable AND and OR gates. PLAs are no longer used. See PLD. (language, music) Pla - A high-level music programming language, written in SAIL. bottle production at rates up to 36,000/hr. Sidel sees potential use in the U.S. as a replacement for traditional bottle decontamination using sterile water and peracetic acid peracetic acid a potent disinfectant used as a 3% concentration; suitable for the destruction of anthrax spores. rinsing. Preforms are transferred by the neck on a wheel from the preform infeed to the oven entrance, where the Predis system is located. Calibrated cal·i·brate tr.v. cal·i·brat·ed, cal·i·brat·ing, cal·i·brates 1. To check, adjust, or determine by comparison with a standard (the graduations of a quantitative measuring instrument): nozzles inject hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) vapor at 120 to 140 C, which condenses on the preforms' inner wall. The preforms are then heated in the oven to over 100 C, which activates the H2O2. Preforms are blown using 0.01-micron filtered air and the bottles are transferred by the neck in a controlled atmosphere to the blow molder to prevent recontamination. The system provides at least a 1000-fold reduction in contamination, Sidel says. Predis is reportedly simpler and cleaner than previous two-stage liquid spray systems using H2O2. Predis also uses only 5 to 15 mg of chemical per preform, about 2.5% as much as with decontamination by bottle rinsing, and no water is required. A Croatian dairy company is the first to use the new system for production of probiotic pro·bi·ot·ic n. A dietary supplement containing live bacteria or yeast that supplements normal gastrointestinal flora, given especially after depletion of flora caused by infection or ingestion of an antibiotic drug. flavored milk in 100-cc bottles at 14,400/hr. Tel: (678) 221-3000 * www.sidel.com [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] |
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