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W.A. Kates Company has developed and patented a device called Solvair. This device is engineered to reduce Solvent consumption by over 50 percent, while reducing the time required to make color change. This supports reduced solvent costs, significantly lowers VOC emissions and faster production rates.
This remarkable achievement is accomplished by increasing the turbulent force to enhance the chemical aggressiveness of the solvents. The Solvair precisely ratios compressed plant air with purge solvents. This mixture increases the solvents performance by saturating the air with solvent.
This simple device utilizes the patented W.A. Kates' ratio spools valve technology. The valve compresses for the varied pressures due to load changes on both the solvent and air lines. The balanced pressure enters an adjustable area which controls the volume of solvent used. Solvair is small enough to fit in the color changer and is completely self-contained.
The return on investment for Solvair in both dollars and environmental impact is immediate, measurable and impressive.
