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Air Technology Application Notes Now Available for Free Download

Meech Air Technology (MAT), a division of global static control and compressed air specialists, Meech International, has recently updated its website with a host of free, downloadable application notes. Having supplied industry for over 20 years with a comprehensive range of compressed air products, The MAT division has built up an impressive portfolio of examples where Meech products have been used throughout industry. These applications include energy saving, noise reduction and efficient cooling.

07/07/08

Improve Laminating Quality – World Leader Chooses Meech

TechNova manufactures offset plates as part of an ongoing partnership with Agfa-Gevaert N.V. and is a world leader in the supply of printing products throughout the world. With the purchase and installation of 2 web cleaning manifold systems from Meech International, TechNova has now further improved quality and reduced reject rates on its production line.

07/07/08

And the Journey Begins… One Week before the African Adventure Starts

Over the next few months, staff at Witney-based manufacturing company, Meech International, will be following a new website with great interest as they track the fortunes of a group of intrepid adventurers. The website www.africandescent.co.uk will follow the endeavours of four university students as they drive their specially modified Land Rover Defender the length of Africa, from Alexandria to Cape Town. Once in the Kalahari, they will then run 645 km across the desert, as a relay. Each team member will run the equivalent of a half marathon every day for eight days. A feat that has never been attempted before.

19/06/08

Meech Install Static and Web Cleaning Solutions to Reduce Waste and Improve Quality and Operator Safety

Vaassen Flexible Packaging BV, based in the Netherlands and part of the Clondalkin Group, is a specialist manufacturer of inner liners for the tobacco industry. With a comprehensive range of the products, the company’s annual production covers the industry’s demand for 400 billion cigarettes, mainly supplied throughout Europe.

19/06/08

Free, Updated Static Causes and Cures Booklet Available for Download

A free, 24-page page colour booklet entitled “Static Electricity: Causes and Cures” is now available in the Downloads section of the Meech International website at www.meech.com. The booklet has been written by specialists at Meech who have pioneered many new and innovative static control solutions for a wide range of industrial applications.

13/05/08

Perfect Spot Cooling with the Meech Vortex Tube

Stainless steel vortex tubes from Meech Air Technology are ideal for all spot cooling applications. The tubes convert compressed air into two airflows, one extremely cold and one extremely hot. With no moving parts, they have produced temperatures as low as -60ºC and as high as 110 ºC; Meech Vortex tubes can also maintain temperatures at ± 0.6ºC. As well as spot cooling applications, they work well for foodstuff and extrusion cooling, as well as plastic slitting applications where the cutting wheels can work at top speed and stay sharper for longer.

17/04/08

African Adventure Receives Boost from Witney-based Meech International

A generous financial donation from Witney-based manufacturing firm Meech International has kickstarted the fund-raising campaign for a group of intrepid adventurers looking to undertake a three-month expedition through Africa, including a world-record attempt to run across the Kalahari Desert.

08/04/08

New Static Locator Launched by Meech International

Meech International is pleased to announce the launch of the new 983v2 Static Locator, a lightweight pocket-sized device that provides an accurate measurement of static electrical charges over a wide range of voltages. This new locator has been developed for use by production, maintenance, inspection and quality engineers and its innovative design means that it is suitable for use on any material where static is an issue.

18/03/08

Save Energy and Use Less Compressed Air with Air Curtains from Meech

The energy saving Air Curtain from Meech International provides companies with the perfect replacement for drilled or slotted lengths of pipe for wide area blow-off and drying applications. Using huge volumes of compressed air, this old, inefficient method is both noisy and expensive. By installing the Air Curtain compressed air savings can be as much as 70% and the noise reduction ensures employers are complying with the EU Noise Directive.

14/03/08

New International Product Manager for Meech’s Industrial Static Control Range

Meech International is pleased to announce the appointment of David Rogers as International Product Manager for its comprehensive range of industrial static control solutions. No stranger to Meech and many of its customers, David has been working at the company for the past 13 years in a technical sales support role. This new position will see him use his applications expertise and product knowledge to promote the continued development and growth of Meech’s static control systems throughout the world.

27/02/08

Metallised Labels Now No Problem - Thanks to Meech

When you’ve been creating distinctive print solutions since 1827, it’s hard to imagine there’s a problem you haven’t encountered before. However if like Darley Ltd, a specialist in the production of wet-glue and metallised labels for the brewing industry, you are always looking to introduce innovative products and solutions, there can be times when the printing process becomes challenging.

19/02/08

New Distributors Wanted for New Air Drying System

As a result of an increase in recent sales opportunities, Meech International is looking to expand the distributor network for its unique SpeedDri paint drying system. Companies selling into the vehicle refinishing and crash repair markets throughout the UK are being offered the opportunity to increase their current portfolio of products, with special price deals available.

19/02/08

Meech International Shows Strength in Static Control at Drupa 2008

Meech International will be showing a range of static control solutions on stand 10/E52-3 at Drupa 2008, Dusseldorf, Germany 29th May – 11th June. Included on the stand will be the Series 1000 web cleaner, an effective solution for material contamination problems within the printing and converting industries. Also on display will be the Meech 976 Feedback, an innovative system that automatically optimises static charge removal on fast manufacturing lines and a host of other static control solutions including the recently launched 983v2 Static Locator.

11/02/08

Major Order for Meech’s Series 1000 Web Cleaner Improves Print Quality on Recycled Paper

Meech International is pleased to announce a major order for its Series 1000 Web Cleaning System. Following extensive trials, a major Australian producer of recycled paper and associated products has recently invested in a Meech Web Cleaning system to be installed on a printing press.

01/02/08

Meech’s JetStream Air Knife System Dries Extruded Foam Like No Other

Engineers at Meech International enjoy solving challenging drying applications. When they were approached by a manufacturer of extruded polystyrene foam insulation boards, they were told that every system tried so far had failed to solve their particular problem. What they needed was a powerful and effective drying system that could completely remove water from the insulation boards before they were sent to the trimming/cutting machine.

21/01/08