Reusables warewashing

DMX drying devices

Hygienically clean plastic reusables. Optimally dried and immediately stackable. The drying device for reusables warewashing. For the highest demands of speed and perfect drying results.

Winterhalter DMX drying device

Food and drinks served in sustainable plastic reusables. . In cups and bowls. On compartment food trays, in burger boxes and ice cream cups. They are filled, handed out and returned. Then one rack after the other goes into the warewasher. Because there is no time or space for air-drying afterwards, the racks go straight into the drying device. After two minutes, the water film is completely removed and the reusables can be stacked and stored away immediately. A perfect washing and drying result: with the reusables warewashing system from Winterhalter.

Who is the drying device for?

More and more foodservice establishments are offering food and drinks in sustainable reusables. Some for safety reasons, in order to minimise the danger of glass breakage and the associated risk of injury. Others because there are now legal regulations in many countries to reduce disposable packaging – which also affects the foodservice and take-away sector. Winterhalter has developed the DMX drying device for all businesses that use reusables and place the highest demands on the drying result.

Winterhalter drying device DMX fast food restaurants and snack bars icon
Fast food restaurants and snack bars
Winterhalter drying device DMX clubs and discotheques icon
Clubs and discos
Winterhalter drying device DMX festivals and event catering icon
Festivals and event catering
Winterhalter drying device DMX swimming pools and adventure pools icon
Swimming pools and adventure pools
Winterhalter drying device DMX beach bars and beach clubs icon
Beach bars and beach clubs
Winterhalter drying device DMX amusement parks and indoor playgrounds icon
Amusement parks and indoor playgrounds

A comparison of the two solutions for reusables warewashing

In order to achieve the best possible drying in reusables warewashing, Winterhalter has relied on a system solution from the very beginning: the effective interaction of warewasher, rack and chemicals specially developed for plastic. In order to meet even the highest demands, the reusable plastics warewashing system has been extended by a fourth component: the DMX drying device. This turns a “great” drying result into a “perfect” one. This is because the residual moisture is so low that, in practice, it corresponds to complete drying.

Reusable plastics warewashing system
without drying device
Reusable plastics warewashing system
with drying device
Use case
Individual racks of reusables throughout the day Washing of homogenous reusables, rack by rack
Drying result

The variants

The drying device was developed for washing reusables in the PT Series passthrough dishwashers and the UC Series undercounter warewashers. Depending on the room layout and the available space, you can choose between three different variants: Passthrough, corner installation or front loading. Each variant is compatible with the usual rack dimensions 500 x 500 mm and 500 x 600 mm.

Passthrough

Table mounting in combination with a PT Series passthrough dishwasher

  • Installation: The drying device is mounted on an outlet table, with a selectable working direction
  • Operation: Racks are pushed into the drying device from the warewasher in a line and then removed
  • Advantage: fluid workflow
Winterhalter drying device DMX passthrough variant

Corner installation

Corner mounted in combination with a PT Series passthrough dishwasher

  • Installation: The drying device is mounted on a corner table, with a selectable working direction
  • Operation: Racks are pushed into the drying device from the warewasher in a line and removed via the corner
  • Advantage: space-saving integration into the room
Winterhalter drying device DMX corner installation

Front loading

Free standing in combination with a UC or PT Series warewasher

  • Installation: Drying device incl. base tray is placed on an existing table
  • Operation: Racks are pushed into the drying device from the front after washing and removed directly again after drying
  • Advantage: independent installation location
Winterhalter drying device DMX front loading

The drying programmes

Depending on the volume of wash items and the time available, drying can be done at room air or hot air temperatures. Three different programmes are available.

ECO STANDARD MULTI RACK
Start
automatically (via rack detection) automatically (via rack detection) manually (via confirmation button)
Drying
Cold air Hot air (approx. 75/55 °C) Hot air (approx. 75/55 °C)
Duration
300 sec. 120 sec. 120 sec.
Power consumption
0.012 kWh 0.166 kWh 0.166 kWh

Technology and mode of operation

The Winterhalter DMX drying device has an upper and a lower drying unit. In the upper unit, a recirculation fan directs the air from above onto the wash items. This ensures the outside of the reusables are dried. In the lower drying unit, fresh air is fed into air distribution pipes by means of a pressure fan. From there, the air flows from below into the inside of the wash items and ensures that hollow items – such as cups and bowls – also dry perfectly on the inside.

In the “Standard” and “Multi Rack” programmes, the air is heated to 75 °C at the top and 55 °C at the bottom. This ensures the reusables are perfectly dried in just two minutes. Using the “ECO” programme, the drying device works with room air temperature and an extended drying time of five minutes: This reduces energy consumption to a minimum.

Mandatory reusable packaging system in the foodservice industry 2023

THE MANDATORY RETURNABLE PACKAGING FOR THE FOODSERVICE INDUSTRY

What does this mean? Who does it affect? What is there to consider? In this article, you will find the answers you need!

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