If I wanted to wash 10,000 identical plastic or glass cups a day, would I use a regular dishwasher or a specialised product designed to work with those specific cups.
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This is not an engineering problem. It's an Economics problem. Compare the cost of a specialized machine, including maintenance and all that, vs. the cost of unskilled labor to perform the work manually. Pick the cheaper option.
Carl Witthoft
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If you mean by "regular" dishwasher, a unit designed for home use, it seems impractical to consider that device.
Commercial dish washing equipment can handle high volume cleaning and are used in large food service establishments such as restaurants. I viewed a television show recently that showed both fixed military bases and federal prisons using large capacity dish washing machines.
The conveyor is loaded with the dishes to be cleaned. The conveyor has pins or panels upon which the dishes are placed. This ensures proper angles for the wash water to clean correctly.
As Solar Mike suggests, such machinery will also dispose of the waste water, as well as dry the dishes, which have to be removed from the conveyor at the exit.
Based on your previous question posted, I suspect these glass cups are not identical, but the difference is inconsequential in this context.
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