LEVEL BASED FILLER FOR CARBONATED DRINKS
Rinsing, Filling and Sealing machines are specially designed for filling carbonated beverages such as cola and soda into plastic or glass bottles. In addition, by pressurizing the product boiler using sterile air or nitrogen gas, non-carbonated beverages such as water and fruit juice can also be bottled. Bottling stages are controlled by a high-tech, non-cam electro-pneumatic system.
Different sizes of bottling machines ranging from 16 valves up to 120 valves are offered to the consideration of the manufacturers, with a maximum capacity of 60.000 bottles per hour.
Rinsing:
In this section, bottles are washed before filling by spraying water into them. Empty bottles are turned upside down by using special grippers by holding them by the necks. After the water spraying process, the bottles are moved upside down for a while so that the water can drain and then returned to their normal position.
Filling:
The filling process is carried out under the pressure of carbon dioxide gas. An advanced technology is used that controls the filling stages with an electro-pneumatic system. This system provides flexibility on the adjustment of pressurizing, filling, settling and snifting phases which may differ depending on the product and the filling temperature. Different arrangements may be recorded on the PLC and called back at any time during production.
- Possibility for adjusting and tracing timing for pressurizing, filling, settling and snifting phases from the operator panel
- The filling based on fill level with vent-tubes
- Thanks to adjustable clutch system, machine prevents any damage due to broken/improper glass bottles
- Options for Dual Capping Systems
- Burst bottle detection system
- Large Color Operator Panel
- Special Product Feeding Group ensures smooth inlet of carbonated drink into the filling tank without foaming.
The gas pressure and product level is controlled electronically by the system composed of;
- Temperature sensor
- Product inlet valve
- CO2 inlet valve
- CO2 release valve – on product tank
- Pressure sensors – on product tank
CIP (sanitation): With the closed circuit cycle of CIP solutions, the detergent solution followed by clean water, are continuously circulated in the inlet pipes and fittings, product boiler and filling valves, and thus the highest hygiene level can be achieved.
Capping:
Alternative capping groups suitable for plastic caps, aluminum caps or metal crown caps can be mounted on the monoblock body. In addition, if the ability to mount more than one type of cap in a single machine is desired, two or three separate capping groups can be placed on a single chassis.
Advantages:
- Electro-pneumatic system provides flexibility in determining pressurization, filling, settling and snifting times.
- Non-carbonated beverages such as water and fruit juice can also be filled by pressurizing the product boiler using sterile air or nitrogen gas.
- The "Neck Conveying System" for plastic bottles reduces mold change time and investment cost.
- Perfect product level is provided for glass bottles.
- Provides easy and low-cost maintenance.
- Compatible with fully automatic CIP Management.
- Ready for Industry 4.0 applications.