The most suitable volumetric filling machine for mineral water products

People often think of mineral water as the easiest product to fill. But Krones, a manufacturer of beverage packaging lines, believes that mineral water is one of the most sensitive finished beverages and requires special handling during the filling process to ensure its crystal-like purity.

Krones company said that recently, two famous food and beverage manufacturers in the world put forward specific requirements for mineral water filling machines. Krones put these requirements on the agenda and developed a VODM-PET volumetric filling machine.

The fill volume of this filling machine is measured by the inductive flowmeter on the machine, while the two diaphragm valves guarantee two different flow rates. In order to guarantee higher hygienic conditions, the bottle mouth does not have any contact with other parts.

In fact, Krones UK stated: "In the design of this filling machine, a consistent theme is followed from all parts of the product to the whole - hygiene." The use of static diaphragm valves can avoid the piston The movement of the valve, and any possible residual dirt particles caused by this. Krones UK says that the main material used to make these valves is the ternary butadiene rubber diaphragm, so the valve is very wear-resistant and does not affect the taste of water.

The inside of the filling machine incorporates a closed, in-situ cleaning circuit and an automatic in-situ cleaning cup, which makes cleaning faster. Of course, the entire filling machine can be automatically cleaned and disinfected from the outside. When needed, the machine can also provide independent closed sterilization and bottle cleaning modes, which are especially useful when adding fragrance to water.

The other major advantage of this machine is that there is no lifting cylinder and the bottle stays on the same level throughout the process. Since there is no need to lift and lower the bottle, the bottle can be filled immediately after it is transferred to the filling machine. This design requires that there are only a few simple components above the opening of the filling machine, and cleaning is convenient at the same time. ”
Since the diaphragm valve of the VODM-PET filling machine is provided in pairs, the user can fill the bottle at two different speeds, which means that two different sizes of bottles can be used to obtain the most suitable filling speed. In addition, the filling accuracy of this filling machine is very high, and the 1-3 liter bottle has only about 0.2% deviation.

Krones UK company said that this volumetric, multi-chamber filler operation control is more simple and more hygienic, but the most prominent advantage is its cost performance. Previous filling machines generally passed electromechanical control levels. Comparing the costs of both, it can be clearly seen that the new VODM-PET filling machine has a “significant cost advantage”, even if the capacity is only 1 liter or a few liters of container, the speed It can also reach more than 20000bp h, because the filling flow rate is optimized and there is no lifting cylinder. When filling mineral water products with this filling machine, the filling speed is faster and the noise is reduced.

Source: Packaging Machinery