German brewer updates bottle filling equipment

German brewery Arcobräu Gräfliches Brauhaus, which has its headquarters in the Lower Bavarian village of Moos, has brought its bottling kit up to date with a new filler from Krones, plus a Checkmat bottle inspector and associated conveyors.

It has purchased a Modulfill HES filler with crowner, plus a Checkmat FM-HF fill level inspector with logo detection, plus the bottle conveyors.

The filler is an energy-efficient, probe-controlled filling system, without a vent tube, featuring a tubular ring bowl with 96 filling valves and an 18-head crowner. It has been prepared for subsequent retrofitting of a capper.

With a rated output of 33,000 0.5-litre beer bottles an hour, it is designed to handle both top- and bottom-fermented beers.

Double pre-evacuation with interpolated carbon dioxide flushing ensures minimised oxygen values, which enhances the stability of the beer's taste. Warm filling at temperatures greater than 15°C is also possible without any reduction in output.

Contact: Krones