Description
Compact fully automatic counterpressure filling and capping machine with two integrated units :
- fully automatic isobaric filling unit for glass bottles and aluminium cans – six electronic valves
- fully automatic pneumatic capping unit for the bottles with crown caps – one capping head
- fully automatic unit to capping the aluminium cans – one capping head
Operation speed (valid for 330 ml containers) : up to 850 bottles or cans per hour (depending on the operator, product, temperature, foamicity, pressure)
Technical parameters
| Maximal operation capacity : 330ml containers | up to 850 bottles or cans per hour if only filling and degassing is used, up to 640 bottles per hour with double oxygen pre evacuation (depending on the operator, product, temperature, foamicity, pressure) – value is valid for water |
| Maximal operation capacity : 500ml containers | up to 750 bottles or cans if only filling and degassing is used, up to 590 bottles per hour with double oxygen pre evacuation (depending on the operator, product, temperature, foamicity, pressure) – value is valid for water |
| Maximal operation capacity : 750ml containers | up to 650 bottles or cans if only filling and degassing is used, up to 540 bottles per hour with double oxygen pre evacuation (depending on the operator, product, temperature, foamicity, pressure) – value is valid for water |
| Number of : filling valves/capping heads | 6 filling valves / 1 bottle capping head / 1 can seaming head |
| Height of the worktable | 1150 mm +/- 50 mm |
| Min. bottles size : diameter / height | 55mm / 110mm |
| Max. bottles size : diameter / height | 95mm / 360mm |
| Max. cans size : diameter / height | 70mm /180mm |
| Power connection | 380-420V 50/60 Hz three phases |
| Electrical consumption | 3.0 kW/h 7 Amp |
| Max filler tank pressure | 5 bar/72 psi(tested on 9 bar/130 psi ) |
| Compressed air consumption | 120 lt/min 7 bar |
| Beverage product pipe connection | DIN 32676 TRICLAMP D=51mm (other types on request) |
| CO2/N2 connection | John Guest 8mm or Female G 3/8” gas |
| Compressed air connection | John Guest 8mm or Female G 3/8” gas |
| Sterile water connection | Female G 1/2” / 3.5 bar |
| Maximum cleaning temperature | 60°C / 140°F (on request 85°C / 185°F) |
| Filler tank material | AISI 304 (filling valves AISI 316) |
| Filling temperature | 0-2°C |
| Beverage products | Beer, sparkling water, carbonated cider, wine, soft drinks |
| Crown caps type | 26 mm or 29 mm |
| Cans type | All common types defined by customer (available only with an optional adaptation kit) |
| Dimensions | WxDxH : 2980 x 905 x 1980 mm |
| Weight Net | 950 kg |
Technical description :
- The machine is manufactured of stainless steel and food-friendly plasts of different thicknesses.
- Construction is on four lockable wheels for easy transport of the machine.
- This double-block machine has been designed to assist in filling carbonated or non-carbonated beverages in glass bottles with crown caps or aluminium cans with can lids. Two units in one compact block with a steel base on wheels.
- The CO² flushing system allows our customers to reach better levels of TPO (Total Pick up of Oxygen).
Two different filling systems included in one machine :
a) The bottle filling configuration :
b) The can filling configuration :
Hugely improved design with many new and enhanced features :
Filling turret with electropneumatic counterpressure valves
Counter-pressure filling turret, supplied with six electropneumatic valves suitable for filling carbonated products into glass bottles and aluminium cans.
Automatic filling turret height adjustment.
- The filling turret has a tank with a mirror polished internal surface and a level control probe.
- Fill level accuracy +/- 2mm
- Faster filling cycle
- Integral brushless electronic operation, for more accurate positioning of cans and faster servicing
- User friendly 7” colour HMI touchscreen control panel & PLC
- Total control of cycles of machine through interactive touch screen
- IT Smart Device: Full internet connection for remote technical diagnosis and assistance
- Easy visibility and access from all sides via transparent opening doors for easy maintenance
- Flexibility to fill almost any size of aluminium cans or bottles
- Easy and rapid can/bottle format changeover
- Stored recipes for both cans and bottles to manage easily different formats
- Automatic setting of heights and levelling through recipes for both cans and bottles
How the machine works :
- The filler is suitable for counter pressure filling with CO² flushing for a true counterpressure at an average of 3 bars pressure. (Maximum working pressure is 6 bar)
- The feeding mechanism works in a linear mode and moves 6 cans or bottles one after the other below the filling heads, one can or bottle to each filling valve.
- When all six cans or bottles have reached their correct filling position the pneumatic cylinders under each valve lift the cans/bottles and put them in direct contact with the filling valves, sealing the neck.
At this point the filling cycles starts and does the following:
| Step : |
Filling the bottles : | Filling the cans : |
| 1 | Pre-evacuation of air inside the bottle (can be set for a single or double pre-evacuation). | Pressurises the cans with carbon dioxide from the external CO² pressurised supply bottles. |
| 2 | Vacuum is created inside of the bottle. | Flushing of the inside of the cans by flow of virgin carbon dioxide to remove the oxygen inside the cans, and at the same time by extracting the air via the snift valve. |
| 3 | Flushing of the inside of the bottles by flow of virgin carbon dioxide to remove the oxygen inside the bottles, and at the same time by extracting the air via the snift valve. | Pressurising a second time the cans with carbon dioxide from the filling tank. |
| 4 | Counterpressure filling the bottles is performed. | Counterpressure filling the cans is performed. |
| 5 | Stabilising pause to let the beverage product settle inside the bottles and to prevent its foaming. | Stabilising pause to let the beverage product settle inside the cans and to prevent its foaming. |
| 6 | Degassing the bottles (by the snifting valve) | Degassing the cans (by the snifting valve) |
Can lids feed mechanism :
Feeder mechanism for the bottles crown caps and the aluminium cans lids :
Can lids applying and seaming mechanism :
- Once filled the cans are moved from the filling station and transported by the conveyor to the capping units.
- During this journey a lids dispenser positions one lid on each can that passes underneath it or the crown cap dispenser positions one crown cap on each can.
- Just before picking up the lid or capping it is possible to add a hot water injection to create an explosive foaming eliminate any rest air inside the neck of the can (optional equpment – the fobbing device).
- Above the lids dispenser there is a lid buffer that can be filled up on-line. The lid magazine can hold up to 800 lids, offering approximately one hour of total autonomy of production.
- When the can with the lid is under the seaming head, a pneumatic piston lifts the can up, while the two seaming rollers move in to seal the can end to the can body.
- On the other hand, when the can is beneath the crown cap head, a pneumatic piston lifts the can up to the pneumatic capping head completing the capping cycle.
- Now the can is ready for packing. Each container is transported by the conveyor to the accumulation table or packing station.
In additional the machine is provided with:
- CO² injection set is provided with globe valves made in stainless steel.
- Product inlet is complete with pneumatic butterfly valve.
- Panel with stainless steel manometer and pressure regulation for lifting jacks and counter pressure setting in the upper tank (optional – proportional valve to have a complete automatic regulation by recipes)
- Upper tank provided with stainless steel manometer and thermometer.
- Vacuum gauge on the vacuum tank.
- User friendly 7” colour HMI touchscreen control panel & PLC
- 3 color light (traffic light) for current status indication.
Water shower after the can capping cycle (optional equipment)
A jet of water is sprayed on the can outer surface out to clean any excess product or foam from the cans.
Unloading the full cans from the outfeed rotary table – may be replaced with an outfeed conveyor (optional equipment)
The cans are manually unloaded from the rotary output table.
The output rotary table may be optionally replaced with a conveyor that transportes the full cans to an other machine.
Automatic machine for the labelling of the cans (optional equipment)
Automatic can labelling unit for applying self-sdhesive labels. Automatic linear labelling machine equipped to apply one self adhesive label on aluminium cans. For cans with maximal diameter 300mm.
Capacity up to 1500 cans per hour.
- Label minimum length: 10 mm
- Label maximum length: 130 mm
- Label minimum height: 10 mm
- Label maximum height: 80/120/160/240 mm
- Container minimum diameter: 40 mm
- Container maximum diameter: 130 mm
- Container minimum height: 150 mm
- Container maximum height: 370 mm
Base Frame and General Structure
- The support frame is made of welded steel profiles and is equipped with height adjustable feet.
- The top surface is a carbon steel plate, covered with AISI 304 stainless steel metal sheet.
- Inspection is possible through side doors and frame side skirting clad with AISI 304 stainless steel plate.
- Standard machine colour: RAL 7038.
- Machine prearranged to install a second labelling station in the future.
Self-adhesive labelling station
Machine equipped with one self-adhesive labelling station installed on vertical slides easy adjustable composed of:
- Stepping motor
- Drive and control microprocessor pre-disposed to operate the printing unit (optional)
- Dragging rubber roll with contrast roll mounted on springs
- Labelling tongue for labels of 80/120/160/240 mm height
- Supporting reel plate Ø 320mm equipped with unwinding shaft
- Motorized labeller paper re winder
- Can detection photocell
- Label detection photocell
- Drive buttons included in the group
- Box containing drive and electrical parts in stainless steel, with open able access panel complete of lock general switch
- Manual adjustable stainless-steel support system, complete of digital indicator for an easy adjustment
- Maintenance and lubrication easy and short time requiring due to the high quality of components and materials used
- The machine has been designed to have maximum accessibility for cleaning and debris removal purposes
Safety guards
- Safety guards are present along the whole base frame perimeter.
- Guards are made in AISI 304 stainless steel with transparent material windows. Openable doors are fitted with interlock type micro-switches.
- Main gear box is of crown-screw worm type and oil bath lubricated.
- Feed screw transmission systems are complete with safety electro-mechanical clutch devices to stop the machine in case of can jamming.
Wiping system
- Labels wiping by sponge rollers.
Machine control system
- Pneumatic plant is complete with pressure regulation unit, air filter and air lubricator.
- Main electrical panel, waterproof type, is integrated in the machine structure.
- All machine controls and status/signal lights are centralized on a single operator panel, complete with removable push-button station (emergency stop + pulse motion buttons).
- Machine infeed automatic closure in case of cans build-back at discharge side.
- All electric and pneumatic power and control circuits are built in accordance with the latest applicable international standards.
Anticorrosion treatment
- Use of materials not subject to corrosion as stainless steel, not-ferrous alloys and plastic materials.
- Carbon steel parts undergo an anticorrosion treatment by multicoating epoxy painting.
Inkjet date coder integrated into labelling machine (optional equipment)
- Display : 2,8″ full color LCD
- Plug´n Play design : Hewlett Packard TIJ 2.5 printing technology
- Printable images : Alphanumeric , logo, date/time, expiry date
- Printable lines : 1,2,3,4 lines. Total line heigh is limited to 12.7 mm
- Conveyor speed : 76 meters per minute
The CIP system (optional equipment)
Semi-automatic CIP system with two tanks for chemical cleaning of the filling equipment and all hoses and pipelines.
The CIP machine consists of:
- 1st Tank : Stainless steel AISI 304 L, capacity 150 Lt, stainless steel coil for electric heating, stainless steel supporting feet for hot water + detergent.
- 2nd Tank : Stainless steel AISI 304 L, capacity 150 Lt, stainless steel supporting feet for cold rinse water.
Set of manual butterfly valves – stainless steel, sanitary type.
Centrifugal pump for the cleaning, stainless steel, capacity
Stainless steel frame, with adjustable supporting feet, on which are assembled and connected the above-mentioned equipment.
Pneumatic stainless steel diaphgragm pump (optional equipment)
- Pneumatic stainless steel diaphgragm pump for feeding product to the filling machine (optional equipment necessary for use with non-carbonated beverage products)
- Pneumatic membrane pump is made from Stainless Steel AISI 316.
Nitrogen dosing system
Nitrogen doser :
Liquid nitrogen is supplied to the doser by a vacuum insulated hose and flows into the dosing head. A sensor detects the speed of the line (encoder compatible); a second sensor detects the presence of a container. When a container is detected, the dosing head opens and doses an exact amount of pure liquid nitrogen.
A PLC (Programmable Logic Controller) is the brains behind integrating the sensors, controls and human interface.
Main properties :
Accurately delivers controlled amounts of liquid nitrogen for pressurization or inerting of cans.
Dose can be easily adjusted while running
Can be used for a limited or full time production runs
No container/No dose capability
Touch screen Siemens KTP 600 or Allen Bradley Panel View 600
Smartsync Technology
Automatic Synchronization with dose and speed compensation
Integrated Ethernet
Memory for 5 different dosing
Dosing Weight with tolerance +/- 3%
Auto monitoring with alarms emission
Electronic Dosing Valve of long duration
Max. inlet pressure : 1,5 bar
Min. dosing time : 6ms
Remote assistance via Ethernet – optional service and equipment (optional equipment)
- Interactive HMO interface on PLC for onsite production progress monitoring, production management & control and remote assistance.
- The system allows our technician to be directly in contact with our customers and the machine in case of problems.
- The bi-directional communication between the machine and remote system permit to see in real time if the operator is working in the correct way on the touch screen, and can be used to control the machine from our side for real time intervention (if necessary – on the customer´s demand).
Completely equipped can filling line :
…. only one human operator is needed !!!
Dimensions and required space :
Price list :
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Price : |
Basic equipment |
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| BFA-MB611-HCPM | Automatic counterpressure filling and capping monoblock compact machine for glass bottles and aluminium cans (6 filling heads + 1 bottle capping unit + 1 can capping unit). | On demand |
| BFA-MB611-BCCL | Equipment to use of the machine with one bottle format, one crown cap format (Ø 26 mm), one can lid format | In price |
| BFA-MB611-SAPE | Single pre-evacuation of air | In price |
| BFA-MB611-DAPE | Double pre-evacuation of air | In price |
| BFA-MB611-CNDS | Set of parts needed for reconfigure the machine to use with one format of aluminium cans (six special filling valves) | In price |
| Total EXW price of the basically equipped machine | On demand | |
Optional equipment for the filling unit |
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| BFA-MB611-OCFE | Set of change parts for different diameter of the bottles or cans (1 new format) | On demand |
| BFA-MB611-OCDB | Dummy bottles for CIP cleaning process – for bottle filling valves & return CIP chemicals to the product tank (2 sets) | On demand |
| BFA-MB611-OCPC | CIP pipe collector – special pipe manifold to easy cleaning of all machine using an external CIP station | On demand |
| BFA-MB611-OHTW | High temperature washing kit to chemical cleaning the machine with hot caustic solution at 85 ⁰C using an external CIP station | On demand |
| BFA-MB611-OAHA | Electric automatic system to quick adjustment of height filling heads | On demand |
| BFA-MB611-OAHA | Set of the filling jets for one extra format of the can or bottles ( set of 6 x € 25 each) | On demand |
| BFA-MB611-OBHP | Bottle/can body handling parts to handle one extra format of the cans or bottles (with different diameter) | On demand |
| BFA-MB611-OPDP | Pneumatic stainless steel diaphragm pump with pipe connections (necessary to use with non-carbonated products) |
On demand |
| BFA-MB611-ONRV | Product non-return valve (it avoid back flow of the beverage products out from the filling machine to the source tank on inlet) | On demand |
| BFA-MB611-OSVS | Spare seals for the 6 filling valves ( 6 sets at € 31 each) | On demand |
| BFA-MB611-OCSD | Spraying device after output from the bottle/can capping unit to wash external surface of the bottles/cans from an excess foam | On demand |
| BFA-MB611-OFHC | Food hose with the TriClamp infeed product pipe connectors – suitable for steam sterilising ( price per meter) | On demand |
| BFA-MB611-OFWC | Packing in fumigated wooden crate and blister for sea freight | On demand |
Optional equipment for the bottle capping unit |
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| BFA-MB611-OC29 | Change parts for use of crown caps Ø 29 mm | On demand |
| BFA-MB611-OHWI | “FOBBING DEVICE” – Hot water injection to create an explosive foaming to eliminate any rest air inside the neck of the can/bottle – hot water to be supplied by the customer | On demand |
| BFA-MB611-OCBF | Set of change parts for each additional format of the cylindrical bottles (1set = each format) | On demand |
| BFA-MB611-OCRC | Equipment for capping the bottles with the ROPP metal caps (for the wine bottles) | On demand |
| BFA-MB611-OCNC | Equipment for capping the bottles with the natural corks (for the wine bottles) | On demand |
Optional equipment for the can capping unit |
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| BFA-MB611-OLFE | Set of change parts for different diameter of the lids (for capping the cans) – 202 / 200 / 220 (1 new format) | On demand |
Other optional equipment |
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| BFA-MB611-OETM | Modem with Ethernet connection for remote software assistance | On demand |
| BFA-MB611-OMCE | Mechanical bottle caps elevator | On demand |
| BFA-MB611-OCIP | CIP system with two tanks 2x 150 liters | On demand |
| BFA-MB611-OSAL | Linear self-adhesive labelling machine for bottles/cans | On demand |
| BFA-MB611-OIDC | Inkjet date coder integrated into labelling machine | On demand |
| BFA-MB611-OOCC | Output container collector with diameter of 800 mm (motorized collection table for bottles and cans) | On demand |
