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A modern beer bottling line

Bottling lines are production lines that fill a product, generally a beverage, into bottles on a large scale.[1] Many prepared foods are also bottled, such as sauces, syrups, marinades, oils and vinegars.[2][3][4][5]

Beer bottling process

A bottling line for Schwarzbier at Köstritzer in Bad Köstritz, Thuringia, Germany

Packaging of bottled beer typically involves drawing the product from a holding tank and filling it into bottles in a filling machine (filler), which are then capped, labeled and packed into cases or cartons. Many smaller

glass
.

The first step in bottling beer is depalletising, where the empty bottles are removed from the original

cork and cage
.

Ballast Point Brewing

Next the bottle enters a labelling machine ("labeller") where a label is applied. To ensure traceability of the product, a lot number, generally the date and time of bottling, may also be printed on the bottle. The product is then packed into boxes and warehoused, ready for sale.[6]

Depending on the magnitude of the bottling endeavor, there are many different types of bottling machinery available. Liquid level machines fill bottles so they appear to be filled to the same line on every bottle, while volumetric filling machines fill each bottle with exactly the same amount of liquid. Overflow pressure fillers are the most popular machines with beverage makers, while gravity filling machines are most cost effective. In terms of automation, inline filling machines are most popular, but rotary machines are much faster albeit much more expensive.[7]

Wine bottling process

The process for bottling

oxidation. A negative pressure headspace will also counteract pressure caused by the thermal expansion of the wine, preventing the cork from being forced from the bottle. Champagnes and sparkling wines may further be sealed with a muselet, which ensures the cork will not explode off in transit. Alternative wine closures such as screw caps
are available.

Some bottling lines incorporate a fill height detector which reject under or over-filled bottles, and also a metal detector.

After filling and corking, a plastic or tin capsule is applied to the neck of the bottle in a capsular. Next the bottle enters a labeller where a wine label is applied. The product is then packed into boxes and warehoused, ready for sale.

See also

  • Beverage can
  • Packaging and labeling

References

  1. ISBN 978-1-4615-2810-4
    . Retrieved November 2, 2017.
  2. ISBN 978-0-07-134736-5
    . Retrieved November 2, 2017.
  3. ISBN 978-0-7432-1403-2
    . Retrieved November 2, 2017.
  4. ^ Western Canner and Packer. Miller Freeman Publications of California. 1953. p. 283. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
  5. ^ Glass Packer. Ogden-Watney publishers. 1951. p. 717. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
  6. ISBN 0-471-06397-5
  7. ^ "How to Buy A Bottling Line". Kinnek.com. Retrieved 2013-06-25.


Further reading

  • Yam, K. L., "Encyclopedia of Packaging Technology", John Wiley & Sons, 2009,
    ISBN 978-0-470-08704-6

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