KRONES Aseptic Line

Processing Equipments:
1. Almix (Tetra Pak) – concentrate (powder) dissolving system
2. Alblend (Tetra Pak) – mixer with a mixing ratio range: 1:2 – 1:5
3. TADrink (Tetra Pak) – pasteurizer with tubular heat exchanger, heat recovery, intermediate primary heating agent (steam / hot water/ product) and intermediate cooling agent (water with propylene glycol/treated water/product)
a. There are 2 capacities, depending on the bottle size: 18,000 l/h and 27,000 l/h
b.
Pasteurization temperature: 94-96 C holding time between 20 and 40 seconds, realized by configuration of holding tubes.
c. Inlet temperature: 20 C – outlet temperature 30 C – 35 C
d. Efficient vacuum deaeration system – DO for output product with <2ppm
4. Sterile buffer tank: 24,000 liters with steam barriers and N2 head space.

Filling equipment:
1. Aseptic filler (FMI70 – Sidel) with decontamination areas for bottles and caps and 70 filling valves with sterile design. Change parts for 0,4L, 0,5L and 1,5L bottles. Capacity: 36,000 BHR for 0.4 and 0.5 LTRS and 18,000 BHR for 1.5  LTRS.
2. VBS liquid N2 dosing system with sterilization module
3. Capper (upgraded for tethered caps 38mm) – producer Zalkin France
4. Data coder Videojet (ink) with tradability connection – communication with filler PLC
5. Full bottle inspector (filling level and caps) Heuft – produced in 2025

Packaging equipment:
1. Roll on labeling machine Contiroll (Krones – 2012) speed: 42,000 BHR
2. Sleever labeling machine Sleevematic (Krones – 2017) speed: 42,000 BHR
3. Automatic sleeve feeding system with a magazine of 6 sleeve reels and automatic change, including buffer
4. Labeling inspector (Krones- 2017)
5. Sleeve steam oven (Krones – 2017)
6. Packer: Zambelli – 3000 packs / hour upgraded in 2025 (film feeding and cutting system and software)
7. Palletizer (Sidel Cermex – 2006)
8. Stretch wrapper Robopac – Italy – 2006 upgraded in 2015

Blowing machines:
Sidel SBO (2 pcs) 18,000 BHR each. Upgraded with new preform chain design, pre-blowing and blowing block valve optimized in 2025.

Caps feeder (Sidel)

Empty bottles inspectors and caps inspectors: Presco – digital cameras (2pcs)

Conveyors:
1. Air conveyors (Sidel) between blowers and filler
2. Bottle accumulation table and conveyors
3. Pallet conveyors

Final note: all inverters (Lenze), HMI’s (Siemens), and partially PLCs have been replaced with the latest market models.

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