Overview 

This aseptic PET filling line for fruit juices, beverages containing fruit juice and spritzers was built between 2005 and 2006 by the German manufacturer KHS. It is suitable for still and carbonated products (up to 5 g/l CO₂) - also with or without fruit fibers. The line covers all process steps from blowing to filling, labeling, packaging and palletizing and is designed for bottle sizes from 0.5 l to 1.5 l with various closure types. The nominal output is approx. 27,000 bottles per hour at 1.0 l still.

The line will be in operation until approx. February/March 2026 and can be inspected by appointment.

Technical details 

• Output: up to 27,000 bph at 1.0 l still
• Bottle sizes: 0.5 l - 1.5 l PET
• Products: Still beverages, carbonated up to 5 g/l, with or without fruit fibres
• Caps / neck finish: 26/22, 38 mm flat cap, sports cap possible
• Years of manufacture of the main machines: 2005-2006, individual units more recent (e.g. servo capper 2023, labeller 2013, winder 2017)

Scope of delivery 

Stretch blow molder

• KHS Blomax 16C (2005-2006), incl. chiller from Riedel

Rinser

• KHS Bottle rinser FR-DR (ACF) 140 28/38

Filler

• KHS Innofill DNVF-PET ACF 100/15 SV, 100 filling stations, 15 capping stations, servo capper (2023)
• Nitrogen dropper from VBS, sterile tank, filling management from Eckel & Sohn, cap disinfection KHS Innoclean KR9 (flat cap) and SC4 Twin 28 S 04 (sports cap), cap disinfection KHS Innoclean KR9 (flat cap) and SC4 Twin 28 S 04 (sports cap). VBS, sterile tank, filler management KHS Metec
• Cap feeder Eckel & Sohn, cap disinfection KHS Innoclean KR9 (Flatcap) and SC4 Twin 28 S 04 (Sportscap)

Cleanroom

• Cleanroom incl. ventilation system Fa. M&W, Zander/Smardt OPK

Transport technology

• Container and air transport KHS, Lanfranchi

Inspection

• Full bottle inspection Heuft Squeezer

Labeling

• Krones Starmodul (BJ 2013) with Contiroll + 2x AutoCol units + dryer Krones Linadry
• Label inspection unit Heuft FinalView

Packaging

• Tray/Shrink packer KHS Kisters Innopack TSP 050 V TPFO
• Wrap Around Packer KHS Kisters Innopack 320/70 (BJ 1999)
• Carry handle applicator KHS Carry Strip Master CSM 050- 2

Palletizing & wrapping

• Palletizer KHS Innopal Markant 1BSH2-PL + Innopal Markant 1BSH2/1-PL (both year 1999)
• Wrapper Haloila Octopus 1845S (year 2017, currently at a different location)

Process

• Flash pasteurizer KHS Innopro ACF 03 incl. Deaerator, recycle tank, emptying vessel, carbonation system and Carrier chiller