Krones Sensometic VP-VI Line for Returnable Glass Bottles (1997)

Overview 

The bottling line was manufactured by the German company Krones in 1997 and extended in 2002, 2004, 2007 and 2009. It was in operation at a large German brewery until the end. This line can be used to fill beer, mixed beer drinks or soft drinks. 

Technical data 

• Capacity
  • 38,000 bph (0.5l, 5x4 crates) 
  • 34.000 bph (0,33l, 6x4 crates) 
• Control system: Siemens S7 

Single machines 

Unloader | Kettner | Robot 3A | 2002 

• Column lift with swivel arm 
• Clamp gripper head 
• Discharge table 
• Servo motors
• 8-fold empty bottle feeder 

Bottle lifter | Matec | - | 2007 

• Semi-automatic 
• By means of hose gripper head 

Crate transport | Krones | - | - 

Crate inspection | Recop | - | - 

• Foreign crate detection 
• 2-lane 

Uncorker | Rink | RK 940 | 2004 

Unpacker | Krones | Linapac II | 2009 

• T-version 
• Column lift 
• 8 gripper heads 

Crate washer | Krones | KKW-40 | - 

Bottle washer | Krones | KES-2-3-312/34-80 | - 

• Bottle cell: 80mm 
• 34 rows 
• Rotary tube spraying 
• Insulation in the caustic area 

Bottle transport | Krones | - | -

Empty bottle inspection | Heuft | Spectrum-reflexx | - 

• Controls 
  • Mouth
  • 2x side wall
  • Bottom 
  • Residual liquid 
• Outlet with 2x pusher (1x into container, 1x back to bottle washer) 

Filler | Krones | Sensometic VP-VI | - 

Cap feeder | Gassner/ NSM | - | - 

• Magnetic conveyor from octabin tank 

Fill level control | Heuft | Spectrum | - 

Labeling machine | Krones | Solomatic | - 

Dating | Videojet | 3320 | - 

Label inspector | Krones | Checkmat | 2004 

Case packer | Krones | Linapac | - 

Full crate inspection | Krones | Checkmat | - 

Loader | Krones | - | 

• Column lift 
• Hook gripper head with overlap centering 
• Servo motors 
• 4-fold full case discharge 

Pallet transport | Krones | - | - 

• 2x pallet magazine 
• Pallet cleaning and pressure testing station with pressure rollers 

Pallet securing system