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IN THIS PART OF THE BREWERS JOURNAL WE PLACE THE SPOTLIGHT ON SOME OF THE LATEST PRODUCT LAUNCHES AND INSTALLS TAKING PLACE IN THE WORLD OF CAPITAL EQUIPMENT. WHETHER IT’S KIT THAT HELPS YOU BOOST EFFICIENCIES, IMPROVE QUALITY, CUT WASTAGE OR INCREASE OUTPUT, YOU’LL FIND IT HERE
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LOCKDOWN DRIVES CANNING LINE DEMAND Innovus Engineering has cited a growing appetite to invest in capital equipment behind the drive in demand for its canning machines and systems. It has identified two key areas for growth during the last 12 months; pubs, bars and tap rooms deprived of customers now use its 10BEVM table-top can seaming machine to offer takeaway or delivery service; and breweries have tackled the loss of keg sales by pivoting to small pack format and investing in a CF10 or CF25 on-site canning line. Managing director, Matthew Day, explains: “We use 316 stainless steel throughout our machines, which means they’re extremely hardwearing and safe to clean with caustic or any other cleaning agents. “The other big advantage is the completely mechanical seaming mechanism, with a vacuum hardened cam, to ensure repeatability and consistent seams that pneumatic seamers simply cannot achieve. Changeover between can heights is quick and easy with our change part lifters. You can swap between a 330ml and 440ml can in just a few seconds on our semi-automatic machines.” The semi-automated 10BEVM Can Closing Machine is a mechanical bench top seamer that packs the power and seam integrity of a high-speed rotary seamer. Letting the cam do the work, the 10BEVM removes operator error from the equation to deliver high quality seams that meet can maker specifications. The CF10 Can Filling and Closing Machine, also semi-automatic, is frame mounted and supplied on castors for ease of movement around the brewery. It has independent modules for filling and sealing cans, with simple push button control and a touch screen for easy filling adjustment. Filling on the CF10 is controlled by weight to avoid under or over filling and wastage. The load cells are repeatable to within a couple of grams, ensuring a consistent fill weight, and calibration is easily done via the touch screen.
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