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Fully automatic bottle, can and PartyKEG fillers

Our AFD 4

AFD 4 – Fully Automatic Bottle and Keg Filler

The AFD 4 is a fully automatic bottle and keg filler with four filling stations for bottles and 5-liter PartyKEGs. The system achieves a capacity of up to 540 bottles or 160 PartyKEGs per hour. Separate IDM at each filling station, CO₂ purging, and low oxygen pickup ensure precise and product-friendly filling processes.

Features

  • Capacity: 540 bottles/h (0.3l bottle)
    • 500 bottles/h (0.5l bottle)
    • 400 bottles/h (1.0l bottle)
    • 280 bottles/h (2.0l bottle)
    • 160 kegs/h (5.0l keg)
  • for all standard bottles
  • long tube filler up to container height 280 mm
  • largest container: ø175 mm, height 450 mm, then semi-automatic operation
  • filling tube interchangeable (screwed)
  • centering via bottle neck
  • each station with separate IDM
  • CO₂ purging before filling (1x or 2x)
  • very low oxygen pickup
  • 8 container parameters storable

Machine

  • made entirely of stainless steel (material 1.4301)
  • square tube frame on spherical feet
  • shatter protection made of polycarbonate
  • pneumatic filling organs, all necessary valves attached
  • optimized filling organs for best possible cleanability
  • adjustable exhaust valves
  • two filling speeds
  • pneumatic transport between conveyor belt of the filling stations
  • automatic bottle recognition
  • infeed and outfeed conveyor with plastic hinge chain belt and side guides
  • pneumatic stopper on the infeed conveyor
  • pressure regulator for various contact pressures
  • adapter for machine cleaning
  • very low beer loss at start-up
  • low effort for cleaning the system

Control

  • Siemens PLC control
  • 8 adjustable filling volumes
  • touch panel for setting parameters and displaying malfunctions
  • program for machine cleaning

Options

  • overfoamer, rinsing tunnel, rotary table
  • crown capper for ø26mm and ø29mm
  • 5l keg capper (fully or semi-automatic)

We would be happy to discuss your project with you.

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    Ing. Alfred Gruber