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.

