China PET beer bottle filling draft beer off the assembly line

PET bottle filling draught beer demonstration successfully on the way to Sanjiaji Beer Co., Ltd. Shijiazhuang, France, Zhang Wenjian, manager of the Beijing office of Sidel, France, told reporters that for the Sidel company's ACTITeTM process PET bottle filling students Demonstration of the beer scene, we specially ordered 11,000 PET beer bottles from France, airlifted to Beijing, and then transported from Beijing to Shijiazhuang. Mr. Mautalen, Group Managing Director, came to France from China to participate in the on-site filling conference. At 2 o'clock on the 25th on the 25th, the PET bottles in Shijiazhuang Sanjiu Beer Co., Ltd. were ready. As the boot sounded, more than 300 pairs of eyes immediately followed the production line. The empty bottles were vacuumed on the KHS filling machine. → steam sterilization → secondary vacuum → secondary steam sterilization → three vacuums → preparatory pressure → carbon dioxide backup → rapid filling → processing → labelling → packing, the whole process, the machine is moving, people The bottle moves and moves, carefully watching every step. One box of PET bottles of pure draft beer goes offline.
Mr. L. Desouder (Luke) of Sidel of France introduced that the weight of the PET beer bottle filled this time is 39g. In order to make the bottle more stable, the bottom of the beer bottle is designed with a champagne bottom, the bottom diameter is 48mm, and the crown cap is used. Capping is done and the bottle is green.
For the improvement of the filling line, Barretz, chief representative of KHS' representative office in Beijing, said that many breweries now use long pipe filling machines, and this time we use short pipe filling machines. The machinery and equipment were replaced, but by the end of this year we will be filling PET bottles and glass bottles instead of replacing long ones. In the labeling, there is a difference between the PET bottle and the glass glue. On the chain plate conveyor belt, the lubricant is used with a special lubricant, which reduces the friction between the plastic bottle bottom and the chain plate. The most critical place is in the capping machine, adding inclined pipe and parallel device, the cover ring is adjusted from 28.7mm to 28.2mm, a capping device is added on the capping machine so that the vertical weight of the bottle will reach 29kg. . The whole adjustment is very simple. It takes only 3 to 4 hours. The original brewery glass bottle production line of the brewery needs only 80,000 marks for changing the PET bottle production line.
What is the significance of the transformation? Beer manufacturers have been watching the progress of PET beer bottles because the explosion rate of glass bottles is very high. In addition, injuries accidents occur every year. According to statistics, in 1998, beer bottle explosions injured 904 people and accounted for major complaints. 59.6% of the total case. The brewery is eager to find a new type of packaging that can replace glass bottles, and PET bottles are the best “candidates” due to their advantages such as light weight, ease of carrying, and low burst rate. However, due to PET beer packaging to solve the internal CO2 infiltration and external O2 infiltration. Beer is a sensitive beverage. Even a trace amount of oxygen permeates into the packaging container will change the taste and taste of the beer. On the other hand, the loss of CO2 in beer affects its carbon content and foam characteristics. For these reasons, although the PET bottle has been accepted by almost all beverages, the beer industry seems to have been stagnant in using PET as a beer packaging. The ACTISeTM (Inner Surface Surface Amorphous Carbon Treatment) plasma process, introduced by Sidel in France for beer packaging, eliminated the concerns of the beer industry regarding the use of PET packaging. In this process, a food safety gas (acetylene gas) is introduced into the bottle under average vacuum conditions to form a barrier coating. Under the influence of microwave energy, the gas becomes a plasma state. This disordered molecule is activated by extremely high energy and the particles move at high speed. Inside the bottle, the particles collided with the inner wall of the bottle and the energy suddenly disappeared and condensed on the inner wall of the bottle, creating a highly hydrogenated amorphous solid carbon coating. The ACTISeTM process complies with EU food safety standards established by TNO and has been approved by the FDA (United States Food and Drug Administration).
Krones has already begun research in this area. They are coating on the outside and are experimenting at the Coca-Cola factory in Germany. If the experiment is successful, it will immediately enter the Chinese market. The key is how to reduce the cost of PET beer bottles. The technology used by Italy's Silpa company is to apply a barrier layer on the outer surface of PET bottles. Japan Nissei ASB Machinery Co., Ltd. uses the technology of superhard carbon coating in PET bottles. Several blow molding machine factories in the world are conducting meticulous testing, adjustment and promotion. The technology of Sidel France has been applied to Krone bourg beer in France, Lager beer in Austria, and Blone beer in Slovenia. Products have been available for several months.
Who is going to build in the Chinese market It is understood that if PET bottles are used in draft beers, more than 10 large-scale breweries in the country produce draft beers, and nearly 10 are in installation and commissioning. The top 20 breweries in China use PET. Bottle filling of draft beer is very likely, but the most crucial factor is the market, how the market is opened, how consumers accept it, the cost is not much different from that of glass, and so on, which makes many breweries have not yet decided. There are a lot of plans in this area. Yanjing, Qingdao and other well-known enterprises have exchanged views with the blowing machine and the bottle blowing plant several times. The Shijiazhuang Sanjiu Beer Co., Ltd. did not hesitate to make improvements on the equipment, and there is no doubt that there are no doubts. The urgency to enter the PET bottled beer.
According to Mr. Qu Huiming, general manager of Sidel’s Hong Kong Region, the cost of PET beer bottles is between 0.80 and -0.90 yuan. Of course, if the amount is large, the cost will be reduced. We will cooperate with some blowing bottles next. The factory and the brewery and machinery plant have improved the glass bottle production line. At present, Zhuhai Zhongfu Industry Group has already ordered a 20-station production line and it is estimated that it can deliver before the end of the year. In cooked beer, we are still in-depth research on how to pasteurize.
Zhuhai Zhongfu Industry Group Co., Ltd. is the largest PET bottle production base in China and even in Southeast Asia. It is the largest supplier of packaging materials for Coca-Cola and PepsiCo in the Chinese market. Huang Lefu, president of the company who first eats crabs, said that PET beer bottles are China has a very large market. In 1999, beer production reached 20.85 million tons, and most of them were bottled in glass. The advantages of PET beer bottles made us confident in entering this field. It can reduce empty bottle recycling and stacking. Costs, reduction of empty bottle flushing water treatment volume, and reduction of bottle bursts, etc. Our domestic packaging companies can jointly study together, including raw material suppliers. Together, we will promote the development of PET bottle filling beer. I believe that in the near future, PET Beer bottles will bloom everywhere.