Multifunctional filler for small filling quantities

The new system is a cost-effective alternative to standard systems. It was modelled on the successful GEA Visitron All-in-One monoblock. „The market has clearly shown us that Multifunctionality also needed for compact filling machines becomes. Young, growing companies in particular want a versatile, efficient and fully automated solution that they can afford,“ explains Andreja Markoja, Head of Sales and Offer Management at GEA VIPOLL. This is the case for craft brewers and co-packers - wherever small batches are produced and quick changeovers are necessary at the same time. are.

„When scaling our larger monoblock to the smaller scale, we have therefore eliminated complexity, but not flexibility. For example, customers of the Small-in-One need fewer champagne corks or 1-litre cans than a durable, easy-to-operate machine with low consumption.“

Andreja Markoja

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For the Small-in-One GEA streamlined the filling process so that it requires less water and less carbon dioxide when filling cans, while at the same time ensuring low oxygen pick-up.

„The Small-in-One is a new addition to our GEA Visitron family, which illustrates the focus of our filling technology: We build for customers who value multifunctional filling with a long service life and easy servicing of the systems.“

Jens Neidhardt, Managing Director of the Slovenian GEA subsidiary

In these specialised markets, clear purchasing and operating costs are very important. This is why GEA's compact systems also raise the bar when it comes to sustainability: they have a small material footprint and focus on a low CO₂-Use and water efficiency. In the GEA Visitron Small-in-One, the process water is recirculated. It recirculates during sterile rinsing in the machine, external bottle rinsing after capping and when cooling the vacuum pumps.

The company is also responding to the needs of the market in terms of our production times, where investment cycles are becoming increasingly shorter. A Small-in-One can be at the customer's premises in six months and ready for operation in a fortnight. This is advantageous for smaller bottlers as well as for producers with high filling volumes. There the Compact block for small batches for product development and speciality products, while the large lines continue to run undisturbed. The low-maintenance, intuitive operation also helps to amortise the investment quickly. The Small-in-One also utilises reliable, mechanical drives instead of servomotors - an economical solution that makes the bottler independent of the spare parts markets with difficult delivery conditions.

Source: GEA