Topics: #Trend #ProcessTechnology #SustainableProduction #Bioprocessing

Author : Henrike Runge | Reading time: 5:10 min..

For most people, ‘bioprocessing’ often sounds like a modern invention. Yet people have been using biotechnological processes in the production of food for thousands of years already. Nowadays, a wide range of industries employ methods of bioprocessing. 

Topics: #Trend #ProcessTechnology #Juice #SoftDrinks #Water #CoffeeTea

Author : Henrike Runge | Reading time: 5:10 min..

The beverage market must adapt to constantly changing requirements as external factors influence and shape consumer priorities. A recent example of this is the rise of health and wellness as a key selling point over the past several years. 

Topics: #AsiaPacific #Reference #Filling #Packaging #Digitalization #Glass #SoftDrinks

Author : Gitta Rohling | Reading time: 6:35 min..

The family owned and operated Australian business Bundaberg Brewed Drinks (BBD) has successfully built a global brand and ventured into the multi-billion-dollar soft-drinks market while remaining true to its traditional brewing process. Besides its internationally renowned Ginger Beer, the business’s portfolio meanwhile comprises of 15 different craft brew beverages – all of them are brewed, produced and filled on a state-of-the-art Krones turnkey line at a new brewery in Bundaberg.

Topics: #AsiaPacific #Reference #Filling #Packaging #PET

Author : Gitta Rohling | Reading time: 6:05 min..

Australia extends over more than 4,000 kilometers from east to west – and yet Nu-Pure Beverages still manages to reliably supply every region of this vast country with spring water. With a new filling line from Krones, production capacity has increased to a new benchmark – while continuing to fill ultra‑lightweight bottles. And so, Nu-Pure is optimally prepared to meet rising demand in Australia, both efficiently and sustainably.

Topics: #Innovation #Filling #Digitalization #SustainableProduction #SustainabilityESG #AI

Author : Peter Mörtl | Reading time: 2:30 min..

AI‑enabled digital twins make it possible to significantly reduce product losses in beverage filling while increasing efficiency, sustainability and resource protection. 

Topics: #Backstage #JourneyThroughTime

Author : Peter Mörtl | Reading time: 7:10 min..

From a small workshop in Neutraubling, Germany, to a global technological leader: Krones’ story began in 1951 with an idea that was much bigger than the workbench on which it was born. What started as a craft enterprise gradually grew into the innovation powerhouse of an entire industry. Driven by the desire to improve processes and make them more efficient and more sustainable, Krones evolved from a manufacturer of machines to a supplier of entire systems – and ultimately to a global solutions provider for the beverage, food and process industries. 

Topics: #AsiaPacific #Reference #Filling #Packaging #PET #SoftDrinks #Water

Author : Shuo Xuan Xie | Reading time: 4:25 min..

In the dynamic world of beverage manufacturing, certain partnerships stand the test of time, propelling both parties to new heights. Over the course of COFCO Coca-Cola Beverages’ more than two decades journey, Krones has been a steadfast companion, supporting their rapid expansion. With a foundation built on trust and mutual success, the collaboration between Krones and COFCO Coca-Cola has become a true partnership.

Topics: #Trend #Recycling #SustainableProduction #PET #rPET #PO

Author : Julia Leber | Reading time: 8:00 min..

“Plastic waste isn’t garbage. It’s a re-usable material with great potential that can be unlocked by recycling.” This statement clearly reflects the Krones Group’s attitude: Sustainability is key, and making an active contribution to the global circular economy is a matter of course. With Krones Recycling, the company is investing in pathbreaking technologies and innovative concepts for efficient recovery of used plastic containers, thus helping to shape the future of recycling.

Topics: #Trend #Filling #Aseptic #PET #Juice #Milk #SoftDrinks #CoffeeTea #Food

Author : Lisa Pfeffer | Reading time: 6:30 min..

Aseptic filling has been experiencing fresh tailwinds lately as bottlers seek to achieve higher speeds and greater flexibility while ensuring maximum microbiological safety. To that end, Krones is working on solutions that accelerate changeovers, stabilize processes and secure the entire aseptic chain, from the preform right through to the ready-for-sale bottle.

Topics: #Innovation #ProcessTechnology #Filling #LifecycleService #SustainableProduction #PET

Author : Pia Brunsch | Reading time: 6:05 min..

In order to mitigate climate change and enhance sustainability, commercial enterprises must substantially reduce the amount of energy they consume. One major lever here, especially for beverage makers, lies in higher filling temperatures. Retrofit packages like the new LCS Warmfill from Krones, which includes comprehensive analyses, technical upgrades and optimisation software, help companies save energy, cut costs and equip their lines for any future assignments. 

Topics: #Europe #Reference #ProcessTechnology #Brewing #SustainableProduction #Beer

Author : Paul Edenhofer | Reading time: 4:55 min..

The current brewery project implemented jointly by Flensburger Brauerei and Steinecker provides perfect proof that combining brewing craft from the north of Germany with brewing technology from the country’s south makes for an unbeatable team. The erection of a new brewhouse is an important step here, supporting the brewery’s commitment to achieving climate neutrality by 2045 at the latest.

Topics: #NorthAmerica #Reference #Filling #Packaging #Can #SoftDrinks #Water

Author : Aaron Wesolowski | Reading time: 6:40 min..

With new ownership and leadership in place, see how Utah-based Silver King Beverage Company has refreshed their brand and their processes in partnership with Krones.

Topics: #Europe #Reference #Filling #Aseptic

Author : Gitta Rohling | Reading time: 4:25 min..

Wosana is relying on aseptic PET filling lines from Krones for hygienically safe, energy efficient beverage bottling. With two state-of-the-art turnkey lines, the company is upsizing its capacities and consolidating its position as a leading contract filler for sensitive beverages in Poland. 

Topics: #Trend #Filling #Packaging #Digitalization #SustainableProduction #AI #Glass #PET #Can

Author : Peter Mörtl | Reading time: 6:20 min..

The beverage industry is facing a paradigm shift: Instead of relying on retrospective dashboards, leading companies are embracing digital twins – AI-supported, dynamic representations of the supply chain. This technology integrates real-time data from connected sensors, ERP systems, and external sources to not only monitor operations, but also to simulate scenarios, predict outcomes, and provide actionable recommendations.

Topics: #Europe #AsiaPacific #NorthAmerica #SouthAmerica #MiddleEastAfrica #EasternWorld #Trend #Brewing #Beer #SoftDrinks

Author : Henrike Runge | Reading time: 6:05 min..

Beer brewing can look back on centuries of tradition and yet consumption figures are currently falling, especially in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. But necessity is the mother of invention, as vividly demonstrated by many breweries: Non-alcoholic drinks have become ever more popular, and these include non-alcoholic beers. 

Topics: #Backstage #Team #Career

Author : Elisabeth Hahn | Reading time: 6:30 min..

Vocational training at Krones offers variety: different locations, different people and a broad spectrum of activities. To give apprentices even broader insight into the company, Krones offers additional, entirely voluntary electives (“side jobs”) that allow them to explore multiple areas and expand their learning beyond their own career-field program. In this article, we’ll present some of these side jobs at our Neutraubling plant.

Topics: #Backstage #SustainabilityESG

Author : Antonia Mitrenga | Reading time: 5:15 min..

The combustion of fossil fuels generates around one fifth of the greenhouse gas emissions in scope 1 and scope 2 of our Group. To counteract this, Krones is focusing increasingly on e-mobility – and doing so worldwide.

Topics: #Innovation #ProcessTechnology #Brewing #Filling #LifecycleService #SustainableProduction

Author : Christine Rüth | Reading time: 7:00 min..

Heat pumps can capture and reuse heat that would otherwise be wasted, further reducing a beverage plant’s energy consumption and carbon emissions. The systems can work centrally at the factory level or be integrated into individual lines or machines. The latter are easy to retrofit.  

Topics: #Trend #Filling #Digitalization #AI #Glass #PET

Author : Patricia Thum | Reading time: 6:05 min..

Artificial intelligence (AI) is changing the way we live, work and make decisions. At Krones, we’re using it where it makes a real difference: for increased efficiency, sustainable solutions and smart processes.

Topics: #Innovation #Filling #Digitalization #Glass #PET #Can

Author : Lisa Pfeffer | Reading time: 4:55 min..

As far as inspection equipment at Krones is concerned, artificial intelligence (AI) went from being just a vision to shopfloor reality quite some time ago: The launch of the Linatronic AI back in 2020 marked the arrival of deep learning technology in empty-bottle inspection. And now the smart inspector is getting some reinforcements: The new AI-based software includes solutions for checking cans and for final inspection downstream of the filler.

Topics: #AsiaPacific #Reference #Brewing #Beer

Author : Shuo Xuan Xie | Reading time: 4:05 min..

Sonhoshin & Five Star Beer traces its roots back to the Beijing Sonhoshin Soda Factory, which was founded in 1915 as China's first domestically funded brewery. It stands as a true witness to a century of brewing evolution. In February 2024, it was recognized by the Ministry of Commerce as a 'China Time-honored Brand', highlighting the brand’s rich heritage and enduring vitality.

Topics: #MiddleEastAfrica #Reference #ProcessTechnology #Filling #PET #Can #Water

Author : Valentina Catania | Reading time: 3:00 min..

As the market leader in the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) bottled water category, Mai Dubai continues to set new benchmarks for excellence, sustainability and innovation. The company’s next move – in partnership with Krones – represents a bold step into the future.

Topics: #NorthAmerica #Backstage #SustainabilityESG

Author : Paul Edenhofer | Reading time: 3:00 min..

Krones’ subsidiary Krones Inc. is demonstrating the sustainable effects of its ecological and economic activities.

Topics: #Europe #Reference #ProcessTechnology #Brewing #Beer

Author : Christine Rüth | Reading time: 10:50 min..

Hijos de Rivera is firmly on track for expansion with its brewery Estrella Galicia. The company inaugurated its new production facility in mid-June 2025. The building site probably is Europe’s largest greenfield brewery project at the time. All targets were fully met by now, despite the ambitious time schedule. 

Topics: #Trend #ProcessTechnology #Filling #Packaging #Digitalization #LifecycleService #Recycling #SustainableProduction #Aseptic #drinktec2025

Author : Julia Leserer | Reading time: 4:15 min..

The Krones Forum at drinktec 2025 covered a broad spectrum of topics, offered more than 40 keynote and specialist presentations, and featured various panel talks. It also provided a whole range of eye-openers and exclusive insights – not only for drinktec visitors, but also for those unable to attend in person – because all sessions are available online to rewatch. 

Topics: #Europe #Reference #Filling #PET #Water

Author : Gitta Rohling | Reading time: 2:50 min..

From the heart of the Carpathian Mountains, a place known for its pristine springs, the Romanian company Carpathian Springs has drawn its water since the year of 2010. On the local market, AQUA Carpatica has stood out from the start – its distinctive angular bottle design has become a true trademark for its still mineral water. 

Topics: #Backstage #SustainabilityESG

Author : Paul Edenhofer | Reading time: 5:35 min..

The team at the Krones recycling yard is primarily responsible for managing the waste materials that are generated at the Krones plant in Neutraubling. But not only this, every effort is also made to get as much as possible out of the waste, which ranges from metal scraps to coffee cups. These additional steps can really pay off for Krones – and for the planet.

Topics: #Innovation #Recycling #PET #rPET #PO

Author : Julia Leber | Reading time: 4:10 min..

The recycling landscape has been changing at an ever-increasing pace – and with it the requirements posed for the requisite technology, material qualities and packaging circularity. A particular focus lately has been on films and PET trays, which used to be considered difficult to recycle. But now it can be done, thanks to technical innovations within Krones Recycling’s portfolio. 

Topics: #Europe #Reference #Filling #Packaging #Glass #Beer

Author : Julia Leserer | Reading time: 7:40 min..

Zagrebacka Pivovara (which translates to Zagreb Brewery) is the biggest brewery in Croatia. To maintain the brewery’s leading position in the market, its management team stays abreast of trends – not only for producing new beverage brands but also when it comes to using innovative technologies. And now, Zagrebacka is also signposting the way in the field of filling and labelling – on a global scale: Since March, they’ve been running the very first Dynafill Bloc FL from Krones. 

Topics: #Innovation #Filling #SustainableProduction #Beer #drinktec2025

Author : Julia Leserer | Reading time: 4:15 min..

For many bottlers, space in the production hall is a luxury item. Now, Krones has developed a solution for breweries that can reduce the amount of space required for the filler and labeler by more than 60 percent: the Dynafill Bloc FL. 

Topics: #Innovation #Digitalization #SustainableProduction #AI #Glass #PET #SoftDrinks #Water #drinktec2025

Author : Peter Mörtl | Reading time: 2:40 min..

What happens when two companies combine their expertise? They create something greater than the sum of their parts. That’s precisely what happened when KOSME and Gernep – two specialists in the Compact Class within the Krones Group – joined forces. The result is Flectra, a next-generation labeller that sets new standards in flexibility, precision and user experience. 

Topics: #Innovation #SustainableProduction #Glass #PET #rPET #drinktec2025

Author : Angelika Krempl | Reading time: 2:45 min..

Modern packaging doesn’t have to include a traditional label. Krones is presenting two innovations at drinktec 2025 that show how beverage bottles and other containers can be decorated in an entirely new and material-saving way. 

Topics: #Innovation #Filling #Packaging #Digitalization #LifecycleService #SustainableProduction #AI #PET #rPET #Water #drinktec2025

Author : Dr. Anne-Kathrin Bräu

At this year’s drinktec trade fair, Krones presented for the first time a data-based, fully automated line system for filling non-carbonated water into PET containers. We call it the line of the future – or better yet, Ingeniq. 

Topics: #Innovation #Recycling #PET #rPET #PO #drinktec2025

Author : Pia Brunsch | Reading time: 3:05 min..

The heart of every recycling plant built by Krones Recycling is the MetaPure washing module. Because making food-grade packaging requires absolutely clean plastic flakes. And now, the experts at Krones Recycling have developed a new, more compact design of the washing module. 

Topics: #AsiaPacific #Reference #Recycling #PET #rPET

Author : Pia Brunsch | Reading time: 9:45 min..

As a new entrant to Indonesia’s plastics recycling market, Amandina Bumi Nusantara is taking on the island nation’s mountains of trash – and currently producing around 36,000 tons of recycled PET (rPET) each year on kit from Krones Recycling. 

Topics: #Reference #ProcessTechnology #Filling #Glass #WineSparklingWine

Author : Peter Mörtl | Reading time: 2:45 min..

At Encirc’s Avonmouth facility near Bristol, a newly installed filling line for wine from Krones is helping the company meet growing demand in the UK beverage market. Designed for flexibility and efficiency, the line is part of Encirc’s broader strategy to expand its integrated packaging capabilities across the UK and Ireland. 

Topics: #Innovation #Filling #SustainableProduction #Can #drinktec2025

Author : Peter Mörtl | Reading time: 6:30 min..

A substantially reduced footprint and less space-gobbling conveyors – these are the salient advantages of the new LinaFlex eSync from Krones. The key innovations are a dynamic line buffer integrated into the pasteuriser and the use of single-lane instead of bulk conveyors. 

Topics: #Innovation #SustainableProduction #Water #drinktec2025

Author : Gitta Rohling | Reading time: 7:25 min..

Water is life – and at the same time a resource increasingly coming under pressure. The global water crisis has already been tangible reality for a long time. It is a challenge we have to cope with now rather than tomorrow. Extreme weather events, industrial pollution and rising consumption levels collide with water’s reduced availability and deteriorating quality levels. And so, water has become a strategic factor, not least in the beverage industry. Krones has taken a holistic view for tackling the issue, starting with needs-based treatment and efficient use right through to sustainable water recycling. 

Topics: #Europe #Reference #Filling #Glass #SoftDrinks

Author : Gitta Rohling | Reading time: 8:00 min..

In Lüneburg, Coca-Cola Europacific Partners Deutschland (CCEP DE) has installed one of the group’s most technologically advanced returnable-glass lines – during ongoing production and with exceptional technical precision. This new filling line isn’t just fast. It’s also setting new standards in automation, sustainability and quality.  

Topics: #Innovation #Filling #SustainableProduction #Glass #drinktec2025

Author : Peter Mörtl | Reading time: 3:45 min..

Krones is unveiling an innovative bottle washer that brings together field-proven engineering, state-of-the-art ultrasound technology and flexible treatment options: the Lavasonic HI. Its persuasive characteristics include high energy efficiency, gentle bottle transport and a digital control system – the ideal combination for sustainable, space-optimised returnable-glass lines. 

Topics: #Europe #Reference #Filling #Packaging #Aseptic #PET #SoftDrinks

Author : Gitta Rohling | Reading time: 6:45 min..

Switzerland and Rivella – these two belong together like the Alps and fresh mountain air. Generations of people hereabouts have grown up with the iconic fizzy drink that boasts an impressive brand awareness rating of 95 per cent. Mind you, the Rivella Group is not resting on its classic laurels but is purposefully continuing to develop new drinks like FocusWater, a light soft drink rich in vitamins, which captures the spirit of the times. 

Topics: #Backstage #Team #Career

Author : Anna Imhofer | Reading time: 4:40 min..

The transition from school to working life is exciting – but also challenging. To ensure that new trainees at Krones feel well looked after right from the start, Health Management has developed a special programme that supports young professionals throughout all three years of their training.  

Topics: #Innovation #Filling #LifecycleService #SustainableProduction #PET #SoftDrinks #drinktec2025

Author : Julia Leserer | Reading time: 8:40 min..

There’s good news for all companies filling soft drinks in PET bottles, because their ongoing production sometimes harbours unused potential for possible energy savings that can be identified and exploited to the full through a detailed analysis of the actual condition. That is precisely what Krones is now leveraging with a warm filling package that reduces media consumption not only for older filler modules, but also in adjacent machinery.  

Topics: #Europe #Reference #Packaging #PET #Can #Water

Author : Christine Rüth | Reading time: 4:25 min..

Beverage producer Finn Spring is installing two new lines: one for PET bottles and one for cans. And because the family-owned and operated firm places great value on cooperation and trust, Krones not only gains a new customer but also a sort of family connection. 

Topics: #Backstage #Brewing #SustainableProduction #JourneyThroughTime #Beer #Bioprocessing

Author : Christine Rüth | Reading time: 12:45 min..

Steinecker has played a distinctive role in the development of brewing technology since 1875. In this article, we will look at the company’s history of innovation, with a focus on the past 25 years. 

Topics: #Europe #Reference #Filling #Packaging #Glass #Beer

Author : Gitta Rohling | Reading time: 9:45 min..

Precise planning, spectacular implementation, and a future-proof line layout: Herforder Brauerei is saying Goodbye to its old bottling line after three decades of reliable service and taking off into a new era with state-of-the-art technology and lots of team spirit.

Topics: #Innovation #Filling #Can #drinktec2025

Author : Peter Mörtl | Reading time: 3:50 min..

Sealing beverage cans may at first sound simple. In actual fact, though, it's a central part of the line – and a highly precise process in which every detail matters.  

Topics: #MiddleEastAfrica #Reference #Filling #Packaging #PET #SoftDrinks

Author : Gitta Rohling | Reading time: 2:55 min..

Watercom is setting new standards – in water and beyond. The company has demonstrated its innovative spirit by commissioning a state-of-the-art line for producing and filling PET bottles. At its heart is a Contiform Bloc BF from Krones – a compact, high-speed solution.  

Topics: #Europe #Reference #Brewing #SustainableProduction #Beer

Author : Christine Rüth | Reading time: 9:25 min..

Krones’ sustainability-consultancy team developed a climate transition plan for Altenburger Brauerei, enabling the brewery to obtain invaluable clarity on the options it has for designing a heat and energy supply system that is economically viable in the long term. The concept also provides the brewery with a rollout plan that specifies each individual step to take on its way towards climate neutrality. And best of all: The brewery needs just four projects to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 40 per cent and save significant amounts of energy. 

Topics: #Backstage #Team

Author : Anna Imhofer | Reading time: 4:00 min..

When people from different parts of the world work together, good communication is the number one priority – and sometimes a face-to-face meeting too. That was also the case for Kai Bernard from the IT-Team: After a lot of online meetings, he finally got the chance to meet his two colleagues, Madhusudhan Palagiri and Bahubali Savadi from Bengaluru, in person. 

Topics: #AsiaPacific #Reference #Filling #Aseptic #PET #Food

Author : Shuo Xuan Xie | Reading time: 4:15 min..

At its Qingdao plant in China, The Kraft Heinz Company has established local production of its top-down squeeze bottle for tomato ketchup. Krones' advanced aseptic filling solution supports the production process and helps consumers get the last drop out of each bottle. 

Topics: #MiddleEastAfrica #Reference #Filling #PET #SoftDrinks

Author : Gitta Rohling | Reading time: 3:00 min..

At the Société Moderne de Limonaderie de Côte d’Ivoire (SML CI), growth and change have never been abstract goals but everyday reality ever since the company was founded. Steeped in tradition, the family firm from Abidjan is now in its third generation of leadership and has purposefully been upsizing its production capacities over recent years, relying on Krones technology right from the start. 

Topics: #Reference #Filling #Packaging #PET #Can

Author : Nadine Scheufele | Reading time: 4:30 min..

Equipment from Krones and Kosme have been key factors in enabling the Romanian company Merlin’s Beverages (MB) to meet the country’s high demand for functional drinks, and also for the company development targets. Given stiff competition in this up-and-coming segment, that is a really impressive achievement. Alex Melcovich BH, related party to MB​,​​​ ​​has now placed an order with Krones for two turnkey filling lines and for beverage production equipment. 

Topics: #AsiaPacific #Reference #Filling #Packaging #Intralogistics #PET #Water

Author : Celina Geldner | Reading time: 4:05 min..

Rare Beverage, an up-and-coming mineral water company from Thailand, has made a name for itself with its exceptional product quality and commitment to sustainability. In an exclusive interview, Manit Udomkunnatum, CEO of Rare Beverage, talks about the history behind the company and the vital partnership with Krones. 

Topics: #Europe #Reference #Filling #Packaging #Glass #PET #Water

Author : Nadine Scheufele | Reading time: 2:45 min..

The Romaqua Group Borsec ranks among Romania’s biggest beverage producers and is particularly successful in the water and beer sectors. Through its collaboration with Krones, the company is not only steadily adding more capacities but also coming ever closer to its ambitious sustainability targets. Krones is currently building two new lines for Romaqua. 

Topics: #Backstage #LifecycleService #SustainabilityESG #Team

Author : Anna Imhofer | Reading time: 5:05 min..

A missing part can bring entire production lines to a standstill, particularly if it is not even produced any longer. To prevent this happening, Krones has a team that looks into the future: Obsolescence Management ensures that even older machines can be relied on to run – thanks to predictive planning, a unique network and a nose for detective work. 

Topics: #Backstage #Team #Career

Author : Elisabeth Hahn | Reading time: 6:10 min..

It may seem unusual to hear tap-tapping on keyboards and see goals being scored on the monitor at Krones, but for 35 apprentices that’s been a part of their everyday after-work routine for the last year or so. That's because they’re members of the newly formed e-sports team – and proof that training and gaming go perfectly together.

Topics: #AsiaPacific #Reference #SustainableProduction #Can #SoftDrinks

Author : Celina Geldner | Reading time: 6:10 min..

Grandeur, strength and a healthy dose of power – All of that is epitomised by the water buffalo on the label of Carabao’s energy drink. And it fits in neatly with the brand strategy of the Thai company Carabao Tawandang, whose portfolio meanwhile includes some other beverage categories as well. For over ten years now, the enterprise has relied on Krones technology for filling its products.

Topics: #Reference #Digitalization #WineSparklingWine #Spirits #CoffeeTea

Author : Patricia Thum | Reading time: 3:10 min..

All aspects of tax processing may prove really complicated and time-consuming. But Krones’ digital excise tax solution has enabled Wein Wolf to substantially simplify and optimise them. That is of vital importance for the wine and spirits wholesaler.

Topics: #Backstage #Team #Career

Author : Elisabeth Hahn | Reading time: 3:20 min..

As befits the claim “Solutions beyond tomorrow”, the Krones team works constantly on innovation and refinements. And even those who have only been in the company a matter of months can contribute to that, as the prospective technical product designers have proved. The apprentices have now managed to take their 3D printing idea as far as a patent application.  

Topics: #Europe #Reference #Filling #Packaging #Aseptic #PET #Water

Author : Julia Leserer | Reading time: 3:10 min..

Acqua Sant’Anna is a regular customer of Krones technology. Line number 16 is currently under construction – and it marks two major milestones at once: It is the first Krones aseptic line for the company, and it contains the 1,000th Sleevematic labeler Krones has ever built. 

Topics: #Innovation #Filling #PO #HomeAndPersonalCare

Author : Pia Brunsch | Reading time: 4:30 min..

With the Continua X3M, Kosme is quite literally presenting an “extreme” innovation. In the home and personal care market, the new block solution allows complete flexibility in bottle and cap forms – thanks in part to revolutionary container handling technology.  

Topics: #Europe #Reference #Filling #Packaging #Can #SoftDrinks #Water #Spirits

Author : Julia Leserer | Reading time: 3:35 min..

First PET, now cans – Glenpatrick Spring Water has once again opted for technology made by Krones. The new canning line is a true multitasker. It will enable the Irish co-packer to offer its wide variety of products – ranging from water, CSDs and alcopops right through to beer – in cans as well.

Topics: #Europe #Reference #Filling #Packaging #Aseptic #Milk

Author : Nadine Scheufele | Reading time: 7:25 min..

In early 2024, the new aseptic four-colour line at Gropper’s facility in Bissingen was put into operation after just one and a half years of planning and installation. And Gropper placed an order for another almost identical line soon after – a clear testament to Krones’ aseptics technology for filling sensitive beverages. 

Topics: #Europe #Reference #Packaging #Glass #Beer #SoftDrinks

Author : Julia Leserer | Reading time: 3:50 min..

At its facility in Kreuztal-Krombach in western Germany, the Krombacher Brewery operates a total of eight returnable-glass lines, each rated at 60,000 bottles per hour. And half of them have been earmarked for a technology update – Krones is gradually refurbishing their entire dry ends, but without interrupting production! 

Topics: #Backstage #Filling #Team #Career #Glass #PET #Can

Author : Anna Imhofer | Reading time: 3:40 min..

Peter Piendl’s office is already almost like the Krones Museum: Scattered over the sideboard, the walls and the desk of the 61-year-old are plans, pictures, sketches, magazines and a variety of container moulds. Behind every souvenir is an exciting story that we are only too happy to listen to.  

Topics: #Backstage #JourneyThroughTime #Glass #PET #Can

Author : Christine Rüth | Reading time: 12:35 min..

Hermann Kronseder had a vision: To build a filling line in which bottles or cans never touch each other, from the time they enter until they roll off the line. He made the first step in this direction 50 years ago, with the 'Krones BLOC'. The company has continued the effort he began all those years ago and will do so well into the future.   

Topics: #Europe #Backstage #SustainabilityESG #Team

Author : Julia Leserer | Reading time: 5:20 min..

“Mental health risk assessment” (in German abbreviated to GBpsych) is one of the stipulations laid down in the German Occupational Health and Safety Act (in German abbreviated to ArbSchG) and has since 2014 been mandatory for all companies in Germany. The health management team at Krones not only meets this obligation, they do a lot more than required. And that is well worthwhile not only for Krones but first and foremost for the roughly 10,500 people employed in the group’s four German facilities. 

Topics: #EasternWorld #Reference #Filling #Digitalization #Glass #PET

Author : Gitta Rohling | Reading time: 4:50 min..

Four new lines will speed up filling for a wide-ranging drinks portfolio at the Saudi Arabian beverage producer Alesayi Beverage Co. Ltd. Krones will supply the equipment for various container types: glass, PET, and can. 

Topics: #Europe #Reference #Recycling #PET #rPET

Author : Gitta Rohling | Reading time: 6:45 min..

When a recycling expert joins forces with an expert for rPET bottle manufacturing, it’s a perfect match, because the skills complement each other ideally. And that is how Filao, Belgium’s first recycling plant dedicated to PET, was born. And they rely on a recycling line from Krones. 

Topics: #Trend #Filling #Packaging #SustainableProduction #Glass #PET #Can

Author : Nadine Scheufele | Reading time: 5:20 min..

They are the unsung heroes of every Krones filling and packaging line: the SynCo container conveyors. And especially those fitted with electric permanent magnet motors are considered the gold standard in line layout in terms of technology and energy consumption. We have taken a long hard look at conveyors and motors. 

Topics: #AsiaPacific #Trend #Digitalization #AI #Team

Author : Angelika Krempl | Reading time: 2:30 min..

A mega event centred on artificial intelligence: At Krones Digital Solutions India, the company's 150 employees met with experts and decision-makers from the regional industry for “K-NextTech 2025”. 

Topics: #Europe #Reference #Filling #Aseptic #PET #Milk

Author : Gitta Rohling | Reading time: 6:55 min..

For the first time, the new Contipure AseptBloc in space-saving design for the small output range is showing what it’s capable of: At the Belgian family firm Inex, it has been up and running since June 2024, offering top flexibility for dependable filling of dairy products. 

Topics: #Europe #Reference #Digitalization #Spirits

Author : Patricia Thum | Reading time: 6:20 min..

Paper is out. Thanks to big changes at the Berentzen Group’s Minden site. While it used to be that production data were recorded manually, orders were printed out and then handed on, and tracing a batch required someone to manually search through archived documents, that is no longer the case. Since 2024, Krones’ digital services have made all of these processes much easier. They were implemented under Project “Mehrblick” (which translates to “more insight”), laying the foundation for the digital transformation of the Berentzen Group’s production processes in Minden. 

Topics: #AsiaPacific #Reference #ProcessTechnology #Brewing #Filling #Packaging #Glass #Can #Beer

Author : Angelika Krempl | Reading time: 6:25 min..

You don’t have to be a finance expert to see that business is booming at Savabeco. The entire facility is buzzing like a beehive. In the filling hall, the lines are running at high speed, while, outside, the premises are bustling with construction machinery and workers. It’s only been two years since the brewery opened. The mortar has barely dried on the existing buildings, and they’re already expanding. It’s a true success story playing out in fast-motion.  

Topics: #Innovation #ProcessTechnology #Brewing #SustainabilityESG #Team #Career

Author : Angelika Krempl | Reading time: 2:50 min..

They came up with an inspirational idea: Five students at the Technical University of Munich discovered a possible new way of putting the by-products of the innovative Phoenix BMC system from Steinecker to good use. 

Topics: #AsiaPacific #Reference #Aseptic #PET #CoffeeTea

Author : Julia Leserer | Reading time: 2:05 min..

The Taiwan Hon Chuan Group has placed an order for a Krones Contipure AseptBloc for filling low-acid tea-based and other kind of beverages. This marks a first for the group, highlighting the comprehensive technical communication and trust between both parties regarding Krones’ dry aseptics technology for preforms. 

Topics: #AsiaPacific #Reference #Filling #Packaging #PET #Water

Author : Celina Geldner | Reading time: 2:40 min..

Founded in 2005 as a small family business, Nu-Pure’s mission has been to provide healthy hydration with a commitment to deliver exceptional quality, service and value for the Australian beverage market. Fast-forward to 2024, and Nu-Pure has expanded significantly, accelerating their market growth opportunities. Now, they’ve opted for a brand-new ErgoBloc L which will catapult their production to new high-speed records. 

Topics: #AsiaPacific #Reference #Filling #Packaging #PET #Juice #SoftDrinks

Author : Angelika Krempl | Reading time: 6:05 min..

A fulminating start in a new market: Vietnamese foods pioneer Uniben has expanded its product portfolio to include beverages – produced and filled by Krones technology.    

Topics: #Europe #Reference #Filling #Glass #Spirits

Author : Julia Leserer | Reading time: 6:20 min..

No matter where you are in the world, when you see a bottle of Jägermeister, you can be sure of this: it was produced and bottled in Germany, the original home of the world-famous herbal liqueur. And now, the spirits producer has updated its production facilities in Wolfenbüttel-Linden – with the help of Krones technology. The distinctive bottle in particular but also its 20-milliliter “mini” version called for a customized approach.

Topics: #Europe #AsiaPacific #NorthAmerica #Backstage #Team #Career

Author : Anna Imhofer | Reading time: 4:55 min..

In our increasingly globalised world it is imperative to look beyond boundaries. And that is precisely what our Across Borders participants did last year. In this article, they look back on what it was like to live and work in a foreign country for six months. 

Topics: #Europe #Reference #Filling #Packaging #Glass #PET #SoftDrinks

Author : Julia Leserer | Reading time: 3:35 min..

From north to south, east to west – with many regional plants, Coca-Cola Europacific Partners Germany (CCEP DE) produces soft drinks for all of Germany. In three of those plants, the company is now upgrading its production capabilities with new kit from Krones. 

Topics: #AsiaPacific #Reference #Filling #Packaging #Aseptic

Author : Gitta Rohling | Reading time: 5:25 min..

Whether it’s refreshing pumpkin tea, creamy café au lait, invigorating vegetable juices, restorative protein drinks or revitalising ginseng water: Samyang Packaging bottles new taste sensations every day. And thanks to a new line featuring a PET-AseptBloc L, the company is now able to offer an even wider range of products. 

Topics: #Backstage #SustainabilityESG #Team

Author : Anna Imhofer | Reading time: 4:10 min..

Ergonomics in production, sport and exercise activities during working hours and in free time, campaigns on headline issues and much more – the services offered by the Health Management at German sites were a resounding success again in 2024. In this article we provide an overview of some of these activities over the last year. 

Topics: #Backstage #SustainableProduction #JourneyThroughTime #Glass #PET

Author : Christine Rüth | Reading time: 5:05 min..

In 1974, Krones diversified its business by bringing both a filler and a bottle washer to market within the span of a single year. Up until then, the company had been known primarily for its labellers – as a leader in the field, with a number of patents to prove it. Come, join us on a journey into the past and find out more about the major milestones in bottle washing technology at Krones. 

Topics: #Backstage #Team

Author : Elisabeth Hahn | Reading time: 4:50 min..

If anyone knows how to get things moving, it will be a Krones employee. For our colleague Fabian Eisenschink, though, this time it had nothing to do with bottling lines or labellers: From 7 to 14 September 2024 he visited France for the 47th WorldSkills, the world championship for professions. Find out what tasks awaited him and why this week was more than just a competition for him. 

Topics: #Backstage #SustainabilityESG #Team

Author : Anna Imhofer | Reading time: 3:10 min..

According to a survey by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Mann und Gesundheit, a German men's health organisation, only 22 percent of men go for cancer screening. That shouldn’t be the case, Health Management at Krones reckons, which is why it marked International Men's Day on 19 November by launching a campaign to raise awareness of men's health. 

Topics: #Backstage #Filling #JourneyThroughTime #Glass #PET #Can

Author : Christine Rüth | Reading time: 9:50 min..

In 1974, the Krones company was 23 years old and a leader in labelling technology, with a number of patents to prove it. That was fifty years ago, and in that year Hermann Kronseder displayed admirable foresight by diversifying his business. Within a mere twelve months, he brought both a filler and a bottle washer to market. And it did not take him long to set new standards here as well, as anyone taking a look at the development of filling technology will swiftly realise. 

Topics: #Europe #Reference #Filling #Packaging #Digitalization #Glass #Beer

Author : Gitta Rohling | Reading time: 7:55 min..

What’s today’s production schedule? Will we start with Pilsener beer in sixpacks? Or will it be Atlantik-Ale, Bernstein-Weizen (Amber Wheat Beer) or Baltik-Lager in their product-specific crates? Whatever the plan for the day, Line Management, the digital solution from Krones installed at the Störtebeker Braumanufaktur, always knows exactly what’s on the agenda – and controls not only all the machine parameters but also the entire material supply logistics for the line right through to the high-bay warehouse.

Topics: #Backstage #SustainabilityESG #Team

Author : Annika Burger | Reading time: 4:10 min..

Our language is constantly evolving, and with it the awareness of inclusive communication is growing. However, especially in the German language but also in English, Spanish and many others, there are some stumbling blocks that can make the development to fair language more difficult. This is also something that we at Krones are paying attention to and therefore, we regularly reflect on our corporate language: Discover how Krones intends to deal with this topic in order to create a language environment that excludes no one.

Topics: #Europe #Reference #Filling #Packaging #Glass #Can #SoftDrinks

Author : Pia Brunsch | Reading time: 5:40 min..

To complement its usual PET bottles, the Greek bottling company Epirotic has recently added stylishly designed cans and glass bottles to its packaging repertoire. The family-owned and managed enterprise aims to gain a foothold in the Greek market for hotels, restaurants and cafés (in some countries abbreviated to HoReCa) with these new containers.

Topics: #Backstage #Team #Career

Author : Annika Burger | Reading time: 5:45 min..

The sole woman in a male-dominated field? This is still often the case for many women who work in a technical discipline, but not so in the Processing Units sector of Krones. At around 20 to 25 percent depending on the department, the percentage of women here is relatively high compared to other areas of engineering. What could be the reason for this? We spoke to two colleagues and a manager from this field about precisely this subject. 

Topics: #Innovation #ProcessTechnology #Brewing #Beer #drinktec2025

Author : Christine Rüth | Reading time: 4:55 min..

Targeted adjustments to recirculation and sedimentation processes in the fermentation tank make it possible to achieve high quality in the beers produced and increase the efficiency of individual processes. Steinecker offers the Poseidon recirculation unit for precisely such dynamic fermentation. And now it’s being tested for yet another application: the production of non-alcoholic beers using crabtree-negative yeasts.

Topics: #Trend #ProcessTechnology #Bioprocessing

Author : Anna Imhofer | Reading time: 5:40 min..

What will our diet look like in the future? How can we provide the ever-growing population of the world with valuable nutrients on a sustainable basis? In a study commissioned by the European Parliament, researchers analysed algae, insects, proteins produced through fermentation and cultured meat for their sustainability, revealing the associated energy demand and assessing the corresponding economic and social potential. We have summarised the results for you.

Topics: #Innovation #Filling #Digitalization #AI #Glass #Beer #drinktec2025

Author : Christine Rüth | Reading time: 6:15 min..

The Dynafill’s latest improvement is a system for fill level control which features an integrated AI model. It ensures consistently high fill quality and reduces not only the number of machine stops and rejects, but also the operators’ workload. And the technology makes for greater resource-economy in beverage filling.

Topics: #Europe #Reference #Filling #Packaging #AI #Glass #Beer

Author : Julia Leserer | Reading time: 9:35 min..

This year, right on time for the company’s 200th anniversary, the German brewery C. & A. Veltins has put a new returnable-glass line from Krones into operation – the second in just two years’ time. Together the two lines handle 130,000 bottles per hour, making the brewery ready for the future. 

Topics: #Reference #Brewing #SustainableProduction

Author : Peter Mörtl | Reading time: 7:55 min..

Courage is rewarded: In this article, you will learn how a brewery shows courageous decisiveness, Steinecker finds creative solutions and the company manages with a record-breakingly small heat supply as a result.

Topics: #Trend #Recycling #SustainabilityESG #PET #rPET #PO

Author : Pia Brunsch | Reading time: 6:20 min..

Rising demand for plastics, and the disposal problems entailed, have led an ever-increasing number of consumers, companies and national governments to realise just how important plastics recycling is. And the resulting demand for innovative recycling lines is huge. In July 2024, Krones established Krones Recycling as an independent subsidiary in order to participate in that growth. So now is the perfect time to take a look at the future of recycling, both at Krones and worldwide.

Topics: #Innovation #PET #rPET #drinktec2025

Author : Nadine Scheufele | Reading time: 4:20 min..

Since its acquisition of Netstal Maschinen AG, Krones has for the first time been able to offer a solution for every step in the plastics cycle from within the group.

Topics: #Backstage #LifecycleService #Team #Career

Author : Lisa Pfeffer | Reading time: 3:45 min..

“Finally I can do exactly what I enjoy and am good at: talking a lot, being in contact with people and getting around!” That’s how Louisa Strengbier sums up her new job at Krones. She recently joined the trainer team in Rosenheim – the only woman on board, she trains customers in Krones’s Modulpal Pro and Variopac Pro lines, focusing on the electrics and mechanics. 

Topics: #Backstage #Team #Career

Author : Julia Leserer | Reading time: 6:40 min..

“Who run the world? Girls!” The words of Beyoncé probably couldn’t be a more appropriate way to describe the spirit and euphoria that characterised herCAREER in the middle of October, when around 7,000 women gathered in Munich for Europe’s leading careers and networking event for women – and Krones was there too!

Topics: #Backstage #Intralogistics #SustainabilityESG

Author : Peter Mörtl | Reading time: 3:20 min..

Up to now, intralogistics projects have been assessed in the conventional way – based on costs and capability. In future, the focus will increasingly have to be on the carbon footprint that a system causes. And that’s where a specially programmed calculation tool comes in. 

Topics: #Europe #Reference #ProcessTechnology #Beer #Bioprocessing

Author : Julia Leserer | Reading time: 7:00 min..

What do burgers and beer have in common? As far as culinary pleasure goes, plenty of people will doubtlessly agree they are a perfect match. But for flexitarians, vegetarians and vegans who eat meat substitutes, beer and vegan burgers go equally well together. And for some time now, that has proved true not only at the table but also already during production. You see, the start-up Circular Food Solutions Switzerland has adopted a revolutionary approach based on upcycling brewer’s grains, so that they can be used to produce meat substitutes.

Topics: #Backstage #SustainabilityESG

Author : Nicole Millermann | Reading time: 3:10 min..

Taking responsibility as a company in challenging times and finding solutions for the urgent problems of our world: That’s one of the aspirations derived from the Krones target picture. Purchasing is already working on its implementation – and here’s an insight into the strategy for action. 

Topics: #Reference #Filling #LifecycleService #SustainableProduction #Beer

Author : Christine Rüth | Reading time: 8:50 min..

Gutting, and reconditioning fixtures and fittings – What sounds like a house modernisation project also works analogously for Krones machines. The Lifecycle Service team overhauls the “old” machines on site and upgrades them to the latest state of the art. In Türkiye, four pasteurisers belonging to the Anadolu Efes brewery were given such refurbishment and have since then needed significantly less fresh water.

Topics: #Europe #Backstage #Team #Career

Author : Lisa Pfeffer | Reading time: 4:35 min..

Living and working where others vacation – this dream is Magdalena Demczuk’s reality. She has been a service project manager at Krones for almost ten years. Originally from Poland, she has found a new home in Barcelona and a job at Krones Ibérica where she is trying to realize her potential. 

Topics: #Backstage #JourneyThroughTime

Author : Julia Leserer | Reading time: 7:50 min..

On 3 October 2024, Hermann Kronseder would have celebrated his 100th birthday. We’re taking the occasion to celebrate him posthumously and to look back on the life’s work of our company’s founder. And who better to guide us through this rich history than his own son? We met with Volker Kronseder in his office in Neutraubling. In our interview, he offers insights into the life of Hermann Kronseder and shares memories relating to both work and life.

Topics: #Backstage #JourneyThroughTime

Author : Julia Leserer | Reading time: 2:30 min..

Would a young, 27-year-old Hermann Kronseder have dreamed back in 1951 that his newly established factory for building labelling machines would one day grow into a multinational corporation with around 20,000 employees? 

Topics: #Trend #Packaging #Recycling #SustainabilityESG #PET #rPET #PO

Author : Angelika Krempl | Reading time: 3:00 min..

Can plastic packaging be sustainable? The question is almost as old as the material itself. A study published this year demonstrates that plastics are often the best alternative from a climate perspective.

Topics: #NorthAmerica #Reference #Filling #Packaging #Can

Author : Aaron Wesolowski | Reading time: 4:50 min..

Speed, intensity, and purpose. Referred to as “SIP,” these concepts have been at the core of DrinkPAK’s values since the beverage co-packing company’s founding in 2020. DrinkPAK's state-of-the-art facilities have been built around extreme capacity and flexibility. “Our vision is any liquid, in any size can with any pack configuration” says Gary Corona, General Manager. 

Topics: #Backstage #SustainabilityESG #Career

Author : Julia Leserer | Reading time: 7:55 min..

As a global group, diversity determines what we think and do every day. That’s because it is the almost 20,000 employees who make and shape Krones into what it is. And the more different their roots, their character, their professional background and their interests, the more Krones benefits. In our target picture we have anchored the goal of developing this diversity in the workforce – and we do so through many different measures. One such example is our development programme for employees with leadership potential, which focuses on preparing talent for management positions.

Topics: #SouthAmerica #Backstage #LifecycleService #Team #Career

Author : Julia Leserer | Reading time: 7:00 min..

For many customers, the most familiar faces from Krones are those of their service technicians, who install, commission and provide Lifecycle Service for our machines and lines around the world. It’s a demanding job in many respects. And so, to best prepare future employees, Krones Brazil has established a new training program for prospective service technicians. More than 400 people are taking part in the first round of “Krones Experience” right now. 

Topics: #Backstage #Team

Author : Andreas Hopfauf | Reading time: 4:10 min..

Instead of the hoped-for autumnal running weather, the participants in the Regensburg district run last Saturday were met with a muddy mess and persistent rain. Among the total of 2,750 runners were around 270 Krones employees. And among the 27 Krones teams registered, one stood out in particular: the “LLC-Inclusive escorted by Krones” relay team. 

Topics: #Backstage #Team #Apprenticeship #Career

Author : Elisabeth Hahn | Reading time: 6:15 min..

Emotions among young apprentices on their first day at Krones could probably be summed up as a mix of anticipation, excitement and a touch of nervousness. Any anxious feelings quickly subsided, though, thanks to the many activities that made up Welcome Week, a kick-off event for all those starting their careers at Krones. In total, 157 new apprentices plus several individuals participating in combined vocational training and degree programs or reskilling courses took part and got to know Krones in all its diversity.

Topics: #Backstage #Team

Author : Pia Brunsch | Reading time: 5:40 min..

The tagline “Solutions beyond tomorrow” distills the core idea underlying Krones’ target picture into three words. But what is a “target picture” anyway? What does it consist of? And how are we translating it into hands-on reality? On the two-year anniversary of its release, we’d like to answer these questions and more. 

Topics: #Europe #Reference #ProcessTechnology #Filling #Intralogistics #Digitalization #Can #WineSparklingWine

Author : Julia Leserer | Reading time: 6:05 min..

It is a brilliant sight: light green, bright yellow or vibrant red – the apples on the trees of Myrtle Farm greet visitors with their radiant colours. Thatchers owns more than 500 acres of orchards in England’s West Country, more precisely in North Somerset near Bristol. There it grows over 458 different apple varieties, which are then pressed into cider.

Topics: #Backstage #SustainabilityESG #Team

Author : Anna Imhofer | Reading time: 7:40 min..

How can Krones promote and sustain healthy working and so improve the wellbeing of its employees? That is the question engaging the Health Management team – and one that plays a critical role in the creation of a healthy work environment. In interview, Florian Hirsch, Head of Health Management, gives an insight into the many different initiatives aimed at improving health in the work environment through company-wide schemes. 

Topics: #AsiaPacific #Reference #Filling #Packaging #PET #Water

Author : Gitta Rohling | Reading time: 6:25 min..

In a new factory right on the slopes of Mount Fuji, Tomomasu fills more than 100 million bottles of premium sparkling water each year on two ErgoBloc L lines.

Topics: #Europe #Reference #Filling #Glass #Beer

Author : Lisa Pfeffer | Reading time: 4:10 min..

The Austrian Ottakringer Brewery has replaced the centrepiece of its existing line, the filler, with a Dynafill from Krones. As a result, a genuine innovation can now be admired at work in its bottling halls in Vienna. Joining forces with Krones, the technophiles at Ottakringer have once again ventured into new territory, adding yet another chapter to their shared success story.

Topics: #AsiaPacific #Reference #Filling #Aseptic #PET #CoffeeTea

Author : Gitta Rohling | Reading time: 4:20 min..

It was a first for Krones – relocating a complete aseptic line by ship. The line in question belongs to the Indonesian food and beverage producer Mayora. And since September 2023, it has been filling coffee into PET bottles at Mayora’s facility in East Java – in just the same conditions as it had back in its original location.

Topics: #Backstage #SustainabilityESG #Team

Author : Andreas Hopfauf | Reading time: 2:35 min..

Four six-storey buildings tower majestically above the Neutraubling skyline, creating a striking impression of Krones’s headquarters. Its impressive glass façades, however, present an unintended challenge for the local bird population: They are causing ever more birds to fly into the window panes, crash down and, unfortunately, die. Following a passionate campaign by committed staff, a solution to this problem has now been found.

Topics: #Backstage #SustainabilityESG #Team

Author : Julia Leserer | Reading time: 5:40 min..

In late 2021, Krones established the Diversity Board in order to foster diversity and translate it into everyday reality. While the Board’s current focus is still primarily on enhancing women’s access to promotions – an obvious choice when you look at the proportion of women in senior management – the Diversity Board seeks to address all aspects of diversity. Several of its members give us some insight into their work in this article.

Topics: #Europe #Reference #rPET #Water

Author : Julia Leserer | Reading time: 2:15 min..

The Shepley Spring team are huge fans of Krones’ block technology, and after installing a block configuration in 2018 they have now once again chosen a line featuring an ErgoBloc L, which makes for substantially higher outputs than the previous set-up.

Topics: #Backstage #SustainableProduction #SustainabilityESG

Author : Sophie Schwinghammer | Reading time: 5:40 min..

Continuous scrutiny: To ensure its objectivity and effectiveness, our enviro sustainability program must undergo regular audits – with third-party verification and very precise requirements. Let’s take a look at the latest certification round, from June 2024 – and a pivotal change to our bid preparation process.

Topics: #Europe #Backstage #Digitalization #AI #Team #Career

Author : Nicole Millermann | Reading time: 8:55 min..

A psychologist, a business major, and an IT guy walk into a room... No, this isn’t the start of a joke. It’s what actually happens when students from very different disciplines come together in Krones’ Innovation Lab and Design Lab to work on the innovations of the future.

Topics: #Backstage #LifecycleService #SustainabilityESG

Author : Julia Leserer | Reading time: 6:20 min..

Production lines with Krones equipment are up and running in more than 150 countries all over the world. Of course, when shipping our lines, parts and components, we always choose the route best suited to the particular circumstances involved, striking a healthy balance between swift response times and carbon emission efficiency. And on all its global sites Krones is also strongly focussed on further aspects of sustainability, as the examples in this article vividly demonstrate.

Topics: #Trend #LifecycleService #SustainableProduction #SustainabilityESG

Author : Angelika Krempl | Reading time: 3:10 min..

The time has come: As of July 3, all PET bottles and beverage cartons in the EU must have a cap that remains attached after opening. The law has been the topic of much – and at times heated – debate since its inception. And now that it’s in effect, we’d like to know what impact it has had so far. As we find out, it has brought about a significant reduction in plastic waste – though not in the ways the law intended.

Topics: #Trend #Digitalization

Author : Patricia Thum | Reading time: 5:35 min..

How can we make the shift to a smart beverage factory? This question was the focus of the Customer Day “Digitalization”, which took place last week in the Krones Academy in Neutraubling. More than 130 customers traveled from around the world to join with other decision-makers in discussing the digital future and learning about our digital portfolio. 

Topics: #Backstage #SustainabilityESG

Author : Angelika Krempl | Reading time: 2:25 min..

The photovoltaic system has been officially opened, the geothermal system is just around the corner: By as early as 2025, Debrecen will reduce the greenhouse gas emissions it generates by more than 80 percent – the first plant in the Group to do so, and five years ahead of the deadline in the Krones climate strategy.

Topics: #Backstage #Team #Career

Author : Elisabeth Hahn | Reading time: 2:10 min..

Krones offers an in-house retraining programme enabling its employees to embark on an apprenticeship as an industrial electrician.

Topics: #Europe #Backstage #SustainabilityESG

Author : Peter Mörtl | Reading time: 1:45 min..

In collaboration with the beekeepers at Zukunftbienen, the municipality of Wackersdorf and the Landcare Association of the district of Schwandorf, System Logistics GmbH has planted a large wildflower meadow for pollinators on its property in Wackersdorf, providing a home to two colonies of bees.

Topics: #AsiaPacific #Reference #Filling #Packaging #Digitalization #Can #Beer

Author : Julia Leserer | Reading time: 1:45 min..

Beijing Yanjing Brewery is one of China’s biggest brewing conglomerates. With its new canning line from Krones, the company is now setting not just one but two new standards in their group, firstly for speed and secondly for digitalisation.

Topics: #Backstage #SustainabilityESG #Team #Career

Author : Lisa Pfeffer | Reading time: 3:45 min..

Moving to another country without any school qualifications or language skills? Sounds like a recipe for disaster. For Emese Katona, though, it was exactly the right decision. How the native Hungarian found a new home for herself in Germany – and a new home for her career at Krones.

Topics: #Backstage #SustainabilityESG #Team

Author : Julia Leserer | Reading time: 6:40 min..

At the beginning of June Krones invited its shareholders to the annual general meeting (AGM). The venue for this year's event, the marinaforum in Regensburg, is optimised for sustainability – from the energy supply through mobility to catering by local partners. It’s a concept that Krones also identifies with, given that sustainability likewise plays an important role in every single area of the company – and that goes for events too, of course.

Topics: #Europe #Reference #Digitalization #SustainableProduction #AI #Glass #Beer

Author : Gitta Rohling | Reading time: 7:40 min..

Sherlock Holmes is without a doubt considered the world’s most famous master detective and to this very day adored as the epitome of an analytical-rational mind. He is known for his precise evaluation of data and meticulous inspection of the crime scene. And while it’s true that the new Linatronic AI inspector does not solve any criminal cases, its methods are remarkably similar to those of the celebrated mastermind. Thanks to its intelligence and a comprehensive collection of data, this machine is currently the beverage industry’s most accurate inspection unit.

Topics: #Backstage #SustainabilityESG

Author : Angelika Krempl | Reading time: 4:10 min..

Green countryside, blue skies: For many, the word “sustainability” automatically evokes images of nature’s beauty. Excel tables and rows of numbers likely are not the first thing most people think of. But that is precisely what it takes to do a life cycle assessment and, more importantly, improve a product’s environmental performance.

Topics: #Europe #Reference #Filling #Packaging #PET #Beer

Author : Gitta Rohling | Reading time: 3:35 min..

The Danish Harboes Brewery will update its filling processes with brand-new machines that replace old kit installed in 2004. The new line’s heart is the up-to-the-future Modulfill filler with PFR valves, which enable the flow velocity to be individually matched to suit every type of beverage. This flexibility is of crucial importance for the brewery, which makes not only beer but also a wide range of other drinks.

Topics: #Backstage #SustainabilityESG #Team

Author : Lisa Pfeffer | Reading time: 3:40 min..

Krones has been collaborating with workshops for disabled people for a number of years and offers external workplaces for those with a handicap. We visited the workplace of four such colleagues in Neutraubling.

Topics: #Innovation #Filling #Glass #Beer #drinktec2025

Author : Christine Rüth | Reading time: 5:55 min..

Krones has upgraded its Modulfill HES glass filler, lending it exceptional flexibility at product and bottle changeovers, enhanced sustainability thanks to optimal media and energy consumption, and higher overall equipment effectiveness through automation and digital innovation.

Topics: #Europe #Backstage #SustainabilityESG #Team

Author : Sophie Schwinghammer | Reading time: 2:05 min..

The accident statistics from System Logistics show a big fat zero for 2023. To ensure it stays that way in the future, the company has launched a powerful campaign.

Topics: #Europe #Reference #Filling #Packaging #PET #Milk

Author : Manfred Kaiser | Reading time: 1:45 min..

At its plant in Aalter, Belgium, the dairy cooperative FrieslandCampina stops their HDPE production and is switching entirely to PET bottles.

Topics: #Europe #Backstage #SustainabilityESG

Author : Sophie Schwinghammer | Reading time: 1:50 min..

Several thousand companies were up for selection, but only 600 made it onto the list by the end: The Financial Times and Statista honour Europe’s Climate Leaders for 2024.

Topics: #Backstage #SustainabilityESG #Team

Author : Lisa Pfeffer | Reading time: 4:10 min..

Bus, train, bike – there are many different ways of leaving the car behind and making the journey to work environmentally friendly. While all these options help protect the climate and, thanks to the savings in petrol, are also easier on the wallet, where you live and your shift patterns can sometimes make it a real challenge – or even impossible – finding suitable connections using public transport.

Topics: #AsiaPacific #Reference #Filling #Aseptic #PET #CoffeeTea

Author : Julia Leserer | Reading time: 3:00 min..

Takahiro Yoshimura, Representative Director, President & CEO of Suntory Products Limited, called it a “significant milestone”: the launch of the joint project currently underway marks Krones’ first opportunity to install an aseptic line in Suntory’s home country of Japan.

Topics: #Trend #LifecycleService #SustainabilityESG

Author : Markus Stettner | Reading time: 4:00 min..

Don’t throw it away, repair it! The exchange programme and overhaul service offered by Krones are viable alternatives to discarding assemblies in need of repair and to buying new spare parts, which can sometimes prove difficult, especially for components of relatively old machines.

Topics: #Backstage #SustainabilityESG

Author : Angelika Krempl | Reading time: 1:50 min..

Krones has delivered on an important promise to the climate action organization Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). The group had committed itself to developing a science-based net-zero emission target. This has now been released and is being systematically put into practice.

Topics: #Europe #Reference #Filling #Packaging #Digitalization #Beer

Author : Gitta Rohling | Reading time: 7:00 min..

Breweries with complex processes, like those at Erdinger Weissbräu, can benefit from Krones’ digital solutions. These tools take care of setting parameters on the machines and also monitor and optimize the filling processes. In Erding, Krones has integrated its solutions into several lines as part of a comprehensive multi-year IT project. The brewery has not only gone digital with its processes. It’s also streamlined its system environment and implemented SAP. 

Topics: #Backstage #Team #Career

Author : Lisa Pfeffer | Reading time: 3:40 min..

Tanja Jurasch has always been a highly practical person, much preferring to work with her hands. Since October, she has been doing just that as a mechatronics technician at Krones. In this article, she tells us why she can’t imagine doing anything else.

Topics: #Europe #NorthAmerica #MiddleEastAfrica #Backstage #SustainabilityESG

Author : Markus Stettner | Reading time: 4:05 min..

Sustainability-boosting initiatives play a key role in the Krones Group’s strategy, not only in the short term but also in the long run, which is exactly what “sustainable” stands for. The new solar arrays installed at four of its facilities have taken Krones to the next level here, true to the motto of “sustainable and self-sufficient”.

Topics: #MiddleEastAfrica #Reference #Filling #Packaging #Can #SoftDrinks

Author : Gitta Rohling | Reading time: 2:10 min..

Maximum capacity: A new canning line rated at 120,000 cans per hour is up and running at Coca-Cola HBC Egypt.

Topics: #Backstage #SustainabilityESG #Team

Author : Angelika Krempl | Reading time: 5:40 min..

Krones has big plans for sustainability. To ensure that the strategy is steered in the same direction across the entire group, a Regional Sustainability Competence Team was set up in 2023. We introduce the members of the team and their current projects.

Topics: #Europe #Reference #Filling #SoftDrinks

Author : Gitta Rohling | Reading time: 2:55 min..

Still and carbonated drinks, container sizes ranging from 250 millilitres to 2.5 litres, a highly individualised spectrum of packaging variants – The new hotfill line with nitrogen injection offers the Turkish beverage company Kristal Kola top flexibility in its PET bottling operation.

Topics: #Backstage #SustainabilityESG #Team

Author : Peter Mörtl | Reading time: 3:10 min..

As part of a recent mental health awareness campaign, Krones Health Management teamed up with the Robert Enke Foundation to present virtual reality sessions at the company’s Neutraubling site. In them, participating employees were given a glimpse into the thoughts and feelings of people living with depression.

Topics: #Innovation #Brewing #SustainableProduction #Beer #drinktec2025

Author : Christine Rüth | Reading time: 6:40 min..

In summer 2022, many people learned the hard way just how crucial CO₂ is to the brewery. All over the world, the sector suffered from shortages and high prices, and some smaller breweries had to stop production at times. And yet, the problem could have been avoided, at least partially, because the brewing process (fermentation, to be precise) actually generates quite a lot of CO₂ – even more than the brewing and filling processes need. In order to tap just that potential, Steinecker offers proprietary CO₂ recovery systems.

Topics: #Innovation #SustainableProduction #PET #rPET #drinktec2025

Author : Peter Mörtl | Reading time: 2:45 min..

At the end of January, Krones attracted huge attention in the trade and business press with the announcement of its plan to acquire Netstal. That is because the Swiss company is regarded as one of the leading suppliers of injection moulding machinery for the beverage market and for medical applications and thin-walled packaging made of plastic.

Topics: #Backstage #SustainabilityESG #Team

Author : Angelika Krempl | Reading time: 5:50 min..

Germany is experiencing a noticeable shift to the right: How does Krones deal with it? And how does this societal development impact the economy? We posed these questions to CEO Christoph Klenk and engaged in a conversation about democracy, values, and the boundaries of political neutrality. Originally conducted for our internal employee newspaper, we have chosen to share it publicly due to its timeliness and relevance.

Topics: #Backstage #LifecycleService #Team #Career

Author : Lisa Pfeffer | Reading time: 5:00 min..

Birgit Hahn took charge of the Central Field Service Department and the Krones Academy at the beginning of this year. After she herself spent years travelling the world as a service technician, the new job now brings her home, and she has certainly set her sights high.

Topics: #Innovation #ProcessTechnology #Milk #Bioprocessing #AnugaFoodTec

Author : Julia Leserer | Reading time: 4:00 min..

“Direct heating is gentler on my product thanks to its short heat-holding phase, but it uses considerably more energy than indirect heating.” This is a common preconception, but it doesn’t apply to the direct heating process from Krones. That’s because Krones’ process technology team has developed an innovative, holistic energy concept for the VarioAsept D that makes it possible to capture and intelligently reuse surplus thermal energy from direct heating – and significantly reduce energy consumption.

Topics: #Trend #ProcessTechnology #Bioprocessing #AnugaFoodTec

Author : Julia Leserer | Reading time: 8:55 min..

“Sustainable and affordable beverages, food and essentials for everyone and everywhere” – That is one of the goals specified in Krones’ vision. And the cooperation agreement recently signed by Steinecker and Food Brewer brings precisely this mission to life. The Steinecker bioreactor, which uses cell cultures as the basis for producing foods by fermentation, is at the core of this collaboration.

Topics: #Trend #ProcessTechnology #Filling #SustainableProduction #AnugaFoodTec

Author : Christine Rüth | Reading time: 7:55 min..

Water is the most important raw material for the beverage industry. In many places, however, water resources are under pressure from global warming and pollution. And so, beverage makers are seeking ways to use this “blue gold” more efficiently. This article explains how they can reduce their water needs and why thermal energy plays a significant role.

Topics: #Backstage #ProcessTechnology #Juice #Milk #Bioprocessing #Food #AnugaFoodTec

Author : Julia Leserer | Reading time: 3:35 min..

Since last year, a dedicated testing center for process technology at Krones’ Neutraubling plant has been helping beverage and liquid food manufacturers take their product development to the next level. And now it’s high time we took you on an in-depth tour of the Process Technology Center.

Topics: #Innovation #Brewing #SustainableProduction #Beer #AnugaFoodTec

Author : Christine Rüth | Reading time: 7:15 min..

An ever-growing number of breweries strive to achieve not only optimum energy consumption levels, they also take a long hard look at how much water they use. Steinecker joins forces with them in order to develop a customised Water Sustainability Concept, a holistic step-by-step plan aimed at saving water.

Topics: #AsiaPacific #Reference #Filling #Packaging #Aseptic #PET #SoftDrinks

Author : Julia Leserer | Reading time: 1:15 min..

The joint project is actually a double debut for aseptics: It will be MCS Coca-Cola’s first-ever aseptic plant and Krones’ first time installing a turnkey aseptic line in Mongolia.

Topics: #AsiaPacific #Reference #Filling #Packaging #Glass #Can #SoftDrinks #Spirits

Author : Pia Brunsch | Reading time: 5:00 min..

Yatte Minahare – Suntory’s “spirit of bold ambition” – has lent inspiration to the Japanese group’s current project: their first-ever Australian greenfield facility, for which they have ordered no less than three filling and packaging lines from Krones.

Topics: #AsiaPacific #Reference #Filling #Packaging #Aseptic #PET #Milk #AnugaFoodTec

Author : Manfred Kaiser | Reading time: 2:55 min..

The Chinese Junlebao Dairy Group will soon be filling its cold-chain fresh milk on six Contipure AseptBloc DN aseptic lines from Krones.

Topics: #Backstage #SustainabilityESG

Author : Angelika Krempl | Reading time: 1:55 min..

The latest CDP scores that were published in early February show that Krones has achieved yet another substantial improvement in the globally recognised sustainability rating.

Topics: #Backstage #SustainabilityESG

Author : Sophie Schwinghammer | Reading time: 6:10 min..

The SDG colour wheel and its 17 icons possess a high recognition value and stand for a fairer, more sustainable future. You’ve surely seen them frequently in the social media, for example, or at fairs and in ads. Each of the 17 tiles represents one of the Sustainable Development Goals, which were adopted by the United Nations in 2015 and have since then been an integral part of any discussion on sustainability, development and global justice.

Topics: #Backstage #SustainabilityESG #Team

Author : Sophie Schwinghammer | Reading time: 2:30 min..

Providing a safe and healthy working environment is not only a moral obligation for companies but also a legal mandate. Of course Krones, too, is taking measures to ensure the health and safety of its employees.

Topics: #SouthAmerica #Reference #Filling #Packaging #Glass #Can #Beer

Author : Angelika Krempl | Reading time: 4:10 min..

Passos, a small town in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, is getting ready for something really big: Heineken has decided to open a new brewery there. This large-scale project is a premiere not only for the region but for Heineken as well. “We’ve got 14 production plants up and running in Brazil, but this will be the first brewery we’ll build from scratch,” explains Sanção Paulin Lamas who is in charge of the project at Heineken.

Topics: #Innovation #SustainabilityESG #PET #rPET #WineSparklingWine

Author : Peter Mörtl | Reading time: 3:15 min..

A wine bottle that is not only sustainable but also ideally suited for shipping: Cornelia Braun addressed that challenge in her bachelor’s thesis, which she wrote at Krones. She discovered great potential in PET – a material for which she provided a modern Bordeaux bottle design right along with her thesis.

Topics: #Trend #Digitalization #LifecycleService

Author : Angelika Krempl | Reading time: 1:55 min..

The ability to produce spare parts yourself, optionally with your own 3D printer or via an online order through Krones.shop, was the original idea behind Rapid Parts on Demand. Responsibility for this innovative customer service rests with eBusiness, or to be more precise the Customer 3D Solutions team. And in 2023, they have implemented some new features, both with regard to the technical design of the 3D printing and in terms of the relevant functions in Krones.shop.

Topics: #Europe #Reference #ProcessTechnology #Brewing #Beer

Author : Christine Rüth | Reading time: 2:30 min..

A greenfield brewery project that is currently underway in Galicia, in northwestern Spain, may well be Europe’s biggest at the moment. The client is Estrella Galicia, whose wildly popular premium beer is driving surging growth in Spain.

Topics: #Trend #Digitalization #AI

Author : Pia Brunsch | Reading time: 3:45 min..

Artificial intelligence is booming. And it’s no wonder: It offers companies unprecedented possibilities – and at the same time presents them with certain real challenges. Read on to learn how Krones is working with AI, including what specific steps the company is taking.

Topics: #AsiaPacific #Reference #Filling #Packaging #PET #Water

Author : Gitta Rohling | Reading time: 4:50 min..

A Krones line has been up and running at YES, Taiwan’s biggest mineral water bottler, since April 2023. The second turnkey line is scheduled to follow in April 2024. These two lines are instrumental in both significantly upsizing production capacities and improving the company’s carbon footprint.

Topics: #Backstage #SustainabilityESG

Author : Helena Schaeffer | Reading time: 2:10 min..

In Germany, 313 kilograms of food still fit for human consumption end up in the bin every second. The food is thrown away even though resources, energy and wide areas of land were used, and greenhouse gases emitted, in order to produce it. And here comes the good news: It is very easy for every one of us to help cut this waste.

Topics: #Reference #ProcessTechnology #Brewing #Beer

Author : Julia Leserer | Reading time: 3:20 min..

We are currently witnessing a tangible shift in filter cellars all over the world, in that many breweries deliberately opt for filter aids other than kieselguhr. Steinecker and the Erbslöh GmbH company have now entered into a cooperation for developing a kieselguhr-free filtration process – and they found a partner for conducting the first tests straight away: the Bavarian State Brewery Weihenstephan.

Topics: #Backstage #SustainabilityESG #Team

Author : Markus Stettner | Reading time: 1:50 min..

From ergonomics projects through prevention campaigns to sports events, a lot has been going on in Krones Health Management in 2023. Let’s have a look at the various services ...

Topics: #Backstage #Filling #Team #Apprenticeship #Career #Beer

Author : Pia Brunsch | Reading time: 4:15 min..

Where the art of brewing meets mechanical and electrical technology: Apprentices from Augustiner and Krones demonstrate their skill installing a pilot filler for the new educational and pilot brewery.

Topics: #Backstage #SustainabilityESG #Team

Author : Lisa Pfeffer | Reading time: 3:20 min..

Year after year hundreds of Christmas presents go from Krones staff to disadvantaged children in the region of the headquarters in Neutraubling. One of the biggest organisations to receive these presents is the charity Thomas Wiser Haus.

Topics: #Backstage #SustainabilityESG #Team #Career

Author : Julia Leserer | Reading time: 8:25 min..

You’ve got a family, with children, and are working part time – can you really be a manager? Four women at Krones say yes, you can. They are part of a pilot project in which a single leadership role is shared by two part-time employees. We’ll introduce you to the two teams in this article.

Topics: #Innovation #ProcessTechnology #SustainableProduction #Beer #BrauBeviale

Author : Julia Leserer | Reading time: 2:35 min..

In mid-2022, Steinecker presented its Phoenix BMC development project for the first time – a concept for upcycling brewing residuals and using them for energy recovery. The pilot installation is running at Ustersbacher Brewery, where the first module is now fully up and running.

Topics: #Backstage #SustainabilityESG

Author : Angelika Krempl | Reading time: 1:10 min..

The United Nations (UN) Global Compact is the world’s largest and most significant initiative for sustainable and socially responsible governance. The Krones Group has been among its 1,100+ members from business, civil society, academia and politics since 2012.

Topics: #Innovation #Filling #Packaging #Digitalization

Author : Gitta Rohling | Reading time: 3:10 min..

The new digital solution Shopfloor Guidance assists the operator team by monitoring factory processes. It detects changes in the condition of machines at an early stage and initiates the measures needed to shorten downtimes and avoid resource bottlenecks. It automates the grouping and prioritisation of the requisite interventions and informs the relevant operators.

Topics: #Backstage #SustainabilityESG #Team #Apprenticeship

Author : Markus Stettner | Reading time: 3:25 min..

Buß- und Bettag (Day of Repentance and Prayer) is a public holiday in Bavaria, which presents working parents with a childcare problem year after year. To combine the necessary with the useful, the TechDay for kids was brought into being in Krones AG.

Topics: #Innovation #ProcessTechnology #Bioprocessing #AnugaFoodTec #BrauBeviale

Author : Julia Leserer | Reading time: 6:15 min..

More and more people are making a conscious choice to do without animal products. That has triggered a corresponding boom on the market for vegan alternatives. But the food categories now emerging are uncharted terrain not only for consumers. Many of the companies making them are also start-ups and therefore newcomers in the sector. So it is good to know they can rely on Krones expertise for their manufacturing plant.

Topics: #Europe #Reference #Packaging #SustainableProduction #PET #SoftDrinks #BrauBeviale

Author : Helena Schaeffer | Reading time: 6:10 min..

Curtain up for a world premiere: Coca-Cola HBC Austria has since September been using cardboard clips and bands of kraft paper or cardboard instead of shrink film for producing the 1.5-litre multipacks of their fizzy drinks. That is expected to save 200 tons of plastic a year.

Topics: #Innovation #Filling #Packaging #Digitalization #LifecycleService #AI

Author : Patricia Thum | Reading time: 9:00 min..

Keeping on top of complex processes, cutting costs and maximising output levels through intelligent solutions – These are exactly the kinds of tasks that Krones’ digital portfolio is aimed at. Whether it’s reducing the line operators’ workload, saving resources and energy, or visualising a production line’s most important KPIs – We offer digital services which meet all the complex requirements of the beverage and food industries.

Topics: #Trend #ProcessTechnology #SustainableProduction #Bioprocessing #Food #AnugaFoodTec #BrauBeviale

Author : Helena Schaeffer | Reading time: 7:25 min..

Let us introduce you to the Krones Group’s alternative-food experts and bring you up to speed on the increasingly varied world of meat and milk substitutes.

Topics: #AsiaPacific #Reference #Brewing #LifecycleService #SustainableProduction #Beer #BrauBeviale

Author : Helena Schaeffer | Reading time: 4:25 min..

Anyone who has ever ordered a beer in Sri Lanka is sure to recognize Lion Lager, whose label bears a majestic lion’s head. It’s the country’s most popular beer, and it’s produced by Lion Brewery, which attaches great value not only to the quality of its beers but also to environmental sustainability.

Topics: #AsiaPacific #Backstage #Digitalization #SustainabilityESG #Team

Author : Sophie Schwinghammer | Reading time: 1:40 min..

The Krones Security Operations Center keeps an eye on customers’ IT systems around the clock to prevent cyberattacks.

Topics: #Europe #Backstage #Digitalization #Team #Career

Author : Lisa Pfeffer | Reading time: 4:00 min..

Matthias Rosenauer has been working for Krones as a software development engineer for six years. He describes what really matters in his job, what a typical workday looks like and what he would love to program just for the fun of it.

Topics: #Backstage #SustainabilityESG #Team

Author : Julia Leserer | Reading time: 6:50 min..

It’s a topic that we rarely speak about openly. Which is why I’m going to come right out and ask the women among us: Hand on your heart, how often do your breasts get checked for lumps? Men, feel free to ask your wife, your girlfriend or your mom. It is important that we talk about breast health. Read on to find out why.

Topics: #Innovation #Filling #Can #Beer #SoftDrinks #BrauBeviale

Author : Gitta Rohling | Reading time: 3:15 min..

Extraordinarily fast, hygienic and rugged: The new 14-head Modulseam exceeds all the requirements for closing cans perfectly and securely. This evolution of the Modulseam is designed for those wanting to combine high-speed performance and top-of-the-line hygiene.

Topics: #Europe #Trend #LifecycleService #SustainableProduction

Author : Maria Seywald | Reading time: 2:45 min..

In mid-October, more than 50 customers from the German-speaking regions accepted the invitation of Krones Lifecycle Service to participate in a customer conference in Neutraubling focusing on the market for products in returnable containers. The attendees particularly appreciated the details given on upcoming legal changes in reuse quotas and on possible energy savings.

Topics: #Backstage #SustainabilityESG

Author : Angelika Krempl | Reading time: 1:15 min..

What about sustainability within the company? What are the processes and measures? How were these documented? And what results have been achieved? Sustainability ratings provide answers to these questions and thus also establish comparability between different companies. Among the most important and internationally recognised is the rating by EcoVadis.

Topics: #MiddleEastAfrica #Reference #Filling #Packaging #PET #SoftDrinks

Author : Helena Schaeffer | Reading time: 3:15 min..

Mamuda Beverages is using its own energy infrastructure and a number of Krones PET lines to supply northern Nigeria with soft drinks.

Topics: #Backstage #SustainabilityESG

Author : Markus Stettner | Reading time: 2:35 min..

Lighthouse project: The site Debrecen in Hungary is well on its way to becoming the first net zero plant in the Krones Group.

Topics: #NorthAmerica #Reference #Brewing #Beer #BrauBeviale

Author : Christine Rüth | Reading time: 7:35 min..

Poseidon is a retrofittable unit for selectively recirculating beer. Originally designed to accelerate the fermentation process, Poseidon is now also popular in breweries that attach major importance to maintaining a homogeneous mix in the tank. More than 100 systems are meanwhile up and running on the shopfloor for a wide range of applications and tank sizes.

Topics: #NorthAmerica #Backstage #ProcessTechnology #SustainableProduction #BrauBeviale

Author : Sophie Schwinghammer | Reading time: 1:45 min..

The Ampco Pumps Company has been part of the Krones Group since spring 2023 and can draw upon more than 70 years of experience in the pump business.

Topics: #AsiaPacific #Reference #Brewing #Filling #Can #Beer

Author : Manfred Kaiser | Reading time: 4:25 min..

The craft brewery Sevenbräu relies on technology from the Krones Group for its latest greenfield brewery.

Topics: #Backstage #SustainableProduction #SustainabilityESG

Author : Markus Stettner | Reading time: 2:10 min..

The Krones plant in Hungary has managed to increase its production output without the number of trucks used rising to the same extent. How did it manage that?

Topics: #Europe #Reference #Brewing #Filling #LifecycleService #Glass #Beer

Author : Lisa Pfeffer | Reading time: 4:05 min..

A nightmare for Schlossbrauerei Eichhofen: Their bottle washing system, almost 40 years old, suffered gear damage just before the summer rush. The high-season business was threatened – but Krones subsidiary ecomac and a fortunate coincidence proved to be a knight in shining armour.

Topics: #Backstage #SustainabilityESG #Team #Career

Author : Helena Schaeffer | Reading time: 2:50 min..

Quite a lot is currently happening in the context of plant structure planning at Krones headquarters in Neutraubling. And our representatives for severely disabled employees and our Works Council have made sure that barrier-free design of workplaces in the office and on the shopfloor is given top priority in all the refurbishment and department-relocation projects. 

Topics: #AsiaPacific #Trend #Filling #Aseptic #SoftDrinks #Water

Author : Pia Brunsch | Reading time: 6:35 min..

Mineral water is the perfect thirst quencher: It’s refreshing, non-alcoholic and has zero calories. Nevertheless, some consumers find that it’s missing something: flavor! No wonder, then, that flavored mineral water is one of the hottest beverage trends in China right now. Ensuring that the taste survives all the way to the consumer requires an especially gentle production process – like the one provided by Krones aseptic systems.

Topics: #Backstage #SustainabilityESG

Author : Sophie Schwinghammer | Reading time: 1:45 min..

Get in, try it out! A roadshow stopping at the Rosenheim, Raubling and Nittenau plants helped to familiarise staff with electric cars.

Topics: #Europe #Reference #Filling #Can #Beer

Author : Christine Rüth | Reading time: 7:20 min..

The Rittmayer brewery is expanding its contract filling operations to include a canning line with a Craftmate C filler from Krones. The compact filler is specially designed to handle low volumes with the highest possible quality. And using cans makes it easier for craft breweries to sell their beers further from home.

Topics: #Innovation #Packaging #SustainableProduction #PET #rPET

Author : Helena Schaeffer | Reading time: 2:35 min..

Less is more: The extremely lightweight bottle developed by Krones makes for a substantial reduction in PET consumption. The jury of the German Packaging Prize has recently honoured this design with an award.

Topics: #Europe #Reference #Brewing #Intralogistics #SustainableProduction #Glass #Can #Beer

Author : Markus Stettner | Reading time: 3:15 min..

More storage space, more efficient processing and faster dispatch: Plzeňský Prazdroj’s new fully automated warehouse has enabled the Czech brewery to optimise costs while also prioritising sustainability by investing in future-viable technologies.

Topics: #AsiaPacific #Reference #Filling #Packaging #Glass #Beer

Author : Markus Stettner | Reading time: 2:40 min..

The China Resources Snow Breweries Group is the country’s largest brewing company, making roughly eleven billion litres of beer in 2022. Following commissioning of another plant in Bengbu in April 2023, overall output has been catapulted to new record heights.

Topics: #Backstage #SustainabilityESG

Author : Sophie Schwinghammer | Reading time: 1:15 min..

It’s a competition that benefits everyone: Krones.shop is rewarding the achievement of order intake targets by planting trees.

Topics: #Trend #ProcessTechnology #Bioprocessing #AnugaFoodTec #BrauBeviale

Author : Helena Schaeffer | Reading time: 4:50 min..

Alternatives to meat are growing more and more popular around the globe. And we at Krones are doing our part to ensure that the full potential offered by alternative proteins is utilised.

Topics: #Backstage #SustainableProduction #SustainabilityESG

Author : Angelika Krempl | Reading time: 11:10 min..

What’s the latest on emissions in our supply chain? Where are we with our products and the Krones sustainability strategy? And what has priority if it comes to the crunch: hitting sales targets or reaching climate goals? A conversation with Martina Birk, Head of Sustainability, Dr Sven Fischer, Head of Research and Development and Caroline Herbst, Head of Sales Marketing.

Topics: #Europe #Reference #ProcessTechnology #Brewing #Filling #Packaging #Glass #Beer #SoftDrinks

Author : Manfred Kaiser | Reading time: 9:45 min..

The Paulaner Brewery Group has upsized its filling capacity with a new returnable-glass line rated at 50,000 bottles per hour. This order, for the Munich-Langwied plant that was built eight years ago, marks Krones’ first filling technology order from Paulaner. The returnables line is as compact as they come and nevertheless offers an operator-friendly layout – on just 1,400 square meters of floor space. 

Topics: #Backstage #SustainableProduction

Author : Johanna Wimmer | Reading time: 1:40 min..

Some insights into the interaction between water, our natural environment and industry

Topics: #Backstage #Team #Career

Author : Alla Mazharova | Reading time: 4:10 min..

Develop, design, repair: An electrical engineer is responsible for a multi-facetted range of tasks and can work in many different fields, from production, erection and installation to maintenance and after-sales service support, right through to research and development. In an interview, Lukas Stober tells us about the everyday work awaiting a career entrant in the field of drive technology at Krones.

Topics: #AsiaPacific #Backstage #Digitalization #Team #Career

Author : Lisa Pfeffer | Reading time: 3:15 min..

Digital solutions are now a firm part of Krones’ capabilities in India, with a new subsidiary for process technology providing an additional boost.

Topics: #Backstage #SustainabilityESG

Author : Sophie Schwinghammer | Reading time: 0:55 min..

The Financial Times and Statista recognize Krones’ efforts to help mitigate climate change. 

Topics: #Europe #Reference #Brewing #Filling #Beer

Author : Gitta Rohling | Reading time: 5:10 min..

Brasserie de France has been producing its own beer for just under a year now. When it came to planning the production and filling line, the young company put its trust in Kosme. The startup brewery and the expert for smaller-scale filling lines are a perfect match.

Topics: #Backstage #SustainabilityESG

Author : Christine Rüth | Reading time: 7:35 min..

Companies in Germany have since 2023 been legally obligated to respect human rights in their own business operations and along their supply chains. At Krones, the Corporate Sustainability Team are responsible for coordinating and monitoring compliance with human rights due diligence. In our interview, Human Rights Officer Peter Steger and Sophie Schwinghammer explain what that means in practical terms.

Topics: #Backstage #SustainabilityESG

Author : Sophie Schwinghammer | Reading time: 1:30 min..

Don’t throw it away – take it home! The System Logistics “Take away” campaign saves left-over canteen meals from the waste bin. 

Topics: #Trend #Digitalization #SustainableProduction #BrauBeviale

Author : Patricia Thum | Reading time: 6:10 min..

Energy and Media Reporting is a digital solution that provides enhanced transparency and better insights into the energy and resource consumption of lines during filling and packaging. In this way, it creates not only the basis for saving energy, costs and CO₂ but also the knowledge needed for rendering production processes more efficient and sustainable.

Topics: #AsiaPacific #Reference #ProcessTechnology #Bioprocessing

Author : Pia Brunsch | Reading time: 4:10 min..

All those who think plant-based milk alternatives and beer have nothing in common will have to think again. The brewhouse that will be erected in the new brewery area of Free Flow, a contract manufacturer based in New Zealand, will be able to make not only beer but also oat milk – a premiere in this country! For the required process technology Free Flow relies on Krones and Steinecker.

Topics: #Europe #Reference #Filling #Glass #Milk

Author : Christine Rüth | Reading time: 3:05 min..

The new returnable-glass line at Berchtesgadener Land has added chocolate milk to its repertoire. It’s quite exciting, considering that the filler now processes four product types, each with very different filling characteristics.

Topics: #Backstage #SustainabilityESG

Author : Angelika Krempl | Reading time: 1:45 min..

We will have to reach our current targets for reducing CO₂ emissions by 2030. And what then? We will carry on! Because our contribution towards achieving the 1.5°C goal laid down in the Paris Agreement will only be fulfilled once we have attained net zero and maintained it on a lasting basis.

Topics: #MiddleEastAfrica #Backstage #Digitalization #LifecycleService #Team #Career

Author : Helena Schaeffer | Reading time: 5:05 min..

Getting a taste of day-to-day business at a world market leader, completing a demanding internship and enhancing both professional and personal skills – These are things that cannot be taken for granted even by many young people in Europe and they amount to a fantastic opportunity for the students of the Burkina Institute of Technology (BIT). Burkina Faso is ranked 184th out of 191 countries in the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) HDI Report 2021-2022. And due to the fact that there are fewer jobs on the market, youth unemployment is also high.

Topics: #Backstage #SustainabilityESG

Author : Sophie Schwinghammer | Reading time: 1:10 min..

Our Italian subsidiary System Logistics in Fiorano employs 550 people – and has had a tree planted for every one of them.

Topics: #MiddleEastAfrica #Reference #Filling #Packaging #Glass #Beer

Author : Gitta Rohling | Reading time: 2:40 min..

One of South Africa’s fastest lines fills 100,000 bottles of beer per hour. It belongs to the world’s largest brewing group, stands in Pretoria, and was built by Krones.

Topics: #Backstage #SustainableProduction

Author : Sophie Schwinghammer | Reading time: 1:45 min..

Machines can make a valuable contribution to the circular economy even after they have reached the end of their operational lifetime: Krones’ end-of-life concept points out various options for saving valuable resources and avoiding waste.

Topics: #AsiaPacific #Reference #Filling #Packaging #PET #SoftDrinks

Author : Helena Schaeffer | Reading time: 6:25 min..

The partnership between Haad Thip and Krones goes back more than twenty years. And now Haad Thip has once again opted for technology from Krones, for its investments in a PET line and a returnable-glass line. The Coca-Cola bottler, whose plant is located in the region of Surat Thani, is a sustainability leader and has even been honored by the King of Thailand. But what makes the small bottler in southeastern Thailand so special and how is Krones supporting its efforts to reach net zero emissions?

Topics: #Innovation #Recycling #SustainableProduction #SustainabilityESG #rPET

Author : Angelika Krempl | Reading time: 1:35 min..

Is it really possible to make machine parts of recycled material? Of course, it is! The protective panels on the latest Contiform are manufactured using recycled plastic.

Topics: #MiddleEastAfrica #Reference #ProcessTechnology #Milk

Author : Manfred Kaiser | Reading time: 7:20 min..

Krones set up a turnkey dairy for Enazaha, a Mauritanian importer/exporter, in the country’s capital Nouakchott. The entire process technology required to make milk by recombining powdered milk and milk fat is an essential element of this greenfield project.

Topics: #Backstage #SustainableProduction

Author : Johanna Wimmer | Reading time: 1:15 min..

Our sustainability programme is celebrating its 15th anniversary!

Topics: #Backstage #Team #Career

Author : Lisa Pfeffer | Reading time: 5:30 min..

As a site manager in Service, Gösta Lindahl travels round the world for Krones – even at the age of 64. After more than 20 years at Krones, Gösta still enjoys occupying a role that is often attributed to young, adventurous people. “I’m the dad on the sites,” he himself says.

Topics: #Backstage #SustainabilityESG

Author : Angelika Krempl | Reading time: 1:55 min..

Competitive behaviour and climate protection? That doesn't go together. Our sustainability strategy focuses on cooperation – not only within the Group, but also beyond.

Topics: #NorthAmerica #Reference #Filling #PET #Water

Author : Markus Stettner | Reading time: 6:10 min..

With the development of the 100,000-bph ErgoBloc L, Krones has set a new standard in block technology. The US-based beverage maker Niagara Bottling, LLC is the first company in the world to put this groundbreaking filling technology into operation. We spoke with Niagara Bottling to learn why the company chose the 100,000-bph ErgoBloc L.

Topics: #Backstage #SustainabilityESG

Author : Sophie Schwinghammer | Reading time: 1:25 min..

The Krones Group improved its CDP score by a full grade for 2022 and is now better than the industry average.

Topics: #Europe #Backstage #Packaging #Team #Career

Author : Helena Schaeffer | Reading time: 3:10 min..

Krones has established an innovation hub in Parma in cooperation with the Italian subsidiary Kosme. There, true to the idea of open innovation, the companies work together with universities and other local organizations to research technology solutions for the future.

Topics: #MiddleEastAfrica #Reference #Filling #PET #Water

Author : Manfred Kaiser | Reading time: 1:30 min..

With a filling line and a water treatment system from Krones, Matous for Food Industries has kicked off its bottling of still water in Libya.

Topics: #Europe #Reference #Filling #Packaging #PET #Water

Author : Manfred Kaiser | Reading time: 4:50 min..

You might say that, since investing in wet end block technology from Krones, the Italian mineral water bottler Acqua Sant’Anna has advanced into a different league – in terms of both its importance on the market and its level of technological sophistication.

Topics: #Europe #Reference #Filling #Packaging #Glass #Beer

Author : Manfred Kaiser | Reading time: 7:10 min..

“In my view, Maxlrain is a unified work of Bavarian art,” says Managing Director Prinz Peter von Lobkowicz. “We’ve got something here for every one of our visitors: There’s a history-steeped castle, a timeless classic that has grown with the times, a brewpub with beer garden, a golf course. There’s our brewery, a vibrant enterprise with its intriguing product that is closely connected with the surrounding landscape.” And this unified work of art has now been substantially updated, by a new returnable-glass line from Krones rated at 20,000 bottles per hour.

Topics: #interpack

The penultimate day of this year's interpack is gradually drawing to a close – and Krones is starting the final spurt in Hall 13. The booth was well frequented again today, and there was a lot of shop talk about packaging solutions from the Krones Group. We look forward to meeting visitors from all over the world again tomorrow on the last day of the fair!

Topics: #interpack

Last weekend, once again, the halls of the interpack in Düsseldorf were busy – and we enjoyed some very good discussions at the Krones booth in Hall 13. Today we start the new week and continue in the same direction: with many familiar and new faces at our booth.

Topics: #interpack

The second day of the fair is drawing to a close – and once again we were able to welcome numerous visitors to the Krones stand in hall 13. We are delighted with the lively interest, the many good discussions and look forward to the coming days at the fair. You can find some impressions from today here:

Topics: #interpack

Welcome to stand A73 in hall 13 of the Düsseldorf Exhibition Centre - it's time for interpack again.

Topics: #SouthAmerica #Reference #Filling #Packaging #Glass #Can #Beer

Author : Pia Brunsch | Reading time: 2:35 min..

Bavaria & CIA S.C.A. is Colombia’s biggest brewery and with its national beer brands like Águila, Poker and Club Colombia ranks among the Colombians’ five most popular companies. By erecting an additional brewery in Palmar de Varela, a district in the country’s north, Bavaria shows that it wants to continue investing in its over-130-year-old business here. The brewery has ordered no less than three new lines from Krones for this project.

Topics: #Europe #Innovation #Packaging #Recycling #SustainableProduction #PET #rPET #SoftDrinks #interpack

Author : Peter Mörtl | Reading time: 2:35 min..

Krones and the label manufacturer CCL offer beverage companies the perfect tools for producing sleeve-labelled containers at a consistently high speed: the Sleevematic TS machine and the EcoFloat sleeve.

Topics: #Innovation #Digitalization #LifecycleService #BrauBeviale

Author : Christine Rüth | Reading time: 6:00 min..

Reducing operating costs and increasing overall line effectiveness – both can be achieved with the new Service Level Agreement Performance. Our Krones experts support customers in a clearly structured process, working with them to identify suitable measures for optimisation. Their support is based on analyses of machine data, but consultancy goes far beyond technical matters pure and simple.

Topics: #AsiaPacific #Reference #Filling #Packaging #Aseptic #PET #SoftDrinks

Author : Gitta Rohling | Reading time: 2:25 min..

For beverages with low or high acidity, with or without fruit particles, fibers, or pulp, in round or square bottles dressed with wrap-around or sleeve labels: The Krones cold aseptic line does it all in a highly cost and energy efficient way.

Topics: #Trend #Recycling #SustainableProduction #PET #rPET #interpack

Author : Christine Rüth | Reading time: 6:35 min..

There is more and more plastic waste, while at the same time the market for recycled PET has been almost bought out. What's going on? How are governments reacting to the situation? Join us on a journey of discovery into the world of laws on plastic packaging and their recycling.

Topics: #MiddleEastAfrica #Reference #Filling #Packaging #Can #SoftDrinks

Author : Manfred Kaiser | Reading time: 1:25 min..

The Kuwaiti PepsiCo licensee United Beverage Company K.S.C.C (Unibev) has replaced two existing smaller canning lines with a single high-speed canning line from Krones.

Topics: #MiddleEastAfrica #Reference #ProcessTechnology #Filling #Packaging #PET #Water

Author : Manfred Kaiser | Reading time: 3:15 min..

The Saudi-Arabian drinking-water producer Makkah Water Company has, for now, finished updating and expanding capacity at its main plant in Jeddah. The new, high-performance water treatment system from Krones passed final acceptance testing in October 2022. Before that, acceptance testing on two new high-speed filling lines was completed in spring of 2022.

Topics: #Innovation #Filling #Aseptic #PET #Juice #Milk #Bioprocessing #SoftDrinks #CoffeeTea

Author : Christine Rüth | Reading time: 6:35 min..

Krones has married its market-leading aseptics technology for stretch blow-moulders to the advantages offered by the latest Contiform generation. The compact-size, ultra-flexible Contipure AseptBloc, which has met with keen interest ever since it was presented at the drinktec 2022, is based on this felicitous synthesis.

Topics: #Europe #Reference #Filling #Can #Beer

Author : Christine Rüth | Reading time: 3:00 min..

The Rittmayer Brewery located in the Upper Franconian community of Hallerndorf is growing its contract-filling operation with a low-output canning line featuring the Craftmate C filler from Krones.

Topics: #AsiaPacific #Reference #Filling #Packaging #PET #Water

Author : Christine Rüth | Reading time: 3:30 min..

Jeju Province Development Co. is South Korea's market leader for bottled water. And now the company is expanding its capacity from one million tons per year to 1.4 million. To accomplish this goal, JPDC has ordered two additional turnkey PET lines from Krones. Neither line includes a labeler, because JPDC is leading the trend toward label-free PET water bottles. This marks the third order the company has placed with Krones.

Topics: #SouthAmerica #Reference #Filling #Packaging #Glass #Beer

Author : Manfred Kaiser | Reading time: 2:45 min..

Krones was awarded the contract to deliver a new 60,000-bph returnable-glass line to Heineken Mexico's plant in Meoqui.

Topics: #MiddleEastAfrica #Reference #Filling #Packaging #Glass #PET #Water

Author : Manfred Kaiser | Reading time: 2:40 min..

In 2020 and 2021, the Pure Beverages Industry Company (PBIC) established two new facilities in Saudi Arabia for bottling drinking water. Krones was responsible for the entire scope of delivery and installed a total of six bottling lines and two water treatment systems.

Topics: #Innovation #ProcessTechnology #Filling #PET #Food #AnugaFoodTec

Author : Gitta Rohling | Reading time: 5:10 min..

Krones translates its expertise from the beverage industry into top-notch technologies for liquid food. From blending to transport, Krones and partners cover every process step.

Topics: #Europe #Reference #Filling #Packaging #SustainableProduction #Aseptic #PET #SoftDrinks #interpack

Author : Helena Schaeffer | Reading time: 5:55 min..

True to its purpose to make natural, tasty drinks that help look after people and the planet, the drinks manufacturer innocent has built “the blender”, one of the world’s first carbon neutral factories. And Krones is making a big contribution to the project in the Port of Rotterdam, delivering four PET lines.

Topics: #Europe #Reference #ProcessTechnology #Filling #Packaging #LifecycleService #Aseptic #PET #Milk

Author : Angelika Krempl | Reading time: 5:50 min..

In 2004, the dairy Sachsenmilch GmbH put an aseptic four-colour filler into operation. But it wasn’t just any old four-colour filler: It was the very first of its kind built by Krones. Over 15 years and 100,000 operating hours later, the machine is still in the pink of condition, thanks to a sophisticated maintenance concept that leaves nothing to chance.

Topics: #AsiaPacific #Reference #ProcessTechnology #Filling #Glass #Can #Beer #SoftDrinks

Author : Manfred Kaiser | Reading time: 6:15 min..

Khmer Beverages is Cambodia's top producer of beer and other beverages. The 100 percent Cambodian-owned company offers a broad portfolio of products ranging from beer to carbonated soft drinks and energy drinks to packaged water. Despite intense competition and the difficulties of the Covid-19 pandemic, Khmer Beverages was able to not only defend its position as market leader in Cambodia but even expand it, with new systems from Krones.

Topics: #Europe #Reference #Filling #Packaging #Can #SoftDrinks

Author : Manfred Kaiser | Reading time: 2:10 min..

Starzinger’s business is booming. The family-owned and operated Austrian company is expanding its Frankenmarkt plant, yet again with Krones, putting its fourth Krones canning line into operation.

Topics: #Europe #Reference #Filling #Packaging #Aseptic #PET #SoftDrinks

Author : Helena Schaeffer | Reading time: 4:35 min..

Almost 100 years ago, the Kliafa family started filling its soft drinks in the heart of Greece. An aseptic PET line from Krones now helps them combine traditional craftsmanship with innovation.

Topics: #MiddleEastAfrica #Reference #Filling #Packaging #PET #Food

Author : Manfred Kaiser | Reading time: 2:15 min..

Based on their good market share and on detailed market research, Ajyal For Food Industries has decided to start with the production of edible oil themselves. To this end, the company has built a brand-new factory from scratch and installed a PET filling line rated at 24,000 bottles per hour, which was delivered entirely by Krones.

Topics: #MiddleEastAfrica #Reference #Filling #Packaging #PET #Water

Author : Manfred Kaiser | Reading time: 2:10 min..

The Saudi market for bottled water is booming, driven by a growing tourism industry. And as one of the biggest water bottlers in Medina, Azbah Water is benefiting directly from this trend. To keep up with demand, the company now counts on a new high-speed PET line from Krones.

Topics: #Innovation #ProcessTechnology #Brewing #Digitalization #Beer #Milk #Bioprocessing #SoftDrinks #BrauBeviale

Author : Peter Mörtl | Reading time: 5:50 min..

It's been almost 30 years since Steinecker GmbH first released its process control system for brewing, dubbing it Botec (short for Batch-oriented Technology). Over the ensuing decades, Botec has been continually design-enhanced, keeping pace with the many changes in control and automation technology.

Topics: #AsiaPacific #Reference #ProcessTechnology #Brewing #Beer

Author : Helena Schaeffer | Reading time: 3:15 min..

With its new craft beer garden in Qingdao, Tsingtao Brewery Co. Ltd. has created a thrillingly different experience for craft beer fans.

Topics: #NorthAmerica #Reference #Recycling #SustainableProduction #PET #rPET #interpack

Author : Aaron Wesolowski | Reading time: 2:10 min..

Using a proprietary process to create ‘ultra-pure’ recycled resin from used polypropylene plastics, Orlando-based recycling technology company PureCycle is expanding efforts with a large new processing and production facility. With Krones technology playing an important role in processing and sustainability efforts, PureCycle’s major new investment looks to revolutionize polypropylene recycling.

Topics: #Europe #Reference #Brewing #Packaging #Glass #Beer

Author : Peter Mörtl | Reading time: 3:10 min..

Regensburg's Bischofshof brewery has been successful on the highly competitive beer market for hundreds of years thanks in part to a forward-looking strategy that combines the tradition of artisanal brewing with state-of-the-art technology. Now, the long-established company has invested in a new dry end from Krones.

Topics: #AsiaPacific #Reference #Filling #Packaging #Glass #Can #Beer

Author : Manfred Kaiser | Reading time: 1:25 min..

Tawandang 1999 is one of the youngest and most successful distilleries in Thailand, offering wide range of alcoholic drinks. Whether it be white spirit, brandy, or soju, all their products launched quickly turn into a hype in Thai market.

Topics: #Europe #Trend #SustainableProduction #Glass #Milk

Author : Christine Rüth | Reading time: 7:35 min..

The Berchtesgadener Land dairy has been awarded the Reusable Systems Innovation Prize of the German environmental association Deutsche Umwelthilfe (DUH) and the Stiftung Initiative Mehrweg (SIM; Foundation for Reusable Systems) for its new Krones glass line. A welcome opportunity for us to take a look at the factors influencing the sustainability of packaging.

Topics: #Backstage #Team #Career

Author : Helena Schaeffer | Reading time: 3:20 min..

What would it be like to swap your own job for that of another colleague in a different country or even on a different continent? That’s exactly what Benedikt Ott from Krones headquarters in Neutraubling and Benjamin Böck from our subsidiary in Bangkok did.

Topics: #Europe #Reference #ProcessTechnology #Brewing #Glass #Beer

Author : Manfred Kaiser | Reading time: 5:40 min..

The Belgian specialty brewery Lindemans has more than doubled its capacities with a recently installed brewhouse from Steinecker. In a brand-new greenfield brewery, the company intends to produce a wider range of beers, including both top-fermented types and special blends based on spontaneously fermented beers, like the traditional lambic for which Lindemans is actually best known.

Topics: #Europe #Reference #Filling #Glass #Water

Author : Manfred Kaiser | Reading time: 6:30 min..

'It was like a game of Tetris,' says plant manager Michael Breidung, referring to the tricky work of fitting the new returnable-glass line into an existing hall, right next to a running non-returnable-PET line. Thanks to insightful project planning and a clever layout, it was successful despite the very tight quarters. The new Krones line, which is rated at 36,000 bottles per hour, has been up and running since March 2022 as the fourth line at RhönSprudel's plant in Ebersburg-Weyhers, Germany.

Topics: #Europe #Reference #Filling #Packaging #PET #Water

Author : Gitta Rohling | Reading time: 3:40 min..

Lajthiza supplies all of Albania with its top-quality mineral water. In order to increase capacity and exports, in June 2022 another Krones line was added to the five already up and running at its plant.

Topics: #Backstage #SustainabilityESG #Team #Career

Author : Alla Mazharova | Reading time: 7:10 min..

Flexible working time models have become an integral part of our everyday lives. Thanks to them, employees no longer have to decide what comes first, work or private life, but can instead bring about a reasonable balance between the two. Companies, on the other hand, can also benefit from the latest work patterns. One of them is job sharing, a model that has successfully broken new ground over recent years.

Topics: #Europe #Reference #Filling #Packaging #Glass #Beer

Author : Manfred Kaiser | Reading time: 9:00 min..

With double-digit annual sales growth – from zero to 65,000 hectoliters in 15 years – and growing international demand, it was only a matter of time before the Belgian specialty brewery De Halve Maan would need a new filling line with higher speeds and more packaging flexibility. And now, that time has come: The company, whose name translates as “Half Moon” in English, has installed a new line from Krones.

Topics: #KTradefair

Topics: #Europe #Reference #Filling #Packaging #Glass #SoftDrinks

Author : Manfred Kaiser | Reading time: 1:55 min..

Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company (HBC) is increasing its share of returnable products in Austria – and has ordered a new returnable-glass line from Krones for the purpose.

Topics: #KTradefair

Topics: #Trend #SustainableProduction #PET #rPET #PO #KTradefair #interpack

Author : Angelika Krempl | Reading time: 7:05 min..

The K 2022 and Krones are a perfect fit. And that is certainly not because both names start with a K. Though I must admit “K as in Krones” really makes my copywriter’s heart skip a beat. The true reasons why we’re a perfect match are the circular economy and climate protection, the two paramount issues addressed at the K where Krones is able to make very substantial contributions.

Topics: #KTradefair

Topics: #Europe #Reference #ProcessTechnology #Filling #Packaging #Glass #WineSparklingWine

Author : Manfred Kaiser | Reading time: 7:25 min..

The last combined glass line for returnable and non-returnable containers that Krones installed at Winzer Krems ran for 20 years – and it served the Austrian wine cooperative well. Now, Winzer Krems has had a new line installed for non-returnable glass bottles – and has once again chosen Krones for the job.

Topics: #Backstage #Digitalization #Team

Author : Silke Riedl | Reading time: 4:55 min..

Do you prefer working in the office or from home? My answer to this question is: I like both! And I am happy to say that I myself am free to decide which one it will be on any chosen day.

Topics: #Europe #Reference #Filling #PET #Water

Author : Manfred Kaiser | Reading time: 2:35 min..

Mineralquellen Adelboden AG, founded in 1948, is tackling the next stage of modernisation at its bottling plant in the Bernese Oberland. The company initially erected a new bottle storage hall and is now replacing an existing PET line with a new combined line from Krones handling disposable and two-way PET bottles and rated at 26,000 0.5-litre bottles per hour.

Topics: #AsiaPacific #Reference #Filling #Packaging #Glass

Author : Gitta Rohling | Reading time: 2:40 min..

With the new non-returnables line from Krones, the Thai company Terra Foods is gaining a great deal of flexibility when it comes to filling, labeling, and packaging its health drinks. The beverages, which come in a variety of flavors, are filled into glass and aluminum bottles and will soon be available for sale internationally.

Topics: #Europe #Reference #Filling #PET #SoftDrinks #Water #WineSparklingWine

Author : Gitta Rohling | Reading time: 6:15 min..

Reliability and a small footprint: Those were the two most important requirements Hartwall wanted its new non-returnable-PET line to meet. Furthermore, it should not take too long to install it because the Finnish beverage producer is growing and has no time to lose. Krones was able to grant all three of these wishes.

Topics: #Europe #Reference #Filling #Glass #SoftDrinks

Author : Gitta Rohling | Reading time: 3:15 min..

Strawberry, lemon-ginger, and piña colada are just three of the many flavors of Freez Mix, a wildly popular carbonated soft drink. The Lebanese company Kassatly Chtaura began producing it in 2001 and now plans to really ramp up production.

Topics: #Europe #Reference #Packaging #Can #SoftDrinks

Author : Manfred Kaiser | Reading time: 2:00 min..

Coca-Cola Dorsten will round out an existing canning  line with a Krones dry end and has broadened the range of its packaging variants by installing an additional packer in its turnkey Krones canning line.

Topics: #Europe #Backstage #Team #drinktec

Author : Angelika Krempl | Reading time: 6:00 min..

Five days of the drinktec made for thousands of experiences: drinktec 2022 has ended, but the conversations and impressions will continue to resonate for quite some time.

Topics: #Europe #Reference #Recycling #SustainableProduction #PET #rPET #Food #KTradefair #interpack

Author : Angelika Krempl | Reading time: 2:15 min..

Post-consumer PET/PE multilayer food containers will soon be joining the recycling loop! That’s because REPETCO is building a recycling plant in Albacete, Spain, designed specifically for this packaging type. It’s slated to go online before the end of this year, and it will have far-reaching implications for the circular economy in Europe.

Topics: #drinktec

Topics: #Innovation #Digitalization #Apprenticeship #drinktec

Author : Markus Stettner | Reading time: 5:25 min..

Krones has proved to be a digital-era trendsetter with its innovative simulation technology. The machine, which was originally created as a virtual model for training purposes, now offers many additional options that help simplify a number of processes right up to commissioning, thus offering a whole range of benefits especially for line owners.

Topics: #drinktec

Topics: #drinktec

Topics: #Innovation #ProcessTechnology #Brewing #Beer #drinktec

Author : Peter Mörtl | Reading time: 5:15 min..

For several years already, Steinecker’s portfolio has included a mash filter built in-house. A specific project has now focused on a design upgrade tackling not only throughput and handling but also and especially sustainability.

Topics: #drinktec

Topics: #Innovation #Packaging #AI #PET #drinktec

Author : Gitta Rohling | Reading time: 3:20 min..

The fourth generation of the Contiform stretch blow-moulder is here. It excels above all in terms of eco-friendliness and further improved efficiency and flexibility. In addition, the machine has also been rigged up for digitalization and can even be equipped with artificial intelligence (AI).

Topics: #drinktec

Topics: #Innovation #Filling #PET #Beer #Water #Food #HomeAndPersonalCare #drinktec

Author : Julia Leserer | Reading time: 4:10 min..

It’s a perfect example of the successful division of labor within the group: While Krones focuses its stretch blow moulding and filling technology primarily on traditional PET containers for everyday beverage consumption, the subsidiary Kosme covers the jumbo version: that is, large-sized containers for water, beer, and edible oils as well as for the household products and chemical industry.

Topics: #Innovation #Filling #Packaging #Digitalization #PET #rPET #drinktec

Author : Julia Leserer | Reading time: 4:35 min..

With Contiloop AI, Krones has developed an intelligent process control system for the Contiform stretch blow molder: The combination of AI-based software and newly developed hardware makes it possible to detect even the slightest variations in material distribution in the production of PET containers and to automatically adjust key stretch-blow-molding parameters in real time – and thus to ensure that bottle quality meets specifications.

Topics: #Innovation #Filling #SustainableProduction #Glass #Beer #drinktec

Author : Julia Leserer | Reading time: 4:35 min..

The fastest filling and crowning process on a minimised footprint: At the drinktec 2017, the Dynafill surprised fairgoers with its revolutionary concept, standing out with a number of superlatives. But the story continues: Krones has since revamped the machine, which has also undergone a number of field tests showing that the Dynafill enables customers to implement even entirely new line and energy concepts.

Topics: #Innovation #ProcessTechnology #Milk #Bioprocessing #drinktec

Author : Julia Leserer | Reading time: 4:15 min..

The VarioAsept D will be officially premiered at the drinktec. What makes this module ingenious is that it enables heat-sensitive products like milk, coconut water and plant-based drinks to be heated up in a process that is not only extremely swift but also gentle on the beverages, thus guaranteeing both fresh taste and optimum product quality.

Topics: #Innovation #SustainableProduction #drinktec

Author : Markus Stettner | Reading time: 3:30 min..

A number of features make the new generation of the Evoguard valve control head the right choice for the digital transformation: These include comprehensive diagnostic functions and the use of real-time data to ensure a long valve service life. The controller can work via IO link, AS interface, or 24 V DC.

Topics: #Europe #Reference #Filling #Packaging #Digitalization #SoftDrinks

Author : Patricia Thum | Reading time: 5:20 min..

Rivella enjoys a sort of cult status in Switzerland: Around 96 percent of the Swiss population knows and loves the drink made by the eponymous company, which has been producing non-alcoholic beverages for exactly 70 years – and is increasingly seizing the opportunities afforded by the digital transformation. In collaboration with Krones, the family-owned and operated company has developed a manufacturing execution system (MES) for centrally collecting data, thus laying the foundation for a digital factory.

Topics: #Europe #Reference #Brewing #Can #Beer

Author : Helena Schaeffer | Reading time: 5:10 min..

Their mission is to bring good beer to every street corner and to make it accessible. And with the newest addition to their brewery locations in London, their brewery in Enfield, Beavertown are one step closer to that goal. For their biggest project yet, they relied on the support of Krones. 

Topics: #Innovation #Filling #Glass #Beer #SoftDrinks #Water #drinktec

Author : Julia Leserer | Reading time: 3:50 min..

Krones has developed a variable-size clamping starwheel which can effortlessly handle all common glass bottle formats. Not only does this save valuable time during change-overs, it also reduces storage space for parts.

Topics: #Europe #Reference #Filling #Can #Beer

Author : Manfred Kaiser | Reading time: 5:55 min..

For many decades, Budweiser Budvar did not use Krones filling lines for its beers. That changed for the first time in early 2020, when the Czech brewery put its first Krones line into operation: a turnkey returnable-glass line rated at 50,000 bottles per hour. Having been satisfied with that line, the state-owned brewery has once again chosen Krones – this time installing a turnkey canning line rated at 50,000 cans per hour.

Topics: #AsiaPacific #EasternWorld #Backstage #ProcessTechnology #Milk #SoftDrinks

Author : Peter Mörtl | Reading time: 2:45 min..

There has been continuous growth in the Krones Group over recent years. New branches and subsidiaries have been established, companies with their own portfolio acquired. The goal is to secure and expand Krones’ pioneering role as a systems supplier. One of these companies is Unicorn Industries Private Limited.

Topics: #Europe #Reference #Filling #Glass #Milk

Author : Christine Rüth | Reading time: 11:35 min..

Fresh milk produced using traditional methods is the cream of the crop. The Berchtesgadener Land dairy fills this precious commodity in glass bottles. To meet the soaring demand for milk in returnable bottles, the cooperative has replaced its returnable-glass line, which fills organic and mountain farmers’ milk and cream.

Topics: #Europe #Reference #Filling #Can #SoftDrinks

Author : Manfred Kaiser | Reading time: 1:15 min..

PepsiCo is introducing slim and sleek cans to its beverage portfolio in the Turkish market. This important project required new filling equipment, and PepsiCo Turkey chose filling technology from Krones for the job.

Topics: #Innovation #Digitalization #drinktec

Author : Markus Stettner | Reading time: 2:15 min..

The new Evoguard Data Viewer allows you to access all product-specific data by way of a QR code that is applied directly to the valve or pump. This improvement makes it easier for maintenance personnel to work with Evoguard components.

Topics: #Europe #Reference #Filling #PET #Water

Author : Manfred Kaiser | Reading time: 1:35 min..

Pirsu brought online a blow-molder/filler block with a separate labeler – all from Krones – back in 2016 and was highly satisfied. Therefore, when faced with the need to add more capacity, the company has once again chosen Krones: this time around, Pirsu ordered an ErgoBloc LM for still water, the first of its kind to be delivered to Turkey.

Topics: #Innovation #ProcessTechnology #Brewing #LifecycleService #Beer #drinktec

Author : Peter Mörtl | Reading time: 4:45 min..

Reducing consumption and costs: Steinecker works together with breweries to analyze their key performance indicators and unlock valuable potential for optimization.

Topics: #Innovation #SustainabilityESG #drinktec

Author : Angelika Krempl | Reading time: 3:40 min..

Visions develop in our heads. But the courage to change comes from our hearts. Krones is entering a new era, with a new slogan and a far-reaching vision.

Topics: #NorthAmerica #Reference #ProcessTechnology #Brewing #Beer

Author : Aaron Wesolowski | Reading time: 2:25 min..

With over 60 different craft brews on their menu, limited space in a historic location, and a customer base invested in small batch quality, Minneapolis’ Town Hall Brewery faced some special challenges when upgrading their brewing facilities.

Topics: #AsiaPacific #Backstage #Packaging #LifecycleService #Team #Career #Beer

Author : Markus Stettner | Reading time: 3:35 min..

When Covid-19 was officially declared a pandemic in spring 2020, the ensuing changes and restrictions worldwide impacted nearly all aspects of life. The timing could not have been worse for the Krones Service Team in China and put service technician You-Chuan Pan in particular to the test.

Topics: #AsiaPacific #Reference #Filling #Can #Beer

Author : Julia Leserer | Reading time: 3:25 min..

It's a milestone for Krones filling technology: The Craftmate C has already been sold 100 times since it was launched just six and a half years ago. The anniversary machine recently embarked on its journey to Mountain Culture Beer Co. in Australia.

Topics: #Trend #ProcessTechnology #Team #Water #drinktec

Author : Julia Leserer | Reading time: 6:15 min..

No two waters are alike. As with almost everything, it’s the small details that make the difference. And for water, they are so small that genuine experts are required who can detect even the tiniest of sensory differences between the various mineral waters available. Five Krones colleagues completed a water sommelier training programme, which has taught them to develop precisely that ability, enabling them to advise our customers to better effect.

Topics: #Europe #Reference #Packaging #Digitalization #LifecycleService #Can #SoftDrinks #drinktec

Author : Christine Rüth | Reading time: 9:50 min..

Ölgerðin Egill Skallagrímsson is Iceland’s biggest beverage producer and has just increased its filling capacity four times over. Krones handled factory planning and supplied a turnkey canning line – one of the first projects, for which Krones provides support during ongoing operation under a cloud-based Service Level Agreement (SLA).

Topics: #Europe #Reference #Filling #Packaging #Can #Beer

Author : Julia Leserer | Reading time: 5:15 min..

Krones has installed a new canning line for the Croatian brewery Zagrebacka Pivovara in a multi-storey building right in the centre of Zagreb.

Topics: #Reference #Packaging #SustainableProduction #Can #Beer #drinktec #interpack

Author : Gitta Rohling | Reading time: 5:10 min..

Replacing plastic with paperboard: Cans of Mahou, Alhambra and San Miguel brand beer have since late 2021 been held in stable packs with paperboard clips instead of plastic rings. Given an output of 50,000 cans per hour, which translates to an annual production volume of 213 million cans, that clearly provides ecological benefits.

Topics: #Europe #Reference #Filling #PET #SoftDrinks

Author : Peter Mörtl | Reading time: 3:35 min..

Producing and distributing more than 2-billion-unit cases annually and with a desire to constantly innovate, Coca-Cola HBC looks to continuously invest in advanced technologies as one of the pillars of its success. One recent such investment is in the PET Line in the Timisoara (Romania) plant, where Coca-Cola HBC chose LineXpress from Krones.

Topics: #AsiaPacific #Backstage #ProcessTechnology #LifecycleService #Team

Author : Julia Leserer | Reading time: 5:30 min..

After the Covid-19 hiatus, our team in Thailand was excited for the first in-person trade show in more than two years. At long last, ProPak Asia took place in Bangkok, Thailand, in mid-June. My colleague Arisa Apichattanakul from Krones Thailand has summarized the trade show activities for you:

Topics: #AsiaPacific #Reference #Filling #Aseptic #CoffeeTea

Author : Angelika Krempl | Reading time: 4:45 min..

Big in Japan: With around 130 million units produced per year, Nihon Canpack is the undisputed number one among Japanese contract fillers. Since it was founded in 1973, the company has been on a consistent expansion course: It now operates a total of 15 lines for cans, PET bottles and pouches at five different plants.

Topics: #Innovation #Packaging #PET #drinktec

Author : Angelika Krempl | Reading time: 5:30 min..

At the upcoming drinktec, the fourth generation of the Contiform will be unveiled. As if that in itself weren’t reason enough to celebrate, this year also marks a historic anniversary for the Krones stretch blow-moulder.

Topics: #Europe #Reference #Filling #Packaging #Glass #Beer

Author : Manfred Kaiser | Reading time: 4:00 min..

It was only in 2017 that the Kulmbacher Brauerei commissioned a new Krones line for swing-stopper bottles achieving an output of 50,000 bottles per hour, a figure unprecedented in this category – a world record. But demand for the Mönchshof specialty beers and for Kapuziner wheat beer in the 0.5-litre swing-stopper bottle filled on this line has not only held steady, it has achieved overproportional growth. That’s why the brewery will now install a second identical line.

Topics: #Innovation #Filling #Packaging #Digitalization #Recycling #drinktec

Author : Julia Leserer | Reading time: 5:00 min..

Strolling around a beverage line, looking at machine details in three-dimensional space and discussing an entire line’s layout from various perspectives – The Krones Showroom offers a great virtual world that you can explore while sitting at your desk. It has recently won an award and is currently undergoing its first expansion.

Topics: #Europe #Reference #Filling #Packaging #Glass #Beer

Author : Manfred Kaiser | Reading time: 2:10 min..

Krones is extremely pleased to have been awarded the contract to supply a new turnkey filling line to Schlossbrauerei Maxlrain. All the more so because Krones’ own Rosenheim plant stands just a few kilometers from Maxlrain, and many Krones employees are among Maxlrain’s regular customers.

Topics: #NorthAmerica #Backstage #LifecycleService #Team #Career

Author : Paula Kühn | Reading time: 3:10 min..

Milwaukee today, Vancouver tomorrow – no two days are alike for Service team members at Krones USA. Frequent travel and plenty of exciting challenges are par for the course. But how do you get started in this field at Krones Inc.? That depends. Read on to find out more.

Topics: #Reference #Filling #Packaging #Recycling #SustainableProduction #Glass #SoftDrinks #Water

Author : Gitta Rohling | Reading time: 3:05 min..

Beverage maker Calizzano in northern Italy has tasked Krones with commissioning an entirely new line. It will fill mineral water with or without carbonation in returnable and non-returnable bottles of various sizes. So flexibility is key.

Topics: #SouthAmerica #Reference #Aseptic #PET #Juice #SoftDrinks #WineSparklingWine

Author : Markus Stettner | Reading time: 3:30 min..

Krones has supplied a complete aseptic line to Vinícola Panizzon. The highlight of the line is the Contipure AseptBloc DA, which will be used for bottling wine, among other things – which is rather unusual. The technology has many advantages in terms of both product quality and sustainability. In addition to the blow molder and filler, the block also includes a sterilization system for the preforms.

Topics: #Europe #Reference #Filling #Glass #Can #Beer #drinktec

Author : Christine Rüth | Reading time: 10:40 min..

No compromising on beer quality – That is the motto of the Monyo craft brewery from Budapest. So when it started its expansion programme last year, the requirements for the new filling line were correspondingly stringent. Monyo opted for a Barifill Canto, the combined can and bottle filler from Kosme.

Topics: #Backstage #Digitalization #Team #Career

Author : Patricia Thum | Reading time: 5:00 min..

Krones.digital is an international community within the Krones Group that brings together all technology enthusiasts and experts in the fields of digitalization and automation. They join forces to develop innovative technologies, and they have big plans: This groupwide digitalization crew aims to lead the food and beverage industries into a sustainable, digital future.

Topics: #AsiaPacific #Reference #Filling #Packaging #Glass #Beer

Author : Manfred Kaiser | Reading time: 2:20 min..

The Carlsberg Malaysia Group is replacing two existing filling lines for beer with a state-of-the-art glass line from Krones that combines returnables and non-returnables processing.

Topics: #Europe #Reference #ProcessTechnology #Filling #PET #Can #Bioprocessing #SoftDrinks #Spirits

Author : Julia Leserer | Reading time: 6:25 min..

The Krones planning team is actually used to inserting systems exactly into existing halls or even between existing lines – and having to fiddle around a bit in order to get a precise fit. But the only available installation space for laying out all the vessels and modules of the Hydronomic RO being a container? Even Krones had never come across that before. 

Topics: #AsiaPacific #Reference #ProcessTechnology #Brewing #Filling #Packaging #Can #Beer

Author : Manfred Kaiser | Reading time: 2:40 min..

Krones and Steinecker are progressing their successful, 30-year alliance with Heineken in Heineken Malaysia Berhad’s Sungei Way Brewery.

Topics: #NorthAmerica #Reference #Recycling #SustainableProduction #PET #rPET #PO #drinktec #KTradefair

Author : Susan Paprcka | Reading time: 2:40 min..

The Republic Services Polymer Center will be the first vertically integrated plastics recycling facility in the United States. To implement this ambitious project, Republic Services has chosen to rely on the technology and expertise of Krones.

Topics: #AsiaPacific #Reference #Filling #Packaging #Aseptic #PET #SoftDrinks #Water

Author : Helena Schaeffer | Reading time: 4:45 min..

Pinzheng Food’s Easelife brand of sparkling water (known as Yijian in Chinese) comes from the metropolis of Chongqing, population 32 million. Excellent quality and a unique wellness concept make the brand especially popular in western China. The Chinese name stands for both the alkaline properties of the water and the simple, healthy lifestyle that are the hallmark of Easelife’s advertising, which is based on the slogan: “simple life, healthy body”.

Topics: #Backstage #Recycling #SustainableProduction #PET #rPET #KTradefair

Author : Angelika Krempl | Reading time: 2:55 min..

Whether PET, film or polystyrene, the newly opened Recycling Technology Center conducts material tests for customers from all over the world.

Topics: #Innovation #ProcessTechnology #Beer #Juice #Milk #Bioprocessing #SoftDrinks #Water #WineSparklingWine #CoffeeTea #Food #AnugaFoodTec

Author : Julia Leserer | Reading time: 3:00 min..

Not even nine years have passed since they were added to Evoguard’s portfolio, and yet it feels as if they’ve always been part of it. We’re talking, of course, about Evoguard’s hygienic centrifugal pumps. They now come in three different models, which we will describe in more detail here.

Topics: #Innovation #ProcessTechnology #Juice #Milk #AnugaFoodTec #drinktec

Author : Julia Leserer | Reading time: 1:50 min..

Evoguard’s heat exchanger systems provide gentle and microbiologically safe heating of sensitive beverages. The Evotube family has now been expanded to include a new module that can be used not only for the familiar applications but is also exceptionally well suited for CIP systems.

Topics: #Innovation #ProcessTechnology #Beer #Juice #Milk #Bioprocessing #SoftDrinks #Water #WineSparklingWine #Spirits #CoffeeTea #Food #AnugaFoodTec

Author : Julia Leserer | Reading time: 3:25 min..

Providing the energy required for cooling: The Krones VapoChill series designed on a modular principle is suitable for use not only in the food and beverage industry but in chemical and pharmaceutical plants as well.

Topics: #Innovation #ProcessTechnology #Bioprocessing #AnugaFoodTec #drinktec

Author : Julia Leserer | Reading time: 4:45 min..

What is actually behind the hype about plant-based-drinks? And how are these popular non-dairy products made? You will find the answer to the first question in a separate article, and a description of the various process options for making milk alternatives in the text below.

Topics: #Innovation #ProcessTechnology #Bioprocessing #AnugaFoodTec #drinktec

Author : Julia Leserer | Reading time: 4:00 min..

Just ten years ago, plant-based drinks were still a niche product found mostly in organic grocery stores. Today, they’ve made their way into every supermarket, without exception – and they’re filling the shelves with an increasingly colorful array of products.

Topics: #Europe #Reference #Packaging #SustainableProduction #Glass #drinktec

Author : Angelika Krempl | Reading time: 6:25 min..

So far, we have not addressed the subject of aesthetics very often in the Krones magazine. Why should we? Our world revolves around technology, efficiency, and performance. Well, at least that’s what we thought – until we visited Anheuser-Busch InBev’s Tattoo Alpha Plant in Belgium where a DecoType Performance machine went into operation quite recently, tasked with digital bottle decoration. And when site manager Jonas Vandecruys speaks about the options it offers, words like “beautiful” and “magical” roll off his tongue quite naturally.

Topics: #Trend #Brewing #Filling #Packaging #Recycling #SustainabilityESG #interpack

Author : Christine Rüth | Reading time: 7:05 min..

Reducing costs, enhancing sustainability – That is what Krones’ new consultancy service is all about. What is our aim here? We want to create added value for our customers while saving valuable resources and minimising environmental impact. The guiding principles on the road towards sustainable factories are: “Avoid, optimise, recycle”.

Topics: #Europe #Backstage #LifecycleService #Team

Author : Julia Leserer | Reading time: 5:50 min..

Kilian Richter has been working for Krones as a service technician since October 2015. When I spoke with him, he was on the road to France, to his next assignment. And he had time to take us along on part of his personal journey as a service technician at Krones.

Topics: #Innovation #ProcessTechnology #Brewing #SustainableProduction #Beer #drinktec

Author : Julia Leserer | Reading time: 6:05 min..

Brewnomic was premiered in 2017. Roughly four and a half years later, Steinecker has now finalised the concept of a carbon neutral, energy-self-sufficient brewery. One of its latest modules is Phoenix BMC – for upcycling residual materials from the brewing process and using them for energy recovery.

Topics: #Europe #Reference #Filling #Packaging #Digitalization #SoftDrinks #Water

Author : Julia Leserer | Reading time: 4:15 min..

As one of Germany’s largest beverage groups, Altmühltaler Mineralbrunnen knows exactly how to make its production environment ready for the future – by systematically updating both the machinery and the IT infrastructure. And for both of these topics, Krones has proven to be the ideal full-service partner.

Topics: #Europe #Reference #Packaging #Glass #PET #Can

Author : Manfred Kaiser | Reading time: 1:20 min..

Evian natural spring water from the glacial rocks of the French Alps, previously available only as still water, is now also being filled as a mineral-enhanced sparkling drink for the first time. To make that possible, Krones delivered a multi-functional, all-in-one filling line for PET containers, cans and glass bottles.

Topics: #Backstage #SustainabilityESG #Team #Career

Author : Helena Schaeffer | Reading time: 4:00 min..

The concept of “diversity” has been a hot topic for years. Behind it, though, is more than just the fact that we humans differ from each other in ethnic origin, gender, sex, sexual orientation, beliefs and much more. It is actually not only about accepting these differences, but also grasping diversity as potential and promoting it.

Topics: #AsiaPacific #Trend #Recycling #Aseptic #PET #rPET #SoftDrinks #CoffeeTea

Author : Gitta Rohling | Reading time: 5:55 min..

THE trendy drinks in Japan include Chūhai, Ramune Soda and Aojiru. Some of them might soon be on everyone’s lips all across the globe.

Topics: #MiddleEastAfrica #Backstage #SustainabilityESG #Team #Career

Author : Helena Schaeffer | Reading time: 3:45 min..

Since more than four years, Lucy Irungu is part of the Krones family. As the very first woman joining the dual training programme for future service technicians at Krones Center East Africa, she’s also a role model for other young women who want to start their engineering career at the Krones Academy.

Topics: #Europe #Reference #Filling #Digitalization #AI #Glass #Beer #drinktec

Author : Angelika Krempl | Reading time: 4:05 min..

Gräfliches Hofbrauhaus Freising is among the oldest breweries in the world, looking back on more than 850 years of history. Its roots date right back to the Middle Ages, but as far as technology is concerned, the tradition-steeped Bavarian company lives in the here and now, with an eye trained on the future. Case in point: The brewery is among the sector’s early adopters of the deep learning inspection software.

Topics: #AsiaPacific #Reference #Filling #Packaging #Digitalization #PET #SoftDrinks

Author : Manfred Kaiser | Reading time: 3:25 min..

Pepsi-Cola Products Philippines Inc. is putting two Krones filling lines with Ergo Bloc L into operation in two years’ time. Pepsi-Cola Products Philippines Inc. (PCPPI) is the exclusive manufacturer of PepsiCo beverages in the Philippines.

Topics: #Europe #Reference #Packaging #PET #HomeAndPersonalCare

Author : Helena Schaeffer | Reading time: 5:20 min..

A new investment every year

fit GmbH is one of Germany’s most successful producers of detergents, household cleaners, and personal care products. To ensure that remains the case, the company’s owner, Dr. Wolfgang Gross, follows a systematic investment strategy. And Krones has been by his side throughout. As a result, over the more than 17 years of working together, the companies’ business relationship has grown into a true partnership.

Topics: #MiddleEastAfrica #Reference #Filling #Packaging #PET #Water

Author : Manfred Kaiser | Reading time: 4:20 min..

“Clean, reliable drinking water in bottles will be the order of the day for many years to come – it’s the future, not only in Saudi Arabia but around the world,” states Ashraf El-Nahas, Factory General Manager at Jasmine Water and Beverages Factory, explaining the decision to enter the water bottling business now.

Topics: #AsiaPacific #Reference #Filling #PET #SoftDrinks

Author : Manfred Kaiser | Reading time: 1:05 min..

You can certainly call it an investment based on trust – or to be more precise trust to the power of five. It was the gratifying performance of the block solutions from Krones that has prompted Varun Beverages Limited to order five new block systems.

Topics: #Europe #Reference #Filling #Packaging #Can #Beer

Author : Manfred Kaiser | Reading time: 6:35 min..

The Covid-19 pandemic prompted a rethink at De Brabandere. To offset the loss of in-restaurant sales, the privately owned Belgian brewery sought out new sales channels, in retail and, especially, in export. And so, existing plans to install a new canning line from Krones seemed all the more appropriate.

Topics: #AsiaPacific #Reference #Filling #Packaging #PET #SoftDrinks

Author : Manfred Kaiser | Reading time: 1:10 min..

Another major Coca-Cola bottler has opted for ErgoBloc L technology from Krones. The Indian Coca-Cola licensee Moon Beverages Limited (MBL) has ordered a turnkey line featuring an ErgoBloc L wet-end block.

Topics: #Europe #Reference #ProcessTechnology #Filling #Packaging #Can #Juice #Bioprocessing #SoftDrinks #CoffeeTea

Author : Manfred Kaiser | Reading time: 7:45 min..

In the beverage industry, demand for contract filling is growing – much to the benefit of Konings Drinks. The Belgian company has therefore installed yet another turnkey line from Krones: This time, it’s a canning line at the Breda, Netherlands, site. And because the new kit also includes autoclaves, the plant can fill sterilized, sensitive products like plant-based milk alternatives at high speeds for the first time.

Topics: #MiddleEastAfrica #Backstage #SustainabilityESG #Team #Apprenticeship #Career

Author : Helena Schaeffer | Reading time: 4:35 min..

Krones’ dual training programme in Nairobi, Kenya, brings forth its own excellently trained service technicians.

Topics: #Europe #Reference #LifecycleService

Author : Manfred Kaiser | Reading time: 9:45 min..

Starzinger has made hygiene during beverage filling a top priority, and for good reason: The privately owned and operated beverage group handles a diverse range of products and strives to ensure the highest level of microbiological safety not only for its own brands but also for its co-packing clients. To this end, Starzinger has teamed up with KIC Krones to implement a progressive hygiene concept for all machines and lines.

Topics: #Europe #Reference #Filling #Glass #Milk

Author : Manfred Kaiser | Reading time: 1:35 min..

The Berchtesgadener Land dairy is a cooperative and as such above all accountable to its members – approximately 1,800 dairy farmers, of which roughly one third are organic farmers. It was to meet this obligation to its members that the cooperative decided to invest in top-quality, sustainable and safe filling technology that will retain its value for many years to come. 

Topics: #Europe #Reference #Filling #Packaging #Aseptic #PET #rPET #Milk

Author : Manfred Kaiser | Reading time: 7:20 min..

“Never change a winning team” may very well be what decision-makers at the dairy cooperative FrieslandCampina thought when it came to upgrading filling capacities for evaporated milk at their facility in the Belgian town of Aalter. And in view of the good experience gained with Line 1, the customer once more opted for a Krones Contipure AseptBloc DN for Line 2.

Topics: #Reference #Filling #Packaging #PET #SoftDrinks #Water

Author : Manfred Kaiser | Reading time: 2:00 min..

The West African drinks maker Multipac is vigorously upsizing its filling capacities: Up until 2016, the company had operated relatively small bottling lines in Ghana’s capital, Accra. With its first Krones line, it then grew into new dimensions and output ranges. More recently, in 2019, Multipac commissioned a second Krones line for still and carbonated soft drinks.

Topics: #Europe #Reference #ProcessTechnology #Brewing #Glass #Beer

Author : Manfred Kaiser | Reading time: 8:55 min..

There is a real flagship quality about the family owned brewery Omer Vander Ghinste in Belgium. The sweetness of malt and the bitter aroma of hops permeate the air, stunning architecture skilfully marries tradition to discreet modernity, and the premises are imbued with an aura of nostalgia. And although the almost 130 years of its history are omnipresent wherever you go, the brewery is simply well equipped with state-of-the-art-technology, in the shape of stainless steel lines for beer production.

Topics: #AsiaPacific #Reference #Filling #Packaging #PET #Water #Food

Author : Manfred Kaiser | Reading time: 2:15 min..

For the first time, the City Group from Bangladesh has put its trust in Krones bottling kit – for two entirely different projects: for edible oil and for still mineral water. The group ordered three lines in all, which were supplied by Krones as turnkey jobs. Installation began in 2018, and successful acceptance-testing took place in 2020. The three lines were installed at the same facility in the country’s capital, Dhaka.

Topics: #AsiaPacific #Reference #Filling #LifecycleService #Aseptic #PET #Bioprocessing

Author : Paul Schönheit | Reading time: 3:55 min..

The Chinese metropolis Jinan is well-known not only for its many water springs but also for its internationally renowned universities and successful companies, which have gained the region a global reputation for scientific research and innovation. In short: It is the ideal environment for a beverage producer driven by the credo that there is “no future without innovation”.

Topics: #MiddleEastAfrica #Reference #Filling #Packaging #PET #SoftDrinks #Water

Author : Manfred Kaiser | Reading time: 1:15 min..

The Nigerian Mamuda Group saw the demand for non-alcoholic beverages and decided to go into carbonated and energy drinks and bottled water. For this, Mamuda chose Krones as its partner and in February 2020 placed a turnkey order for two PET lines, each rated at 45,000 bottles per hour.

Topics: #Europe #Reference #Packaging #Glass #Food

Author : Julia Leserer | Reading time: 8:40 min..

Take a look at the menu of any Bavarian tavern and you’re sure to see knuckle of pork, Obatzda (a savoury Bavarian cheese spread), and veal sausages with fresh pretzels and sweet homemade mustard. This specialty mustard is produced right in the heart of Bavaria, by Händlmaier in Regensburg.

Topics: #Trend #Recycling #SustainableProduction #rPET #PO

Author : Angelika Krempl | Reading time: 3:55 min..

There can no longer be any doubt about it today: The circular economy is vital for our future. Closed material loops are among the most important means for getting to grips with the three biggest ecological problems of our time: the scarcity of natural resources, the global litter problem and greenhouse gas emissions.

Topics: #MiddleEastAfrica #Reference #Filling #Packaging #PET #Water

Author : Manfred Kaiser | Reading time: 1:35 min..

Kasapreko is the leading manufacturer of alcoholic beverages and soft drinks in the West African nation of Ghana. Its flagship product is Alamo Bitters, but the company’s portfolio also comprises energy drinks, soft drinks, malt-based beverages, beer, cider and still water.

Topics: #Europe #Reference #ProcessTechnology #Food

Author : Peter Mörtl | Reading time: 3:35 min..

Since its founding, Evoguard has manufactured 500,000 valves. The milestone valve will go to the Portuguese company Perfinox.

Topics: #Reference #ProcessTechnology #Filling #Packaging #PET #Can #SoftDrinks

Author : Manfred Kaiser | Reading time: 1:10 min..

In 2016, Sonoco S.A., a major company running grain and oilseed mills in the West African country of Guinea, decided to diversify into soft-drinks production and got in touch with Krones. Sonoco then placed a turnkey order for a canning line and a PET line.

Topics: #Backstage

Author : | Reading time: 2:00 min..

We have to admit it: RSS technology has meanwhile been around for quite some time in the online world. And since this solution is not only simple but also convenient and easy to set up, we’re now offering you an option to subscribe to the Krones magazine via RSS feed.

Topics: #Europe #Reference #Filling #Can #SoftDrinks

Author : Manfred Kaiser | Reading time: 8:15 min..

Aseptic filling of beverages into PET containers has been common practice for many years. But what about cans? Market demand is pushing in the direction of enhanced hygienic design, which would eliminate the need for a pasteurizer or preservatives in popular products. This trend holds true for the Austrian food and beverage producer Spitz – and the company has responded by installing a hygienically designed variant of the Krones Modulfill FS-C filler-seamer block with a small cleanroom.

Topics: #AsiaPacific #Reference #Filling #Packaging #PET #SoftDrinks

Author : Manfred Kaiser | Reading time: 1:35 min..

In Bangladesh, Akij Food and Beverage Ltd. (AFBL) recently commissioned an 81,000-bph turnkey PET line featuring an ErgoBloc L wet-end block – and it is setting a new benchmark:

Topics: #Europe #Backstage #SustainableProduction #SustainabilityESG

Author : Peter Mörtl | Reading time: 3:15 min..

For over ten years now, Krones has been implementing a tailor-made energy concept in collaboration with the Regensburg-based utilities company REWAG (Regensburger Energie- und Wasserversorgung AG & Co. KG). It supplies not only the company but also public buildings and new housing developments with regionally generated heat that is largely carbon neutral. And now, the partners are expanding the concept by adding a new central power plant.

Topics: #Europe #Reference #Filling #Packaging #Digitalization #LifecycleService #Can #drinktec

Author : Manfred Kaiser | Reading time: 8:30 min..

The Dorsten production facility has made a name for itself as a canning and digitalization specialist not only within the matrix of Coca-Cola Europacific Partners Deutschland GmbH (CCEP DE) but throughout the German beverage industry. And quite recently the plant has once again lived up to its reputation. Demand for soft drinks in cans has been rising across the board, a trend that has not gone unnoticed at CCEP DE. Thus the company has taken timely precautions, substantially upsizing its canning capacities with a high-speed canning line from Krones.

Topics: #Trend #ProcessTechnology #Bioprocessing

Author : Peter Mörtl | Reading time: 3:35 min..

In recent years, consumers have begun to rethink their nutritional choices. Eliminating animal products is no longer limited to strict vegetarians or vegans. Flexitarians, too, are reducing their intake of animal-based foods, at least to some extent.