T he Craftmate G is
the latest addition
to Krones’ family
of fillers: its nonidentical
twin is
the Craftmate C,
the small can filler that’s proved
highly successful on the market
since 2015. The Craftmate G, by
contrast, as the abbreviation “G”
already suggests, handles glass
bottles. In technological terms, it
resembles its big siblings in the
Modulfill series: for instance, like
the field-proven HRS system, it
features a vent tube, and it can
be combined with up to two
closers for crowns, screw-caps
or aluminium roll-on closures.
This provides brewers with the
flexibility they need to handle not
only beer, but CSDs as well. The
complete system of filler and one
or more closers is available in both
directions of rotation, so there are
no limits imposed on integration
into existing lines.
As much as necessary, as little
as possible
In order nonetheless to keep
the Craftmate G as compact as
possible, it differs in some respects
from the machines of the Modulfill
family:
INNOVATION
CRAFTMATE’S
NEW COMPACT
GLASS FILLER
- The filler’s front table is selfdraining.
The roof construction of
this table enables residual liquids
to be purposefully drained into a
channel system affixed to the low
points of the tabletop..
- The machine’s guard is installed
directly at the table.
- Control cabinet, valve node
and vacuum pump are groped
together in a single module,
permanently attached to the
machine.
- Though necessary gush-type
jetting systems are integrated,
exterior cleaning of the machine
is performed manually.
- There is an option for the client
to provide certain components
of the Modulfill, such as the
freestanding bottle shower and
the modularised vacuum pump
cooling system.
When it comes to output, the new
Craftmate G with its two pitch
circle diameters of 1,440 and 1,800
millimetres, covers ratings of up
to 24,000 containers per hour,
rendering it ideally suited for small
and mid-tier breweries, which due
to their production environment
wish to opt for a compactly
dimensioned and above all topquality
filler solution from Krones.
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