News from research: In life cycle assessments, plastic products often perform better than their supposedly more environmentally friendly alternatives.
Focusing on speed, flexibility, and efficiency, DrinkPAK invests in three Krones canning lines for its growing operations.
Tomomasu has installed two turnkey lines for filling sparkling water to support the company’s growth.
The Chinese Beijing Yanjing Brewery upgrades its filling operation with a new Krones canning line, rated at 120,000 cans per hour.
The Harboes Bryggeri will soon start to fill a wide range of beverages on a state-of-the-art ErgoBloc line with syrup room.
Dairy cooperative FrieslandCampina installed its third dry-aseptic line from Krones, this one is for cream and ESL milk.
Digital solutions from Krones are paving the way for efficient filling and smart analysis at Erdinger Weissbräu.
A new Krones canning line fills soft drinks at top speed for Coca-Cola HBC Egypt.
For the first time, Krones will deliver a turnkey aseptic line to Mongolia – to MCS Coca-Cola.
Suntory is breaking new ground with its first greenfield project in Australia and has chosen three Krones lines to support the project.
The Chinese Junlebao Dairy Group will soon be filling its cold-chain fresh milk on six Contipure AseptBloc DN aseptic lines from Krones.
Three in one go: The Heineken Group ordered not just one but three lines for a greenfield brewery in Brazil.
YES, they can: with two new Krones lines, the Taiwanese beverage producer YES is increasing performance and quality levels and reducing energy consumption.
Shopfloor Guidance enhances plant monitoring by detecting machine problems at an early stage and triggering appropriate action.
A system recently developed by Krones, backed up by the strong partnership of Coca-Cola HBC and the packaging materials manufacturers involved, was instrumental in launching an innovative, plastic-free packaging solution on the Austrian market.
Meet the complex requirements of beverage production? No problem with Krones’ digital solutions.
Mamuda Beverages is using its own energy infrastructure and a number of Krones PET lines to supply northern Nigeria with soft drinks.
An ultra-lightweight PET bottle designed by Krones wins award in the “Sustainability” category.
Four Krones glass lines achieve record-breaking output levels at the new production facility of CR Snow.
Munich’s Paulaner Brewery has put into operation a new returnable-glass line in its now eight-year-old plant, marking the first time the company has chosen Krones filling technology.
AB InBev in South Africa opts for maximum capacity and flexibility for glass bottling.
The Thai Coca-Cola bottler Haad Thip is a trailblazer when it comes to sustainability – and has once again chosen technology from Krones.
The great environmental issues of our time know no boundaries, whether by industry or region. And so, solving them likewise requires a spirit of openness. That is why Krones has established an innovation hub that reaches across and beyond the group.
The Italian mineral water bottler Acqua Sant’Anna has put into operation two more Krones filling lines featuring ErgoBloc L wet end technology.
Krones and Schlossbrauerei Maxlrain (the Maxlrain castle brewery) provide vivid proof of how tradition and state-of-the-art technology complement each other perfectly.
Bavaria is relying on filling and packaging technology from Krones three times over for its new greenfield brewery in Barranquilla, Colombia.
Krones and 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.
Coca-Cola’s first-ever aseptic line in India is built by Krones and is being installed at NJ Foods, a branch of Kandhari Beverages.
Unibev has put a new canning line from Krones into operation in Kuwait.
Makkah Water in Saudi Arabia has updated its main water bottling plant with two additional high-speed filling lines and a water treatment system from Krones.
For the third order in a row, South Korean water bottler Jeju Province Development Co. (JPDC) has once again chosen Krones.
First Krones filling line solves a highly complex challenge at Meoqui, Mexico, brewery.
Within just twelve months, Krones supplied six water bottling lines and two water treatment systems to the Pure Beverages Industry Company (PBIC) in Saudi Arabia.
The European drinks manufacturer innocent has built a new, 100 percent electric carbon-neutral bottling plant – and fitted it out with four Krones PET lines and the corresponding IT infrastructure.
Still going strong after more than 100,000 operating hours: Sachsenmilch’s first aseptic four-colour filler from Krones.
The Austrian company Starzinger fills branded and private-label products and will install its fourth Krones canning line, going for high performance for the first time.
The Greek beverage producer Kliafa relies on a new PET line from Krones for its innovative soft drinks.
The privately owned Libyan company Ajyal started with edible oil operations with a new turnkey line from Krones.
The Saudi-Arabian mineral water bottler Azbah Water is increasing its capacity for small bottles with a new high-speed line from Krones.
With its purchase of a dry end from Krones, the tradition-steeped Bischofshof brewery has made an investment in the future – and chose to rely on a local partner.
Tawandang Brewery 1999 is building a new plant, and Krones is delivering three filling lines as well as the packaging equipment.
The Albanian company Lajthiza is adding yet more capacity with a new PET line from Krones.
The Belgian specialty brewery De Halve Maan has more than doubled its filling capacity with a new returnable-glass line from Krones.
Coca-Cola HBC has ordered another returnable-glass line from Krones for its plant in Austria.
Austria’s largest wine producers’ cooperative is installing a new non-returnable glass line that includes cleaning and process technology from Krones.
Full flexibility: The Thai food and beverage producer Terra Foods is installing a new Krones line for non-returnable containers to fill its health drinks.
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners Deutschland expands two canning lines at its Dorsten facility.
Based on proven technology, optimised for sustainability, and enhanced with artificial intelligence, the fourth generation of the Contiform is ready for the future!
Contiloop AI detects even the slightest variations in material distribution in the production of PET containers and automatically adjusts key stretch-blow-molding parameters in real time.
In collaboration with Krones, Rivella has developed a manufacturing execution system (MES) for centrally collecting data, thus laying the foundation for a digital factory.
Tsingtao Brewery has put into operation the first Varioline 3M in the Greater China region. Its installation, which took place at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, presented considerable challenges.
Ölgerðin Egill Skallagrímsson has invested in an ultra-flexible canning line. For Krones, that is one of the first projects covered by a Service Level Agreement.
Krones has installed a new canning line for the Croatian brewery Zagrebacka Pivovara in a multi-storey building right in the centre of Zagreb.
The Spanish brewing giant Mahou San Miguel puts its trust in a new type of secondary packaging, the LitePac Top produced on the Variopac Pro packer in a fully integrated process.
Happy Birthday: The Contiform stretch blow-moulding machine is 25 years old. As we prepare for the launch of its fourth generation, we would like to recall its beginnings.
A line for swing-stopper bottles, let alone a high-speed one, is not quite so usual in the industry. The Kulmbacher Brauerei will soon have two of those.
The Krones showroom grants online access to machines and lines in the shape of 3D models and detailed videos, inviting you to experience all the many USPs close up.
Schlossbrauerei Maxlrain is investing in its first turnkey filling line – and has chosen Krones to deliver it.
Calizzano is getting a new line from Krones that fills mineral water with or without carbonation in returnable and non-returnable bottles.
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.
Heineken Malaysia invests in a new canning line from Krones and expands its brewhouse with Steinecker technology.
Chongqing Pinzheng Food of China has opted for Krones – twice over: ordering two aseptic lines to ensure the highest product standards.
AB InBev is working on innovative packaging designs in its Tattoo Alpha Plant – with DecoType direct printing technology from Dekron.
Krones’ sustainability-consultancy team assists customers in reducing their operating costs and CO₂ emissions, thus helping to enhance the sustainability of their plants.
To accomplish that goal, they’ve opted for an updated SAP infrastructure and an upgraded, integrated package of Krones software solutions across all production lines.
Krones delivers a multi-functional line to the natural spring water bottler Evian. The line is able to handle PET as well as cans and glass bottles.
Pepsi-Cola Products Philippines Inc. is putting two Krones filling lines with Ergo Bloc L into operation in two years’ time.
When it comes to filling, labeling, and packaging their dishwashing and laundry detergents, household cleaners, and personal care products, fit GmbH relies on expertise from Krones.
The Saudi company Jasmine Water and Beverages Factory has put into operation a new plant – with two Krones filling lines to start with.
The Belgian brewery De Brabandere has strengthened its export business by commissioning a canning line from Krones.
The Indian Coca-Cola licensee Moon Beverages Limited has ordered its first turnkey line including an ErgoBloc L from Krones.
The co-packer Konings Drinks has once again installed a turnkey line from Krones, this time a canning line with autoclaves for sensitive beverages.
FrieslandCampina has once again chosen Krones dry-aseptic technology and fills its evaporated milk on a Contipure AseptBloc.
The West African beverage producer Multipac has ordered two more Krones PET lines, one for CSDs and one for still water.
The City Group in Bangladesh placed two orders with Krones, one for two complete edible-oil lines and one for a still-water line – all of them as turnkey projects.
Mamuda Beverage Nigeria Limited has placed a turnkey order with Krones for the installation of two PET lines, each rated at 45,000 bottles per hour.
Händlmaier has now for the first time put its trust in a turnkey glass line from Krones for producing its mustards, sauces and dressings.
The Ghanaian beverage producer Kasapreko has placed an order with Krones for its ninth filling line, an ErgoBloc L for still water rated at 80,000 bottles per hour.
Guinean company Sonoco enters the beverage-filling business with two lines from Krones and Kosme for cans and PET bottles.
The Bangladeshi company Akij Food and Beverage commissioned a turnkey PET ErgoBloc L line rated at 81,000 bottles per hour.
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners Germany has once again chosen filling technology from Krones and installed a new canning line at its Dorsten facility.
The family-owned and operated company Förstina Sprudel will bring yet another turnkey plant from Krones online – this one for returnable glass bottles.
How to cut costs in shrink-pack production while simultaneously upgrading its sustainability: An analysis reveals the best packaging film for each individual application.
The South Korean beverage producer Samyang Packaging has entrusted its aseptic operations to Krones technology – and ordered not just one but two complete lines.
EU Directive translated into ingenious reality: change-over to tethered caps pays for itself with the lighter-weight GME 30.40 neck finish.
The Croatian drinks producer Jamnica Plus is installing an aseptic line from Krones for the first time.
IDS Borjomi International invested in two aseptic filling lines from Krones. These are going to be erected in plants in Russia and the Ukraine.
Grupo Petrópolis awarded a turnkey project to Krones in 2018, including an 8-million-hectolitre Steinecker brewery and four lines for glass and cans.
The craft brewing industry finally came together again – for a good chat in person and some innovative technology.
The Chinese beverage company Jin Mai Lang has once again contracted Krones to build three complete high-speed PET container filling lines.
The can is a genuine sustainability and recycling champion. Krones offers fit-for-purpose solutions for this beverage container, too.
OeTTINGER Brauerei upgrades an existing line for filling beer in returnable bottles glass at its headquarters in Oettingen.
Following the installation of a palletizing system, the German mineral water company RhönSprudel is now commissioning the complete wet end of a returnable-glass line from Krones.
The Austrian wine producer Winzer Krems is updating its plant with a new wine bottling line and a wine filtration system – both from Krones.
The mineral water bottler VILSA-BRUNNEN will in future produce natural mineral water and spritzers on a wet-aseptic line from Krones. The company’s new high-bay warehouse will be erected by System Logistics.
At FATs, the customer inspects his machine on site with us before it sets off. Now a digital alternative was required.
In an interview, two colleagues tell us how Krones has prepared for the EU regulation on tethered caps and what needs to be considered.
Ice River Springs fills its products exclusively in PET bottles made of 100 percent recycled PET – and for that they rely, without exception, on technology from Krones.
In the field of bottling, Krones has maintained a long-standing partnership with Eckes-Granini, the biggest producer of branded fruit juices in Europe.
Vitaqua GmbH started with four Krones bottling lines in 2007, and now Krones has delivered the company’s seventh PET line.
High-bay warehouse, new bottling line for returnable glass: How Adelholzener Alpenquellen GmbH has been getting ready to meet the steadily rising demand.
Two of Krones’ fastest can filling lines in Europe are at Hell Energy in Szikszó, Hungary.
The Störtebeker Braumanufaktur has been getting ready to meet the steadily rising demand for its beers: by investing in bottling technology from Krones, a high-bay warehouse from System Logistics and matching IT solutions from Syskron.
Crises like the coronavirus call for support across all sectors and Krones was able to help in regard to disinfectants and their packaging.
With LitePac Top, Krones offers a sustainable packaging variant for cans.
Thanks to LitePac, Akvavita saves 90 per cent of plastic for the packaging and 40 per cent of energy during the production process.
Individualised bottle printing and providing astonishing visual and tactile effects: O-I, manufacturer of glass containers, is using the digital decoration technology from Krones’ Dekron subsidiary.
A glue pallet ensures that customers get their desired look for beverage packaging – but only if it is designed and manufactured precisely.
With a canning line from Krones, Vanhonsebrouck is making an emphatic statement on Belgium’s specialty beer market.
A new glass line from Krones has marked the completion of Murau brewery’s investment thrust.
Mozart Distillerie has opted for spherical glass bottles with paper foil and labels. Krones developed a rather special customised labeller for this client.
At Nera Kritis’ new facility in the north of Greece one of the first ErgoBloc LM in the smallest size category is up and running.
In the last ten years, Hijos de Rivera has tripled its sales. Most of the requisite brewing and bottling kit came from Krones.
Leading soft-drinks producer Britvic is gearing up for the future – and has accordingly installed four Krones lines and a high-bay warehouse from System Logistics at its at its Rugby plant in United Kingdom.
Bidco Africa, East Africa’s leading producer and manufacturer of fast-moving consumer goods, is for the first time also producing soft drinks – bottling them on two complete lines from Krones.
Skol Brewery Ltd. in Rwanda needed to upsize its bottling capacities and opted for a complete line from Krones.
Pepsi Bottling Ventures has been running a brand new line for bottling water at its WOW plant since early 2019.
In the south of Ethiopia, a complete line from Krones and Kosme for bottling water proved to be the ideal choice for the start-up company Garamba Bottling PLC.
Every year, Niehoffs-Vahinger bottles around 570,000 hectolitres of beverages: the lion’s share of them on a new Krones glass line.
Russia’s most state-of-the-art brewery went into operation in mid-2018 in Chistopol, in the Republic of Tatarstan. Krones built the complete greenfield brewery for Tatspirtprom, one of the country’s three biggest spirits producers.
UHT milk bottled aseptically in PET is a completely new market in Russia. Pyatigorskiy Dairy is the first plant to install an aseptic line from Krones for this purpose.
In the summer of 2018, the mineral water bottlers Salvus have commissioned a complete returnable-glass line from Krones, thus continuing their commitment to the regional market for returnables.
Fachingen Heil- und Mineralbrunnen GmbH, a company producing medicinal and other mineral waters, has commissioned its first complete line from Krones, a new returnable-glass line.
Six ErgoBloc systems within two and a half short years – you can safely say that those responsible at Fine Bio are genuine fans of Krones’ block solutions.
Boulevard Brewing invested in filling and packaging technology from Krones in order to be able to offer its beers in cans as well.
Ten out of a total of 16 filling lines that are up and running at Fonti di Vinadio now bear the Krones logo – and five of them feature an ErgoBloc L.
How the Pepsi North America Beverages Tampa plant used the latest Krones technology to help not only its own operations but local hurricane victims as well.
A can line was added to the machinery at Founders – thus ensuring that the brewery relies on the House of Krones for all its needs, from brewing in the brewhouse through to filling and packing in cans and its after-sales service with the Krones.shop.
How Cargill’s new Krones turnkey PET line for vegetable oil helped its Sidney, Ohio, plant gain competitive advantage.
The generously dimensioned halls at Yanbian Nongshim accommodate three Krones lines equipped to the latest state of the art. They are almost identical in their layout, and an ErgoBloc L constitutes the heart in each case.
Starzinger is the first company to use LineXpress L from Krones in its complete version, enabling the bottling operation to be changed over automatically to different products, types, formats and packs.
With its still waters filled in glass bottles, St. Leonhards Quellen are the market leaders in Germany’s specialist organic-food retailers. Now the company installed a new bottling line from Krones, rated at 28,000 bottles per hour.
A new oil line with an output of 22,000 containers per hour replaced a grand total of three older Krones lines at NT – thus allowing the Hungarian company to eliminate existing shortages while simultaneously increasing its filling capacities.
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