Unit 5 - glass Bottles Lind Flashcards
What is the purpose of the Orientator?
To position shaped or specifically designed bottles in the correct alignment.
What is the purpose of the depalletizer?
To remove new bottles from the pallets and present them to a conveyor for transport to the line.
What is the purpose of the bottle rinser?
to remove particles and dust from inside the empty bottles.
what is the purpose of the empty bottle inspector?
To check that the empty bottles from the washer meet the requirements of:
Internal cleanliness
Contain no foreign objects
Are undamaged
What is the purpose of the bottle filler?
To transfer liquid into the bottle achieving the following parameters:
Filling to the specified volume of product.
avoiding air pickup, protecting the quality.
Filling at the specified rate. (important for overall line speeds)
What is the purpose of the crowner, capper or corker?
To seal the bottle so that:
Product cannot leak out
Air cannot get in
The bottle is tamper proof
The bottle can be opened easily when required for consumption.
What is the purpose of the Pasteuriser?
To produce a microbiologically stable product.
Usually positioned after the filler / closure for products that require microbiological stabilisation.
What is the purpose of full bottle inspection?
To check that the full bottles from the filler/closer meet the requirements of:
Filled to the right volume of product.
Are undamaged.
What is the purpose of the labeller?
To put a label or labels onto the bottle that:
Informs the customer about the product name, ABV, volume, best before etc.
Advertises the product by presenting an attractive appearane when displayed.
Provides information for the manufacturer giving details about the code, date, bottling line, bright spirit tank etc.
What is the key operational features of the depalletiser?
it’s a mechanical operation using pneumatic/hydraulic rams and electric motors. Sensing of positions by microswitches and light beams.
What is the key operational features of the Orientator?
A carousel, with sensors designed to pick up a register mark on the bottle which determines how much bottles need to be turned to reach the correct alignment.
What are the key operational features of the bottle rinser?
A carousel, a conveyor twist or an “S” shaped belt where the bottles are inverted, jetted with air and then clean water.
Some will also use air or water not necessarily both.
What are the key operating features of the empty bottle inspector?
Inspection is either manually by eye or electronically.
Electronic bottle inspectors throw a beam of light through the bottle vertically or horizontally and reject bottles that display shadows or give an abnormal light pattern.
What are the key operational features of the bottle filler?
Filling machines usually consist of a circular tank which forms the main part of a carousel, housing a number of filling heads.
The bottles are filled as they travel around the carousel.
What are the key operational features of the crowner capper or corker?
Consists of a hopper that presents the closures to the head correctly aligned and a head that applies the closure onto the top of the bottle.
