Habasit – Solutions in motion

Introduction:
Applications in Beverage Industry

ISM Satoshi Banya

March 2012
 Index
1. Types of Containers
2. Application and belt type
3. Useful websites
１．Types of Containers
 Types of beverage containers

Beverage
containers

ＰＥＴ bottle Can Ｇｌａｓｓ Ｃａｒｔｏｎ

Petaloid design Concave design 2 piece can 3 piece can

（Carbonated） （non-carbonated） （Steel, Aluminum） （Steel only）
 Plastic Bottle
• Carbonated beverage－ Petaloid
Designed to disperse the internal
gas pressure and prevent the bottles
from exploding.

• Non-carbonated beverage － Petaloid shape

concave shape

Trend： ：
Moving toward thinner PET bottles for cost reduction
of material and transport and for environmental
footprint. The trend is that the bottles are getting taller
and slimmer vying for more shelf space. The taller
the bottles, the higher the gravity center. And such Concave shape
bottles are more unstable. This is a challenge for the
OEMs who has to secure smooth transfer of the
containers.
 Can
2 piece can
• Made thin by punching press
• Lighter and cheaper
• Used more for carbonated drinks
• Internal gas pressure keeps the thin
container stiff enough ：2 piece can Right：
Left： ：3 piece can
3 piece can （steel can only）
）
• Same construction with food cans
• Joint line on the side of the body .
• Suitable for tapping inspection due to flat
bottom
• Especially used for beverages require
high safety quality
(ex. Canned dairy drinks)
 Glass containers

• Widely used for wine, soft drinks and

supplement drink
• Glass bottle has all it all required for
long-term storage
ex) PET bottles let go gas over time
• Optimal for medical substance as the
glass is not deteriorated by them.
• Steel chains are often used for its
better cut resistance and durability.
ex) Broken glass may damage
plastic chains
• Use of plastic chains is on the rise.
 Carton
Carton（Brick pack）
• Widely used for various non-
carbonated drinks such as milk, juice,
and tea.
• Carton packages are usually conveyed
in dry condition.
• So called 'slider', a lubricant soap
water, is not applied on the chain or
belt. (exception: pasteurizer)
• Some of the end users choose ultra
low friction, while many use low friction.
２．Application
 De-palletiser
• Pick up containers from pallet and load
onto the conveyor line
：
Belt：
M2520POBL & M5020POBL
（Bulk unloading section））
M5131PPGY（ （Unloading） ）
 Rinser
• Wash and rinse inside the
containers

Chain is used at infeed and

discharge areas

Chain ：
C0820L0325LFAA
C0880L0325LFAA
 Filler & Capper
• High speed filling and
capping machines

Chain is used at infeed and

out feed areas
：
Chain：
C0820L0325LFAA
C0880L0325LFAA
 Tilt bottle sterilizer

• Sterilizes bottle necks area and cap from

inside by inclining the bottles and by heat of
hot content.
Containers tiled

Chain is used at infeed

and out feed area

：
Chain：
C0820L0325LFAA
 Pasteurizer＆Cooler
• Sterilize the beverage in
containers
• Raised Rib vs. Flush Grid
• Retrofit from Intralox

• Normally two sections in the

machinery.
(1st section: pasteurizer
2nd section: cooler)
： M5131PPGY
Belt：
M2531PPGY
 Habasit references
：
Belt type： Orange juice
M5131PP Raised rib Pasteuriser
Retrofit from steel wire mesh
： Width 1,829mm, Length15m ×2
Right：
Weight：： 4.6 tons
Speed：： 1m/min Temp： ：60～
～70℃
℃
Sodium Hypo-chlorite 3%

：
Bottom：
With pushers over
the chain conveyors
for in-feed
Compotes
 Warmer

Warm up the cold content to

avoid dew forming on the
container surface and keep it
dry.
cf. mineral water, soft drink

： M5131PPGY
Belt：
M2531PPGY
 Accumulation table
• Act as a buffer in case of
intermittent work of
downstream machines

• Safety measure；
ex） emptying of bottle Belt ： M1220POBL
inside the pasteuriser to
avoid over heating
 Multiple strands of chain
• Convert into a single file line by changing the speed
of chain. Prior to filling and inspection lines
：
Chain： Name： Mitsubishi - ‘Combiner’
C0820L0325LFAA Shibuya - ‘Single filer’
Krones - ‘Glide liner’
C0880L0450LFAA
Change the speed of each chain Runs smoothly into single file

High

Velocity

low
Multiple strands of chain (References)
 Label shrink tunnel
• Label film shrunk to fit onto the bottle
• Expensive heat resistant chain are used
(Habasit: available as MTO)
• Overall demands are small.

Chain：：
Heat resistant Kevlar
chain
 Switching sorting unit
• Single lane into multiple lanes

ex） Prior to bottle neck applications;

e.g. inspections, labeling, overturn bottle
sterilizer.

：
Chain：
C0820L0325LFAA
C0880L0325LFJA

Divider
 Caser
A type Caser： Lift up the neck of the containers and set down in the cases
Wrap around caser： Arrange the containers on the cardboard and wrap it around
Belt ：
M5131 Raised Rib
M2531 Raised Rib
＋Active exchange
M2470 Flattop＋

1. Arranges into rows and columns by slat

top chain and pushed by the bar 3. Vacuumed and set down in the case

2. accumulate
 Palletiser
• Stack bottles on
cartons on the
pallet

：
Belt：
M5131 Raised Rib
M2531 Raised Rib
M2470 Flattop
Shrink wrap packaging (reference)

Shrink wrapper

コンポ－
コンポ－ト ：
Belt：
（Heat resistant）
M2585PAHT（ ）
 Case conveyor
LRC is often used after caser Case conveyor
equipment

Carton foil packing

：
Belt：
： M2520PP Grip top
Right：
Left ： M1233PP
 ３．Useful websites

• Japanese beverage OEMs websites

Kinoshita 「Product information」 Includes M1220POBL movie

http://www.kinoshita-m.co.jp/product.asp
Toyo Seikan 「Manufacturing flow of bottling」
http://www.toyo-seikan.co.jp/support/
Daiwa Engineering Movie of the caser application
http://www.daiwa-eng.com/rapround/rapround.php