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From CFT Group
Dust Bowl Brewing Co.'s name and tagline, Great Beer Born of Hard Times, is a nod to the Dust Bowl drought and ensuing migration to California.
Format Mix Shift Precipitates Speedier Canning Automation
Four different pieces of artwork are printed in succession on the PETG rollstock used to shrink sleeve cans of beer at CAB, resulting in four differently decorated beer varieties coming off of each batch run.
Shrink Sleeve Solution for Craft Brewery's Cans Lets Artist-Inspired Labels Shine
Packaging operations at Pelican include a full canning line and a full bottling line, each capped by its own combination stretch wrapper/palletizer.
Craft Brewer Grows into Two-In-One Palletizer, Stretch Wrapper
Transfer of PET bottles from blowing to filling to capping is all done by star wheels that grip bottle necks, so no bottle platforms are needed.
Vertical Integration Rules at Incobrasa
At Fathead’s, cans exit a 24-head filler and are conveyed through an inspection system that checks for proper fill levels.
Craft Brewing—Quick Hits 2020
Wormtown Brewery’s Blizzard of ’78 stout illustrates how the brewery borrows from local events, sports, and lore to brand its selection of brews. Its tagline, “A Piece of Mass in Every Glass,” reinforces the use of local ingredients and flavor.
Fiercely local beer stakes Northeast claim
Central City's canning line jumped from 60% line efficiency with hand-packing to closer to 80% with recent machinery upgrades.
Avoiding the ad hoc add-on
Destihl Brewery
Catching up on craft brewers
A high-level depalletizer single files and feeds bottles into a lowerator on their way down the line. Many of the equipment suppliers represented in the line are located near the brewery’s Richmond, VA, location.
Devils Backbone keeps it local, familiar
Jack's Abby Leisure Time
Craft brewer quadruples 12-pack cartoning speeds
The compact InvisiPac system, shown here on the brewery’s case packer, incorporates an integrated vacuum feed, tank-free glue melter, heated hoses, glue applicators, and process control technology.
Automated tank-free hot melt adhesive delivery system
NO SUBSTITUTE. FCB co-owner Tom Peters says, “When your business begins to grow, there is no substitute for well-engineered automation.”
Craft beer maker implements automated bottle packing
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