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NO SUBSTITUTE. FCB co-owner Tom Peters says, “When your business begins to grow, there is no substitute for well-engineered automation.”
Secondary Packaging
Craft beer maker implements automated bottle packing
Fort Collins Brewery saves time, labor, and worker tedium, while increasing production capacity to better serve growing markets.
June 2, 2014

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Digital Transformation
Brewers wrestle with data acquisition
Brewers who are looking at various automation solutions, including automated data acquisition software, to help them cope with rapid growth should keep one thing in mind: Keep operations data in its own network and have it report out to an enterprise network. Otherwise, bandwidth issues could surface, and plant floor operations could be negatively affected.
May 20, 2014
Representatives from two breweries at The Automation Conference 2014.
Labels
MillerCoors first to add more detailed nutritional labeling
MillerCoors takes advantage of new voluntary on-pack nutrition labeling guidelines for alcohol to market Miller64, ‘the ideal beer choice for people living a balanced lifestyle.’
February 24, 2014
Pw 60169 About Miller64
Sustainable Packaging
Carlsberg Circular Community formed to rethink packaging
Carlsberg joins with global suppliers to develop packaging that reduces reliance on natural resources while still appealing to consumers, using the Cradle-to-Cradle platform.
February 18, 2014
The Kronenbourg paperboard multipack in France is produced by MWV.
Closures
Video: New Bud Light Cool Twist reclosable bottle
Using patented bottle technology, the new Bud Light Cool Twist 16-oz reclosable aluminum bottle features a sleek, innovative package design.
February 14, 2014
Pw 59947 Bud Light So Cool Image
Secondary Packaging
New case packer eliminates bottleneck
New machine lets this New York craft brewer increase production by 30%, improve beer quality and shelf life, and redeploy operators in more meaningful activities.
January 30, 2014
MODULAR PARTS. Changeover from one bottle size to another has gotten so much easier thanks in large part to the new case packer’s modular parts.
Filling/capping, liquid & viscous
Grupo Petropolis builds two new breweries
Brazil’s second-largest brewing conglomerate, Grupo Petrópolis, is aggressively building a bigger footprint, having installed twelve million hectolitres of new capacity recently in Brazil.
January 29, 2014
Grupo Petropolis in Brazil is growing aggressively.
Secondary Packaging
Secondary packaging done offline at Carlsberg
Carlsberg Germany creates offline center for secondary packaging of nonstandard packaging formats, replacing manual packing and increasing output to 14,400 bottles/hr.
January 16, 2014
TOP-CLIP. Carlsberg’s Astra brand uses a top-clip paperboard ‘carton’ to package its six packs.
Conveying & accumulation
Craft brewer automates to grow
From an overhead depalletizer that handles both cans and bottles to a robotic case packer that greatly reduces the risk of broken bottles, new capabilities at Troegs are impressive.
January 14, 2014
THE STUFFER. Freshly erected corrugated cases convey directly beneath empty paperboard six-pack carriers so the carriers can be inserted into the cases.
Containers
Traditional brew in an untraditional package
What started off as an idea at a local college football game has turned into the launch of a new craft brewery and a new product in the marketplace: Chapman’s American Ale Cider.
October 29, 2013
Aluminum can for new brew.
Containers
Craft brewer launches cans
Big Wood Brewery, a bold new player on the craft beer scene gaining notoriety for its distinctive brews, has launched four of its award-winning craft beers in cans.
August 13, 2013
Aluminum cans for Big Wood Brewery
Coding, Printing & Labeling
Heineken finds package designs through crowdsourcing
From ideas about sustainable packaging to insights into what consumers age 60 and over would like to see in beer packaging—lots can be learned from IdeasBrewery.com.
August 9, 2013
Shown here is the winner of the futurebottle.com challenge in 2012 (Photo A)
Beverage
Micro beers, macro attitude
If you’re looking for a cultural experience, head to a liquor store with a large and diverse selection of craft beers. There you’ll find visual stimulation, intellectual engagement, and educational opportunities galore.
August 9, 2013
Pw 53909 Bottles
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Robotic Order Picking System for Beverages
NūMove Robotics & Vision and KPI Solutions unveil RAPTOR, a vision-guided dual-robot system that automates depalletizing, buffering, and mixed-SKU repalletizing to improve speed, flexibility, and efficiency in high-volume beer and beverage order preparation.
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