Jus de Fruits d'Alsace opts for aseptic line from Krones

The French province of Alsace is renowned as a gourmet’s paradise. Beverage company Jus de Fruits d’Alsace continues this tradition, producing quality fruit juices, smoothies and fruit squashes.

When repackaging its sensitive products in PET bottles instead of in soft packages, the company invested in a Contiform AseptBloc from Krones.

Rated at 30,000 bottles/h, the new aseptic filling line at Jus de Fruits d’Alsace includes an aseptic blow-moulder, which is part of a blow-moulder/filler block. After preform decontamination using gaseous H₂O₂, the block produces the containers in the aseptic blow-moulder and fills them in aseptic mode. This means that both the containers and the product are processed in aseptic mode throughout.

Besides the high microbiological safety levels it provides, the Contiform AseptBloc also improves cost-efficiency. It dispenses with a sterile-water UHT and a hygiene centre, and does not consume any water in production mode, thus enabling Jus de Fruits d’Alsace to save on water, chemicals and energy.