KRONES Dynafill Bloc FL for filling beer into glass bottles

The Krones Dynafill Bloc FL block concept for filling beer into glass bottles has been designed to save floor space — it only requires about 155 m², which is over 60% less than a conventional machine layout.

The concept combines the Dynafill filler with a labeller (such as an Ergomodul with cold-glue labelling stations) in a compact block. The key to its compact design is that instead of multiple transfer worms, just a single, newly developed, pitch-adjusting starwheel is integrated between the filler and the labeller. This starwheel can even out different machine pitches (from 87 to as much as 126 mm in both directions), thus minimising the amount of floor space required for the block-synchronised unit. The pitch-adjusting starwheel can be used for other machine combinations as well, such as a filler and a rinser.

The filler also saves space as it combines the filling and capping processes in a single unit where bottles are capped immediately after they’re filled.

Advantages include: there’s no need for a separate capper; emptying sections are unnecessary; and the integrated filling and capping sequence can have a positive impact on product integrity and quality as the oxygen content can be completely controlled.

As the unit enables warm filling at up to 30°C and a maximum filling pressure of 5 bar (without compromising quality), additional tunnel heaters for preventing condensation can be reduced or even eliminated.