The company says the Beer-in-box filler for de-carbonized and de-alcoholized beer is a clean and user-friendly alternative to returnable stainless steel kegs.
It can handle 25 litre bag-in-box for capacities of up to 240 bags/hour.
Three different sizes for ultraclean or aseptic filling are available for capacities of 1,000, 4,000 and 6,000 l/hour.
Additionally, the new rotating Alfa Laval Ultra-high-speed Aseptic Filler is capable of filling consumer bag-in-boxes from 3-20 litre with a dispenser cap at an unprecedented speed of 30 bags/minute for 10 litre bags.
Alfa Laval developed the ultra-high-speed filler together with Sealed Air Corporation, who is exclusive marketer.
The aseptic filler module features fully automatic loading by a pick and place robot, filling and closing plus a motion control system (patent pending) that grants perfect accuracy and high efficiency.
“The potential reach of the new rotating filler extends beyond ready-to-drink beverages to a wide array of bag-in-box food service categories,” says Pierluigi Decio, business unit manager, food solutions, Alfa Laval.
“Juice concentrates, syrups and smoothie bases, coffee creamers, flavoured milks and sundaes, cheese sauces, soups, salsas, and ketchup are a few of the products currently packaged in bag-in-box. Virtually every beverage or ingredient dispensed from a machine at a cafeteria, fast food and family restaurant or stadium is delivered from a bag or pouch below the counter or in the back of the facility.”
