ACE Issue 21 2019 | Page 14

KHS I t gives operators the technological innovations of the big machines and is convincing with its compact design and quick installation: with the Innofill Can C can filler KHS GmbH satisfies the demand of smaller breweries on the international market. Since introducing the prototype at drinktec 2017 there has been increased interest in the new technology from the Dortmund systems supplier. This is one of the reasons why KHS is launching a further machine size with a greater capacity to market this year. At the world premiere of the Innofill Can C at drinktec 2017 Canadian craft brewery Steamworks procured the very first machine with a serial number of 001. In commissioning the can filler in February 2018 the Dortmund systems provider laid 14 the foundations for the future machine series. “The high order entry demonstrates that this machine concept is already proving convincing,” says Kevin Rathbun, project manager at KHS USA. The machine manufacturer has already sold a number of the new can fillers worldwide. KHS shipped the can filler in a single container to the customer in Vancouver where it was commissioned on site on a plug- and-produce basis without any need for complicated installation processes. As the 21 filling and three seaming stations, valve manifold, cladding and control cabinet on the Innofill Can C form an enclosed, ready-to-produce machine unit, all that had to be done during installation was to connect up the electricity cables, piping and conveyors.