Compact packaging line from GEA expands capacity for Irish brewery
For Carlow Brewing Company , GEA VIPOLL will install Ireland ’ s first Visitron ALL-IN-ONE line . Looking for a multifunctional filling system , the craft brewer chose GEA ’ s combined rinser-filler-seamer block , which offers brewers maximum production flexibility and reliability . The ALL-IN-ONE rinses , fills , seals and seams cans , glass and even PET bottles with just one machine in the smallest possible space . Manufacturers can switch between bottle and can formats without tools in just 20 to 30 minutes .
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O ’ Hara ’ s craft beer brand range , Falling Apple cider plus a range of canned and bottled private labels for international customers . To meet growing customer demand and interest in canned beer , Carlow Brewing decided to invest in a fundamentally new facility . Canning is a first for the brewery . However , no Irish contract packer could provide the required capacity .
TAKING LEAN BOTTLING SOLUTION IN OWN HANDS “ Taking canning into our own hands is a big step for us ”, recalls Seamus O ’ Hara , founder and CEO of Carlow Brewing
Company . “ We only wanted to take this step with an experienced partner . So , in addition to the technology , the track record of similar installations and an established local support network were very important to us .” Having already installed a GEA beer separator in the past , the brewery was familiar with the technology group ’ s expertise in the market ; and , during the BrauBeviale exhibition in Nuremberg in 2019 , became aware of the GEA Visitron Filler ALL-IN-ONE which won the comparison with competing technologies . “ We reviewed the available technologies intensively . The design , construction