Challenge
Our customer is the bottler of a Cola drink, who was having issues with underfill and overfill of product in 500ml bottles on their Krones filling machine. The challenge they faced was most noticeable on the lines filling one of the premium brands, as the cost of syrup is much higher, where overfill results in product being given away and underfilled bottles must be scrapped. The machines are legally required to be set to overfill slightly to account for evaporation, ensuring the customer gets the 500ml they paid for. The optimal fill level is set at 515ml but the variation in actual fill volume delivered by the machinery was a significant challenge.