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10/01/2015

BrauBeviale: KHS focuses on efficiency in energy and resources

Holistic systems for the beer and CSD sectors, Service portfolio with innovative solutions, Extension of the proven packaging portfolio

• Holistic systems for the beer and CSD sectors
• Service portfolio with innovative solutions
• Extension of the proven packaging portfolio

Nuremberg/Dortmund, October 01, 2015 – At this year's BrauBeviale in Nuremberg, Germany, to be held from November 10–12, KHS GmbH will be focusing on the efficient use of energy and resources. The manufacturer of filling and packaging systems for the beverage, food and non-food industries will be presenting energy-efficient lines and single machines. KHS also attaches great value to the provision of extensive services, such as line optimization, designed to continuously improve the efficiency of all systems. "Our system expertise enables us to launch pioneering products and systems to market for practically all kinds of application," says Prof. Dr.-Ing. Matthias Niemeyer, CEO of KHS GmbH. The main target groups at the Nuremberg trade show are SMEs and the big players in the beer and CSD sector. Whether cleaning, filling, packaging or line management are required, KHS supports its customers with a full range of services. The portfolio includes various packages of measures aimed at boosting efficiency in the long term for more ecological and economical production. Three systems for greater efficiency Specifically for medium-sized breweries KHS will be introducing the Innopro Ecostab B which provides regenerative beer stabilization with polyvinylpolypyrrolidone or PVPP. The filter areas on this modular system are smaller than those of comparable systems; the machinery is also especially gentle on resources and takes up considerably less space. The Innopro Ecostab C is suitable for the fully automatic production of up to 900 hl of beer per hour. Both Innopro Ecostab machines require up to 70% less PVPP than standard systems. The KHS system for the pasteurization of beer, soda pop, non-carbonated beverages and juices with and without pulp is the Innopro KZE. Precisely configured to suit the beverages being processed, the flash pasteurizer reliably destroys microorganisms and inactivates enzymes. On the Innofill Glass Micro DPG beer, mixed beer beverages and soft drinks, for example, can be filled into glass bottles at a rate of up to 25,000 bottles per hour. Equipped with the tried-and-tested assemblies and components used on high-performance glass fillers, all processes are fully automated and documented and can be reproduced at all times. Flexible keg processing The Innokeg Transomat 6/1 is the logical extension of the successful Transomat series. The process cycles on this innovative system are configured for both PET and steel kegs so that the machine yields optimum consumption values at a maximum line capacity of up to 100 kegs per hour and line. Regarding one-way kegging systems for beer and soft drinks KHS will have its further developed Innokeg PETBoy F2 keg racker on display at the show. This easy-to-operate machine processes various sizes of one-way PETAINER® keg in parallel on two racking heads. KHS is also offering a control system with a microcontroller for the first time. The standardized, modular hardware setup permits extremely reliable, customized control and takes up very little space. KHS will be exhibiting its extended product portfolio of packaging systems at BrauBeviale. Alongside its proven variants, such as the FullyEnclosed FilmPack and wrap-around packer, KHS is building up its multipack systems. The packaging specialist will also be introducing its new DisplayTray for cans and glass and PET bottles. It combines material- and cost-saving manufacture with attractive and effective presentation of products at the point of sale. Transparency and fast information In system management KHS is making a clear further move towards Industry 4.0; using the KHS everywhere app for iOS it is possible to call up the status of filling and packaging systems and individual machines at all times from anywhere around the world. The app communicates with all KHS lines and machines which are equipped with the new ClearLine HMI machine operating system. About the KHS Group The KHS Group is one of the leading manufacturers of filling and packaging systems for the beverage, food and non-food industries. The KHS Group includes the following companies: KHS GmbH, KHS Corpoplast GmbH, KHS Plasmax GmbH and NMP Systems GmbH. KHS GmbH manufactures modern filling and packaging systems at its headquarters in Dortmund, Germany, and in Kleve, Bad Kreuznach and Worms. The KHS Group's PET expertise is pooled at KHS Corpoplast and KHS Plasmax in Hamburg, Germany, where light PET packaging and innovative coating systems are developed and produced. NMP Systems GmbH, a wholly-owned subsidiary of KHS GmbH based in Düsseldorf in Germany, designs and markets new, resource-saving packaging systems for PET bottles. The group has an international production and service network with over 4,600 employees. In 2015 KHS was awarded the Top 100 seal of approval for exceptional innovative power and outstanding innovative success among German SMEs. In 2014 the group achieved a turnover of €1.08 billion. The companies in the KHS Group are 100% subsidiaries of the MDAX-listed Salzgitter AG corporation.