When permanent magnet motors are used for conveyor operation, it is possible to reduce energy consumption by up to 40 per cent as compared to asynchronous motors.
50 years ago, Krones launched its first bottle washer. Let’s look back on how it all started and milestones in cleaning technology at Krones.
A well thought-out energy consultation from Steinecker and conversions in the brewhouse ensure significantly reduced heat consumption in the brewery.
Krones Lifecycle Service retrofitted four pasteurisers for the Turkish brewery Anadolu Efes with technology upgrades to reduce water consumption.
Third-party recertification and a transparent bid preparation process: how efficient enviro technologies are becoming established as standard solutions.
Tethered caps are now mandatory. And we’ve calculated what the EU law has accomplished so far.
The Linatronic AI substantially increases bottle inspection accuracy for the Bitburger Brewery.
CO₂ recovery in breweries is part of Steinecker’s sustainability concept.
Through the acquisition of the injection moulding technology company Netstal, the Krones Group now offers a solution for every process step of the plastics loop."
How can beverage makers reduce their water consumption? We offer an overview of the key changes that can be made to achieve big results.
Steinecker’s Water Sustainability Concept is a modularised system for reducing the amount of water used in a brewery.
The first module of Phoenix BMC, a concept for upcycling residual materials from the brewing process and using them for energy recovery, has been successfully put into operation at Ustersbacher Brewery.
A system recently developed by Krones, backed up by the strong partnership of Coca-Cola HBC and the packaging materials manufacturers involved, was instrumental in launching an innovative, plastic-free packaging solution on the Austrian market.
Let us introduce you to the Krones Group’s alternative-food experts and bring you up to speed on the increasingly varied world of meat and milk substitutes.
Thanks to a holistic line analysis performed by Steinecker and Krones, Lion Brewery will now be able to significantly reduce its consumption of both energy and water.
The event was centred around new legal situations, market trends and options for implementing a more sustainable production operation for reusable packaging.
Cutting costs and contributing towards a circular economy: The remanufacturing program provided by Ampco Pumps, a new Krones subsidiary, offers customers both ecological and economic advantages.
The Krones plant in Hungary has managed to increase its production output without the number of trucks used rising to the same extent. How did it manage that?
An ultra-lightweight PET bottle designed by Krones wins award in the “Sustainability” category.
Plzeňský Prazdroj has chosen an intralogistics solution from System Logistics for automating its warehouse.
Rising sales, lower emissions – How is that going to work? The heads of our Sustainability, R&D and Marketing Departments address this challenge in an illuminating debate.
Some insights into the interaction between water, our natural environment and industry
More data for enhanced sustainability: Thanks to the energy and media dashboard of Energy and Media Reporti, the consumption figures of beverage lines are visible at a glance, thus identifying the relevant areas in which targeted improvements can be made.
What happens to Krones machines when they have reached the end of their operational lifetime? They remain part of the circular economy!
It’s a perfect match: the latest Contiform can process recycled plastics and contains recycled plastic itself.
Looking back on 15 successful years of Krones’ enviro programme and spotlighting its vital importance for shaping our future
Krones and CCL offer beverage companies the perfect tools for producing sleeve-labelled containers at a consistently high speed: the Sleevematic TS machine and the EcoFloat sleeve.
Join us on an exploratory journey into the world of the circular economy!
The European drinks manufacturer innocent has built a new, 100 percent electric carbon-neutral bottling plant – and fitted it out with four Krones PET lines and the corresponding IT infrastructure.
Aided by two Krones technologies, PureCycle aims to increase production of ‘ultra-pure’ resin from polypropylene waste.
The most important variables influencing the sustainability of packaging, as exemplified by a new returnable-glass line for milk
More than “just” plastics recycling: As a member of the European Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform, Krones is pursuing eight specific targets aimed at an all-encompassing closed-loop economy.
In Spain, a first-of-its-kind recycling plant is being built specifically for post-consumer PET/ PE multilayer packaging. It will be operated by REPETCO, and the MetaPure washing technology will come from Krones.
The Dynafill’s revolutionary filling and crowning technology makes it possible to take an entirely fresh approach to line layout and implement concepts for reducing energy consumption.
The new Evoguard valve control head impresses with modern optics and powerful contributions to sustainability and automation.
The Spanish brewing giant Mahou San Miguel puts its trust in a new type of secondary packaging, the LitePac Top produced on the Variopac Pro packer in a fully integrated process.
Calizzano is getting a new line from Krones that fills mineral water with or without carbonation in returnable and non-returnable bottles.
Republic Services is banking on technology from Krones for the United States’ first vertically integrated plastics recycling facility for PET and PO.
Whether PET, film or polystyrene, the newly opened Recycling Technology Center conducts material tests for customers from all over the world.
AB InBev is working on innovative packaging designs in its Tattoo Alpha Plant – with DecoType direct printing technology from Dekron.
Obtaining proteins and energy from spent grains and yeast: Steinecker Phoenix BMC is paving the way towards a carbon neutral, energy-self-sufficient brewery.
How recycled PET can be used for beverage packaging – and why it pays off.
New central power plant built, existing CHP plants upgraded: Krones reduces future carbon emissions at its Neutraubling site by around 400 metric tons per year.
How to cut costs in shrink-pack production while simultaneously upgrading its sustainability: An analysis reveals the best packaging film for each individual application.
EU Directive translated into ingenious reality: change-over to tethered caps pays for itself with the lighter-weight GME 30.40 neck finish.
Krones’ most versatile recycling line yet has gone into operation at a German recycler’s plant.
Sustainability in the brewing process is one of the most topical issues in the sector. Here EquiTherm scores in terms of customer feedback and impressive results.
A research project jointly pursued by Krones and Alpla attests to the microbiological safety of sensitive beverages filled in returnable PET containers.
The can is a genuine sustainability and recycling champion. Krones offers fit-for-purpose solutions for this beverage container, too.
The Austrian mineral water bottler Vöslauer is expanding an existing non-returnable-PET line to also handle returnable containers in the future.
Up to 80 per cent less water consumption, thanks to wastewater recycling
In an interview, two colleagues tell us how Krones has prepared for the EU regulation on tethered caps and what needs to be considered.
Less than two years after the machine’s market launch, the 100th Contiform 3 Speed stretch blow-moulder was sold.
Ice River Springs fills its products exclusively in PET bottles made of 100 percent recycled PET – and for that they rely, without exception, on technology from Krones.
A different way of generating chlorine dioxide is the new solution for cost-effective disinfection that is also friendly to the environment and machine materials.
Climate protection is one of the most urgent tasks of our time – and Krones accepts its share of corporate responsibility by introducing various action packages.
Krones celcare is a compressible, cellulose-based filter aid for beer clarification.
Ustersbacher Brauerei’s heart beats green. For years, the family-run brewery has steadily and systematically endeavored to make their operations energy self-sufficient using the Steinecker Brewnomic concept.
In our fact check, we examine the pros and cons of plastics.
With LitePac Top, Krones offers a sustainable packaging variant for cans.
Thanks to LitePac, Akvavita saves 90 per cent of plastic for the packaging and 40 per cent of energy during the production process.
Time for some new investment: Kaiserdom has replaced its 50-year-old Steinecker brewhouse by a new, energy-efficient brewing system from Krones.
With a canning line from Krones, Vanhonsebrouck is making an emphatic statement on Belgium’s specialty beer market.
Fachingen Heil- und Mineralbrunnen GmbH, a company producing medicinal and other mineral waters, has commissioned its first complete line from Krones, a new returnable-glass line.
Krones delivered the complete equipment for a new craft brewery to London. Camden Town Brewery decided in favour of the EquiTherm Brew energy recovery system to save energy in its brewing process.
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