KHS in-house exhibition with 100 participants a resounding success
Motto for the event: "Our innovations just keep on coming"
"Our innovations just keep on coming" - this was the motto of the KHS in-house exhibition which was held at the KHS Bad Kreuznach site in September. 100 participants from the beverage industry took part in the event. As well as the non-alcoholic beverage industry, the brewing industry and the wine, sparkling wine and spirits industries were also represented. The objective of the participants was to find out more about KHS innovations and to experience the competitive advantages in detail. At the center of the event was the newly developed Innofill Glass range of KHS fillers for glass bottles. This is an innovative, platform-based machine concept with which KHS is introducing a new era of filling technology. Innofill Glass is characterized by a consistent implementation of hygienic design. Companies in the beverage industry benefit from the new system as a result of increased filling quality, reduced energy, cleaning media and water requirements, and minimized maintenance. Advantages, which also include increased system availability. Ludwig Clüsserath, Manager, Filling Technology Competence Center, says, "The first KHS filling system established on the market to profit from the innovative KHS Innofill Glass platform system is the computer-controlled, pneumatic Innofill DRS-ZMS pressure filler which is predestined for the bottling of beer. The next step is to adapt the setup for further filling systems from KHS for soft drinks, water, wine, sparkling wine and spirits. Wernesgrüner Brauerei will soon be the very first brewery to benefit from the Innofill Glass DRS-ZMS. The system will be incorporated into a new KHS line there, and will fill up to 50,000 glass bottles/h." The way in which the brewing industry views the Innofill Glass system was illustrated at the event by Thorsten Jauch, Engineering Manager of Hirsch-Brauerei Honer. He has been intensively involved with the new development, as Hirsch-Brauerei Honer is one of the pioneers, and has already ordered the Innofill Glass filling system. Thorsten Jauch comments, "On the one hand, we see the comprehensive package of advantages that are a feature of the Innofill Glass. On the other hand, we were so satisfied with our previous 30-year-young KHS filling system that it just had to be another KHS system this time round." Professor Dr.-Ing. Matthias Niemeyer, CEO of KHS GmbH says, "With the Innofill Glass, and with many other innovations, we at KHS are quite specifically demonstrating a high level of innovation and systems expertise. Examples include the newly developed Innopro ECOStab beer stabilization system, the compact Innokeg Till CombiKeg keg sanitizing and filling machine, and also shrink packing without shrinkage holes." The participants were unanimous in their summing up of the event: an in-house exhibition which was more than worth taking part in. What is more, the industry will also be trusting KHS to keep innovations coming in the future. Prof. Niemeyer comments, "At KHS, we are striving for technology and service leadership. Our great innovative strength is an important foundation for this - in the interests of our customers worldwide."
