The Brief
Harbour Brewing Company in Cornwall make a core range of full flavoured, balanced craft beers. Co-founder Eddie Lofthouse's requirements were to fill carbonated beer into 330ml and 500ml bottles at a rate of around 2,000 bottles per hour, and apply a self-adhesive wrap-around label with the facility to date stamp or lot mark. A filtration system for the rinse solution was also required.
The Solution
Vigo supplied, installed and commissioned a bottling line, consisting of a Cimec America DPS 12/12/1C automatic rinsing, filling & capping machine, an S1/LR1 SVV automatic linear labelling machine, a 100-litre rectangular rinse solution delivery tank with product delivery pump, a stainless-steel filter housing assembly fitted with two 30” filter cartridges, and all associated conveyoring and stainless-steel pipework.
The Result
The equipment was supplied on time and is better quality than expected. The installation and ongoing service and support has been superb. I could not be happier with the service and support we have received from Vigo. Since installation our bottle sales have soared, and the quality of our product has never been better.' - Eddie Lofthouse, The Harbour Brewing Co
