Zevenwacht Estate - a new bottling line installed in July 2000. All the equipment for this plant including conveying equipment was supplied by KPE Engineering. The plant capacity is 3.000 bph for bottling and 2.000 bph for labelling.

The plant layout for Zevenwacht

APE Babydepal Depalletiser at Zevenwacht

GAI 3032-4290 Monoblock at Zevenwacht

GAITEC 5008 Bottle Washer/ Drier at Zevenwacht

Jordan Estate - a turn-key project offered and installed after the equipment was exhibited at the 1999 Wine Farmers & Fruit Growers Exhibition. Jordan purchased a GAI 3032 (with 4th station for future application), GAITEC 5008 Full bottle washer and drier as well as the popular OMB ET2 C/DC Labelling machine.

The bottling plant layout at Jordan

OMB ET2 C/DC Self-adhesive Labeller with Automatic capsuling station

Vredendal Co-operative Winery - was the first placement in South Africa for a GAI 2503 ISO Pressure Filler monoblock for Sparkling as well as Still Wines.

Vredendal's GAI 2503 ISO Counter Pressure Filler Monoblock

CBC Bottling Company - A new project for installation in the 1st half of 2001. This is another complete turn-key project entrusted to KPE Engineering. Equipment on order includes:
GAI 3013 Monoblock Rinser/ Filler/ Corker & Ozone Generator
AROL Eagle Screw Capping Machine
GAITEC 5008 Full Bottle Washer/ Drier
GAI 4264 DT Capsuling machine for PVC and Polylaminate
Nuova BRB Mega 933 ADE Self-adhesive Labeller
Conveying Systems from Dogliotti in Italy
Comarme Gem52 Carton Taping Machine
Nuova Enopieve Sheet Filter

Layout of the new line for CBC

Other References

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Servicing - When KPE services machines, a thorough inspection of the entire machine is conducted. Lubrication jobs are no longer good enough in order to ensure that a machine is in good order to perform trouble-free for the next bottling season. A typical service on a GAI monoblock would be the complete removal of all components and turrets off the rinser, filler and corker aggregates. Once the components have been checked (on CNC machines at the workshop), the parts and machine is re-assembled. Faulty parts are replaced and once complete, the machine in essence is in the same condition as originally supplied by the manufacturer.

Stripped rinser components

Removed Filler Valves

Semi-stripped Rinser column