Packaging
Preview for the BRAU Beviale 2008
Thursday 02. October 2008 - Krones as a service provider
Krones AG, Neutraubling, Germany, will be using the BRAU Beviale 2008 primarily for showcasing new forms of service support. In the new interactive internet portal, called “LCS Remote Service”, for example, Krones is grouping together all existing online features of its Life-Cycle Service operation. Equipped with an access authorisation, both Krones clients and Krones staff will in future be able to enter the portal all over the world, even when theyre travelling. For the first time, all the LCS remote services are contained here for direct utilisation. These include the Help Desk for providing assistance with technological questions, remote diagnostics and teleservice, the eGate and the eCat spare parts catalogue and shop, plus agreement inquiries and the section for upgrade options, which in future every client will be able to generate himself for his own machinery.
Open training courses for skilling new staff
The Krones Academy supports Krones customers with appropriate skilling measures for new and existing staff. Besides the training provided when a new machine is purchased, the Academys catalogue also offers a choice of open training courses, which clients can select and book to suit their own specific needs. This option makes it even easier to send staff for training independently of a machinery purchase, and is available in the firms training centres worldwide for a variety of different target groups, like operators, maintenance staff, electricians and IT engineers, supervisors and plant managers.
Autonomous fill level inspection
The new Checkmat 753 HF from Krones AG, Neutraubling, Germany, is a stand-alone solution for reliably detecting over- and underfills on the basis of high-frequency measurements. In contrast to X-ray or gamma-ray detection, the high-frequency process requires neither special permits nor elaborate safety precautions. “Plug and Work” after a minimised commissioning period is a reality here. The unit inspects up to 72,000 bottles an hour.
High-precision Krones empty-bottle inspector as an inline machine
In the shape of the Linatronic 735, Krones is presenting a compactly dimensioned empty-bottle inspector featuring high-precision IRIS technology, intelligent image processing for avoiding faulty rejections, and hygiene-friendly machine design featuring sloped outer surfaces. The inline unit inspects glass and plastic containers with diameters ranging from 50 to 110 mm, and with heights from 60 to 400 mm for damage and soiling, so that the product can then be bottled in a visually and hygienically flawless container.