Drinks blender adds flexibility
21 Sep 2006
One of the UK's largest contract bottling companies, Villa Soft Drinks has reported significant operating gains from a recent investment in a new UK-built flowmeter blender and carbonator system.
Villa's soft drinks and spring waters production operation in Sunderland supplies over 60 million bottles of product annually, including established brands and customer own-label products. The company wanted to increase the flexibility of the operation, which produces a full range of soft drinks including carbonated and still flavoured sugar-free products and still fruit juices.
To meet its requirements Villa opted to install the Volumix 2 Beverage Processor from Central Bottling International, a Doncaster-based manufacturer of packaging and process equipment for the food, beverage and packaging industries.
The Volumix 2 is designed for easy recipe creation and management with a wide blend ratio ranging from 7:1 parts water to syrup to 2:1 parts water to syrup, and a carbonation range from 0-10 grams/litre at 15°C.
The machine has a maximum capacity of 50,000 l/r and includes a vacuum water de-aerator, high accuracy flowmeter and flow control valves for the water, the syrup, and the CO2 supply streams, claims CBI.
"We needed a mixer that offered a high level of flexibility, including fast flavour changes combined with accuracy of finished product and cost efficiency, according to Martin Fenwick, managing director of Villa Soft Drinks. "CBI's Volumix 2 offers precisely that and is seen by us as good value for money using up-to-date technology."
CBI, which introduced the Volumix 2 mass blending pre-mix system in 2005, claims to be the only company in the UK to manufacture this kind of equipment.
Villa's soft drinks and spring waters production operation in Sunderland supplies over 60 million bottles of product annually, including established brands and customer own-label products. The company wanted to increase the flexibility of the operation, which produces a full range of soft drinks including carbonated and still flavoured sugar-free products and still fruit juices.
To meet its requirements Villa opted to install the Volumix 2 Beverage Processor from Central Bottling International, a Doncaster-based manufacturer of packaging and process equipment for the food, beverage and packaging industries.
The Volumix 2 is designed for easy recipe creation and management with a wide blend ratio ranging from 7:1 parts water to syrup to 2:1 parts water to syrup, and a carbonation range from 0-10 grams/litre at 15°C.
The machine has a maximum capacity of 50,000 l/r and includes a vacuum water de-aerator, high accuracy flowmeter and flow control valves for the water, the syrup, and the CO2 supply streams, claims CBI.
"We needed a mixer that offered a high level of flexibility, including fast flavour changes combined with accuracy of finished product and cost efficiency, according to Martin Fenwick, managing director of Villa Soft Drinks. "CBI's Volumix 2 offers precisely that and is seen by us as good value for money using up-to-date technology."
CBI, which introduced the Volumix 2 mass blending pre-mix system in 2005, claims to be the only company in the UK to manufacture this kind of equipment.
