Klinger Serpende Bottle Washer (1993)

Overview

This Klinger Serpende bottle washer was built in 1993 for cleaning returnable glass bottles in caustic baths. Its nominal output is 7,000 bottles per hour on 2 L bottles, adjustable between 4,000 and 8,000 bottles per hour. The machine works with plastic bottle carriers, 16 bottles per row, and takes bottles up to 95 mm in diameter. Construction is stainless steel, controlled by a Siemens SIMATIC S5 PLC with an operator panel at the machine.

Suitable for water and soft drink lines running returnable glass.

Technical data

• Manufacturer: Klinger
• Model: Serpende
• Year of manufacture: 1993
• Machine type: bottle washer for returnable glass bottles, caustic bath cleaning
• Nominal output: 7,000 bottles/h (2 L bottles)
• Control range: 4,000 - 8,000 bottles/h
• Bottle diameter: max. 95 mm
• Bottle carriers: plastic, 16 bottles per row
• Carrier rows: 117 in total, 100 loaded (1,600 bottle pockets)
• Cycle time: 8.2 s
• Total treatment time: 16 min
• Pre-soak: 3.0 min holding time, 2.6 min treatment time
• Caustic bath: 7.1 min holding time, 5.0 min treatment time
• Cooling: 3.0 min holding time, 2.1 min treatment time
• Material: stainless steel
• Dimensions: approx. L 9,000 x W 3,300 x H 3,050 mm
• Weight: approx. 19,000 kg

Equipment

• Plastic bottle carriers for bottles up to 95 mm diameter
• Siemens SIMATIC S5 control in a separate control cabinet
• Operator panel with keypad and emergency stop
• Bottle infeed and discharge

Condition

Used. The machine is already dismantled and in storage.

Availability

Immediately. Location: Italy. Preparation and loading by the seller, EXW loaded.