CANS….WHAT ARE THE MAIN MARKET DRIVERS?
RESEARCH NOW SHOWS ONE IN FIVE BRITISH ADULTS HAVE DRUNK CRAFT BEER IN THE
LAST 6 MONTHS
STATS PROVIDED BY:
1 IN 5CRAFT BEER IS NOW IN THE MAINSTREAM,
EVEN INCLUDEDIN THE ONS
CALCULATIONFOR INFLATION
MAINSTREAMASSOCIATION
CRAFT BEER EXPECTED TO BE
SOLD IN OVER 12,500 OUTLETS BY 2018(FIGURE
REVISED UPWARDS SINCE LAST PUBLISHED)
52,500
- OPENS NEW MARKETS
- ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS
- PRESERVES PRODUCT
- EASY TRANSPORTATION
- DISPOSABLE
- ON TREND
- CHILLS X5 TIMES QUICKER
- PRACTICAL ADVANTAGES
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WHY CANS?
BARRIERS TO CANS…
• Supply / MOQ’s of consumables
• Technical challenges of filling
equipment
• Flexibility
• Branding
• Cost
• Poor Quality
• Inexperience
IN-HOUSE CANNING CONSIDERATIONS
• Quality / consistency – DO2 & CO2 meters, seams, micro, audit,
traceability
• Cost - depreciation, labour, parts, errors, seam testing, storage,
waste, admin
• MOQ order of cans & final pack
• Flexibility
• Economies of scale
• Technical support
• Training / skill
• Liability
• 200, 250, 330, 440 ml (Standard, Sleek and Slim
options)
• Tab colour variants
• Silver, Black and White base colour without MOQ
• Internal lacquer variants
• Modern CDL ends
CAN OPTIONS
Common Can End Sizes
200 (50mm)
202 (52mm)
206 (56mm)
209 (63mm)
211 (65mm)
BRANDINGShrink Sleeve * PSL * Printed cans
Shrink Sleeve Branding Pressure Sensitive Label Branding Printed can branding
• Seaming Quality
• Microbiology
• Dissolved Oxygen
CRAFT CANNING CHALLENGES…
❖A double seam to create an air-tight seal
❖Double Seam formed by interlocking 5 layers of material
❖Seam formed mechanically during ‘two operations’
❖Precision measurements
Double Seaming
DOUBLE SEAMING
First
❖Big subject
❖Vast differences between breweries
❖Numerous sources of infection
❖Pre-rinse
❖CIP
❖‘Line interaction’
MICROBIOLOGY
❖‘Popular’ performance measure
❖Measuring Equipment
❖<300ppb our standard
❖Total Packaged Oxygen / Additional Packaged Oxygen
❖Eliminate via :
❖CO2 Purge
❖‘Under-lid’ brush
❖Fobbing Control
DISSOLVED OXYGEN
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QUALITY STANDARDS
• CIP • Can pre-rinse options• CO2 injection and under lid
gassing • Filling & purging• Control fill level by time • CO2 brush lid application• Foam control• Achieving low DO2 levels
(<150ppb TPO)
• Pre- and post-package micro• On-site sterility• Critical seam specifications• Trained and experienced
packaging operatives• Full production report / laboratory
testing• Independent QA Certification
How quality is delivered
FINALPRESENTATIONPACKING
RANGE OF PACKAGING TO THE SMALL SCALE PRODUCERS INDUSTRY
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• Conditioned beer (filtered/unfiltered)
• Beer presented between 0–2oc
(dependent on carbonation levels
required)
• Beer presented to canning line at 1.8
bar (20 PSI)
• Carbonated to 1.8 - 3 v/v
• 2 x 240v electrical supply
• Water supply
• Work space 4m x 4m (head height 3m)
• ‘Can Conditioned’ beers also
ON-SITEREQUIREMENTS
Talk to us about what we’ll
require from you when we get
to your brewery
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STATIC SITEArlington Chiller Filtration Carbonator Can-Pack Final Pack
• Product packed within hours of receipt
• Wide range of final pack options
• Full production records
• No vessel transfer
• Reduced micro risk
• Low ADO levels
• Low waste levels
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THANKS FORWATCHING
ANDY HUGHES - MANAGING DIRECTORT. 01432 [email protected]