Project: Hell Energy, Hungary

Fully automatic can handling system for ready-to-drink coffee

Can handling
Can handling

The challenge

HELL ENERGY is one of the fastest growing Hungarian brands in the beverages industry. To meet customer demands and continuously develop its product portfolio, the company launched HELL Iced Coffee, a ready-to-drink beverage line.

Due to the growing popularity of HELL ENERGY, expanding production capacity became essential. The cans feature pre-printed designs, and to avoid damaging the recycled aluminium and its printed layer, the products must be handled with care.

Since the drinks contain milk-based ingredients, sterilization is carried out in a rotary autoclave, which requires a seamless interface between processes.

Location Szikszo, Hungary
Dranken icoon Product Canned beverage
Scope Can loading, shuttle system, unloading
Product handling Interfacing equipment Krones, Surdry

The solution

Lan Handling designed a fully automated retort (un)loading solution to handle the ready-to-drink beverage in cans.

The loader sweeps the products in a smooth movement towards the basket, requiring minimal handling. In the same movement a picker will pick and place the layer pad. Due to the servo motor and the encoded smart positioning throughout the whole production line, the products are handled gentle in one motion to protect the pre-printed cans. A shuttle with a push and pull beam solution brings the baskets to the autoclaves. This push and pull beam is optimized for rotary autoclaves.

To prevent errors and minimize downtime during flavor changes, Lan Handling has built a simple step-by-step plan into the user-friendly HMI. Very practical for the operator!

HELL ENERGY Lan
Check out the solution in action!
HELL ENERGY products

Our collaboration with Lan Handling has been highly successful. The automated retort loading and unloading system provided by Lan has significantly improved our production efficiency while ensuring the gentle handling of our pre-printed cans. The seamless integration with our rotary autoclaves has allowed for smooth operations, minimizing downtime and preventing errors during flavor changes.

We particularly appreciate the user-friendly HMI interface, which simplifies the process for our operators and ensures a flawless transition between different product variations. Lan’s expertise and innovative approach have played a crucial role in supporting the growth of our Iced Coffee portfolio.

We are pleased with the reliability and performance of Lan’s solution and look forward to continued cooperation in the future.

 

HELL ENERGY about Lan
"Lan's expertise and innovative approach have played a crucial role in supporting the growth of our Iced Coffee portfolio"
HELL ENERGY, .
HELL ENERGY about Lan
"Lan's expertise and innovative approach have played a crucial role in supporting the growth of our Iced Coffee portfolio"
HELL ENERGY, .
HELL ENERGY products

Our collaboration with Lan Handling has been highly successful. The automated retort loading and unloading system provided by Lan has significantly improved our production efficiency while ensuring the gentle handling of our pre-printed cans. The seamless integration with our rotary autoclaves has allowed for smooth operations, minimizing downtime and preventing errors during flavor changes.

We particularly appreciate the user-friendly HMI interface, which simplifies the process for our operators and ensures a flawless transition between different product variations. Lan’s expertise and innovative approach have played a crucial role in supporting the growth of our Iced Coffee portfolio.

We are pleased with the reliability and performance of Lan’s solution and look forward to continued cooperation in the future.

 

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Berry Geerts - Lan Handling
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