JBT Corporation’s Bevcorp, a provider of beverage filling technology, announced the launch of its latest innovation, the REVolution EV Filler, which will be on display at PACK EXPO 2024 in Chicago. This state-of-the-art rotary EV filler represents a significant advancement in beverage filling technology, offering unparalleled precision, efficiency and versatility, the company said.
The REVolution EV Filler marks a new era in JBT Bevcorp’s product offerings, incorporating a new-concept, pressurized product distribution manifold with a simplified sectioned design. This design allows JBT Bevcorp to streamline the manufacturing process, eliminating the need to rebuild or salvage tanks from legacy equipment. The REVolution EV Filler features an updated method for opening and shutting valves, with the entire filling cycle controlled and monitored by computer. This results in lowered energy use, more accurate fills, reduced foaming and increased yields, enhancing both product quality and production efficiency.
“Our new REVolution EV Filler is a game-changer for the beverage industry,” said Cezary Mroz, director of technology at JBT Corporation. “By leveraging advanced EV technology and our proprietary MicrO2 Blender, we will have the capability of achieving ambient fills, which significantly improves energy efficiency, sustainability and flavor retention. This innovation not only benefits traditional carbonated beverages but also expands our capabilities to accurately fill other beverages like juices, with unsurpassed speed and reliability.”
A standout feature of the REVolution EV Filler is the REV Drop-in-Drive, a patent-pending sub-system that allows the servo drive and starwheel assembly to be lifted from its column as a single assembly by loosening only a few bolts. This modular design allows for easier maintenance and quicker repairs. Additionally, REV ID, another patent-pending JBT Bevcorp innovation, plays a crucial role in monitoring, predicting, and managing the life expectancy of machine parts. When the machine is stopped, the system writes to the embedded RFID tags, providing detailed information on the remaining life expectancy and the number of cans processed, ensuring precise tracking of the part’s lifecycle. This data can be accessed at the part level, and customers are notified of the remaining life of each part.
“The REV Drop-in-Drive system exemplifies our commitment to customer convenience and operational efficiency,” added Todd Hagopian, JBT Bevcorp’s general manager. “Customers can have a spare assembly ready to be placed into service, reducing downtime from hours to mere minutes. The commonality of the drives also means a single spare can be used across multiple systems, streamlining inventory management. Repaired REV Drop-in-Drive assemblies can then become the universal spares, extending the life of all REV Drop-in-Drives and improving operational reliability.”
The REVolution EV Filler features the REV Hygienic Base, a design that harmonizes components across JBT Bevcorp’s filler frames. This supports the stocking of pre-manufactured bases and promotes shorter delivery times. The REV Hygienic Base also incorporates the patent-pending REV Drop-in Drive System which in addition to its functional advantages, has a patent-pending distance adjustment that speeds installation and changeover.
Additionally, this new base design eliminates unhygienic horizontal surfaces below the product line and distributes weight and forces more evenly, reducing the overall machine weight.
REVolution EV Filler boasts an advanced traceability system (REV ID) for critical components, including the dispensing nozzle that are capable of being individually addressed and tracked. When paired with an appropriate coding system, individual products can be coded to include information allowing an individual container to be tracked all the way back to the valve that filled it, along with the standard batching information that is typically traced. This is particularly valuable for applications in the nutraceutical space, where product traceability is critical. JBT Bevcorp’s REVolution EV Filler is set to redefine beverage-filling technology standards, offering advantages in precision, efficiency and versatility.
