In the latest edition of the Spotlight, KHS outlines the ways it is supporting mineral water brand Borjomi’s move towards future technology, including installing three filling and packaging lines.
Georgian mineral water brand of international renown Borjomi successfully marries rich tradition with future technology. It’s greatly supported in this endeavour by KHS – with the delivery and installation of three filling and packaging lines and much more.
On the company’s journey into the future, German machine and systems manufacturer KHS has been a reliable partner for many years. A first filtering system was procured over 60 years ago from predecessor company Seitz in Bad Kreuznach and from 2004 to 2006 KHS was largely responsible for the supply, installation and commissioning of a PET line and the packaging and palletizing section of a glass line.
Together, the two companies not only look back but also and above all, forward: as its technology partner the Dortmund systems supplier supports IDS Borjomi Georgia, to give the beverage producer its full name, on its journey into the future. In 2020 construction started on a further up-to-the-minute, over €40-million facility in the historical spa town of Borjomi.
Kitted out with high tech from Germany, this is setting new standards for the industry and the region and pumping new impetus into the country’s economy. When finished, the new bottling plant covering 25,000 square meters will provide 20% more jobs and enable capacity to be doubled in the medium term.
This is to allow growing demand to be met on the one hand, and the portfolio to be expanded as and when required on the other. Ecology is especially important here: for instance, the new machines have been optimized for efficient use of energy and water and a cutting-edge sewage plant filters wastewater. Much of the work has already been finished; the logistics centers and railroad connections are expected to be completed by the end of 2024.
Aside from supplying large proportions of the equipment for the process technology and filling and packaging systems, KHS has taken on the role of consultant and general contractor, on whose experience the beverage bottler is happy to rely. Borjomi has complete trust in KHS’ technological expertise when it comes to the filling of mineral water and carbonated soft drinks.
Together they’ve drawn up a conceptual master plan that consists of the technical preparation, calculation of production and supply capacities and the perspective layout of the new factory. Specifically, KHS is helping to dimension the water treatment area, manage supply to the lines with media such as steam, air, CO2 and cooling and plan the supply networks and CIP concepts.
The engineers from Dortmund are also involved in the design of the production shop. Here, all the opportunities provided by 3D line design are being fully exploited.
This content was sponsored by KHS.
