Guidelines No. 5
First edition
Published on: 01/01/1991
Quality control on the bottling line
Scope of application
The objective of this document is to determine how, on a bottling line, to ensure the quality of the finished product:
- Product conforms to the consumer's expectations (minimum of defects);
- Optimum productivity (minimum of disruptions).
Table of contents
First Part: General Considerations
1.1 The Bottling Line: Components and Quality Factors
1.2 The Human Factor in Bottling Quality
1.3 Designing a High-Quality Bottling Line
Second Part: Inspection and Sorting Methods
2.1 Inspection Equipment
2.2 Inspection Methods
Third Part: Station-by-Station Study
1.1 The Bottling Line: Components and Quality Factors
1.2 The Human Factor in Bottling Quality
1.3 Designing a High-Quality Bottling Line
Second Part: Inspection and Sorting Methods
2.1 Inspection Equipment
2.2 Inspection Methods
Third Part: Station-by-Station Study
3.1 Depalletizing Empty Bottles
3.2 Cleaning Empty Bottles
3.3 Filling
3.4 Capping Headed Corks Screw Caps
3.5 Over-Capping
3.6 Labelling
3.7 Batch Identification
3.8 Individual Overpackaging
3.9 Case Packing
3.2 Cleaning Empty Bottles
3.3 Filling
3.4 Capping Headed Corks Screw Caps
3.5 Over-Capping
3.6 Labelling
3.7 Batch Identification
3.8 Individual Overpackaging
3.9 Case Packing
History
First edition: 01/1991
First edition: 01/1991
Contributors
SAINT GOBAIN EMBALLAGE, MARTELL&CO, PERRIER S.A., LA GIRONDINE S.A.,ESIEC REIMS, CUSENIER, IMPRIMERIE RUEL.
Document under responsibility of working group:
Bottlers/fillers and glass manufacturers
WG chair: To be elected - -
This joint group aims to coordinate the production of documentation at the junction of the glass container production and bottling/filling. It includes good practices, the use and storage of glass containers, and quality management on bottling lines. This joint group also provides an opportunity for bottlers/fillers to open discussions on specific work items of the permanent glass groups
