DT25.00
First edition
Published on: 02/10/2023

Recommendations for design of cork removal devices

Scope of application

This data sheet gives recommendations for the design of devices for removing corks from wine bottles. Corks can be made of cork or plastic/synthetic material.

Table of contents

1. Scope
2. Recommendations
3. Annex - Guidance on cork removal (informative)
4. Normative references
5. Data sheet history
History
First edition: 03/2002
2015 Replaced by standard EN 14887 - GLASS PACKAGING - CORK REMOVAL DEVICES - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

Contributors

ARDAGH, BA GLASS, BRITISH GLASS, BUNDESVERBAND GLASINDUSTRIE E.V. (Federal Association of the German Glass Industry), ENCIRC GLASS, GERRESHEIMER, HEINZ GLAS, O-I MANUFACTURING, SAVERGLASS, STOELZLE, VERALLIA, VETROPACK, VIDRALA, WIEGAND-GLASHUTTENWERKE

Document under responsibility of working group:

Glass wg1+4
WG chair: Arnaud JANIN - VERALLIA FRANCE

This permanent group is dedicated to a wide range of topics downstream of the production of glass bottles and jars dedicated to the food and beverage industries:

  • Surface treatments, marking, labelling;
  • Testing methods (impact, headspace, internal pressure, etc.);
  • Nomenclatures (of finishes, jars, bottles, and visual defects, etc.);
  • Quality management (food and beverage safety, best practices, regulations).
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