Washers designed for sticky surfaces
For bottles of spiced rum, our washers guarantee thorough and efficient cleaning of sticky residues. For cognac bottles, we prioritise careful surface treatment, with brushes specially designed to provide a flawless surface finish, as demonstrated by our prestigious washing and drying solutions for cognac bottles, delivered to the Élysée Palace.
In general, at the start of each collaborative project with a spirits producer, we perform an in-depth assessment of the condition of their bottles. This preliminary analysis is crucial to determine the ideal configuration for your cleaning and drying equipment, guaranteeing flawless results without oversizing the machine, and thus avoiding unnecessary costs and excess energy consumption.
Our evaluation process is based on a thorough analysis, which includes examining samples of your bottles. We take into account key factors such as the storage location of your spirits, which can impact the type of soiling, particularly for products such as spiced rum or cognac.
Consideration of the type of bottles is also an essential part of our process, particularly when they are screen-printed. We precisely adjust the components of our machines to ensure effective cleaning while maintaining the integrity of the screen printing.
According to your specific needs, we carefully select suitable brushes, in terms of shape, material and fibre combination, to provide optimal cleaning, including for corks.
STENTZ cleaning and drying solutions will produce perfectly clean bottles, without any marks or scratches, ready to present your spirits in the best possible way.
For maximum efficiency, our STENTZ washers are equipped with an automatic adjustment system. This system guarantees that the same brushes are used in an optimal manner for all your bottle types.
High-performance, eco-friendly drying process
Certain requirements apply to the bottling of spirits compared to the bottling of other alcohols, such as the need to wrap bottles in tissue paper before casing. In other words, the drying system must offer total control!
Our dryers are perfectly designed to meet this type of need, with meticulous handling of each bottle. Used primarily before the labelling stage, they work by blowing hot air through nozzles. This technology, based on air compression rather than electrical resistors, highlights our commitment to the environment.
For specific requirements, such as the production of certain spirits, our dryers can be fitted with a specific system that blows air onto the bottom of bottles.
STENTZ dryers are equipped with a state-of-the-art management system. In the event of an unexpected stoppage, the turbines will partially shutdown for efficient and rapid resumption of production, thereby minimising interruptions.
Energy efficiency is central to our design process. Our dryers can be fitted with variable speed turbines, reducing energy consumption whilst maintaining optimal performance.
For spirit bottling lines operating at output speeds of over 3,000 bottles per hour, our dryers include PLCs with 10-inch touchscreens. We use Siemens or Schneider PLCs depending on our customers’ requirements.
Finally, connectivity and remote maintenance are key features of our equipment. STENTZ dryers are equipped with routers for easy integration into your wired network or for wireless connection via WiFi or 4G.
To find out more about how our washing and drying solutions will meet your needs and integrate seamlessly into your existing bottling line and IT system if required.
High-Level Quality and After-Sales Service
Our washing and drying solutions for spirits bottles are entirely designed and manufactured in-house, including all machining and automation work. With our comprehensive expertise, we can provide effective solutions to almost all of your customisation requirements.
Each piece of equipment produced is entirely designed, manufactured and assembled in our workshops in Alsace, thus guaranteeing total quality control and optimised operation of each machine (with one machine dispatched per week on average).
We carry out the installation and integration of our systems on your site, whether directly by our team of technicians or via local partners.
To ensure maximum responsiveness, we hold substantial stock of wearing parts and consumables, ready to be dispatched within 24 to 48 hours. Significant work is carried out from the design stage of our machines to standardise and thus reduce the number of products required and guarantee the level of responsiveness expected by our customers.
For custom-made solutions, we provide a list of the specific parts that you may need to stock. We can also stock these parts for you.
As a designer and manufacturer, we have all the technical data required to reproduce any part and thus extend the lifespan of your STENTZ machines, regardless of their age.
Please contact us to find out more about our solutions designed specifically for spirits producers. You can speak to our experts in the cleaning and drying of spirits bottles, who are ready to provide solutions to your installation and integration constraints.
