Case Study
Big Brewers
Big Brewers Background In today’s state-of-the-art breweries, each bottle of beer is labeled in a split second, faster than the eye can see. But precision is equal to speed in this process, because consumers often avoid products with crooked or torn labels, assuming the contents are damaged goods. When labels go askew, the major reason is a wet bottle. Water is an essential element of beer, but it creates a slippery surface on containers as they travel –often at speeds of 2,000 bottles a minute – into the packaging process. Even the tiniest bubble on the outside can allow the label to shift. To increase quality control, major brewers and other beverage and food companies have turned to JetAir Technologies, based in Ventura, Calif. JetAir creates and manufactures the industry’s most advanc