Beverage machinery encompasses the full range of production technology for beer, wine, juice, spirits and soft drinks. It covers everything from raw material preparation through production and filtration to bottling.
The main areas are brewhouse systems for breweries (mashing tun, brew kettle, lauter tun), fermentation and storage tanks, filtration systems (diatomaceous earth, membrane, cross-flow), pasteurisation systems, filling systems for bottles, cans and kegs, as well as CIP cleaning systems for hygienic production.
Well-known manufacturers include Krones, KHS, Sidel, Steinecker, Ziemann Holvrieka, Kaspar Schulz, BrauKon, GEA, Pall (filtration) and Tetra Pak.
Beverage machinery is used in breweries (industrial and craft breweries), mineral water bottling plants, juice and soft drink production facilities, wineries and wine cellars, distilleries for spirits, and in large-scale beverage brand production.