The wine industry is evolving rapidly, with wineries facing increasing pressure to adapt to consumer demands, streamline production, and maintain product integrity. From accommodating a growing variety of bottle styles and bottle sizes to integrating automation to combat labor shortages, wineries must stay ahead of top packaging trends to remain competitive and get their products into the marketplace. Container handling focused solutions are proving to be a game-changer, helping wineries overcome challenges and maximize efficiency with simple, easy to retrofit to existing line set up solutions.
Here are some top packaging trends that wineries are implementing to increase throughput and overcome challenges.
1. Evaluating and Upgrading Change Parts to Adequately Handling Evolving Bottle Shapes
Change parts, including stars and guides, are critical to the filling, corking, foiling, and labeling processes. These components provide bottle stability and precision throughout production. Yet, as SKU counts rise and bottle designs diversify, the need for flexible, precise change parts has never been greater.
- Precision Engineering: Partnering with manufacturers who electronically measure your machines help provide your change parts fit accurately, minimizing costly breakage and downtime.
- Quick Changeover Capabilities: Morrison’s quick-change parts can significantly reduce changeover time, requiring fewer personnel and keeping production moving seamlessly.
- Versatility for OEM Machines: Our OEM-style change parts fit machines from all manufacturers, offering wineries the adaptability needed to handle diverse bottle designs with ease.
Learn more about how Morrison’s change parts can elevate your production here.
2. Enhancing Efficiency with Air Rinsing and Water Rinsing
Preparing bottles for the fill process is another area ripe for innovation. High-speed air and water rinsers help prepare bottles for production, drastically improving line efficiency and meeting cleanliness demands
• Stability During Rinsing: Our solutions leverage screw and twist combinations that securely stabilize bottles, reducing breakage and increasing smooth operation.
• Scalability: These systems integrate seamlessly into high-speed production lines, accommodating a range of bottle sizes and designs.
3. Automating Boxed Wine Production
As boxed wine grows in popularity, wineries need specialized equipment to manage this packaging format. Morrison offers timing screw solutions that streamline the boxed wine production process.
• Bag Placement Automation: We’ve developed systems to automate the bag drop process into moving boxes, eliminating manual handling.
• Box Positioning: Our technology places empty boxes under form-fill-seal systems, ensuring sealed bags are efficiently inserted for final packaging.
Discover how our boxed wine solutions improve efficiencyhere.
4. Automating Bottle Flow: Metering, Combining, and Dividing
Consistency in bottle flow is crucial for maintaining production speed and quality. Automation solutions like timing screw drive units can transform how bottles are handled on the line.
• Safe Handling of Glass Bottles: Our timing screws provide positive container control, reducing breakage and the need for manual intervention.
• Custom Applications: From combining and dividing bottles to metering flows for downstream applications, our systems deliver precise, reliable solutions.
• Quick ROI: These small-footprint systems often provide rapid returns on investment by solving workforce constraints and improving productivity.
5. Combating Workforce Constraints with Automation
Workforce shortages continue to challenge wineries, making automation an essential investment. Custom solutions from Morrison can fill gaps, reduce reliance on manual labor, and streamline operations.
• Line Evaluations: Our team offers free evaluations to identify areas where automation can enhance your production.
• Tailored Systems: Each solution is designed to fit your specific line and challenges, ensuring maximum impact and efficiency.
As the wine industry evolves, so must your production line. By investing in custom solutions, you can adapt to trends, overcome challenges, and position your winery for long-term success. From precision-engineered change parts to automated boxed wine systems, Morrison Container Handling Solutions offers the tools you need to thrive in a competitive market. Ready to enhance your packaging process? Contact us today and see how we can help your winery stay ahead of the curve. Give us a call at +1 (708) 756-6660 or reach out to us on our website. We are here to help you accomplish your packaging goals!
