Bottle washing & steam sterilising
Practical Action
Bottle sterilisation
It is well worth considering the
steam sterilisation of bottles as a
final precaution prior to filling.
This is particularly true if a hot
filling system is to be used. Glass
sometimes contains flaws and the
hot filling of a cold container can
cause it to shatter. This results in
splinters getting in the product and
represents a total loss of product.
A simple bottle steamer can easily
be made by a tinsmith from copper
or brass sheet, see Figure 4. It
should be noted that the vertical
safety tube is absolutely essential.
In use, the washed bottle is inverted
over the steam spigot for 15 to 30
seconds until steam emerges from Figure 4: A simple bottle steamer
its neck. Obviously, the use of
protective gloves and tongs will be
necessary to handle the hot glassware. It is also strongly recommended that the operator carrying
out the steaming should be required to wear safety goggles as occasionally there will be breakages.
Additionally, some form of simple screen between the bottle steaming point and the filling point is
recommended.
Equipment suppliers
Bottle Washing Equipment
Gardners Corporation
6 Doctors Lane
Near Gole Market
P. O. Box 299
New Delhi – 110-001
India
Tel: +91 (0)11 2334 4287 / 2336 3640
Fax: +91 (0)11 2684 1886
Techno Equipments
Saraswati Sadan
1st Floor
31 Parekh Street
Mumbai – 400 004
India
Tel: +91 (0)22 2385 1258
Eastend Engineering Company
173/1/ Gopal Lal Tagore Road
Baranagar
Calcutta 700 036
India
Tel: +91 (0)33 2577 6324
Fax: +91 (0)33 2556 6710/160
Useful websites
Search database of packaging product suppliers
http://www.packagingindia.com
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