Softdrinks
Colorful Fascination
It bubbles, it fizzes, and the variety of flavors is nearly endless – Zeppelin Systems equipment provides that special sparkle to soft drinks.
Perfect solutions for popular kitchen essentials
The fascination remains into adulthood: When sherbet powder comes into contact with water, it starts fizzing and bubbling vigorously within seconds. This reaction is caused by sodium bicarbonate and citric acid. Today, however, the world of beverage powders has become much more vibrant, delivering a true explosion of flavors, thanks to flavorings, fruit powders, colorants, as well as vitamins, minerals, and many other ingredients. To prevent clumping later on, these ingredients must remain completely dry during processing. This is essential to avoid condensation and subsequent lump formation. Zeppelin Systems demonstrates how it's done!
Application Areas
Soft Drinks
Fruit Juice Beverages
Near-Water Beverages
Energy Drinks
Isotonic Drinks
Iced Tea
Ready-To-Drink Coffee
Optimally equipped with Zeppelin
Mastering the Challenges in Instant Product Manufacturing
The industrial production of beverages requires careful control of various processes. The quality of raw materials such as water, sugar, and flavorings must remain consistently high, as fluctuations in availability or quality can be critical. Processing steps such as mixing, pasteurizing, and filling demand precise technology to ensure both taste and shelf life. Compliance with HACCP standards is also essential, as beverages are susceptible to microbial risks. At the same time, producers must meet the demands of sustainable manufacturing.
Promoting waste reduction and resource conservation
Waste must be reduced and resources used efficiently. Environmentally friendly packaging plays a key role in this process.
Consumer demands require flexible production
The demand for healthier, reduced-sugar, or functional beverages is growing. Companies must quickly adapt their production to these trends.
Securing competitiveness through process optimization
In a highly competitive market, continuous optimization of production processes is essential. This is the only way to offer high-quality and economically viable products.
Process steps with potential
Efficient solutions powered by Zeppelin technologies and expertise
A detailed process with tremendous potential – and opportunities you can unlock with precision. Zeppelin Systems supports you not only with innovative technology components, but also with comprehensive process expertise gained from countless successfully implemented plants around the world.
Storage
Thought-out storage concepts
We develop customized solutions that take into account cooling, insulation, explosion protection, hygienic design, and optimized cleaning options—ensuring cost-effective and gentle storage of all raw materials.
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Discharge
Intelligent discharge modules
We offer customized discharge solutions such as big bag stations, sack tipping units, or fluidized beds with air loosening to ensure a consistent material flow and precise dosing. Our process experts work closely with you to identify the optimal solution tailored to your specific requirements.
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Conveying
Product-specific conveying
Benefit from our customized conveying systems designed specifically for sensitive raw materials. With technologies such as Lean-Tec, Dense-Tec, and Twin-Tec, products are transported gently and efficiently, while energy costs are optimized. The Dense-Tec process, in particular, offers excellent protection for fragile and break-sensitive materials.
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Sieving
Safety sieves for secure product quality
With our screening solutions such as rotary sieve machines and magnetic separators, we ensure the reliable removal of foreign particles from incoming materials. Whether used as pre-sieves, post-sieves, or inline screening units, our systems provide ideal starting conditions for smooth processes and consistently high product quality.
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Weighing & Dosing
Maximum precision in weighing and dosing
Our customized solutions for dosing and weighing range from manual systems to fully automated high-performance installations such as MicDos, MinDos, and MacDos. With advanced technologies like dosing and conveying screws or KOKEISL technology, even sensitive products are handled gently and precisely.
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Homogenizing
Even distribution thanks to coordinated mixing concepts
We offer versatile solutions for a wide range of raw materials such as pre-doughs, glazes, and bulk materials. The ShearDos mixer ensures uniform suspensions through intensive shearing, while the Codos mixer provides continuous mixing and a temperature-controlled trough design, creating optimal processing conditions for your products.
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Conditioning
Sugar grinding
We ensure that sugar is made available in its optimal form for processing – entirely without additives. Lumps that interfere with the production of glazes and fillings are prevented by a special recrystallization process. This method uses only conditioned air to avoid solid bridging in the sugar. The result is pure, lump-free sugar that can be stored and processed with ease.
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Experience and expertise
Decades of experience in plant engineering for the food industry result in economical, resource-efficient, and highly effective solutions for our customers—whether for a new installation or the modernization of an existing brownfield facility.
Industrial-scale testing
The Food Technology Center is equipped with test facilities for dosing, conveying, weighing, sieving, and mixing of formulations. On-site trials and tests enable system optimization and provide a reliable basis for designing efficient plant solutions.
Tailored solutions
All systems are precisely tailored to the specific requirements of your processes and materials.
Innovative technologies
Cutting-edge technologies for maximum energy and process efficiency, reliability, and sustainability in the processing of high-quality bulk materials.
Global delivery and support
A global presence ensures a comprehensive worldwide service and maintenance network.
High efficiency and cost savings
Optimized processes and automated workflows reduce operating costs and boost productivity.
Top quality standards
Use of premium materials and technologies that ensure long-term reliability and low maintenance costs.
Sustainability focus
Systems designed to reduce energy consumption and emissions actively support your environmental and sustainability goals.
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Industrial-scale testing
Testing is good; testing at a 1:1 scale under real-world conditions is even better. To support this, we have established optimal facilities at our Friedrichshafen technical center: based on your recipe and desired throughput, we identify the plant technology tailored to your needs—and test the complete system for you in live operation.
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Automation
Automation with foresight
Above all, your plant must do one thing: run and deliver. That’s why we provide you with reliable, professional service. Rely on our global service network for expert consultation and extremely fast spare-parts supply to minimize downtime. When needed, we’re also at your side digitally—from virtual troubleshooting to online-supported commissioning.
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Service
Service without compromise
In the 21st century, optimization often means automation. We ensure that your automation project is a complete success in terms of both efficiency and cost-effectiveness. To achieve this, we rely on cutting-edge control systems whose open architectures prepare you for the challenges of tomorrow—and beyond.
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