1,000–8,000 bph

Wine Bottling Line (Glass)

A wine line built for gentle product handling, an inert atmosphere, consistent fill level and capping with natural cork, screw cap or muselet for sparkling wine.

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Product: Still and sparkling wines, vermouths, spirits
Container: Glass, 0.187–1.5 L
Output: 1,000–8,000 bph
Filling: Gravity or vacuum level filling; isobaric for sparkling
Inerting: Nitrogen or CO₂ purge before filling and into the neck
Capping: Natural and agglomerated cork, screw cap, muselet
Capsule: Polylaminate or tin, roller spinning
Materials: AISI 316L in product contact

About the solution

For wine, what matters most is fill level and minimal oxygen contact. Filling is performed by level valves: the product flows by gravity to a set mark, and any excess returns to the tank. Before filling, the bottle is purged with nitrogen or carbon dioxide.

After capping, the bottle passes through a capsule applicator and roller-spinning head, then labeling with a body label, back label and neck band. For sparkling wines, an isobaric filler, muselet application and pressure guards are added.

Built into the design

Precise fill level

The level valve gives an identical product height in every bottle — a visual quality mark on the wine shelf.

Inert atmosphere

Nitrogen purging of the bottle and neck reduces dissolved oxygen and protects aroma.

Flexible capping

Switching heads between cork, screw cap and muselet is done within a shift.

Small batches

Fast format and recipe changeover — the line is designed to handle several varietals a week.

Line composition along the product flow

8 positions along the product flow. Every unit opens in the catalog: series, specifications, scope of supply and a quote request.

Full equipment catalog

Line model selection

Selecting a wine filling triblock

Gravity filling with low vacuum at room temperature, containers 350-2,000 mL.

Model	Washers / valves / heads	Output	Drive power
EDS-WW12-12-4	12 / 12 / 4	800-2,500 btl/h	2.5 kW
EDS-WW18-18-6	18 / 18 / 6	3,000-6,000 btl/h	4 kW
EDS-WW24-24-8	24 / 24 / 8	6,000-12,000 btl/h	6.5 kW
EDS-WW32-32-10	32 / 32 / 10	12,000-20,000 btl/h	9 kW
EDS-WW50-50-15	50 / 50 / 15	20,000-30,000 btl/h	11 kW
EDS-WW70-70-25	70 / 70 / 25	30,000-36,000 btl/h	13.5 kW

Container diameter 50-92 mm, height 150-340 mm. Format changeover - by replacing star wheels and guides for the specific bottle.

Capping options

The type of cork or cap determines the composition of the feeding unit and the capping head.

Capping type	Application
Natural cork	Still wines, bottle aging
Sparkling wine cork	Champagne and sparkling wines under a wire cage
Aluminum screw cap	Young wines, export batches
T-cork decorative closure	Premium segment, visual presentation
Crown cap / crown-twist	Budget wines and wine drinks in short containers

Compressed air consumption for capping is about 20 Nm³/h. Power supply 380 V ±5%, 3-phase, 50 Hz ±1%.

Line process flow

The glass wine bottling line is built around a triblock with gravity filling under low vacuum: the bottle is rinsed by a 180° inversion, filled at room temperature and sealed with one of several cork or cap types depending on the product segment.

Key line features

Gravity filling with low vacuum at room temperature - the wine is not subjected to thermal stress
Rinsing by inverting the bottle 180° with a nylon neck holder
Vibratory tray orientor for corks or caps with presence sensors
A universal capping unit for cork, T-cork closure, screw cap or crown cap
Output 800-36,000 btl/h, containers 350-2,000 mL
Format changeover - by replacing star wheels and guides, without stopping for unit retooling
Overload protection on infeed and outfeed star wheels, touchscreen control panel

Base layout with natural cork or screw cap for table and premium still wines.

1Glass container depalletizing
2Bottle rinser (180° inversion)
3Triblock: rinsing - gravity filling - capping
4Cork or screw cap feeding unit
5Ionized air neck blow-off
6Fill level and capping inspection
7Cold glue labeling machine
8Inkjet batch marking
9Case packing and palletizing

Key line stations

What sits behind the nameplate output: contact-part execution, operating logic and service points for every station.

Rinsing heads

Container preparation

AISI 304/316 stainless nozzles and manifold with fan-jet spray: lower water consumption and more even rinsing over the entire inner surface.
Neck-grip gripper with a polymer insert holds the bottle by the finish, minimizing the risk of preform crushing or scratching.
Rinsing pump and piping in sanitary design, the circuit disassembles without tools.
Rinse-water recirculation with filtration — up to 30% savings compared to drain discharge.

This station's equipment in the catalog

Core machines of the line

Equipment of the “Wine Bottling Line (Glass)” layout: each tile opens the catalog with series, specifications and a quote request for that machine.

Glass container depalletizer

Removes layers of bottles from the pallet and feeds them onto the line conveyor without impact loads on the neck.

Bottle rinser

The bottle is gripped by the neck with a nylon holder, inverted 180° for internal rinsing, and returned to its original position.

Rinsing-filling-capping triblock

Gravity filling with low vacuum at room temperature; a lifting device raises the bottle to open the filling valve.

Cork or cap feeding unit

A vibratory tray orientor arranges corks; natural cork, T-cork or aluminum screw cap are fed under a presence sensor.

Air blow-off machine (blow-dry)

Blow-off of the bottle neck and body with ionized air before labeling removes moisture and static charge.

Fill level and capping inspector

Checks fill level and cork or cap seating by transmitted light, with rejection on the conveyor.

Cold glue labeling machine

Applies front label, back label and neck band to the shaped wine bottle, full or partial foil.

Inkjet printer

Prints the fill date, batch and code on the bottle or cap with automatic legibility verification.

Case packer

Positions bottles and loads them into the case under PLC control, with a lockout when a container or case is missing.

Case sealer and palletizer

Tape-seals the case, forms the pallet layer by layer and wraps it with stretch film before shipment.

Which closure do you use

The cap type defines the capping block: heads, feeding and orientation of the closure, torque or press-on force. State your option in the request and we will select the head and sorter for it.

24×44, 24×38

Cylindrical wine cork

Neck vacuuming before cork insertion removes the air cushion and prevents cork ejection.

Capping unit: Cork-driving unit (4 jaws)

cork + wire hood

Sparkling wine cork with wire hood

The cork is compressed by jaws and driven into the neck, then the cap is placed and the wire cage is twisted — four and a half turns.

Capping unit: Cork-driving unit + wire-hooding head

28×18, 30×60 (ROPP)

Aluminum screw cap

The thread is rolled directly onto the bottle neck, the skirt is crimped over the finish — tamper-evidence without an extra seal.

Capping unit: ROPP thread-rolling head

stopper (bar top)

T-cork with wood/cork head

For spirits and premium segment products. Logo orientation on the head is set by a rotation camera sensor.

Capping unit: Press head with orientation

CAMUZ

T-shaped decorative plastic cap

Applied by press-fit, height position controlled by a servo drive: the decorative skirt is not deformed.

Capping unit: Press head, 30–120 kgf

Guala, 31.5 mm

Plastic press-on cap (Guala-type)

A tamper-evident, one-piece dosing insert with an anti-refill valve — standard for vodka and strong spirits.

Capping unit: Press-on + tightening

26 mm, 21 teeth

Crown cork

Beer, soda, cider. Crimping over the finish with force control — seal integrity up to 4 bar in-bottle pressure.

Capping unit: Crown head with magnetic chuck

26 mm twist

Twist-off crown cork

Differs in crimp profile: the bottle opens by hand without an opener, requiring tighter finish geometry tolerances.

Capping unit: Crown head (lower force)

PVC, PET, polylam

Heat-shrink/polylaminate capsule

Decorative finishing over the closure: capsule placement, crimping over the finish, hot-air shrinking.

Capping unit: Capsule dispenser + heat tunnel or roller crimping

Capping machines in the catalog Match a capper to my container

Auxiliary systems of the line

The engineering utilities without which a line never reaches its rated output: water and product preparation, sanitation, container handling.

Wine preparation for filling

Filtration and oxygen protection.

Tangential or cartridge filtration down to 0.45 μm before filling
Bottle nitrogen purging and evacuation before product transfer
Dissolved-oxygen monitoring at the filler carousel inlet and outlet
Product tank with a nitrogen blanket and sanitary fittings

Glass rinsing and inspection

New or returnable bottles before filling.

Rinsing with filtered water or an alcohol solution, with drying
Finish-chip and foreign-material inspection
Gentle star-wheel handoff with polymer inserts
Accumulation buffer before filling on the slat conveyor

Capping and finishing

Cork, cap, capsule and label.

Corking unit with a vacuum chamber, or screw-cap closing
Shrink-capsule applicator and its crimping station
Self-adhesive labeling with bottle orientation by seam mark
Label presence and skew inspection with rejection

CIP station (clean-in-place)

Sanitation of the product path between batches.

Alkali, acid and hot-water tanks holding temperature within ±2 °C
Recipe-driven wash programs: phase time, concentration and flow are logged
Flow meter on the supply line — actual flow is verified, not assumed from the nameplate
Filtered detergent return to the tanks; discharge only once the solution is spent

Coding and inspection

Laser batch coding on glass or on the capsule.

Inkjet or laser coder: date, shift, batch number, traceability code
Fill-level, cap presence and seating inspection with automatic reject to a pocket
Good/reject product counters logged per shift hour
Ready for mandatory marking: case and pallet aggregation at the line outfeed

Packing and palletizing

Corrugated case with dividers and palletizing.

Shrink film pack or corrugated case, format tailored to the retailer's requirements
Layer palletizer to a defined pattern, robotic version for constrained floor space
Pallet wrapper with pre-stretch film: lower film consumption, pallet withstands transport
SSCC pallet label printing and application, data handoff to the ERP system

FAQ

Cork or screw cap?

Technically the line supports both: only the capping head changes. The choice is a marketing one; screw caps are cheaper to run and more consistently airtight.

Can sparkling wine be filled on this line?

Only with an isobaric filler and muselet capping. We build in these stations if sparkling wine is planned in the range.

How much does the Wine Bottling Line (Glass) cost?

Price on request: the budget depends on output, container type, line composition and the level of automation. After a short brief we send a preliminary estimate within 1–2 working days and a full quotation broken down by machine within 3–5 days.

What are the delivery and commissioning lead times?

Standard machines ship 8–12 weeks after the specification is confirmed, complete lines 12–20 weeks. Transport takes 2–6 weeks depending on the route; installation and commissioning on site take 2–4 weeks, with operator training included.

What output does this line reach?

The working range is 1,000–8,000 bph. Exact output is confirmed against your container, product and shift plan: we calculate the line balance and keep a margin on the bottleneck machine.

Request a quote: Wine Bottling Line (Glass)

Tell us the product, the container and the target output — we will return the line composition, a layout, a budget range and a delivery schedule.

Services for this line

Engineering, logistics, installation and service that turn this line into a working production site.

Engineering services

Business plan and financial model for a bottling line

We calculate project payback before the contract is signed: scenarios for raw materials, currency, sales channels and line load. The output is a document you can take to a bank, an investor or the board.

Technical audit of the site and production facility

Our engineers visit the site and survey the workshop, utilities and logistics. We record site constraints before they turn into rework during installation.

Financing, leasing and subsidies

We prepare the document package for banks and leasing companies and help you access agricultural and regional support programs. Typical savings: 8–14% off the rate.

Site selection and construction works

We help choose a plot or existing building, connect utilities, prepare the master plan and manage construction — from groundbreaking to workshop handover.

Process line design

Technology, specification, layout, throughput and utility calculations. The document equipment is ordered against and installation is carried out with.

Equipment supply and logistics

Contracts, customs clearance, insurance, multimodal delivery "to the workshop door" anywhere in the world — CIS, Europe, MENA, Asia.

Digital layer

Any line can be supplied with a digital layer

SCADA, MES, OEE monitoring, batch traceability and integration with plant systems — engineered together with the line, not bolted on later.

Production digitalization How we work: customer portal