News and Innovations
02/2023
Optical inspection + Control modernisation
Who hasn‘t experienced this: despite prior checks, crates with missing or unsealed bottles keep leaving the factory. Subsequent complaints are the result.
01/2023
Palletizing and depalletizing of reusable crates
Reusable systems for wine bottles are on the rise. The system built for a large winery with robot-guided double gripper packs both reusable bottles and 6-unit crates.
03/2022
Automatic loading of your chamber pasteurizer
Our chamber pasteurizers can now also be loaded automatically. Buffer sections allow for smoother workflows and reduced forklift traffic.
As a result, your productivity increases thanks to improved logistics and more efficient personnel deployments.
02/2022
Depalletizing and gripping of sustainable reusable wine bottles
As a competent and reliable partner for the entire process chain, we can offer you a new system for depalletizing and gripping sustainable reusable wine bottles. It not only depalletizes boxes in a longitudinal and transverse format but also removes the bottles from the filled boxes and places them on the bottle table. This means that automation will lead to increases in your productivity.
01/2022
RICO chamber pasteurizers also suitable for barrels and kegs
After two years of restrictions, more major events can now finally take place again, and beer barrels are making a comeback. Our RICO chamber pasteurizers ensure an optimal microbiology for your beverages and increase their shelf life.
03/2021
Swing-stopper opener: robust construction – high opening rate
When dealing with reusable empties, a certain percentage of swing-stopper bottles (typically 20%–30%) have to be opened before the cleaning process and subsequent refilling can begin. At RICO we have of course had the perfect solution for this task for more than 20 years.
02/2021
BVH 7 swing stopper closing machine with integrated height adjustment feature
With the height adjustment feature included as standard you can process different bottle heights. In addition, our new BVH 7 swing stopper closing machine is characterised by optimum performances and is also low wear. Optimum hygiene and maximum availability are guaranteed!
01/2021
Data loggers – future-proof thanks to retrofits!
Companies have to guarantee their food’s traceability at every stage of the production and distribution process. To better monitor your pasteurisation process – and thereby to also prevent complaints – RICO now offers you the option to equip your chamber pasteuriser with our new data logger. In future, you will be able to monitor the logs from the comfort of your desk!
03/2020
The manual packing heads and the UNO unpacking/packing machine UNO save time and money
The unpacking and packing of your products has to function well – even with small quantities or special bottle types.
RICO manual packing heads simplify the manual packing of bottles into cases. They are simple to operate and inexpensive to purchase, equipped with RICO long term bottle grippers and produced individually according to customer specifications.
If you would like greater automation for your production, then choose the UNO unpacking/packing machine, which will take over the emptying/filling of cases for you. 7,200 bottles can be packed in one hour.
01/2020
Chamber pasteurisers for 6 pallets
Efficient, uncomplicated and perfectly hygienic – that’s what the pasteurisation process needs to be. Our new chamber pasteuriser for 6 pallets meets these requirements. It convinces not only with low acquisition costs but also with the latest control technology.
04/2019
Rico-Swing stopper closing machine
BVH 3.5
Our swing stopper series BVH 3.5 to BVH 32 are based on almost 25 years of experience but we are never going to rest on our laurels. All Rico machines are constantly revised and refined to meet the latest hygienic guidelines. Today, we present to you the new BVH 3.5, which once more incorporates the latest findings in its design.
03/2019
RICO Rubber Seal Changer GW 10
All Rico machines are constantly being developed and revised in accordance with the latest hygiene findings.18 years of experience with this technology have also flowed in our new Rubber Seal Changer GW 10. The removal of the old rubber seal is carried out using pressurized water and thus without any mechanical contact between the machine and the seal. Cameras monitor the process and the cleanliness of the seals and toggles.
02/2019
Our chamber pasteurisers –
maximum benefits for your production
RICO chamber pasteurisers offer design and construction benefits based on our many years of experience in combination with high energy efficiency and modern control technology. Our pasteurisers are suitable for mobile applications, conceived for outdoor installations and, depending on the model, designed for 1 to 12 pallets.
01/2019
We check and change - For optimum hygiene
Cleaning in beverage and food production often involves huge amounts of time and money. The best results can only be achieved by using systems that incorporate the latest hygiene standards as early as the construction process, since easy cleaning increases machine availability.
It is therefore important to consider hygienic design even when planning new production systems and equipping them with the latest testing technologies.
02/2018
Bottle grippers and gripper heads for all bottles and all application areas.
RICO bottle grippers are available for all bottles and every area of application and have a service life that is three times longer than other grippers, meaning you will be well equipped for heat waves and production peaks.
