IT in Industry, vol. 9, no.

3, 2021 Published online 15-April-2021

BOTTLE CLEANING MACHINE

S.Murugesan1, S.Arunkumar2, M.Gokulram3,M.Logapriyan4,V.Prasanth5
1
Assistant Professor, 2,3,4,5 Final Year Students
1,2,3,4,5
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sengunthar Engineering College, (Autonomous),
Tiruchengode, Namakkal Dist., Tamilnadu - 637205.

ABSTRACT
This project “Automatic Bottle Washing Machine” deals with the cleaning of bottles used for packing soft
drinks. This project will be quite useful when implemented in soft drinks manufacturing companies as bottles
are collected and reused for packing.Recently the Cleanliness of these bottles had brought in a quality problem
which leads to the reduction in sales for these soft drinks. Hence such a project which automates the cleaning of
bottles might be of some help provided the water used for purpose is frequently changed and checked.This
project deals with the fabrication of a simple model of the unit, which uses pneumatic components which are
controlled by a Solenoid valve and Control Timing Unit.
Keywords-Bottle Cleaning Machine, RGB (Returnable Glass Bottle), SSR (Solid State Relay), Washing
Compound

I. INTRODUCTION sand, beverage residues, rain water, mineral stains

In beverage filling and packaging industry, various and microbes.
types of machines are used to carry out the The project proposes to undertake bottle washing
beverage filling and packaging process. However, process in an automated bottling plant. Both
some variation in terms of machines is possible automated and manual operations are possible in
depending upon the type of container used to carry the process. The manual operation, the Hand
the beverage in the beverage filling and packaging operated Direction Control Valve is Used. The
line. Mainly, three types of containers are used to automation process is done through a Solenoid
carry the beverage: (1) RGB (Returnable Glass Valve and Control Timing Unit. The project is an
Bottle), (2) PET (Polyethylene terephthalate) electro pneumatic project with an interconnection
bottle, and (3) Can. of pneumatic parts and electronics.
The bottle washer machine is a prominent part of
the bottle filling and packaging line and it is used II. LITERATURE SURVEY
in the beginning of the bottle filling and packaging In small scale industries the bottle are washed in
line. The bottle washer machine is mainly used to the hands so the manpower, money and time are
clean the used bottles in case of RGBs and it is waste to overcome the issues the bottle cleaning
used to rinse the bottles in case of PET bottles machine was created and reduce the size of the
before the beverage filling and packaging is carried machine for small industries as compared to large
out. The functionalities of the bottle washer scale industries.
machine will be different based on the type of Paper [1] Temperature is the most critical
beverage container used. The used RGBs need to parameter to ensure the proper cleaning of
be cleaned before beverage filling and packaging is beverage containers in bottle washer machine. The
carried out since used bottles may contain dust, requirement and importance of temperature control
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of different treatment zones of bottle washer chance to get faulty result and also have to spend
machine for small scale beverage industry has been more time and money to finish the project whereas
discussed. The sample water heating tank has been by using concurrent engineering it is more useful to
considered as the treatment zone of the bottle develop the project in more efficient and cost
washer machine. The temperature control of the effective way
sample water heating tank with VIPA 315-SB PLC Paper [4] in this paper NaOH and such chemicals
using PID control has been discussed and are used to clean the returnable glass bottles to
implemented. Two tuning methods for PID control, reuse in beverage packing of glass bottles to reuse
namely Ziegler Nichols tuning and auto-tuning in the industries.The machine subjected to two
have been discussed and implemented. The novel different speeds, 40,000 bottles per hour (BPH) and
approach for implementation of MPC using OPC 46,000 BPH. In this machine we processing the
server and MATLAB as an OPC client has been bottle at high speed.
discussed and implemented for sample water
heating tank system. III. METHODOLOGY
Paper [2] this paper proposes the design and The bottle is moving on the conveyor when it is
automation of the economical bottle washer near to the brush, Ultra sonic sensor detects the
machine for the small scale beverage industry bottle and send a signal to microcontroller. Then
without compromising its control capabilities. The microcontroller stop the conveyor and send a signal
importance and requirement of the bottle washer to solenoid vole to actuate the pneumatic cylinder,
machine in the beverage industry has been then the brush and pipe line comes down the
discussed. The design of the proposed bottle microcontroller actuate the pump to spray the water
washer machine for RGBs (Returnable Glass then water is sprayed into the bottle for some
Bottles) has been created in the Creo software. The seconds after the spraying of water, motor is
different treatment zones and working of the bottle actuated by the controller then brush is rotated at
washer machine has been discussed. The bottle some speed and time after the brushing the
washer machine has been automatized using the solenoid valve again actuated by the controller to
Siemens S7-317-2-PN/DP PLC (Programmable move upside and the controller actuate the
Logic Controller) and programmed using a ladder conveyor for the next process. This loop process is
diagram in the SIMATIC Manager. The level continuously working in the machine.
control for different treatment zones is achieved by The machine working under the controller of
means of limit switches and temperature control for ATMEGA328P processor. The micro controller
different treatment zones is achieved by using control the all the systems in the machine. So the
Pt1000 RTD, SSR (Solid State Relay) and heater. machine processing the cleaning process
Paper [3] the enhanced mechatronics system design automatically so we save the man power, time and
is based on concurrent Engineering. This process is money.
all about building a machine in virtual environment
before constructing in actual hardware. Here we
can detect fault at earlier stage by creating
animation and emulating it in virtual environment.
If we follow the conventional process there is high

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device compared to other bottle cleaning devices or

machines so it occupies very less space it can be
easily movable to any places. In next level project
the chemicals bottles are washed with highly
efficient way with the help of chemicals to
returnable glass bottles and reuse the bottles so it
can reduce destruction of bottles.

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V. CONCLUSION
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