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SOP — Canning Line Maintenance & Greasing

FUERST WIACEK Version 1.1 | Packaging — canning line maintenance | Frequency: per machine maintenance timer

Purpose

The canning line has programmed maintenance timers that trigger grease intervals for specific components. This SOP documents which grease to use where and how to apply it correctly.

Three greases are used on the line. Using the wrong grease in the wrong location can contaminate beer or damage equipment — follow the assignments strictly.

Greases

Grease Type Used for
Grease 1 White PTFE Product distributor — 3 nipples (top of filler)
Grease 2 Food-safe liquid Filler — 2 nipples; seamer rolls — 4 nipples
Grease 3 Generic liquid (less food-safe) Conveyors and other seamer unit parts (NOT seamer rolls)

Maintenance Screen

The machine maintenance screen shows each lubrication point with a colour-coded timer indicating when service is due. The colour names on screen correspond to the physical location labels in the manual at the canning line (a folder) — look up the colour to find the exact component to service.

Canning line maintenance screen — colour-coded service timers per lubrication point

Greasing Procedure

Grease 1 — Product Distributor (White PTFE)

Location: top of the filler, 3 nipples on the product distributor.

Apply white PTFE grease to each of the 3 nipples.

Grease 2 — Filler and Seamer Rolls (Food-Safe Liquid)

Filler — 2 nipples:

  1. Front bottom nipple — apply food-safe liquid grease.
  2. Nipple beneath the carousel — apply food-safe liquid grease.

Seamer rolls — 4 nipples:

Apply food-safe liquid grease to each of the 4 seamer roll nipples.

Warning

Apply a maximum of 1 push per seamer roll nipple — approximately half a push is typical. Over-greasing the seamer rolls causes contamination and seam quality problems.

Grease 3 — Conveyors and Seamer Unit (Generic Liquid)

  1. Apply generic liquid grease to the conveyor nipples.
  2. Apply to other seamer unit nipples — excluding the seamer rolls, which use Grease 2.

Warning

Do not use Grease 3 on the seamer rolls. Grease 3 is not food-safe and must not contact the product path.

Checklist

  • [ ] Maintenance timer acknowledged on machine
  • [ ] Grease 1 (white PTFE): 3 product distributor nipples greased
  • [ ] Grease 2 (food-safe liquid): 2 filler nipples greased (front bottom + beneath carousel)
  • [ ] Grease 2 (food-safe liquid): 4 seamer roll nipples greased (max 1 push each)
  • [ ] Grease 3 (generic liquid): conveyor nipples greased
  • [ ] Grease 3 (generic liquid): seamer unit nipples greased (NOT seamer rolls)