Automatic bottle sorting and industrial washing
ETERNITY Systems and CLS combine automated bottle sorting, industrial washing and circular logistics within a single, high-performance solution that can be deployed on a large scale.
From bottle sorting to industrial washing:
a comprehensive circular solution
ETERNITY Systems now integrates CLS, a specialist in automated bottle sorting and intelligent management of empty bottles and crates, into its industrial washing expertise.
No more dealing with multiples service providers, ETERNITY Systems now handles the entire process, from automated sorting to cleaning, ready-to-use packaging. This combined solution for sorting and washing is currently being rolled in Germany.
We are working on its future roll-out in other European countries.
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How does it work ?
Our offer covers the automated sorting, inspection, the relabelling the warehousing, repacking (building or displays),
bottle trade and the transportation of reusable bottles and crates.
1.
Automated
bottles sorting
Recognition and sorting by type, format and material. Automatic quality control at high speed.
2.
Industrial
washing
High-performance cleaning to agri-food standards. Each container is washed, inspected, and validated.
3.
Control
and traceability
Each package is tracked and certified as compliant before being released back into circulation.
4.
Re-entry
into circulation
Clean containers, ready for use, returned directly to the production line.
A solution tailored for beverage manufacturers
In the beverage industry, managing reusable packaging represents a major logistical and industrial challenge. It is with this in mind that the CLS sorting center was built around the specific challenges faced by beer and beverage producers in Germany. This represents a profound transformation of the group's offering, serving a circular economy fully industrialized.
Beers and breweries
Returnable bottlescrates, barrels, we manage the entire reuse chain for breweries from A to Z.
Soft drinks
Reusable glass bottles for water, soft drinks or
juice. We sort, wash and redistribute them on a large scale.
Wines & spirits
Our sorting and washing solutions are adapted to the specific characteristics of glass from primary containers in the wine industry.
Milk and dairy products
Returnable bottlesHigh-precision sorting, hygiene requirements, and food washing for the cold chain.
Recycling is good,
Reusing is better
Reusing packaging represents the most virtuous treatment method in the environmental hierarchy. ETERNITY Systems has been supporting this approach for over 30 years by industrializing the washing of reusable packaging. With the integration of CLS, a specialist in bottle sorting, the group is taking a decisive step: covering the entire chain, from the return of empty containers to their re-circulation.
This comprehensive offering is aimed at major beverage manufacturers seeking to industrialize their reuse programmes — glass bottles, crates, returnable containers — on a large scale, without having to deal with multiple service providers..
While we wait for the rollout of recycling in other countries, ETERNITY Systems already supports beverage manufacturers with the washing and logistics of their containers.
Express your interest in rolling out sorting in your country
A vision
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Our locations
HAMBURG (HQ)
Veritaskai, 8
21079 Harburg
HAMBURG (HOLSTEN-BRAUEREI)
Heykenaukamp 13,
21147 Harburg
LÜBZ
Eisenbeissstraße 1
19386 Lübz
WARSTEIN
Zu Hause im Waldpark,
59581 Warstein









