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Wild Goose Canning 1750 55 th St, Unit B, Boulder, CO 80301 720-406-7442. Roger Walz Beer Ambassador r.walz@WGCanning.com info@WGCanning.com. Wild Goose Canning. History 2005 – started as engineering design and product development firm with machine shop capabilities
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Wild Goose Canning 1750 55th St, Unit B, Boulder, CO 80301 720-406-7442 Roger Walz Beer Ambassador r.walz@WGCanning.com info@WGCanning.com
Wild Goose Canning • History • 2005 – started as engineering design and product development firm with machine shop capabilities • 2008 – solving canning problems for Boulder brewers • 2009 – developed the WGC-100 linear, automatic canning system with proprietary filler, lid placement and seamer with capability of canning 27 cans per minute • 2010 – WGC-250 @ 40 cpm; WGC-50 manual system @ 6 cpm • 2012 – WGC-500 @ 80 cpm • 2013 – over 100 WGC Canning Systems installed worldwide
Wild Goose Canning • Description of WGC Equipment • Semi-automatic depalletizer for full-height and half-height pallets • Twist-rinse system to rinse and “clean” cans coming off pallets • Linear canning system • CO2 purge to rid cans of air • Filling heads – designed to encourage laminar beer flow to minimize foam and low-fills • Lid placement – hands-free, sanitary placement of lids • Lid hold-down – to keep lids from floating off cans • Seamer – no-leak double-seaming • Rinse Tunnel & Air Knife – removes 99% of moisture from cans before packing • In-line Code Dating • X-Ray Low-Fill Detection • Pack-out Conveyors
Wild Goose Canning • Flexibility • Types of Cans WGC equipment can process • Ball, Rexam and Crown Cork & Seal • Aluminum and Steel • Beer, wine, cider, water • Can Sizes: 187.5 ml, 250 ml, 500 ml, 12 oz, 16 oz, 19.2 oz, 24 oz • Can Ends: 200, 202, 206, 209, LOE, Super End • Printed cans, labeled cans, sleeved cans
Wild Goose Canning • Why WGC Canning Systems are Valuable to Craft Brewers • Small foot print • Low cost • Low labor-use to operate • Wide variety of can and lid sizes • Upgradable – from WGC-50 to WGC-100 to WGC-250 to WGC-500 • Cans printed cans, labeled cans and sleeved cans
Wild Goose Canning An engineered canning system for craft brewers