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CraftCan 15/35 User
Guide Ver 1.3
This document is the property of Norland International Inc. (d.b.a. American Beer Equipment) and may contain information
which is confidential, proprietary, privileged, and exempt from disclosure. Unless written consent is provided by the Legal
Department, any copying or distribution of this communication is strictly prohibited.
© Copyright 2016 American Beer Equipment
2001 S.W. 6th St. Lincoln, NE 68522
402-475-BEER

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  • Page 1 CraftCan 15/35 User Guide Ver 1.3 This document is the property of Norland International Inc. (d.b.a. American Beer Equipment) and may contain information which is confidential, proprietary, privileged, and exempt from disclosure. Unless written consent is provided by the Legal Department, any copying or distribution of this communication is strictly prohibited.
  • Page 2 American Beer Equipment 2001 SW 6 Lincoln, NE 68522 Thank You! Congratulations on purchasing your American Beer Equipment CraftCan system. The CraftCan is one of the most advanced medium-speed canning lines available. The employees of A.B.E. have worked very hard to bring you a machine which will provide many years of reliable operation with a minimum amount of maintenance.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    American Beer Equipment 2001 SW 6 Lincoln, NE 68522 Contents Safety Precautions ................................4 Uncrating the CraftCan ..............................4 System Placement ................................4 Initial Startup Procedures ............................... 5 CIP Procedures ................................5 Canning Procedures ................................ 6 Filling ....................................6 Seaming................................... 9 Double Seam Setup Procedures ...........................
  • Page 4 American Beer Equipment 2001 SW 6 Lincoln, NE 68522 Seamer ..................................23 Wrinkling ................................23 Shuttle to Seamer ..............................23 Lid-Escapement ................................23 Lid-Tap ................................... 25 Other ..................................25 f). Mac Valves Manifold Videos ............................ 25 Height Changeover ..............................27 Nozzle Cylinder Height ..............................

  • Page 5: Safety Precautions

    American Beer Equipment 2001 SW 6 Lincoln, NE 68522 1. Safety Precautions a. Please read the entire Operator’s / Technical manual before starting the installation. b. Improper installation, adjustment, alteration, service, maintenance or use can cause personal injury or property damage. Consult a qualified installer or service agency for information or assistance. The qualified installer or agency must use factory-authorized kits or accessories when servicing this product.

  • Page 6: Initial Startup Procedures

    100 PSI and operates at 100 psi +/- 10 psi. The machine will stop if the pressure falls out of either range because ABE wants to make sure you have the best possible canning experience possible. Insufficient air demands will not allow for an optimal experience.

  • Page 7: Canning Procedures

    American Beer Equipment 2001 SW 6 Lincoln, NE 68522 4. Canning Procedures a. Filling i. Please follow the attached “Beer Pre-Start” and “Operator Setup Sheet” before canning each time (page 51). ii. A summarized version of the above is as follows. Connect: a.
  • Page 8 American Beer Equipment 2001 SW 6 Lincoln, NE 68522 Depress: a. PAUSE b. BELT c. SEAM d. RUN-MODE (There is a 5 second delay after pressing run-mode) e. PAUSE (To open Gate) i. When “Run Mode” is depressed, cans will begin the filling and seaming process. ii.
  • Page 9 American Beer Equipment 2001 SW 6 Lincoln, NE 68522 bubble could set the probe off). If the nozzle time is too long, the nozzle will remain open for longer than needed and stay in the can. b. Nozzle offset compensates for nozzles which fill faster or slower than the average nozzle.

  • Page 10: Seaming

    American Beer Equipment 2001 SW 6 Lincoln, NE 68522 Figure 3. Individual Nozzle Tunings b. Seaming It is up to the brewery, and employees, to determine what a proper seam is and to maintain the seam on every can. Without a proper seam a can may leak. Therefore, making sure the can seam falls within the manufacturer’s double seam specifications is of utmost importance.

  • Page 11: Double Seam Setup Procedures

    American Beer Equipment 2001 SW 6 Lincoln, NE 68522 a. Double Seam Setup Procedures 1. Ensure pin gauge height ( Figure 6) a. Distance between top of lift table puck when cylinder is extended and seaming chuck, corresponds to your double seam guide (from can end manufacturer) b.
  • Page 12 American Beer Equipment 2001 SW 6 Lincoln, NE 68522 CHUCK ROLLER Figure 4. Roller & Chuck...
  • Page 13 The can bottom should rest fully onto the puck with minimal “slop”. If the can does not rest fully onto the puck, the other puck should be swapped out and tested. Please contact ABE Customer Service for further help if needed.

  • Page 14: Seaming Adjustment Guide

    American Beer Equipment 2001 SW 6 Lincoln, NE 68522 d. Seaming Adjustment Guide Characteristic Reason A Reason B Reason C Long Seam Height Die #1 set too far from chuck Die #2 set too close to chuck Long Body Hook Lift table high/Pressure high Die #1 too far from chuck Long Cover Hook...
  • Page 15 American Beer Equipment 2001 SW 6 Lincoln, NE 68522 LIFT TABLE PUCK LIFT-TABLE COVER SEAMING CYLINDER PIN HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT KNOB Figure 7- Lift Table Assembly. The lift-table puck height (pin gauge height) can be adjusted by loosening or tightening the adjustment knob. SOCKET HEAD CAP SCREW ROLLER Figure 8- Roller Assembly.
  • Page 16 American Beer Equipment 2001 SW 6 Lincoln, NE 68522 Notes: 1. Pin height should be set to manage a proper body hook. Refer to your double seam guide for the proper height (provided by the can manufacturer). 2. Variance should not be more than .003” 3.

  • Page 17: Cleaning

    American Beer Equipment 2001 SW 6 Lincoln, NE 68522 5. Cleaning a. If the canning line will not be run for longer than 5 minutes, low pressure hot water must be used to rinse off all beer from the machine. Failure to rinse off any beer will result in poor machine performance and ultimately a poor finished product.

  • Page 18: Dissolved Oxygen

    It is not uncommon for an ABE canning line to produce seamed products under 100ppb or 50ppb while adding 10-15 ppb of oxygen above what level is provided to the line from the brite tank. Therefore, it is also important the brite tank oxygen level be as low as possible.

  • Page 19: Tips

    If the brite pressure fluctuates, so too will your fill levels. (Please contact ABE if you would like to get information on the Watch Dog unit which monitors your brite pressure and adjusts accordingly to provide a consistent brite pressure.) During startup, you may benefit from increasing your fill times until beer exits the can.

  • Page 20: Seaming

    American Beer Equipment 2001 SW 6 Lincoln, NE 68522 i. Seaming i. Make sure the roller heights are correct before checking the first operation seam specification. Without a correct “foundation”, the rest of the seam will likely not be correct. ii.

  • Page 21: Maintenance

    American Beer Equipment 2001 SW 6 Lincoln, NE 68522 8. Maintenance a. Seamer Roller bearing grease Your roller operation bearings come greased with between 5 to 8 grams. Grade 0 or grade 1 FDA approved grease should be applied to the roller bearings periodically thereafter. The interval depends on usage, of your machine.

  • Page 22: Troubleshooting

    American Beer Equipment 2001 SW 6 Lincoln, NE 68522 9. Troubleshooting a) Filler Fill Times The beer will gradually rise to the top of the can and eventually close the circuit with the probe. When the probe circuit closes the nozzle will begin to rise out of the can after the debounce time has finished. You want to make sure the beer nozzle does not fill outside of the can.

  • Page 23: Beer Lines

    American Beer Equipment 2001 SW 6 Lincoln, NE 68522 Beer Lines Figure 11 Beer Manifold If your lines are leaking beer, cut them back about an inch or two. You must cut squarely. The lines may change size, in the push-to-connect fittings due to the repeated thermal expansion and retraction from cold beer and hot cleaning cycles.

  • Page 24: B) Seamer

    American Beer Equipment 2001 SW 6 Lincoln, NE 68522 Nozzle cylinder shaft Jam nut Nozzle shaft Packing plug nut Figure 12 Seamer Nozzle Close-up If any fitting is leaking, the likely fix is to cut the tubing back an inch or two. Over time, the tubing may change its shape (decrease in size).
  • Page 25 American Beer Equipment 2001 SW 6 Lincoln, NE 68522 Figure 13. Lid-Escapement Close-up If lids are not being picked properly, make sure the lid-chute is centered above the can. Also make sure the lid is positioned properly above the can- the can needs to be centered between the lid’s “pocket” as shown in Figure 13. Make sure this area is clean and free of sticky beer.

  • Page 26: D) Lid-Tap

    American Beer Equipment 2001 SW 6 Lincoln, NE 68522 Figure 15. Lid-Escapement Adjustment d) Lid-Tap If the cylinder touches the lid during your manual testing, but not during a canning run, make sure your flow controls are not slowing down the cylinder and thus preventing it from quickly tapping the can. However, if you open them up too much, you may dent the lid or alter the can’s top edge.
  • Page 27 American Beer Equipment 2001 SW 6 Lincoln, NE 68522 Figure 16. Emergency Stop h). Air Pressure monitor a. If air pressure drops below minimum pressure value, run mode will deactivate. It is wise to keep this minimum no less than 90psi, as the seam of the can relies on the system pressure being above 90. Figure 17.

  • Page 28: Height Changeover

    All of these changes are height based as long as the can diameter, 202/211, remains the same. If you change to a larger or smaller diameter, other changes may be required. Your machine can also fill and seam 24 oz cans. Several other modifications may be required. Please contact ABE for more information. a. Nozzle Cylinder Height There is a sensor at the top of the cylinder’s stroke, as well as the bottom.

  • Page 29: Lid-Escapement Height

    American Beer Equipment 2001 SW 6 Lincoln, NE 68522 b. Lid-Escapement Height Four bolts adjust the height of the lid escapement. Fine tuning of the height can be done with the wedge-rod in Figure 5. The wedge must be adjusted so that the can fits perfectly in the pocket of the lid as shown. The wedge makes the adjustment process very convenient.

  • Page 30: Seamer (S)

    American Beer Equipment 2001 SW 6 Lincoln, NE 68522 Lid-Skimmer Height Figure 20 Lid Skimmer Assembly The lid skimmer needs to sit just above the height of a full can. If foam is present, the front of the skimmer needs to just sit above the foamy lid.
  • Page 31 American Beer Equipment 2001 SW 6 Lincoln, NE 68522 Figure 21. Seamer height difference between a 12 oz can (right) and 16 oz can (left) with the adapters shown in the middle.

  • Page 32: Saved Setup (Recipes)

    American Beer Equipment 2001 SW 6 Lincoln, NE 68522 SAVED SETUP (RECIPES) Figure 42 Saved Setup Screen Figure 23 Main Timing Saves Screen...
  • Page 33 American Beer Equipment 2001 SW 6 Lincoln, NE 68522 Figure 24 Main Timing Saves Screen with Second Row Selected Figure 25 Main Time Saving Screen Asking to Read from PLC Different time setting profiles, or recipes, can be saved on the CraftCan system. This is valuable for different beers or cans.

  • Page 34: Appendix

    American Beer Equipment 2001 SW 6 Lincoln, NE 68522 On closing, you can choose to save. 12. Appendix a. Time Settings Figure 26 Time Setup HMI Screen 1. ALL FILL EXT - How long all nozzle extend fill past probe debounce time 2.

  • Page 35: Main Connections

    American Beer Equipment 2001 SW 6 Lincoln, NE 68522 Lid tap extended time in run mode 8. CAN LIFT ON DLY Amount of time after the shuttle pushes a can in to when the cylinder lifts to seam 9. ROLLER 1 ON Time roller one cylinder is extended 10.

  • Page 36: Troubleshooting Double Seam Guide

    American Beer Equipment 2001 SW 6 Lincoln, NE 68522 c. Troubleshooting Double Seam Guide Figure 28 Seam Troubleshooting, Provided by Ball Corporation...

  • Page 37: Double Seam Specifications

    American Beer Equipment 2001 SW 6 Lincoln, NE 68522 d. Double Seam Specifications The following are examples of common double seam guides. It is up to the individual brewery and can/end provider to ensure the correct double seam guide is being used and adhered to. It is also the responsibility of the brewery to ensure maintenance of the seamer, as outlined in the Preventative Maintenance Section.
  • Page 38 American Beer Equipment 2001 SW 6 Lincoln, NE 68522...
  • Page 39 American Beer Equipment 2001 SW 6 Lincoln, NE 68522 CROWN 0.098 +/- 0.043 +/- 0.065 +/- 0.003 0.002 0.053 MIN 0.010 SEAM SEAM COVER DATE HEIGHT WIDTH HOOK BODY HOOK COMMENT...
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  • Page 41 American Beer Equipment 2001 SW 6 Lincoln, NE 68522 CROWN 0.095 +/- 0.043 +/- 0.060 +/- 0.060 +/- SuperEnd 0.003 0.002 0.005 0.005 SEAM SEAM COVER DATE HEIGHT WIDTH HOOK BODY HOOK COMMENT...
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  • Page 43 American Beer Equipment 2001 SW 6 Lincoln, NE 68522 0.044 +/- 0.060 +/- 0.065 +/- 0.096 -0.100 0.001 .005 0.010 BALL- 86 GA SEAM SEAM COVER DATE HEIGHT WIDTH HOOK BODY HOOK COMMENT...
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  • Page 45 American Beer Equipment 2001 SW 6 Lincoln, NE 68522 0.099, -.002 0.044, 0.060 +/- 0.065 +/- Ardagh +.001 +.001-.002 .005 0.010 SEAM SEAM COVER DATE HEIGHT WIDTH HOOK BODY HOOK COMMENT...

  • Page 46: Screen Images

    American Beer Equipment 2001 SW 6 Lincoln, NE 68522 e. Screen Images Figure 29 Main Screen (HOME)
  • Page 47 American Beer Equipment 2001 SW 6 Lincoln, NE 68522 Figure 30 Timing Setup...
  • Page 48 American Beer Equipment 2001 SW 6 Lincoln, NE 68522 Figure 31 Inputs and Outputs Screen...
  • Page 49 American Beer Equipment 2001 SW 6 Lincoln, NE 68522 Figure 32 Diagnostics Screen...
  • Page 50 American Beer Equipment 2001 SW 6 Lincoln, NE 68522 Figure 33 Can Count...
  • Page 51 American Beer Equipment 2001 SW 6 Lincoln, NE 68522 Figure 34 Saved Setups for Custom Recipes...

  • Page 52: Clock Adjustment

    American Beer Equipment 2001 SW 6 Lincoln, NE 68522 f. Clock Adjustment If you would like to change the PLC clock time, Figure 33, perform the following: Figure 35. Adjusting the Clock...
  • Page 53 American Beer Equipment 2001 SW 6 Lincoln, NE 68522 Figure3 5. Setting Menu...
  • Page 54 American Beer Equipment 2001 SW 6 Lincoln, NE 68522 Figure36. Accessing the System Setup Screen...

  • Page 55: Checklists

    American Beer Equipment 2001 SW 6 Lincoln, NE 68522 g. Checklists Item Description Beer Pre-Start Ensure beer is cleared for canning, every day before starting Production Startup Ensure canning line is ready to go every day before starting Perform hourly during runs. If something happens, you have a log for how far back to look for Hourly Check the problem.
  • Page 56 American Beer Equipment 2001 SW 6 Lincoln, NE 68522 Acceptable Beer Pre-Startup Checklist, American Beer Equipment Process Date Quality Assurance Department Product Item#/Sku Vessel # Being Produced Process Leader Operator Individual Taking Operator Pre-Canning Check Specific Beer Pre-Start Checklist Pre-Run/Set-Up Task Description with Specific Task Leader Operator...
  • Page 57 American Beer Equipment 2001 SW 6 Lincoln, NE 68522 Production Start Up Sheet- American Beer Equipment Department Date Product Being Produced Raw Material #1 Raw Material #2 Raw Material #3 Lid Component Number Component Number Case Finished Component Number Product/SKU Number Total Number To Be Produced Verbal Description of Product (cans, bottles, cases, etc.)
  • Page 58 American Beer Equipment 2001 SW 6 Lincoln, NE 68522 achieve desired throughput rate, while also working to avoid erratic or overly aggressive rate that "throws” cans. Ensure lid stack sleeve is full. (Spare Parts, Figure 6, # 24) Ensure supply cans are ready to exit the de-palletizer or feed table and enter the canning line.
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