VOA has invested in building a production system unique in France: the FLEX LINE.
Since November 2009, this precise equipment has been producing small series of between 10,000 and 60,000 white, extra-white or otherwise lightly-colored bottles. Flex Line, as the name indicates, allows for an exceptional level of flexibility at VOA.
A technological advance
Effectively, Flex Line technology can produce 1 or 3 different articles on the same line. This system is based upon two innovations:
- A variable weight feeder that allows for the delivery of variable weights of glass gobs for different bottles produced on the same line
- A recognition sorter that uses a camera to identify the different types and forms of bottles and sort them as they come off the line
Responding to client needs
With this innovation, VOA’s clients will benefit from a unique service for small series: product launches, limited editions, upscale products, special events. The Flex Line solution optimizes costs, notably those concerning tools and stocking.
One of the first companies to have benefited from this innovation is the Fabre Domaine, who used the Flex Line innovation for its vintage Marie-Christine, Château de l’Aumèrade, in 37,5cl.
