Distilleries Business Guide
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Low OEE from Untracked Downtime in Bottling Lines
$200K+ per year per line (derived from 20% OEE uplift at 60-120 bpm output)Distillery bottling lines often start with OEE as low as 60% due to unmeasured downtime, performance losses, and quality issues in filling and verification. Without KPI tracking systems, operators cannot identify recurring bottlenecks, leading to persistent waste of capacity and materials. Implementing OEE monitoring enables improvement to 80%, implying substantial prior losses.[5]
Bottling Line Downtime from Poor Accumulation Placement
$500K+ annually per line (based on 30% capacity increase potential at industry speeds of 60-120 bpm)Struggling bottling lines in beverage facilities, applicable to distilleries, suffer from frequent stoppages due to suboptimal equipment layout, particularly accumulator positioning between filler, capper, and labeler. This leads to idle equipment during downstream outages, reducing overall line availability and OEE. Digital twin modeling revealed that incorrect placement could limit availability gains, while optimal setup increased it by 3.3 points.[2]
Inconsistent Fill Levels and Defects Without Automated Verification
$100K+ annually (material waste and rework at 5-10% defect rates pre-automation)Manual or poorly automated bottling in distilleries results in fill inaccuracies, cap defects, and labeling errors, necessitating rework and increasing cost of poor quality. Pre-automation lines lack sensor/camera checks, leading to shipped defects and potential refunds. Automation ensures precise filling and consistency, reducing these systemic issues.[1]