Automated beverage quality control
Only the highest quality is good enough for your customers? Anton Paar brings a fully automated quality control lab for final packaged beverages to your production line, measuring all key parameters of beers, soft drinks, and wine. React immediately in case of deviations as Alab 5000 continuously performs reference measurements to ensure that your product is within specifications und fulfills all regulations relevant for your industry.
Save time and costs with a system right at your production line without the need to transfer samples to the lab.
Your production line – Our automation solution
Whether you plan to set up a new production line or want to integrate automated beverage quality control into your existing production process, Alab 5000 meets your demands. It continuously measures reference values for a fast response to deviations of your product so you can quickly adjust the process equipment accordingly. Our engineers will find the best future-proof solution for your production line – individually adapted to your requirements.
Stop the waste – only one packaged sample for all parameters
Alab 5000 is part of your production line and measures all relevant parameters from one packaged sample. Whether you have PET bottles, glass bottles, or cans, you don’t have to take individual samples for different lab instruments or numerous samples for the final quality control.
Alab 5000 is equipped with the PBA M beverage analyzing system from Anton Paar which measures all relevant key parameters, such as: CO2, O2, density, extract, °Brix, alcohol, and sugar inversion.
Need more? Choose the right modules
A fully automated shake device for sample preparation, a piercing and filling module to transfer the final packaged sample to the measuring unit, and the analytical measurement module itself are all part of the basic equipment of Alab 5000.
You can start right away with measurements that are 100 % traceable. To complete your quality control lab at the line, Alab 5000 can be additionally equipped with a torque measurement device as well as a weighing device to determine the package’s net content.
Everything under control – 100 % traceability
Tasks which are performed manually influence the final result, e.g. shaking. Alab 5000 automates the whole quality control process to improve the reproducibility of your analysis results.
Automated data acquisition and documentation guarantee 100 % traceability of all actions. For this reason Alab 5000 transfers all measurement and adjustment data to your ERP/LIMS via the Anton Paar Davis 5 software.
After the measurement the cleaning and calibration of the analyzing system is performed automatically. Alab 5000 follows the hygienic design requirements DIN-EN 1672-2 and ÖNORM 1672-2 standard.
Your challenge – Our promise
Our engineers will fit the system right in-house to fully meet the demands of your production within the regulations of your industry. Trust in a strong partnership based on leading expertise in the field of measuring instrumentation to complete your production line with tailored automation and robotic solutions. Increase your sample throughput with a fully automated measuring system that runs 24/7.
| Model | Alab 5000 |
| Analysis of inverted regular soft drinks with PBA-SI Generation M |
| | Measuring range | Repeatability, s.d. |
| Density | 0–3 g/cm³ | 0.000001 g/cm³ |
| Concentration sugar | 0–15 °Brix | < 0.01 °Brix |
| Concentration sugar fresh | 0–15 °Brix | 0.02 °Brix |
| Concentration sugar | 0–15 °Brix | 0.02 °Brix |
| inverted | | | |
| Degree of inversion | 0–100 % | 0,01 |
| CO2 | 0–6 vol. (0–12 g/L) | 0.005 vol. (0.01 g/L) |
| | at 30 °C (86 °F) | | |
| | 0–10 vol. (0–20 g/L) | | |
| | < 15 °C (59 °F) | | |
| O2 | 0–4 ppm | 2 ppb (in the range |
| | | < 200 ppb) |
| pH | pH 0–14 | 0.02 (in the range pH 3–7) |
| Typical measuring time | 3–5 minutes | | |
| Maximum allowed | Can: 0.5 L | | |
| volume of packages to | Glass bottle: 1 L | | |
| be handled by | PET bottle: 3 L | | |
| PFD/PFD Plus | | | |
| Sample temperature | 15–25 °C (59–77 °F) | | |
| Sample temperature | 120–150 mL (approx. 20 mL |
| measurement | per additional measuring module) |
| Compressed gas: | Class 5 from ISO 8573-1 |
| necessary quality of air if | max. particle size: 40 μm |
| used as compressed | max. pressure dew point: +7 °C (44.6 °F) |
| gas supply | max. oil content: 25 mg/m³ |
| Compressed gas | Purity ≥ 99.999 % |
| necessary quality of | Class 5.0 |
| nitrogen supply if | max. particle size: 40 μm |
| Option O2 is installed: | max. pressure dew point: +7 °C (44.6 °F) |
| Operating pressure for | 6 ±0.5 bar relative (87 ±7 psi) |
| PBA system | | | |
| Dimensions (L x W x H) of | 495 x 700 x 670 mm (19.5 x 27.6 x 26.4 in) |
| the PBA system | | | |
| Voltage | AC 100 to 240 V, 50/60 Hz |
| Power consumption | 190 VA (incl. external measuring modules) |
| Power inlet | according to IEC/EN 60320-1/C14, protection class I |
| Fuses | Glass tube fuses 5 x 20 mm; IEC60127-2; AC 250 V; T 5 AH |
| Environmental conditions | Indoor use only |
| (EN 61010) | | | |
| Ambient temperature | 15–35 °C (59–95 °F) |
| Air humidity | 10–90 % relative humidity, non-condensing |
| Pollution degree | 2 |
| Overvoltage category | II |
| Altitude | max. 3000 m (9800 ft) |
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| PBA-B Generation M Packaged Beverage Analyzer for Beer |
| Output parameters | Alcohol [%v/v] |
| | Original extract [°Plato] |
| | Extract [%w/w] |
| | Density [g/cm³] |
| | CO₂ [g/L] |
| | Color [EBC or °ASBC] (optional) |
| | pH value (optional) |
| | Turbidity (optional) |
| | O₂ (optional) |
| | and many other parameters |
| Repeatability s.d. |
| Alcohol | 0.01 %v/v |
| Original extract | 0.03 °Plato |
| Extract | 0.01 %w/w |
| Density | 0.00001 g/cm³ (DMA™ 4500 M) / 0.000001 g/cm³ (DMA™ 5000 M) |
| CO₂ | 0.01 g/L (0.005 Vol.) |
| O₂ (optional) | ± 2 ppb (in the range < 200 ppb) |
| Color (optional) | 0.1 EBC |
| ph value (optional) | 0.02 |
| Turbidity (optional) | 0.02 EBC | | |
| Additional information |
| Sample volume per | 120 to 150 mL |
| measurement | | | |
| Typical measuring time | 3 to 4 minutes |
| Compressed air supply | 6 ± 0.5 bar (87 ± 7 psi) |
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