Hormes

About Hormes

Hormes manufactures filling and capping machines for the beverage and food industries. The company's full name is Wilhelm Hormes Ing. GmbH & Co. KG, and it says it has made beverage filling machines for 85 years. In Spain, its products are represented by Beriteil Ibérica, with an office in Madrid.

Products and applications

Hormes says its filling machines can handle a broad range of products, including soft drinks, beer, carbonated and noncarbonated beverages, yogurt, milk, juice, wine and sparkling wine, milkshakes, edible oil, sauces, spirits and products containing solids. Systems include volumetric fillers, vacuum fillers, flow meters and probe-controlled filling. Capping equipment is available for crown caps, screw caps and sport caps.

Equipment features

• Energy-efficient drives
• Quick format changes and short setup times, with hygienically optimized parts
• Stainless-steel “Open Frame” construction designed for easier cleaning
• Reduced maintenance, with drives that do not require lubrication
• High-quality components for durable filling equipment
• Optional full glass enclosure under the company's “hygiene first” concept

Hygiene and clean-room options

Hormes offers clean rooms, aseptic cold filling and glass enclosures for filling blocks. The company identifies hygiene as a priority.

Hormes-ADP production data

The Hormes-ADP system monitors production using sensors that record filling-process data. The information is displayed in a graphical interface accessible through a browser, tablet or other device.

Refurbished machines and parts

Hormes also offers refurbished equipment from manufacturers such as KHS and Krones. The company describes a process involving full disassembly, sand and glass-bead blasting, galvanizing and painting, replacement of core components, installation of a new programmable logic controller (PLC), and upgraded pneumatic components. It says these machines receive CE certification and a two-year warranty, the same warranty it lists for new machines. Hormes says it supplies replacement parts throughout each machine's life cycle.

Service

The company repairs, maintains and converts beverage machinery, including equipment made by other brands. It invites prospective customers to contact the company to discuss a solution.

Spanish office

Beriteil Ibérica is at Paseo de la Castellana 153, 28046 Madrid, Spain. Phone: +34 650 38 56 90. Emails: office@hormes.es and mamparas@hormes.es.

Confirm current contacts, equipment availability and service terms directly with the company.