Project Challenge
Like most craft beer producers, Landgang started out as a brewery without their own production background, a so-called gypsy brewery. As Landgang’s products gained following and sales volume increased rapidly, the decision to establish a dedicated brewery was made. Rabek Engineering, a company that specializes in building high-quality, fully functional breweries, was responsible for the design and construction of the facility.
Traditional art of brewing and cutting-edge technology – Each recipe requires different specifications on the brewing system and in turn on the drives. In the mash tun, for instance, the agitator has to adapt to the different combinations of ingredients with their specific densities and volume changes. Even before the actual brewing, the process depends heavily on the drive unit. It carefully controls the malt grinder so that husks are preserved during crushing, and can later perform their filtering function while a tube chain conveyor driven by a powerful NORD geared motor gently transports the crushed grains into the brewhouse.
Individually configured inverter – In order to prevent the mixture from settling on the bottom, it is stirred continuously and carefully. Given the large weight, a drive designed for high loads with variably controlled speed is required. Additionally, the built-in variable frequency drive makes sure that the different types of movement of blade and agitator, such as lifting, lowering and rotating, can be decoupled. For this purpose, the drive unit was equipped with a hollow shaft. This special version facilitates the flexible combination of movements according to the recipe.