CASKTEK
The modern filling, disgorging and data management solution
Take back the angel’s share with CaskTEK
Our modern new filling system has been developed in collaboration with Diageo, Siemens and the Advanced Forming Research Centre. It fills casks more accurately, reliably and faster than ever before!
Software
CaskTEK software package is owned and licensed by Kigtek, providing a number of functionalities and benefits to your operations:
- Automates the production of customs and excise reports
- Interfaces with third-party systems (such as DRAMS and CINCOM)
- Remove manual errors
- Reduce management time spent creating and checking reports.
- Compares accurate filling and disgorging volumes to determine maturation loss at cask level
- Identifies leaking casks to reduce losses.
- Set and manage site KPIs to drive increased operational efficiency
- Know how many casks or volume filled by shift, day, week, month, or year
- Drive an increased number of casks filled
- Plan production based on accurate metrics.
- Understand what stock levels are of any spirit age
- Maintain accurate cask and spirit inventory records
- Understand your most important asset base – wood, spirit, cask type, age, history, and performance.
- Understand individual levels of losses, either evaporation or leakage
- Assess colour transfer to spirit based on tint meter readings
- Optimise cask rejuvenation frequency based on loss and tint performance.
Filling system
The new CaskTEK filling system has been designed and proven to deliver a highly accurate and repeatable fast-fill, and provides the following benefits:
- Modern new filling head, with digital level measurement that allows a fast-fill system
- The filling system takes only 40 seconds for an American Standard Barrel (ASB)
- Improves filling performance and accuracy for all cask types.
- Modern new filling head incorporating digital level measurement
- Innovative lance design allows cask bottom filling for fast and accurate level measurement.
- Current ullage levels of 5% mean that for every 20 casks filled the equivalent of one is full of air
- Our modern filling head design allows for highly accurate cask filling
- Cask ullage can be pre-programmed by you to any level to optimise cask chemistry
- By reducing ullage from current levels of 5% to less than 1%, you can make the most use of your cask stock.
- With our integrated, real time, digital level measurement, any cask type can be fast-filled to its maximum capacity
- Our cutting-edge lance design allows for cask bottom filling, which brings an accurate, stable and repeatable filling cycle
- This avoids traditional challenges from splash filling or fouling.
- With our integrated, real-time digital level measurement, any cask type can be fast-filled to its maximum capacity
- Our cutting-edge lance design allows for cask bottom filling, which brings a very accurate, stable and repeatable filling cycle
- This avoids traditional challenges from splash filling or fouling.
CaskTEK software features
MODULAR: CaskTEK is a modular software package that enables distilleries to plan, monitor, and manage the filling and disgorging of casks.
MODERN USER INTERFACE: CaskTEK is built on robust, modern software packages, allowing swift deployment and replacement of obsolete legacy systems.
FLEXIBLE: CaskTEK can manage filling and disgorging of either single or palletised casks. Additionally, site administrators can configure default values and modify system parameters to their specifications.
EASY INTEGRATION: CaskTEK can be integrated into existing process control systems, or can operate as a standalone system.
WEB-BASED: The modules can be accessed and managed remotely via PCs, tablets and smartphones, as the system is a web-based platform.
REPORTING: CaskTEK can provide cask performance and reporting information, including HMRC records. CaskTEK also features an easy-to-follow audit trail of all user actions
ADAPTABLE INSTALLATION: Kigtek will work with you to deliver a CaskTEK solution that fits your site’s specific needs.
