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Top 3 Operational Challenges in Beer Manufacturing
01
Increasing SKU complexity creates operational bottlenecks
More flavors and product variations mean more changeovers, rinse steps, and CIP cycles. Breweries running growing SKU portfolios lose valuable production time between runs as operational complexity increases.
02
Filtration downtime reduces throughput
Filtration interruptions force breweries into additional filter cleaning cycles, increase Kieselguhr usage, and reduce available production time. Small filtration inefficiencies quickly compound across brewing operations.
03
Conservative CIP practices waste chemicals, water, and time
Many breweries still run Clean-In-Place conservatively to avoid failed cleans and contamination risk. This leads to chemical overdosing, reusable caustic sent to drain, excess water usage, and longer-than-necessary cleaning cycles.
Turn production backlog into revenue while protecting quality
15%
Clean-In-Place Time Saved
20%
Water Saved from CIP Rinse Cycles
27%
Chemical and Caustic Waste Reduced
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Andre Fourie
VP of Sustainability
AB InBev is leveraging digital tools to support our work in water stewardship. [We] piloted an approach in our Leuven Brewery in Belgium...leveraging a network of sensors to collect water use data in real time and deliver efficiency solutions through an AI-powered platform.
[Laminar] technology is enabling us to reduce water usage in our brewing operations. The successful pilot with [Laminar] is being rolled out to a number of breweries across the business.

Profitability and sustainability are not a trade-off with Laminar
Sustainability goals and production efficiency are usually treated as competing priorities. Cut waste and you slow down. Speed up and you consume more. Laminar breaks the tradeoff between profitability and sustainability — self-driving CIP and changeovers reduce water, chemical, and energy usage while simultaneously freeing up capacity on the line.
Faster CIP and Product Changeovers on Tanks, Brewhouses, & Fillers
End cycles the moment residue clears — not when a worst-case timer expires. Recover product waste at both the tail and head of every batch transition and run faster changeovers.
Chemical Use and Waste Water Reduction
Reduce chemical overdosing and unnecessary caustic loss caused by limited visibility into chemical degradation. Reduce the water used during rinse steps by only running each rinse step only as long as needed.
Production Capacity Recovery
Reduce operational downtime across cleaning, filtration, and transitions to create more available production time without adding new infrastructure.
Filtration & Kieselguhr Optimization
Stabilize filtration conditions to reduce Delta P spikes, extend filtration runtime, reduce Kieselguhr consumption, and minimize filter CIP cycles.









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