Application Note: Thanks To Thermal Imaging, "Erdinger Weissbräu" Ensures That Kegs Contain Wheat Beer - And Nothing Else!

Erdinger Weissbräu is one of Germany’s largest and most successful private breweries. The Munich-based brewery exports its speciality beers to more than 70 countries. And this figure keeps growing. Erdinger brews its beers only in its plant in Erding, six days a week around the clock, and without ever deviating from its high quality standard.

Erdinger is known for its strict quality policy and its consistent brand awareness.Its production processes, from selection and acceptance of raw materials to filling and maturing, are strictly monitored. Consequently, Erdinger Weissbräu maintains a permanent chain of security controls for the its keg filling and packing process.

Simulation and risk analysis have shown that however careful the production, it was conceivable that customers could take delivery of a keg filled with lye instead of beer. In order to prevent accidents of this kind, HACCP, a quality assurance program for the food industry, stipulates the installation of critical control points.