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Ska Fabricating Debuts Magic Bus Fully Automated Can Depalletizer

The Magic Bus is all about two things: speed and true automation.

The Magic Bus at Allagash Brewing Co.

The Magic Bus at Allagash Brewing Co.

DURANGO, CO—  The latest product from Ska Fabricating, the Magic Bus, joins the fabrication company’s portfolio of canning options today. The Magic Bus is a fully automated can depalletizer with pallet management capable of speeds up to 600 CPM. It is ideal for any application where speed is important, increased automation is needed, and operator involvement can be minimized, and is now available to beverage companies worldwide.  

The Magic Bus is all about two things: speed and true automation. Gone are the days of pouring time and labor into the manual handling of pallets, top frames and tier sheets on canning lines— the Magic Bus allows packaging teams to “set it and forget it” by simply loading cans, debanding, and pressing start. A standard two-pallet infeed pulls pallets of cans into a depalletizer, where they are automatically emptied, stacked, and have their top frame and tier sheets removed and stored. Learn more about this radical new machine in this video

Two craft breweries have already implemented use of the Magic Bus in their canning operations. This new product can be found in the wild at Allagash Brewing in Portland, Maine and Maui Brewing on Maui island in Hawaii. 

“It’s a pallet loader that lets us queue up a full pallet of empty cans in an infeed system that will then automatically index that next pallet into the depalletizer rather than waiting for a fork lift driver to do it. It’s one more way of making sure we keep the filler running and don’t starve it of cans. We were the first to install one of these systems from Ska.” - Sean Diffley, Engineering Director at Allagash Brewing Co.

Join the Ska Fabricating team for The Magic Bus virtual release party on Friday, April 24 at 10am MST, with a live demonstration of this new product followed by a q&a segment with Ska Fab’s fabrication experts. 

Ska Fabricating is now accepting orders for the Magic Bus. Contact sales@skafabricating.com for more information. 

ABOUT SKA FABRICATING

Founded by Ska Brewing Co-Owner Matt Vincent, Ska Fabricating automates packaging lines for craft businesses, specializing in depalletizers, palletizers, conveyance systems, rinsing, drying, filling and date coding products. With more than 800 customers worldwide, Ska Fab has the products and experience to help you increase your production while saving expenses. Learn more at skafabricating.com.

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Ska Fabricating Brings Sexy Cans Back; Lucky Winner of Photo Contest Will Head to 2020 Craft Brewers Conference

This photo contest celebrates the thriving online craft beverage community and the rise of canned beverage artistry around the world.

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DURANGO, CO—  Ska Fabricating is bringing its #SexyCans campaign back for the second time in 2019. This photo contest celebrates the thriving online craft beverage community and the rise of canned beverage artistry around the world. Ska Fab will reward one lucky participant with an all-expense-paid trip to the 2020 Craft Brewers Conference in San Antonio, Texas.

Cans are quickly gaining popularity as infinitely recyclable vessels with a 360° canvas so everyone has a favorite can or two, either because of what's in it or what's on it. The #SexyCans contest is every drinker’s opportunity to turn a picture of that can into an awesome prize! Starting December 1, 2019, submit your favorite craft can photos to this contest by posting them to Instagram, Facebook or Twitter with the hashtag #sexycans and tagging @skafabricating. Post as many entries as you like - the more, the merrier! Every participant will receive a package of winter Ska Fab schwag.

All entries are due by Sunday, March 1 with the winner announced Monday, March 2. All entrants must be at least 21 years old. The winner of this #sexycans photo contest will receive a trip for one to the 2020 Craft Brewers Conference, taking place in San Antonio, Texas from April 19 through 22. This prize includes flights, hotel accommodations, and a full conference badge. 

Badge holders at the 2020 Craft Brewers Conference are invited to join Ska Fabricating and friends at Craft After Dark on Tuesday, April 21 at The Rock Box. Galactic will headline this event with support from San Antonio’s rockin’ local talent. The nonprofit recipient will be announced in the coming months. 

For more information about #sexycans or Ska Fabricating, contact Emily Hutto at hutto@radcraftbeer.com

ABOUT SKA FABRICATING

Founded by Ska Brewing Co-Owner Matt Vincent, Ska Fabricating automates packaging lines for craft businesses, specializing in depalletizers, palletizers, conveyance systems, rinsing, drying, fill detection and date coding products. With more than 800 customers worldwide, Ska Fab has the products and experience to help you increase your production while saving expense. Learn more at skafabricating.com.

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