The Volkswagen Beetle in the recording is the property of Anja Tomažin from Ljubljana who affectionately calls him ‘Carlos’. This is the story Anja...

The Volkswagen Beetle in the recording is the property of Anja Tomažin from Ljubljana who affectionately calls him ‘Carlos’. This is the story Anja...

Production line, capping machine made by the Italian firm OCIM. The screw caps are placed in a tray, the vibrations turning them ready for use. The...

The capacity of this corking machine is 3,000 bottles per hour. The Fovel distillery, founded in 1864 by Joseph Fovel, is the only one still in operation...

The corks are mixed before being put into the bottles. The Fovel distillery, founded in 1864 by Joseph Fovel, is the only one still in operation in...

2,400 bottles per hour (70 cl) The Fovel distillery, founded in 1864 by Joseph Fovel, is the only one still in operation in the Brussels region. This...

Machine made by Seitz, used for filling the bottles. The Fovel distillery, founded in 1864 by Joseph Fovel, is the only one still in operation in the...

A Seitz machine, for putting cork stoppers in manually. This machine is no longer used, and is dangerous (bottles can break). Screw caps were introduced...

The pump is used to decant all types of liquid, be it alcohol or water, from one cask to another. The pump is an electric Epro. The Fovel distillery,...

The bottles are placed on brushes and rinsed in hot water. 150 bottles can be rinsed in an hour, but it requires two people – one loading, the other...

The bottles are soaked in hot water before being washed, in order to get rid of any alcohol. Forty bottles can be put into one tank. There are seven tanks....

Hesser, made in Germany in 1978. Capacity of maximum 50 PPM (=Pouches per minute) Max. dB 80,6. This form fill seal machine has been in operation...