How Camba Bavaria Ensures Flexible, Clean Can Coding with Hitachi CIJ

Craft Beer Can Coding with Hitachi CIJ | Camba Bavaria
How Camba Bavaria uses Hitachi CIJ printers to mark beverage cans efficiently, cleanly, and flexibly in a high-speed craft beer production environment.

As the craft beer movement grows, breweries are expected to produce a wider range of products in smaller batches-without compromising on quality, speed, or compliance. This presents unique operational challenges, especially when it comes to coding and marking cans in a fast, clean, and cost-effective way.

Camba Bavaria, a highly innovative brewery based in Gundelfingen and Seeon-Seebruck am Chiemsee (Germany), is a pioneer in solving this challenge. Alongside brewing its own award-winning beers, Camba supports hundreds of small-scale craft brewers by offering full-service production infrastructure, including filling, packaging, and marking.

To meet growing demand and support a wide variety of product types, Camba relies on a Hitachi Continuous Inkjet (CIJ) printer, as trusted expert in coding systems.

Challenge: High-Speed Coding for a Fast-Moving Industry
Camba installed a modern can filling line capable of processing 3,000 beverage cans per hour. This performance upgrade created a need for a coding system that could keep up-not just in terms of speed, but also adaptability.

What made the challenge complex:
# Frequent product changeovers and short runs
# Moisture and condensation in brewery environments
# Craft-style packaging with high design standards
# Legal traceability and batch coding requirements
# Limited space and need for hygienic integration

The ideal solution had to be robust, flexible, and easy to maintain-ready for high turnover and diverse use cases in a real brewery environment.

Solution: Hitachi CIJ Printer - Built for Breweries
The Hitachi Continuous Inkjet Printer used at Camba Bavaria offers the perfect mix of technical performance, user-friendliness, and hygienic design-tailored for the food and beverage industry.

It handles various substrates and designs while ensuring clean, accurate, and legible coding. Designed for 24/7 operation, it's a powerful match for Camba's flexible, customer-driven production.

Why this system works for Camba:
+ Durable stainless steel housing, resistant to moisture and splashes
+ Dust- and water-protected printhead with auto-cleaning routine
+ Fast-drying ink system prevents smudging, even on cold or damp cans
+ Tool-free cartridge change and optimized ink circulation for cost efficiency
+ Simple, intuitive 10.4" touchscreen interface for quick message switching

Hitachi's CIJ solution enables non-contact, high-speed coding that integrates seamlessly with Camba's filling line-without slowing down or compromising hygiene.

Results: Clean Codes, Lower Costs, More Flexibility
Camba Bavaria's production team now enjoys a coding process that's almost invisible in its reliability-yet crucial for compliance and professionalism.

Since implementation, the brewery has seen:
- Significant reduction in solvent use, thanks to smart ink management
- Minimal maintenance needs due to the integrated cleaning system
- Fast turnaround times between product variants and batches
- High uptime, even with complex orders and frequent restarts
- Reliable code quality, aligned with Camba's high packaging standards

By combining technical robustness with intuitive operation, the Hitachi system delivers tangible benefits for a dynamic craft operation.

Why It Matters for the Craft Beer Industry
The success at Camba Bavaria reflects a broader shift in the beverage market: modern craft breweries require industrial-grade performance without losing artisanal flexibility.

Hitachi's CIJ technology helps breweries:
👉Code cans and bottles at high speed with no compromise in quality
👉Maintain clean, traceable production under EU food safety standards
👉Support private label and small-batch contracts with quick changeovers
👉Reduce operational costs, waste, and error risks

Whether you're a full-service producer or a growing microbrewery, the right marking system is essential-not just for marking, but for long-term scalability and trust.
Read full case story here: https://hitachi-industrial.eu/blog/2025/06/25/how-camba-bavaria-ensures-flexible-clean-can-coding-with-hitachi-cij/
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