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publication_id: "OT-2026-000002022"
title: "An automated cask emptying and analysis system"
published_at: "2026-09-15T19:10:15.604843Z"
canonical_url: "https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000002022"
categories:
  - "material-handling/conveying-systems"
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# An automated cask emptying and analysis system

## Abstract

An automated cask emptying and analysis system 100, comprising a conveyor 110 for conveying a cask handling device 10 carrying a cask 1, an automated bung removal device 122 for removal of 10 a bung 2 from a bung hole of cask 1, a cask rotation device 112, and a controller 140. Conveyor 110, automated bung removal device 122 and cask rotation device 112 are controlled by controller 140. Sensor devices 126 having sensors 127, 128 to sense parameters relating to impurities, liquid colour, clarity, temperature, alcohol content and sugar and pH may be utilised on a probe , moveable about gantry 150. Also disclosed is a method for automatically emptying a cask, and a method for automatically testing a fluid in a cask.