Method for product guidance in a filling system and filling system for glass bottles

A method for product guidance of glass bottles in a product flow through a filling system,

• where empties parameters for filling empty glass bottles provided are measured in an automated manner and initial data for filling a liquid product into said empty glass bottles is acquired and stored,
• where fulls parameters are measured when filled bottles, produced are filled, machine error states that occur during the filling process are detected in an automated manner, and respectively acquired results data of the filling process are individually associated with said empty glass bottles and stored,
• where at least one lead-out criterion applicable in a downstream production operation is calculated for deciding whether or not to lead out faulty empty bottles or filled bottles based on a data analysis of said initial data and results data stored,
• where a calculation of said at least one lead-out criterion is updated taking into consideration initial data and results data acquired during production, and
• where fulfilling said lead-out criterion triggers:
• leading said associated empty bottles out by separating the same from the product flow upstream of a filling element provided for this purpose;
• or passing said associated empty bottles through said filling element without filling them, but closing them and leading said empty bottles out by separating the same from the product flow;
• or producing closed filled bottles from the associated empty bottles and leading out the closed filled bottles by separating the same from the product flow.