The diagram illustrates the process by which carbonated drinks are produced using raw water for commercial purposes.
Overall, this process consists of five mechanical stages, starting with raw water being filtered and culminating with the distribution of bottles or cans of carbonated drinks to supermarkets. Also, these stages take place in soft drink factories.
At the first stage of the process, raw water collected from houses is passed through a filter to eliminate impurities. At the following step, the clean water, after being softened and treated with chemicals in an industrial machinery called a water softener, is pumped into the electric heaters. Subsequently, the water is transferred to a carbonation tank via a cooling pipe, following, carbon dioxide is injected into this tank to produce carbonated water.
At the third stage, to manufacture carbonated drinks, water from the former stage is subjected into a mixing tank, where it is blended with colouring, syrup and flavour. Proceeding further, the mixture is once filtered again before the filling stage. Then, while a certain quantity of the mixture is filled into bottles, the remaining portion is sealed in cans. To wrap up the process, the finished products are packaged carefully into cardboard boxes, which are then distributed to supermarkets or retail outlets for commercialization.