The diagram demonstrates the steps necessary in the production of carbonated beverages. In total, there are five stages, beginning with water cleaning and ending with packaging and delivering to supermarkets.
Firstly, the water cleaning process starts with raw water being pumped into a water filter to remove any unwanted substances. Subsequently, a water softener machine reduces the concentration of minerals from the water. The water is then chemically treated, before being passed onto a pump.
In the second stage, water is evaporated and carbonated: it is first heated by an electronic device before condensation is collected via a cooling pipe funneling the fluid into a tank that is pumped with carbon dioxide – this process produces carbonated water.
Afterwards, this carbonated water is siphoned into a mixing tank where colouring, syrup and flavouring are combined. The new mixture is run through a filter before being packaged into bottles and cans. Finally, these are boxed up and loaded onto trucks, being delivered to supermarkets and sold to customers.