| Supply scope | Filling, capping and closing equipment |
| Filling principles | Gravity, volumetric, isobaric, piston, load cell |
| Rated output | 2,000-48,000 BPH by configuration |
| Accuracy basis | Volume, weight or fill level |
| Wetted parts | SUS 304 product contact, CIP-ready |
| Key control | Fill accuracy, closure integrity, CIP time |
The product fixes the filling principle; output only fixes the size. Still liquid at a steady density runs gravity or volumetric; carbonated product needs isobaric; thick product with solids needs a piston; product sold by weight runs a load cell. Fix the product first; a machine chosen before it is a machine chosen twice.
Rated output at the specified format, fill accuracy on a defined sample, closure torque or seal measurement, and a timed changeover with the buyer watching. Anything not measured before sign-off becomes a discussion after the final payment.
| Principle | Doses by | Fails when |
|---|---|---|
| Gravity | Fill level in the bottle | Bottle geometry varies |
| Volumetric | Chamber volume | Valve seal wears |
| Isobaric | Volume under counter-pressure | Pressure or temperature drifts |
| Piston | Displacement | Product carries solids |
| Load cell | Net weight | Product temperature moves |
Valve count, utility schedule and footprint sit on the Gravity Filling Machine for Still Water page.
The parts cost is small; the time is not. A format change touches star wheels, guide rails, grippers, the cap chute and the recipe. On a line with two formats and two changes a day, the annual hours lost exceed the price of a second small machine in many plants.
Throughput and change-part lists are on the Volumetric Filling Machine for Still Water page rather than in this note.
Foaming product needs a slower fill ramp and often a longer nozzle that reaches below the surface. The machine is the same frame with a different valve and a different cam or recipe. Sizing it on the water rate and hoping the foam settles is how lines end up at half output.
The same question is worked through from another angle in How Gravity Fillers Preserve Beverage Quality.
Gravity fills to a level set by a tube, so accuracy depends on the bottle. Because volumetric filling doses by chamber volume, accuracy holds across bottle sizes. Gravity is simpler and cheaper; volumetric is more repeatable when the bottle changes.
It depends on the principle and the product. A volumetric or load cell filler holds a tighter band than gravity on a variable bottle. The tolerance belongs in the acceptance protocol, measured by weight on a defined sample.
From tens of minutes to over an hour, set by the circuit volume and the soil. It is a fixed cost per production day and should be planned as downtime, not squeezed into the shift.
Bottle capacity variation, product temperature, valve wear or foam. On glass, mould-to-mould capacity variation alone is enough to make level filling inconsistent, which is why glass lines often check-weigh.
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Product: PET Bottled Sparkling Water, Canned Soft Drink, Canned Tea
Capacity: 25000CPH (250ml)
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