| 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 |
| Material | SUS 304 product contact, CIP-ready |
| Key control | Fill accuracy, closure integrity, CIP time |
Filling principle comes from the product, not from the target BPH. 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.
One of the primary advantages of using piston fillers for high-viscosity products is their ability to deliver accurate filling.
The capping head is built for one closure family. A screw cap, a crown and a ROPP cap need different heads, different heights and different checks. Changing closure after the line is ordered means a new head, and sometimes a new bottle finish, not a setting change.
| 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 |
Site requirements, air and water consumption sit with the Gravity Filling Machine for Still Water.
The neck finish sets the rinser clamp, the filling valve seal and the capping head. A change of a millimetre in the thread is a change of change parts and often of the capper. It is the single most under-specified item in a filling line enquiry.
These parameters can be fine-tuned to suit the viscosity of the product, ensuring that each bottle receives the exact volume required.
Where this becomes a line rather than a single machine, the Volumetric Filling Machine for Still Water is the starting point.
When the formats are far apart or the cleaning regimes conflict. Two smaller fillers each run at their own rate and can be cleaned independently. One large flexible filler carries every changeover on the critical path, and its downtime is the plant downtime.
The same question is worked through from another angle in Industry 5.0 in Beverage Production: Building Human-Centred, Resilient Filling.
Gravity fills to a level set by a tube, so accuracy depends on the bottle. A volumetric filler measures a chamber volume, which keeps it accurate when the format changes. 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.
Country:Kazakhstan
Product: PET Bottled Sparkling Water, Canned Soft Drink, Canned Tea
Capacity: 25000CPH (250ml)
Solution:Three Lines,7000BPH(1.5L), 15000CPH(330ml),15000CPH(450ml)
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