| 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 |
| Contact material | SUS 304 product contact, CIP-ready |
| Key control | Fill accuracy, closure integrity, CIP time |
Four variables sit behind a fill number: the dosing principle, the product temperature, the bottle geometry, and the condition of the valve or piston seal. A machine that holds its tolerance on the factory test can drift in the plant when the product arrives warmer or the bottle wall gets thinner.
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.
| 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 |
Sizing for this duty runs through the Gravity Filling Machine for Still Water, where the valve count is set out.
It saves capital and floor space, and it costs labour per shift. Manual loading, manual packing and manual palletizing are the usual trades. For a small plant with a single format and a flexible crew, that is a sensible trade; for a plant running three shifts it is not.
The Volumetric Filling Machine for Still Water is the reference unit for this configuration.
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 How to Select the Right Filler for Glass Bottles.
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.
Valve seals, piston seals, capping head inserts, guide rail blocks and one set of change parts for the second format. These are the items that stop a line for days when they fail.
Rated BPH is a steady-state figure at one format. Real output subtracts changeover, CIP, label changes and downstream stops, which is why planning uses a factor of 0.65-0.85.
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Product: PET Bottled Sparkling Water, Canned Soft Drink, Canned Tea
Capacity: 25000CPH (250ml)
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