| Typical duty | Still water, RO water, mineral water |
| Filling principle | Gravity or volumetric valve |
| Capacity range | 5,000-48,000 BPH at 500 ml |
| Format range | 200 ml to 16 L, by configuration |
| Wetted parts | SUS 304 product contact, CIP-ready |
| Line scope | Treatment, blowing, filling, capping, labelling, packing |
Raw water, neck finish and the filler-capper match decide more about a water line than its BPH. Most of the meeting goes on BPH; the other two get a fraction of the time. Change the thread by a millimetre and the rinser clamp and capping head have to change with it.
Mineral water is defined by its source and its mineral profile, so treatment is limited to what the label claim allows. Purified water starts from any feed and is built up to a specification. The filling machine is the same; the treatment train and the legal claim are not.
| Filling principle | Best for | Watch out for |
|---|---|---|
| Gravity | Still water, one rigid bottle size | Thin-wall bottles deform under head pressure |
| Volumetric valve | 3-15 L and mixed formats | Valve wear shows as slow drift, not a sudden error |
| Isobaric | Carbonated water only | Needs counter-pressure, so slower per valve |
| Load cell | Oil and high-value liquid | Slower cycle, higher cost per valve |
The specification sheet for the Blow-fill-cap Combibloc for Still Water carries the utility figures quoted here.
A lighter bottle is less rigid, so it deforms more under the filling head and grips differently in the star wheels. The filler may need a different neck handling and a lower contact pressure. Lightweighting is a bottle project that reaches into the filling line.
Valve count, utility schedule and footprint sit on the Gravity Filling Machine for Still Water page.
A monoblock carries the rinser, the filler and the capper on one frame with one drive. It removes two transfers, the floor space between them and the bottle handling at each. Three separate machines are easier to replace one at a time and easier to run at different rates.
The same question is worked through from another angle in Steps to Maintain and Clean a Water Filling Machine.
Yes, with change parts: star wheels, guide rails, grippers and a filling recipe. Budget 40-90 minutes per switch and expect the production factor to drop from about 0.85 to 0.70.
It follows the raw water analysis, not a standard package. Surface water usually needs multi-media filtration, RO and UV or ozone. Low-hardness municipal water may need only carbon filtration and disinfection.
It depends on whether blowing, packing and palletizing sit in the same hall. Fix the footprint by drawing the layout at 1:100 with conveyor radii included, then check the turning radius of the largest format.
For a complete line with blowing, filling, labelling and packing, plan several weeks on site after arrival, plus operator training. Civil work and utility readiness are the usual delay, not the machinery.
Country: Maldives
Product: PET Bottled Mineralized Water
Capacity: 24,000BPH (500ml); 2 Lines
Solution:Water Production Line
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)