| Filling principle | Isobaric for beer and CSD, volumetric for juice and tea |
| Capacity | Up to 25,000 CPH |
| Can range | Standard 250, 330 and 500 ml |
| Seaming | Roller seamer integrated with the filler |
| Options | Hot fill for juice and tea, nitrogen dosing |
| Key control | Fill level, seam tightness, dissolved oxygen |
A can line is counted in cans per hour because the container is the unit the seamer closes. CPH and BPH cannot be converted without the fill volume, and the downstream packer is sized in cases per hour. Comparing a 24,000 CPH can line with a 24,000 BPH bottle line compares two different plants.
Beer and CSD run isobaric, cold, under counter-pressure. Juice and tea often run hot fill or a volumetric fill with a downstream pasteuriser. The can is the same format; the filler, the valve set and the temperature control are not, so one can line rarely covers both without a second specification.
| Product | Filling principle | Critical measurement |
|---|---|---|
| Beer | Isobaric, cold | Dissolved oxygen and seam tightness |
| CSD and soda | Isobaric, cold | CO2 retention and fill height |
| Juice and tea | Volumetric or hot fill | Fill temperature and seam integrity |
| Energy drinks | Isobaric or volumetric | Dissolved oxygen and closure |
Site requirements, air and water consumption sit with the Aluminum Can Filling Machine for Beer, Carbonated Soft Drink.
A heated product path, a fill temperature control loop and a cooling tunnel after seaming. The can itself tolerates the heat; the lining and the product do not always. The temperature window belongs to the product specification.
Site requirements, air and water consumption sit with the Aluminum Can Filling Machine for Hotfill Juice and Tea.
Small can lines exist for craft producers, usually with a compact filler-seamer and manual or semi-automatic packing. The limit is not the filler but the seam quality control, which needs a tear-down station and a trained operator at any volume.
The same question is worked through from another angle in How Aluminum Can Filling Machines Handle Hot Juice.
At a fixed interval during production, by tear-down and measurement, plus a check after every seamer adjustment. The interval is set by the plant quality plan; the point is that it is measured, not inspected by eye.
It is common for beer, juice and some CSD, where headspace oxygen has to be pushed down. It is an option with a consumable cost, so it belongs in the utility and consumable schedule, not in the base price.
Usually conveyor pressure or a jam at a transfer, not the can quality. Air conveyor pressure, guide rail gaps and accumulation length are the three settings to check first.
With change parts for the filler, the seamer and the conveyor, yes. The changeover is longer than a label change and is normally scheduled between campaigns.
Country: Syria
Product: Aluminum Canned Carbonated Soft Drinks
Capacity: 24000CPH (250ml)
Solution:Carbonated Drinks 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)