| What is included | Filling, capping and closing equipment |
| Filling principles | Gravity, volumetric, isobaric, piston, load cell |
| Capacity | 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 |
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.
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 |
Throughput and change-part lists are on the Gravity Filling Machine for Still Water page rather than in this note.
A CIP cycle is measured in tens of minutes to over an hour depending on the circuit and the soil. It is not production time, and a plan that counts it as production will miss its daily output every day. The number belongs in the capacity calculation, not in the shift handover.
Where this becomes a line rather than a single machine, the Volumetric Filling Machine for Still Water is the starting point.
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.
The same question is worked through from another angle in How to Choose Between Mechanical and Semi-Electric Fillers.
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.
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.
Yes, with change parts: star wheels, guide rails, grippers and a recipe. The parts are cheap compared with the changeover time, which is why most plants specify one dominant format.
A single frame carrying the rinser, the filler and the capper, driven and controlled together. It removes two transfers and the floor space between three separate machines.
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)
Solution:Three Lines,7000BPH(1.5L), 15000CPH(330ml),15000CPH(450ml)
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