| Scope | Filling, capping and closing equipment |
| Filling principles | Gravity, volumetric, isobaric, piston, load cell |
| Output range | 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 |
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.
This 5-year model helps buyers compare a basic line against a higher-CapEx Combiblock on lifetime economics, not sticker price.
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.
Acquisition is ~half of 5-year cost; energy and downtime are the rest.
| 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 |
The unit behind this configuration is 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.
Cost per filled bottle over 5 years — it rolls energy, spares, downtime and CapEx into one comparable figure for any Combiblock option.
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 ROI Analysis: Manual vs Semi-Automatic vs Fully Automatic 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.
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.
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.
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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