| Product fit | Still water, RO water, mineral water |
| Filling method | Gravity or volumetric valve |
| Capacity range | 5,000-48,000 BPH at 500 ml |
| Bottle sizes | 200 ml to 16 L, by configuration |
| Contact material | 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.
5-Gallon Water Filling Machines – Designed for bulk water containers, from rinsing to capping.
Work backwards from cases per day. Divide bottles per day by productive hours, then divide again by a production factor of 0.65-0.85. The factor covers changeover, CIP, label roll changes and downstream stops. Sizing at 1.0 is the most common and most expensive mistake in a water project, because the shortfall only appears once the line is running.
Sunswell machines range from 2,000 bottles per hour for small businesses to 36,000+ bottles per hour for large-scale factories.
| 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 Blow-fill-cap Combibloc for Still Water is the reference unit for this configuration.
Star wheels, guide rails, grippers, cap chute and filling recipe all change with the format. The parts are not the cost; the time is. Two formats on one line typically cost 40-90 minutes per switch, which is why the production factor falls from about 0.85 to 0.70 and why a second small line is sometimes cheaper than one flexible line.
Custom Packaging – PET, glass, and aluminum containers in volumes from 200ml to 5 gallons.
Site requirements, air and water consumption sit with the Gravity Filling Machine for Still Water.
A water line is cleaned on a fixed cycle plus a changeover clean. The circuit covers the filler bowl, the product pipes and the filling valves. Ozone or heat is used for disinfection, and the cycle time is a planned stop rather than an incident.
Modern filling machines are equipped with PLC automation, stainless steel construction, and CIP (Clean-in-Place) systems, making them easy to operate and maintain.
The same question is worked through from another angle in How Water pH and Hardness Affect Bottling Machines.
Temperature, valve wear and bottle variation, in that order. Water is less sensitive than oil, but a warm product foams more and a worn valve closes late. Weighing a sample every few hours catches the drift before it reaches the customer.
Gravity Water Filling Machines – Best for still water and other low-viscosity liquids.
200 bottles per minute. Divide BPH by 60. A 24,000 BPH line runs at 400 bottles per minute, which is why filler and packer have to be matched rather than bought separately.
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.
Plan for 380 V three-phase power, 0.6-0.8 MPa compressed air, and a chiller if blow molding runs in-house. Exact consumption belongs in the utility schedule of the quotation, not in a rule of thumb.
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)
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