For most every liquid product in bottles you see on store shelves today (and many in bottles you don’t see out in the general public), the odds are great they were filled by a filling machine in the bottling process. And yes, the filling machine is the name of the equipment; no long technical or confusing terminology here.
As is the case with practically every piece of machinery in any manufacturing process, filling machines are composed of many, many instrumental parts, all of which need to be functioning at 100 percent, all together, at all times. One such vital piece requiring such extensive equipment is the piston filler.
Piston filling machines are specifically calibrated and geared based on the product they dispense. This dispensation can vary from low to high-viscosity products, filling containers with such products as chemicals, food and beverages, and cosmetics among many others.
These machines are either single or dual station, and can be one single station up to a massive 12 station system. The single station piston filler with a 7-gallon hopper, popular in smaller operations, is operated manually by way of an electric or pneumatic drive with foot switch. Other popular piston filling machines include the single/dual station piston filler (small), and the dual station piston filling machine.
There are some key advantages in having this particular machinery for filling, factors that current customers themselves really appreciate. These advantages include:
Ease of Operation: All the machines, in manual or the optional automated mode, are very easy to operate.
Flexibility: Different container volumes can be accommodated, as each filling machine can work with multiple cylinder/piston sizes.
Rotary or Ball Check Valves: Check valves are usually the choice for free-flowing, low-viscosity liquids, with rotary valves better with thicker products.
Stainless Steel Hardware and Contacts: With high resistance to pitting and corrosion, all contact parts meet food and chemical-grade standards (Grade 316).
To learn much more about these fillers, and other supreme filling machine product information, contact Filling Equipment Co., Inc. at Fillingequipment.com.
