What Are Bottle Filling Machines?
Bottle filling machines are used to fill bottles of various shapes with a wide range of viscosities, from liquids to highly viscous substances.
The machine must be able to handle any shape of bottle and prevent contamination of the filled material.
They are often used for beverages and food products, and have complex functions such as aseptic filling and washing and capping mechanisms.
They can eliminate problems that can occur with manual filling and improve filling speed and accuracy.
It also helps to reduce work time, automate processes, and simplify maintenance.
Many products are tailored to the needs of production sites, including those with follow-up mechanisms that can flexibly accommodate new containers resulting from new product development.
Applications for Bottle Filling Machines
Bottle filling machines are used for filling a wide range of products, including food products, because they can fill bottles of any viscosity, from liquids to high-viscosity products.
The types of bottles to be filled include PET bottles, glass bottles, and plastic bottles.
Food products:
- Liquid products such as soy sauce and noodle sauces
- High viscosity products such as dressings
- Lactic acid beverages, milk, dairy drinks
- Soft drinks
- Meat marinade sauce
- Processed miso products
- Fruit sauces
Non-food products:
- Shampoo, rinse
- Lotion, milky lotion, etc.
Principles of Bottle Filling Machines
Bottle filling machines are used for a wide range of beverages and foods.
Therefore, many of them have features that match the characteristics of such products.
- Capable of Handling New Products
To accommodate bottles of any shape, some products are equipped with a mechanism that enables transport without the use of screws, star foils, or holders.
This eliminates the need for replacement parts each time a new product is developed, helping to reduce equipment costs and development time, and speed up the manufacturing process. - Capable of Handling a Wide Variety of Products
Some products can store the filling volume, speed, nozzle tracking conditions, etc., of a product once produced, while others can be used for spout pouches and other products in addition to bottles.
Since it is easy to switch between different types of fillings, this system is useful in the field of beverages and food products, where there is a wide range of product lineups. - High-Quality Filling Is Possible
Some models can wash containers at the same time, while others are equipped with a sterilization mechanism.
There are also products that can wash the entire conveyor in the transfer process.
This enables filling in a cleaner environment, contributing to higher quality products.
Other products:
- Hot filling compatible
- Bottles with a narrow orifice and a squished shape
- Capability of capping after filling