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Positive displacement liquid filler are designed to use either a piston or pump to displace the proper volume of product into a container or bottle. Positive displacement fillers can also be used to fill pastes, up to a certain viscosity, into a container.
Positive displacement fillers that use pumps rely on the known quantity of product displaced by one revolution (or fraction thereof) of the pump to dispense the proper amount of product into a container. To reach a certain fill volume, the pump is rotated the proper number of times to reach that volume.
Positive displacement fillers that use pistons to fill the proper volume of product into a container rely on knowing the volume of the piston. A piston filler is designed so that the piston draws back within the cylinder (increasing the volume of the cylinder); product is drawn into the cylinder to fill the empty space (volume). A rotary drum valve is then rotated to change the connection of the cylinder from the product tank to the fill nozzle. The piston is then pushed into the cylinder reducing the volume in the cylinder and pushing product out through the fill nozzle. The rotary drum valve then rotates again to connect the cylinder to the product tank preparing for the next fill. The volume of the fill can be adjusted by changing the amount of draw on the piston, which changes the amount of volume in the cylinder once the piston is drawn back.
E-Pak, Model 4 head, automatic, inline, stainless steel, start and stop, direct drive, gear pump liquid filler with number of containers per minute – depending on materials, application and machine configuration. 304 stainless steel frame and legs, with 316 stainless steel gear pumps and contact parts. Fill range: 2oz to 5 gallons. Equipped with 12.5" long x 4.5" wide stainless steel Delrin chain container belt conveyor with bimba indexing and 32" to 38" adjustable in feed and discharge height. Filler slide bar with (4) 316 stainless steel sanitary bottom-close fill heads with diving 5/8" OD nozzles for sub-surface filling with positvie cut off and (4) stainless steel gear pumps one for each fill head and stainless steel product reservoir with float recovery system. Control panel has A/B PLC controller with touch pad controls and panel view, NEMA 12 electrics with Ethernet port. Mounted on stainless steel frame with safety door guarding and height adjustable leveling legs.
OAD: 149" L x 75" W x 75" H Filler 36" L x 18" W x 75" H Control Panel
Filamatic, Model SNY-32-4, 10 head, inline, piston filler with amount of product per minute / hour – depending on materials and application. Stainless steel contact parts. Fill range of up to 1100ml (37oz) with proper change parts. Equipped with 183" long x 4½" wide Delrin container conveyor, has pneumatic indexing, adjustable guide rails, with 10 pistons and diving nozzles has accuries of + / – 1% on 24" long slide bar. Control panel has push button start, stop and e-stop controls. Mounted on heavy duty frame with leveling legs. Change parts required to accommodate different fill ranges.
OAD: 33" L x 45" W x 70" H Filler 207" L x 29" W x 55" H Conveyor
Biner Ellison, Model BE12HD, Automatic, 12 head rotary, overflow filler with number of containers per minute – depending on materials, application, size container and fill. Capable of handling rigid plastic, metal and glass containers as well as free flowing to semi-viscous products (with proper change parts} Equipped with 80" long x 3½" wide container conveyor and (12) 5" x 6½" with bottom up fill container platforms and (12) filling heads set on 6" centers with ¾" OD nozzles and top mounted power transmission for the main turret, in-feed and out-feed star wheels, as well as the timing screw for easy maintenance and is hand crank adjustable. Control panel has A/B controller with A/B panelview and variable speed controls. Mounted on (4) leg stainless steel frame with safety door guarding.
OAD: 84" L x 60" W x 90" H
Federal, Model 3612, Automatic, stainless steel, 36 head rotary, pressure gravity filler and 16 head rotary capper, rated from 36 to 200 containers per minute – depending on materials and application. Equipped with 96" long x 3-1/2" wide container conveyor with star wheel in feed and discharge, 44" turrett with (36) J3 double diapragm 1" OD fill to level nozzles, set on 4" centers with 44" OD x 12" Deep product holding tank and CIP ring with 12 head rotary capper (needs cap heads) set on 4" centers. Control panel has A/B PLC with raise / lower, on / off, start, stop controls with Amp digital read out. Mounted on heavy duty stainless steel frame. Capable of running bottled water, juice, tea and both cold or hot fills.
OAD: 96" L x 64" W x 75" H
MRM Elgin, Model RPF-8, Automatic, 8-hd left to right, rotary piston filler rated from 30 to 150 containers per minute – depending on materials and application. Fill range: up to 35oz with accuracies + / – 1/4 of 1% depending on product and machine configuration. Maximum container size: up to 6" in Diameter; up to 12" in Height. Equipped with 3¼" wide conveyor, worm screw to star wheel in feed, 13½" diameter x 22" deep (14 gallon) stainless steel reservoir with level detector, 7" x 6" container pedestals, 5/8" OD nozzles set on 8" centers, drip trough, no container / no fill, E-stop and safety guarding. Mounted on stainless steel frame.
OAD: 128"L x 54"W x 80"H
Filamatic, Model H-300, 8 head, inline, piston filler. Stainless steel contact parts. Fill range of 1ml to 1100ml with proper change parts Equipped with 96" long by 4½" wide Delrin conveyor, pneumatic indexing, adjustable guide rails, (8) 360cc pistons and (8) ½" OD diving nozzles mounted on 35" long slide bar. Control panel has push button start, stop and e-stop controls. Mounted on base frame with leveling legs. Speed dependent on materials, application and machine configuration. Change parts required to accommodate fill range.
OAD: 96"L x 60"W x 72"H
Pack West Model 6BPF-Q-RF-LR-PLC, inline 6-head piston filler. Equipped with 3-1/4" wide indexing conveyor, 30 gallon product hopper with level sensor, six 42 oz pistons and ¾" OD positive cut-off & diving nozzles. AB PLC controller with touch screen, no container / no fill, E-Stop and interlocked safety guarding. Mounted on stainless steel frames with height adjustable legs. Speed dependent on materials, application and machine configuration.
OAD: 100" L x 48" W x 104" H Filler 54" L x 45" W x 72" H Piston Module
Zacmi automatic, (4) station rotary, stainless steel piston filler with number of containers per minute – depending on materials, application, size container and amount of fill. Container size and fill range per application and is capable of handling glass, plastic and metal containers and viscous product fills with or without particulates (all with proper change parts) Equipped with 36" long x 4" wide delron belt in feed conveyor with 24" long container indexing worm screw. 30" OD turret and (4) piston filling stations, set on 24" centers and has 4" OD x 14" long pistons with 1" OD fill nozzles with no container / no fill and sits on 76" long x 66" wide x 6" deep stainless steel drip basin, 24" long x 4" wide delron belt discharge conveyor and has stainless steel centrifical product pump. Remote control panel has start, stop, reset, e-stop push buttons with manual enable switch and panel view. Mounted on stainless steel frame with enclosed safety guarding and leveling legs.Suitable for products such as tomato paste, jams, marmalade, fruit juices, purees, slurries, baby foods,vegetable and mineral oils.
OAD: 171" L x 96" W x 138" H Filler 48"L x 24" W x 102" H Control Cabinet
Filamatic, Model DAB 32-4, (4) head, inline stainless steel piston filler. Equipped with 120" long x 4-1/2" wide Delran conveyor, 24" long x 12" wide x 19" deep product hopper, 1000ml FUS pistons, 1/2" OD positive cut-off, diving nozzles mounted on 17" long slide bar and drip tray. AB PLC. Controls for auto / prime, filler, belt and pump on / off switches and e-stop. Mounted on casters with leveling legs. Speed dependant on materials, application and machine configuration.
OAD: 120" L x 48" W x 96" H
Filamatic Model DAB-32-2, heavy duty, semi-automatic, all stainless steel, (2) head piston filler. Currently equipped with (2) 1100ml pistons, 12" long slide bar with (2) 7" long x 3/4" OD fill nozzles, Control panel has main machine switch, auto prime, suck back adjustment, dual speed and bottom up fill speed as well as machine speed control dials. Mounted on all stainless steel platform style base with casters, leveling legs and safety guarding. Speed dependent on materials, application and machine configuration.
OAD: 48" L x 40" W x 60" H
Filamatic, Model DAB-16, 2 head inline piston filler. Rated from 12 to 60 bottles per minute with a fill range of 60ml to 520ml with proper change parts – depending on materials, application and machine configuration. Equipped with 100" long by 3¼" wide Delrin conveyor, star wheel indexing and (2) 520cc FUS pistons. Mounted on base frame with leveling legs.
OAD: 105"L x 40"W x 63"H
Filamatic, Model S-16, 4 head inline piston filler. Equipped with 90" long by 3¼" wide Delran conveyor, star wheel indexing, (4) 130cc FUS pistons and (4) (¼)" OD diving nozzles. Speed dependant on materials, application and machine configuration.
OAD: 96"L x 58"W x 60"H
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