Liquid Filling Machines: Speed, Accuracy and Sustainability
When looking for a liquid packaging machine, a business of course wants equipment that will quickly and consistently run bottles down a conveyor line and through the filler, allowing the days production goals to be met. But liquid filling machines provide more than just speed for businesses large and small, and finding the right equipment for any project will undoubtedly add more than just speed to the packaging process.
While speed will more often than not be one deciding factor when choosing a bottle filler, accuracy can be just as or more important, depending on the products and the industry. Different principles allow products to be filled in different manners, but regardless of the principle used, precision can help to avoid product waste or keep products safe. Whether filling to a level, by volume, or even by weight, liquid filling machines offer consistent accuracy based on the principle used for the project and the benefits can vary by industry or product. Certain products in the pharmaceutical industry, for example, may require very small amounts of liquid. When micro-dosing expensive medication, even being slightly over the necessary volume can cost a company a significant amount on lost or wasted product. In the same example, end users are protected by a filling machine that ensures an exact dose with each container filled.
In the distilled spirits industry, packagers must meet a tolerance for the alcohol content in each bottle of liquor. The accuracy of filling machines can help to meet these tolerances by consistently filling each bottle. For some in the industry using clear glass or other opaque bottles, liquid fillers can also provide an aesthetic benefit by allowing bottles to be filled to the same level, heightening shelf appeal. From saving money to protecting consumers, across all industries, the benefits of liquid filling machines go far beyond adding speed to the production process.
Even beyond accuracy, certain filling machines provide sustainability to a packaging process that may not be achievable, or at least efficiently achievable, without automated equipment. As noted above, an accurate volumetric fill can save a company money by avoiding overfills or protect a brands reputation by stopping underfilling of bottles as well. Overflow filling machines, which fill to a specific level, also help to avoid product waste by recycling the extra liquid back to a holding tank. This liquid is then recirculated and used to fill a later cycle of bottles.
No single filling machine will achieve the above goals, or any goal, of all packagers. At Liquid Packaging Solutions, we customize our automated filling machines to meet the specific needs of each packager. Such customization is necessary to meet speed requirements, accuracy of the fill, sustainability concerns and, any other unique goal necessary to assist a packager in efficiently and affordably move their products to the consumer. Click to learn more about LPS filling machinery or give our filling experts a call today to discuss your own packaging machinery needs.