Linear weigher filling machines are primarily intended for production facilities where the filling process is monitored and the measured data is archived for further evaluation. These are mainly pharmaceutical and food processing companies.
Filling machines can communicate with a higher-level control system and pass on the measured data. Automatic weighing and filling machines are used for filling containers designed for 0,5 l to 30 l.
Key features
- Stainless steel machine frame, mounted on height-adjustable feets
- Motorised stainless steel conveyor belt with adjustable speed
- Infeed and outfeed gates that position the bottle cluster beneath the filling nozzles
- Bottle presence sensor
- Lobe pumps for dosing of the product
- Weight scales for measuring dosing quantities
- Rise while fill nozzles
- Closing of the filling nozzles (anti-drip system)
- Collision control of filling nozzles
- Bottle emptying control
- Sensor for detecting a full outfeed conveyor
- Siemens control with touchscreen
- CE safety guards
Options
- Product tanks in AISI 304 or AISI 316 with level control
- Pressurized product tank
- CIP supply connection
- Spray ball inside the container
- Nozzle cleaning adapter set
- Motorized lift of filling nozzle
- Remote access
Process Description
- The containers are conveyed into the machine via a conveyor belt with a plastic or stainless steel belt. Before entering the filling area, they are stopped by a pneumatic inlet gate. As soon as the previous group of filled bottles leaves the filling station, the gate opens, allowing the next group to enter. The inlet gate then closes again. If one or more bottles are missing, the system waits and the filling process will not start.
- Once all bottles have been fed in, the filling process begins. As soon as the bottle necks are automatically centred, the nozzles dip into the bottles and open. The filling quantity is measured and dispensed using rotary vane pumps. The fill level can be adjusted via the touchscreen, which allows for quick and easy changes to the volume and dispensing parameters.
- Once the filling process is complete, the nozzles close and a drip tray is slid under the nozzles to prevent bottle contamination. The discharge gate then opens and the containers are released from the filling line.
