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Originally Published PMPN November 2005
Product Update
Multifarious Fillers
Filling equipment can accomodate any kind of container and verify fill weight.
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Box and Bag Fillers
A company offers a box filler that includes a custom inlet tube. The Gaylord box filler features a venturi bag-inflation system, vibration for product compaction, and an inflatable bag spout seal. Load cells underneath the box filler weigh materials being loaded into the box and give the net weight of those materials. The company also manufactures bulk bag fillers that include drum and rigid intermediate bulk container filling adapters. The bag fillers have low loading systems so that filled bags can be removed without the use of forklifts. Spiroflow Systems Inc., Charlotte, NC; 704/ 291-9595; www.spiroflowsystems.com.
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Bottle Filler
A company manufactures a slat filler that fills up to 300 bottles per minute. The SureFill 300 employs industry-standard slats and other legacy parts to minimize retooling costs. The machine's open design provides total access for easy cleaning, inspection, and reduced changeover time. Its servomotor provides precise control. It is recipe driven for quick setup and changeover, and a range of ancillary equipment is available. Service Industries, Rolling Meadows, IL; 847/392-1652; www.serviceindustries.biz.
Capsule Filler
A continuous-motion capsule filler operates with an output of up to 100,000 capsules per hour. The Planeta is designed to permit different dosing units to be filled at the same time. The machine fills powders, pellets, microtablets, tablets, liquids, or herbal products in either single or multiple doses and in all kinds of combinations. Up to four different types of pellets can be filled into the same capsule. The Planeta features the company's built-in NETT weight-control system to verify fill weights. It is also equipped with an onboard industrial PC with a color monitor and Windows NT. The machine features a universal tablet feeder for overencapsulation of tablets and a vacuum system for capsule-handling and cleaning functions. MG America, Fairfield, NJ; 973/808-8185; www.mgamerica.com.
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Tabletop Liquid Filler
A compact tabletop liquid-filling system is designed with semiautomated aseptic dispensing, filling, and plugging operations to eliminate human contact when the liquid product is being filled into vials or bottles. The FP50 features a peristaltic dispenser, a turntable infeed, an in-line filling station, and a rubber-plug-closure applicator. Vials can be filled at a rate of 30 per minute. Flexicon America Inc., Burlington, VT; 802/657-3232; www.flexiconamerica.com.
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