Free-flowing liquid
A free-flowing liquid that normally suits gravity, flowmeter or timed pump filling. Review filler options, feed, controls, risks and cleaning.
Open product-profile guideProduction knowledge base
Plan every stage from product preparation to packed output.
Use the physical product guides to identify the dosing technology, then follow the process guides for container preparation, closing, labelling, safety, cleaning and line balance.
Product behaviour guides
Choose the physical profile first.
Viscosity, flowability, particles, foam, heat, pressure and chemical hazard decide which filler and feed system can work reliably.
Foaming liquid
A liquid that can entrain air and therefore benefits from bottom-up or diving-nozzle filling. Review filler options, feed, controls, risks and cleaning.
Open product-profile guideSmooth viscous product
A smooth viscous product normally handled by piston, servo-piston, progressive-cavity or lobe-pump filling. Review filler options, feed, controls, risks and cleaning.
Open product-profile guideViscous product with particulates
A viscous product containing pieces, fibres, seeds or suspended solids that needs an unrestricted product path. Review filler options, feed, controls, risks and cleaning.
Open product-profile guideHot viscous product
A product filled hot to support flow, container treatment or the validated preservation process. Review filler options, feed, controls, risks and cleaning.
Open product-profile guideOil and low-foam liquid
A low-foam oil that requires clean cut-off, drip control and materials compatible with the formulation. Review filler options, feed, controls, risks and cleaning.
Open product-profile guidePowder
A powder whose bulk density, dust level and flowability determine the most suitable dosing method. Review filler options, feed, controls, risks and cleaning.
Open product-profile guideGranules and free-flowing solids
A granular or piece product normally dosed by weigh counting, cup dosing or controlled volumetric feeding. Review filler options, feed, controls, risks and cleaning.
Open product-profile guideTablets and capsules
A countable solid dose that normally requires controlled feeding, counting and container verification. Review filler options, feed, controls, risks and cleaning.
Open product-profile guideGel, cream or lotion
A shear-sensitive or viscous personal-care, healthcare or technical formulation requiring controlled positive displacement. Review filler options, feed, controls, risks and cleaning.
Open product-profile guideCorrosive or oxidising liquid
A chemically aggressive liquid that requires compatible wetted parts, containment and a documented risk assessment. Review filler options, feed, controls, risks and cleaning.
Open product-profile guideFlammable or solvent-based liquid
A flammable formulation requiring hazardous-area review, ignition control and appropriate extraction. Review filler options, feed, controls, risks and cleaning.
Open product-profile guideCarbonated beverage
A pressurised beverage that needs counter-pressure filling, low product temperature and controlled foam. Review filler options, feed, controls, risks and cleaning.
Open product-profile guideMolten or heat-liquefied product
A product that must remain molten or soft through holding, transfer and dosing. Review filler options, feed, controls, risks and cleaning.
Open product-profile guidePieces, units or irregular solids
A discrete or irregular solid product requiring weighing, counting or pick-and-place feeding. Review filler options, feed, controls, risks and cleaning.
Open product-profile guideSlurry or suspension
A liquid-solid suspension that needs agitation, abrasion review and an unrestricted dosing path. Review filler options, feed, controls, risks and cleaning.
Open product-profile guideComplete process guides
Connect the filler to the rest of the line.
These guides address the decisions that sit before and after filling, including pack preparation, closing, coding, inspection, cleaning and distribution.
How to select a filling machine
A structured method for choosing a filler from product behaviour, dose, pack, cleaning and output.
Read the guideJar and bottle rinsing or sterilising
When empty packs need air cleaning, rinsing, washing, sterilisation or no treatment before filling.
Read the guideHot filling and pasteurisation
Temperature control, heated tanks, closure vacuum, cooling and scalding protection for hot-fill processes.
Read the guideCold filling and vacuum capping
Alternative preservation routes, clean filling and vacuum closure options when product is not filled hot.
Read the guideParticulates, settling and agitation
Keep seeds, fibres, pieces and solids in suspension while protecting valves, pumps and dose consistency.
Read the guideCapping, lidding and sealing
Match screw caps, ROPP closures, vacuum lids, pumps, triggers, foils and heat seals to the pack.
Read the guideLabelling, coding and inspection
Select wrap-around, front/back, top, sleeve and tamper-evident labels with reliable batch coding.
Read the guidePouches, sachets and VFFS
Compare preformed pouch filling with vertical form-fill-seal for liquids, powders, granules and pieces.
Read the guideEnd-of-line packaging
Accumulation, check systems, case packing, sleeve wrapping, palletising and distribution planning.
Read the guideThroughput and line balancing
Convert weekly demand into realistic machine output, labour, accumulation and changeover requirements.
Read the guideCleaning and changeover planning
Plan product recovery, strip-down, clean-in-place, allergen control, line clearance and format changes.
Read the guideMachine and process safety
Address guarding, hot product, chemicals, vapours, dust, pressure, ergonomics and safe intervention.
Read the guideTurn a process into a specification
Discuss a production lineReview the actual product, packaging, output and site with Lancing.
A complete line specification should include utilities, changeovers, guarding, controls, coding, inspection and end-of-line handling.
Decision support
Calculate, compare and test the next production decision.
Use calculations, controlled diagnostics, side-by-side comparisons and documented acceptance criteria to move from a general idea to a robust machinery brief.
Packaging line output calculator
Estimate sustained good-pack output and expose the full-line bottleneck.
Open resource →Packaging-line troubleshooting
Diagnose common filling, capping, labelling, sealing and conveyor problems.
Open resource →Equipment comparisons
Compare alternative machinery principles against the same requirement.
Open resource →UK compliance planning
Structure safety, conformity, quantity-control and validation questions.
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