Are you new to the food packaging industry and need to choose a food industry filling machine? Is your e-commerce business growing rapidly and you need to fulfill orders faster? According to research, US food and beverage e-commerce sales will be close to $80 billion in 2023, which will also have an impact on the packaging industry. Do you want to know if your product can be used in our food industry filling machine? If it is not on our list, we are happy to test it on the machine in our factory and send you a statistical analysis for free. Let’s take a look at what factors should be considered when choosing the perfect food industry filling machine for your business.

How To Choose Food Industry Filling Machine?

Types of Filled Products

Different types of products require different types of food industry filling machines. What kind of products does your business sell? Is it dry organic snacks, carbonated beverages, or sticky rice, meat and seafood dishes for prepared food consumers?

If you are in the beverage market, you will need a liquid food industry filling machine. There are many types of liquid filling machines, and if you are currently on a limited budget, it is best to use a manual liquid filling machine. Other options include semi-automatic, automatic, in-line, rotary and piston liquid filling machines.

Are you focusing on prepared food customers? Sticky rice was the inspiration for us to invent the machine. The food industry filling machine is easy to use, requires minimal training, and integrates perfectly with almost all existing production lines. It is also easy to clean, as food safety is a non-negotiable requirement in the industry.

Containers to be filled

What container do you plan to use to fill your product? For bottled carbonated beverages, a liquid filling machine is sufficient, as it can dispense precise amounts of liquid products. It is not only a machine for filling bottles, but also cartons, cans, and cups.

The food industry filling machine can fill foods that are usually difficult to package. Do you sell pasta in bowls, fried rice in folding paper takeaway boxes, or shredded pork in plastic trays? All of these containers can be used with our filling machines.

Automation level

Do you need an automatic or semi-automatic food industry filling machine? If you are just starting out and have a limited budget, it is better to understand how you can upgrade in the future. Automatic food industry filling machines are suitable for large companies with high production requirements.

Human contact is limited to monitoring the machine and packaging line while it is running. In addition, to check that the settings are correct, adjust the conveyor belts, filling heads, and other components as needed. There is less chance of contamination, labor costs are saved, and product moves through faster.

Semi-automatic food industry filling machines are more time consuming because the operator must place the container under the filling nozzle and then transfer it to the next part of the packaging stage or replenish the product. This takes longer and the chance of contamination increases.

Food Industry Filling Machine Types

Liquid filling machine

This is a liquid food industry filling machine. It is not only a machine that fills bottles, but also a machine that fills cartons, cans, and cups. Liquid food industry filling machines can handle a variety of liquids, including carbonated drinks, water, cooking, oil, soup, and of course salad dressing. There are several common liquid filling machines, also called flow filling machines:

Manual liquid filling machine

More efficient than manually pouring liquids, suitable for laboratories or small-scale production.

Semi-automatic liquid filling machine

Suitable for almost all types of liquids and uses syringes, pistons, and nozzles for drip-free packaging.

Automatic liquid filling machine

Automatic food industry filling machine is used for large-scale operations with high production requirements and is ideal for containing food and viscous liquids.

Inline Liquid Filling Machine

It is suitable for dispensing food, dairy and cosmetic products, pouring low and high viscosity liquids into containers arranged in a row along a conveyor system.

Rotary Liquid Filling Machine

Commonly used in the personal care, automotive, food and beverage industries, this machine moves containers along different circular stations, each performing a specialized function such as filling, sealing or capping.

Piston Liquid Filling Machine

Used for filling substances with limited conversion such as liquid soaps, cosmetics and food sauces, it accurately pours the product into the container.

Powder and Granular Filling Machine

Also known as a vibrating weigh filler because it uses multiple vibrating trays to dispense the product into a weighing bucket. Once the correct weight is reached, the bucket pours the product into the container. It is commonly used for industrial and chemical products.

Solid Filling Machine

Solid filling machines can be either volumetric or gravimetric. In gravimetric filling, the machine dispenses a precisely measured amount of product based on weight. It is commonly used for granular solid foods such as oatmeal, where the ready-to-eat cereal is mixed with another granular solid food such as nuts or dried fruit.

Volumetric fillers

Measure specific product volumes and focus on loose solids. Product examples include refrigerated deli salads, such as your favorite German potato salad, quinoa salad or tabbouleh.