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Equipment combination from plan source

Automatic piston filling line

A practical route when an established thick-sauce recipe is moving into repeat filling across several dose sizes. The hardest product and format-change method decide whether piston filling belongs in the trial.

When a thick sauce needs volumetric dosing while stringing and product left in the cylinder also matter, a piston route is a practical starting point.

Route overview

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This overview is generated from the CAD station order and arrangement for this plan. It supports project discussion and does not replace an engineering drawing.

Route field clip

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This clip helps identify one equipment stage only. The actual combination still depends on this route, the pack, and site interfaces.

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Station sequence

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The names and order below come from the plan source and support route comparison. Whether stages stay, are added, or are replaced still depends on the product, pack, and site interfaces.

Station order listed in the source

  1. 01

    Bottle unscrambler

  2. 02

    Four-head bottle rinser

  3. 03

    Four-head piston filler

  4. 04

    Cap elevator

  5. 05

    Four-wheel capper

  6. 06

    Double-side labeler

  7. 07

    Sleeve applicator

  8. 08

    Electric shrink tunnel

  9. 09

    Accumulation platform

  10. 10

    Semi-automatic case sealer

CAD layout

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The layout keeps its original aspect ratio and is not used as decoration. Open it separately to inspect dimensions, direction, and equipment positions; it supports a layout discussion and is not a final site drawing.

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Plan 2 CAD layout drawing

We put piston stroke, nozzle, drip handling, level feed, and adjustments into the trial. Dosing behavior and rate apply only to the product-and-pack combination tested.