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Equipment combination from plan source

Automatic tracking filling line

Consider this route when an established bottle format is expanding or stop-start filling disrupts surrounding stages. Continuous movement only makes sense when bottle pitch and the line-rate window fit.

If bottles should keep moving, the key is not simply a moving filler; bottle pitch, the tracking window, and surrounding line rates must work together.

Route overview

Select a station to see how this route is arranged.

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

See one field stage related to this route.

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

See this route as the source lists its stations.

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

    Inverting bottle rinser

  2. 02

    Dryer

  3. 03

    UV treatment tunnel

  4. 04

    Four-head moving piston filler

  5. 05

    Cap elevator

  6. 06

    Twin-head four-wheel capper

  7. 07

    Double-side labeler

  8. 08

    Accumulation platform

CAD layout

Review the layout separately

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 3 CAD layout drawing

A tracking route requires review of tracking travel, the synchronisation window, return motion, and rate relationships with adjacent machines. Actual rate is verified with the selected product, bottle, dose, and line conditions.