Sauce filling equipment
15 process stages across the line
These 15 equipment stages cover container handling, filling, capping, labeling, case packing, and palletizing. Add them to an existing line or combine them for a new line; adjacent interfaces determine the connection method.
Container unscrambling
When loose containers arrive in mixed orientations, nest, or stick together, turntable-assisted and robotic infeed need to be assessed against the material and shape.
See what this stage needsContainer rinsing
Internal rinse or external spray, linear inversion or rotary handling depends on the finish, container stability, and the required discharge orientation.
See what this stage needsDrying
When water remains at the base, finish, or inner wall after rinsing, the hot-air route depends on where it remains, container material, and available dwell time.
See what this stage needsFilling
Bottles and cans, tubes, premade spouted pouches, roll-film pouches, and multi-lane sachets use different loading, positioning, and sealing actions, so start with the real pack.
See what this stage needsCap feeding
When caps nest, jam, or scuff, vibratory-bowl and waterfall-elevator routes need to match top/bottom features, stacking direction, and surface requirements.
See what this stage needsCapping
Cross-threading, cap marks, damaged tamper rings, and different vacuum needs point to different routes such as four-wheel, steam-vacuum, or tracking vacuum capping.
See what this stage needsLabeling
Front/back labels on flat bottles, wrap labels on round bottles, and registered labels require different container support, anti-rotation, dispensing, and graphic positioning.
See what this stage needsCoding
Dates, batch numbers, shift codes, and variable QR codes must work on the actual pack surface; position, material, readability, and error prevention determine the coding-stage arrangement.
See what this stage needsSleeving & shrinking
Body sleeves, neck tamper bands, and shaped containers differ in film, lay-flat width, cut length, drop orientation, and shrink position.
See what this stage needsCollection & buffering
If finished bottles crowd, fall, or fill the turntable after labeling or coding, buffer design cannot be chosen by turntable diameter alone.
See what this stage needsCase erecting
Warp, score lines, and slot variation directly affect case pickup, erection, bottom folding, and sealing; dimensions alone are not enough.
See what this stage needsCase packing
Missing or extra bottles, fallen bottles, trapped labels, or damaged caps usually relate to grouping, pickup surface, pack pattern, and the case opening.
See what this stage needsCase sealing
Misaligned flaps, off-centre or lifted tape, and crushed cases require the case condition, guides, conveyor height, and tape to be reviewed together.
See what this stage needsPalletizing
Layer shift, leaning cases, dropped cases, or insufficient case strength require the pallet pattern, pickup face, case weight, and incoming orientation to be reviewed together.
See what this stage needsPallets & transfer
Empty-pallet direction, locating, and replenishment continue to affect palletizing, while full-pallet removal, buffering, and warehouse handoff need their own line interfaces.
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