Can Fill Seam Machine

Can fill seam machines, also known as can fill and seam blocks, typically comprise two integrated packaging machines: a can filler and a can seamer. Fill and seam machines can process various products can format, and can be equipped with product recovery and recirculation for hot filling that ensures constant product temperature, even during downtime.

Our automatic fill and seam mono-block counter-pressure canning machines are intelligently designed to provide precision rinsing, filling, and hermetic sealing to cans using double- or triple-seal processes.

Our can-filling and seaming machines cover various applications and can be customised according to your production needs. Additional modules are available upon request according to your production requirements.

Application

Can-filling and seaming machines are highly sought-after and used for packaging various substances in the chemical, mechanical, FMCG, cosmetic, pharmaceutical and beverage industries.

Products that can be packaged include:

Canned beer, soda, cider, water, juice, coffee, tea, wine, and carbonated beverages.
Tuna, jam, sauce, cannabis, nutrition powder packaging, honey, dry food such as nuts, seasoning, cereals, rice, pasta, soup, vegetables, fruit, meat, and seafood.
Pharmaceutical raw materials, powders, pills, medical supplies, and veterinary supplies.
Automotive fluids such as petrol, oil, and diesel, nuclear waste and radioactive substances, ink and lacquers, farm chemicals, cleaning liquid, paint, lube oil, glue, and cooking oil.
Skincare and haircare products.

Advantages

Single source all-in-one solution for low- to medium-speed production lines.
The user-friendly PLC (programmable logic controller) HMI (human-machine interface) system offers joint control with no-can, no-fill/seal technology.
High filling accuracy is ensured through the volumetric filling valve and inductive flow meter.
Optimal canning of up to 1,200 cans per hour with variable speed control.
Excellent product quality is achieved by using low oxygen and CO₂ consumption levels.
Easy visibility and access from all sides via transparent doors for easy maintenance.
Simplified changeover with automatic height adjustment and quick-change handling parts.
Energy savings of up to 30% can be achieved through the servo-driven systems.
Reliable filling procedure with hygienic filling valve, automatic centralised lubrication system, and separate gas channels for optimal pressurisation.
Pneumatic lid gapper with automatic centring and in-line flushing.
Flexible operation settings make it possible to process various can formats with CIP (clean-in-place).
All contact parts are manufactured from SUS 304 stainless steel.
Automatic stop feeding if the filling liquid is low or below the filling temperature.
High integration possibilities with other production line machinery.

How It Works

Empty cans are individually fed into the filler station, where a differential pressure chamber helps to carefully centre each can in its optimal position to preserve container pressure.
After pre-flushing in a separate CO₂ chamber with independent pressure adjustment, a pneumatic filling valve automatically lowers onto the cans, and an inductive flow meter checks the quality and quantity of inflowing liquid.
The filling valve closes once the specified filling volume has been reached, whereafter the decompression process can begin.
Sensitive beverages that require hot filling use a recirculation system to ensure consistent temperatures as the product is recollected in a specially dedicated tank and recirculated into the processing system. In this system, the filler is cleaned and sanitised in a closed loop using false cans assembled under the filling valves, and all internal areas in contact with the product are sanitised during the CIP.
Once cans are filled, they are conveyed by a discharge turret and chain towards the can seamer, where a revolving lifter plate then raises each can up to the seaming rollers. Here, can lids, also known as ends comprising paper, tin, aluminium, PET (polyethylene terephthalate), plastic, or even glass, are applied to the can body in three stages – compression, first roller operation, and second roller operation – to ensure a reliable, airtight seam every time.
After the seaming operation, a cam-driven knockout pad releases the seamed cans from their chucks before they are conveyed down the line for final boxing and dispatching.