Bottling Equipment Basics

Get your product to market with the correct bottling equipment

A good understanding of bottling equipment basics is essential when delivering almost any liquid product to the consumer. Bottling equipment is not one size fits all machinery. Both the type of liquid being bottled and the types of bottles being used come into play when determining which bottling machines will work best with your business.

When choosing bottling machinery, you want to maximize the amount of product produced without affecting the quality of the product your consumers will receive. You will also want to ensure that the machinery will not hinder your business plan, as far as packaging is concerned. Take this basic information into account:

1. Choose the industrial bottling equipment to fit your product.
2. Become familiar with the bottling process of the machinery before buying.
3. Be sure all filling, labeling and bottle capping machines work together.
   

 

Choose the industrial bottling equipment to fit your product

Not all liquids are the same and bottling equipment reflects this. Water bottling equipment works much differently than equipment used to bottle soaps and syrups. Volatility and corrosiveness of the product also needs to be accounted for when choosing the correct machinery.
Try: Inline Filling Systems provides a product guide to match your product to the right machinery, as well as an explanation of each type of bottling technology. Willow Way provides explanations and diagrams for their machines as well as product capabilities.

See the bottling machines at work before making your purchase

Whether it is a water bottling machine or a soap bottling machine, each manufacturer produces a slightly different machine. Even the most in depth explanation may not be able to truly convey the workings of these machines. If an in-person examination isn't possible, acquire video of the machinery at work.
Try: ACASI Machinery and All-Fill both provide extensive video libraries of their filling, labeling and capping machinery at work.

Make sure your bottling equipment works together

Bottling isn't a one shot procedure--each bottle must be filled, capped and labeled. If you are purchasing your equipment from various venues, take the time to ensure they are compatible. The easiest way to ensure compatibility is to purchase all your bottling equipment from the same manufacturer.
Try: Biner Ellison High Speed Packaging provides a wide range of compatible equipment that will take care of jobs from washing to wrapping and everything in between. JDA Progress Industries offers entire bottling lines that work together for the optimum manufacturing efficiency.

 

• If you have no concrete plan for packaging your product, you may be able to choose a bottling system to fit your product and budget and plan your packaging accordingly.

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