Portable Pail Filler
This movable pail filler requires a fork truck or pallet jack to move it from station to station. It is a top and sub-surface filling machine for batch filling 1 to 7 gallon pails, jerricans, jugs, kegs, etc. The filler will use from 3/4″ to 1.9” diameter lances depending on the containers. Sanitary specs are available.
Model: PPF-510
Rate: 4 to 5 pails per minute depending on product viscosity
Container: 1 to 7 gallon pails, jugs, cans, etc.
Material: Carbon or stainless steel construction, all wetted parts use 316 stainless steel
Overview
This movable pail filler requires a fork truck or pallet jack to move it from station to station. It is a top and sub-surface pail filling machine for 1 to 7 gallon pails, or containers up to 19″ tall. Typically this filling machine is designed for batch operations, or low volume pail filling runs. A 3/4″ diameter lance is used for small bung openings, but lances are available up to a 1.9″ diameter. The choice of lance diameters depends on the bung opening of the containers to be filled.
Once the machine has been moved into place, the operator will hook-up the compressed air line, the infeed product line, and plug in the power cord. The controls are on the handle in front of the operator. The photo above also shows the optional, clean-in-place lance flush adapter, along with a portable air operated lid press.
Description of Operation
This is a model PPF-510, a top and sub-surface pail filling machine for 1 to 7 gallon pails, or other containers up to 19″ tall.
- A fork truck or pallet jack moves the filler into position on a plant floor
- A wall plug is provided for connection to a power source
- A quick-connect air line is also provided
- The product infeed line will need to be hooked-up
- The operator places an open pail, or aligns a bung opening under the lance
- By pressing start, the lance automatically travels into the container
- The machine will automatically zero the tare weight before the fill cycle begins
- The filling cycle has three speeds; slow/fast/slow, if needed
- The lance retracts automatically ending the filling cycle
- Containers are manually moved on and off the filling station
- The air operated lid press is also portable and optional
Technical Specifications
This is a model PPF-510, a top and sub-surface pail filling machine for 1 to 7 gallon pails, or other containers up to 19″ tall.
- Lance and all other wetted parts are 316 stainless steel
- Filler has a three speed fill cycle; slow/fast/shot, if needed
- Twin, full-port ball valves prevent hammering
- A 200 lb/100 kg capacity scale accuracy +/- 0.05 lbs on 3 sigma curve
- NTEP approved scale & weight meter
- All controls enclosed in a NEMA 4 panel
- Allen Bradley PLC controller with 250 product menu
- Touch screen is an Allen Bradley color Panel View
- Communications port for interface with Drum Filler in the Cloud
- Air cylinder raises and lowers the lance
- Pneumatically operated drip pan
- Safety interlock, no container, no fill
- Auto abort, lance crash protection
- 21″ long gravity roller conveyor on scale
- 15″ long gravity conveyor before the scale
- Rectangular tubing with cut-outs for fork access
- Cable and wall plug are not included
- Portable air operated lid press is optional
All the fillers and conveyors are built with structural steel components, with the stanchions, frames and supports welded together, making each unit a one-piece superstructure, the most rugged standard in the industry.
Additional information
| Portability | Portable – Skid mounted |
|---|---|
| Fume Booth | No |
| Conveyor System For Empty And Full Containers | Standard |
| Foaming Product | Yes |
| Automation Type | Semi-Automatic – Operator positions lance to container or container to lance |
| Product Temperature | <250 |
| Container Type (Standard) | Pails |
| Container Type (Optional) | Drum-Plastic, Palletized Drums (Steel), Quarts |
| Fill Heads (Standard) | 1 Fill Head |
| Fill Heads (Optional) | 2 Fill Head, 3 Fill Head, 4 Fill Head |
| Classification for Explosive / Flammable Environments (Standard) | Unclassified |
| Classification for Explosive / Flammable Environments (Optional) | Class I – Div I, Class I – Div II |
| Site Conditions (Standard) | Industrial Standard |
| Site Conditions (Optional) | Corrosive Environment, Food Grade, Outdoor, Requires Washdown |
| Frame Construction / Coating (Standard) | Carbon Steel Enamel |
| Frame Construction / Coating (Optional) | Carbon Steel Epoxy, Stainless 304, Stainless 316 |
| Product - Wetted Parts (Standard) | Standard 316 |
| Product - Wetted Parts (Optional) | Corrosive / Caustic, Food Grade |
| Product Viscosity Handling (Standard) | 0-2,500 CPS (Water to Maple Syrup), 10,000 CPS (Honey), 100,000 CPS (Toothpaste), 50,000 CPS (Ketchup) |
| Product Viscosity Handling (Optional) | 250,000 CPS (Peanut Butter) |
