Intermittent or
continuous operation during filling? –
BREITNER filling machines

Intermittent or continuous operation during filling?
The BREITNER machine control system covers two operating principles:

  • Linear filling and closing machines – they operate intermittently.
  • Rotary filling and closing machines – they operate continuously.

Here is a closer look at these two operating principles.

Intermittent filling operation

BREITNER filling machines – intermittent filling operation

This stopping slide in reinforced design is practical for large bottles or canisters – when filled, they are held reliably and precisely.

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Our linear filling and closing machines operate in intermittent mode. A continuously running conveyor belt conveys the packs into the machine.

In the filling machines, several containers are stopped under the filling nozzles, the filling nozzle lowers into the bottle or canister mouth and the filling process begins. When the container is full, the bottles are transported further.

In the case of the closing machines, each bottle is gripped, stopped and screwed down individually by means of a so-called transport starwheel.

BREITNER filling machines – intermittent filling operation
Typical transport star in a rotary closing machine. The screw capping station is located at the back in the middle.

Continuous filling operation

BREITNER filling machines – continuous filling operation
With our rotary filling and closing machines, the bottles run continuously through the machine without stopping – and thus jerk-free. The machine throughput per hour is higher, this process is suitable for large production volumes. The bottles run continuously through the machine: from the left into the infeed starwheel, in the middle through the central starwheel and on the right via the outfeed starwheel back onto the conveyor belt. The capping spindles work synchronously with the central starwheel; the caps (yellow) are fed in from the right.
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The decision: Intermittent or continuous?

It depends on numerous parameters of your production, your containers and the product. The production conditions, such as the frequency of batch changes, also play a decisive role here. We advise you on which process makes the most technical sense for your production, but is also the most economical. In our extensive range of machines, you will find the right machine for your requirements in the optimum design and combination with other machines.
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