How packing cleaning product ?

The hygiene and personal care industry has a key role to play in our fight against Coronavirus – and, over the past few weeks, Zeno filling machine have been approached by numerous manufacturers looking to increase production or streamline their packaging processes. Some are exploring automation for the first time. Sourcing equipment for cleaning products? Here are some points to consider:

What kind of filling machinery do I need?

The type of liquid filling machine required depends, in part, on the speeds you are looking to achieve and batch-sizes you are producing. Perhaps you’re a distillery manufacturing a limited amount of hand-sanitiser? If so, a semi-automatic Bench Top Filler might be the best option, and could be repurposed for different products in future.

Companies looking to increase production should consider a larger semi-automatic machine.

For large-scale production and high speeds, we recommend modular, fully-automatic filling machinery, which can be integrated with other packaging equipment to form a complete line.

The machinery’s key features must be chosen to suit your product. Factors like its viscosity, flammability and the extent to which it foams should be taken into account. If you will be packaging a range of products, ensure that equipment can be configured to accommodate different bottle variants and liquid viscosities.

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Selecting the right materials for a potentially aggressive product

Certain cleaning chemicals react with other materials, and can cause standard machine components to degrade quickly. Therefore, all parts that will come into contact with the product should be checked for suitability; we usually recommend materials like stainless steel, PTFE, titanium, glass and PVC.

In addition to this, some chemicals give off vapours that can react with filling machinery’s framework and windows, causing them to crack and discolour. As with parts coming into contact with the product, we must select the correct materials with the correct finish. Flame polished edges create stress in a material, which will ‘stress craze’ when it comes into contact with aggressive agents.

Avoiding spillages or contamination when filling cleaning products

While our filling machines are highly accurate, we recommend drip trays to control any excess product or product-spills.  If the filler will be part of a complete bottling line, conveyor wash boxes are available on request; they keep the conveyor chain clean and prevent contamination with the other conveyors downstream.  The conveyor chain should also reviewed for compatibility with the product.

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