A filling machine is only part of a line. Containers have to arrive, be opened, filled, closed, sealed, labelled, coded, palletized and wrapped, often in a hazardous area or a clean room, and every step depends on the one before. In a turnkey project, AiCROV engineers the whole line, builds the filling machines, integrates the rest of the equipment, tests everything together in Tarragona and installs it at your plant. You have one supplier and one technical contact for the whole line.

What a turnkey line can include

Filling

AiCROV machines for jerrycans, drums and IBCs (totes), from semi-automatic to fully automatic and robotic: SP1, SP2, SP3, EL2-E, EL2-B, Robot Filler.

Opening and closing

Automatic uncapping, capping to controlled torque, press-fit lids and metal seal crimping, with vision checks where needed.

Labelling and coding

Labellers and ink coders before or after filling, on one or both sides.

Conveying and buffers

Roller and chain conveyors, turntables, transfers and accumulation, so the line runs while operators load and unload. See Intralogistics.

Palletizing

Robot palletizers for jerrycans and automatic palletizers for drums, including slip-sheets and mixed formats.

Wrapping and end of line

Stretch wrappers, strapping and pallet labelling.

Safety and process

Explosion proof version, nitrogen inerting, grounding checks, fume extraction and cleaning in place.

Control and data

One control system for the whole line, with remote support from our technicians.

Run with our Project Execution Process (PEP)

Like every AiCROV project, from a single machine to a complete line, turnkey lines are run with our own method, the PEP: one project manager, a gate at every stage, an internal test (IFAT) before the FAT with you, a site readiness check before installation and a punch list that follows every open point until it is closed. In a turnkey line this matters even more, because more machines and more suppliers mean more interfaces to manage.

How we run your project →

Designed as one line

Before anything is built, we lay out the whole line on your floor plan: where pallets arrive, where operators and forklifts move, how containers flow between machines and where they wait. This is one of the layouts our engineers have designed.

Floor plan of a drum and jerrycan filling line with two robot cells, pallet feeding and stretch wrapping, laid out around the plant doors and traffic routes
Drum and jerrycan line: filling and capping, two robot cells, pallet feeding and stretch wrapping, laid out around the plant’s doors and traffic routes.

Turnkey lines we have delivered

Complete lines and plants supplied by AiCROV, from empty container to finished pallet.

Why one supplier for the whole line

One contract, one contact

No interfaces to manage between the filler, the conveyors and the palletizer suppliers. If something does not work, there is one company responsible.

Tested before it leaves

The line is assembled and tested twice in our workshop, IFAT and FAT, so problems are solved before installation, not at your plant.

Designed around the filler

The filler sets the pace and the precision of the line. Because we design it, the rest of the line is sized to it.

Engineers, not resellers

The people who design the line are the people who commission it and support it afterwards.

Integrates with what you have

A turnkey line can connect to conveyors, wrappers or software already in your plant.

Tell us about your product and your containers, and we will propose the machine.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can a turnkey line include machines from other manufacturers?

Yes. We build the filling machines and integrate third-party labellers, coders, wrappers and other equipment, under one control system and one responsibility.

Can you connect a new line to equipment we already have?

Yes. For example, a Robot Filler line in Belgium was connected to the customer’s existing chain conveyor and stretch wrapper.

Who installs the line?

Our technicians install and commission it and train your operators. The Site Acceptance Test (SAT) is done with you at your plant.

How do we know the line works before it arrives?

The whole line is assembled and tested in our workshop in Tarragona: first in an internal test (IFAT), then in the Factory Acceptance Test (FAT), in which you take part, before shipment.

Can the whole line be built for hazardous areas?

Yes. Fillers, conveyors and the rest of the line can be built in an explosion proof version, with nitrogen inerting and grounding checks where the product requires them.

Can a turnkey line grow later?

Yes. Many of our machines are designed with free stations or space for more filling heads, so capacity or functions such as capping can be added on the same line.

Do you support the line after installation?

Yes: remote assistance, spare parts and maintenance plans for the whole line.