EL2-E filling and capping cell for crop-protection products, run by one operator — Nutrien, Kwinana, Australia
| Customer | Nutrien |
| Country | Australia (Kwinana, Western Australia) |
| Industry | Agrochemicals — crop protection |
| Containers | 10 and 20 L canisters |
| Machine | EL2-E |
| Functions | Coarse and fine filling · automatic capping |
| Stations | Coarse filling · fine filling · capping |
| Output | Around 130 canisters/h |
| Accuracy | ±0.1% net weight |
| Installed | 2026 |
More on this application: Filling machines for agrochemicals and liquid fertilizers
The challenge
Nutrien’s crop-protection plant in Kwinana needed to fill 10 and 20-litre canisters automatically, with a single operator and no operator handling of the product.
The solution
Automatic Canister Filling & Capping Machine EL2-E — Crop Protection Chemicals
A standard EL2-E in a U-shaped layout: the operator loads empty canisters at the infeed and removes full ones at the outlet, both from the same spot. Two nozzles work in sequence: the first fills most of the target at high speed and the second adds the last part slowly, reaching ±0.1% net weight. A capping station then screws on each cap automatically.
The result
Around 130 canisters an hour, conveyed in, filled, capped and discharged automatically, with one operator for the whole cell. Installed in 2026.
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