One SP1 with dual scale for every container, from 10 L jerrycans to 1,000 L IBCs — food producer, USA
| Customer | Food producer |
| Country | United States |
| Industry | Food |
| Containers | 10, 20 and 25 L jerrycans · 200 L / 55 gal drums · 1,000 L / 275 gal IBCs (totes) |
| Machine | SP1 |
| Configuration | Pallet scale + 100 kg small-container scale · two immersion nozzles (Ø42 and Ø30 mm) · zero-gravity palletizing aid |
| Accuracy | About ±250 g on drums and IBCs, about ±15 g on jerrycans |
| Wetted parts | FDA-approved materials |
| Installed | 2023 |
The challenge
A US food producer wanted a single machine for every container in the plant, from 10-litre jerrycans to IBCs, with food-contact materials and the right accuracy for each size.
The solution
SP1 Gravimetric Filling Machine — Dual Scale, Drums to Jerrycans | Food, USA
An SP1 with two scales. The pallet scale handles drums and IBCs, where around ±250 g is normal; next to it, a 100 kg scale for small containers brings jerrycans down to about ±15 g. The operator swings the arm from one scale to the other and changes between two immersion nozzles, Ø42 mm for drums and IBCs and Ø30 mm for jerrycans. A free-roller conveyor at the small scale lets jerrycans run in series: while one fills, the operator caps and palletizes the previous ones with a zero-gravity palletizing aid. All product-contact materials are FDA approved.
The result
One machine covers almost every container in the plant, with the right accuracy for each.
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