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Jul '08

Conveyor Systems

The cornerstone of any automated packaging system is the conveyor system that moves product from one packaging phase to the next. The efficiency of a packaging system relies in large part on how quickly product can move from the loading stage to the filler, capper, labeler, packer or other packaging equipment found on your packaging system. Liquid Packaging Solutions offers a wide variety of conveyor types and conveyor options to allow your packaging system to achieve maximum efficiency. More

Jul '08

Components of a Spindle Capper

Liquid Packaging Solutions automatic spindle capper includes three distinct components: a cap sorting device, a cap chute, and the cap tightener. Each of these components of the capping machine is crucial to achieving a quality seal on your containers. More

Jul '08

A Packaging System Solution for Any Product!

As a visitor to our website, you are probably already aware that Liquid Packaging Solutions manufactures many different pieces of packaging machinery. Our liquid filling machines are capable of filling containers from a fraction of an ounce up to multiple gallons. And with overflow fillers, gravity fillers, pump fillers and more, LPS filling machines can fill a wide range of different products! Once filled, our spindle cappers, chuck cappers and other specialty cappers will seal your bottle with almost any cap you choose! Liquid Packaging Solutions conveyors will move your product from station to station on your packaging system and can be custom built for any conveyor length or width. LPS rinsers, whether a bottle vac or a wet rinser, will help to achieve the necessary level of cleanliness for your bottling plant. Accumulating and Loading turntables will help to collect product on a packaging system. You get the idea, LPS can assist you with any phase of your packaging system! More

Jun '08

Bottled Water Plants - Labeling

The label you choose for your bottled water will play a large part in your presentation of your product to your customer! A labeling machine is an integral part of a packaging system. The type and size of bottle that you are filling will help to determine the type of labeler that will best suit your packaging system. More

May '08

Bottled Water Plants - Capping Machinery

The necessary capping machinery for your bottled water plant will depend, like many other components of your packaging line, in large part on your production needs. It will also depend on the type of cap you choose to use! Liquid Packaging Solutions, Inc. manufactures cappers for a wide range of different caps and capping machines for nearly any size production run. More

May '08

Bottled Water Plants - Bottle Cleaners

There are numerous codes and standards set out for bottled water plants, one of the most notable of which is probably the IBWA's Bottled Water Code of Practice. http://www.bottledwater.org/public/pdf/2008-code-of-practice.pdf In addition, federal, state and local regulations may impose certain standards on bottled water plants. Bottle cleaners, both wet rinsers and bottle vacuums, can insure that your containers are clean prior to the filling, capping, labeling and other packaging phases of your packaging system. More

May '08

Bottled Water Plants - Conveyor and Turntable Systems

Deciding on a conveyor and/or turntable system for your bottled water plant means laying out your packaging system in the space you have set aside for your packaging line. If you will begin bottling your water manually, your conveyor and turntable system may consist of only a couple of machines. A tabletop filling system may not require conveyors or turntables at all! The key is to decide which machines you will be using - rinsers, fillers, cappers, labelers, shrink wrap bundlers or other packaging machinery - and how you will set up those machines to form your packaging system. Once you know which packaging machinery you will be using and the space that you have to set up those machines, you can begin to set up your conveyor and turntable system. More

May '08

Bottled Water Plants - Water Treatment

With federal, state and local oversight of the bottled water industry, along with the standards of the International Bottled Water Association, almost any bottled water plant is likely to require some type of water treatment system. The different types of water treatment for bottled water are briefly described below along with the benefits of each More

May '08

Filling Equipment Options

Filling equipment can be compared to fingerprints, in that no two are exactly alike. This may be a slight exaggeration when it comes to filling equipment and/or a packaging system. However, when you consider the nuances in products, even similar products, and the number of different products filled in today More

Apr '08

Conveyors and Turntables

If you are going to automate your packaging process, there is one piece of packaging equipment that is a must: the conveyor. In fact, one of the first steps in deciding on a packaging system will be laying out the conveyor system to insure you have room for your employees and for your packaging equipment, such as rinsers, fillers, cappers and labelers. All of this equipment and labor requires precious space. A good conveyor system can help you find that space, even if it isn't visible at first glance. More

Common Liquid Types	Viscosity Low	Viscosity High
Water @ 70° F	1	5
Blood or Kerosene	10	10
Anti-Freeze or Ethylene Glycol	15	15
Motor Oil SAE 10 or Corn Syrup	50	100
Motor Oil SAE 30 or Maple Syrup	150	200
Motor Oil SAE 40 or Castor Oil	250	500
Motor Oil SAE 60 or Glycerin	1000	2000
Karo Corn Syrup or Honey	2000	3000
Blackstrap Molasses	5000	10,000
Hershey Chocolate Syrup	10,000	25,000
Heinz Ketchup or French's mustard*	50,000	70,000
Tomato Paste or Peanut Butter	150,000	200,000
Crisco Shortening or Lard	1,000,000	2,000,000
Caulking Compound	5,000,000	10,000,000
Window Putty	100,000,000	100,000,000+