Filling Equipment for Chemicals, Cleaners & Industrial Liquids

Volumetric Technologies filling systems can handle a wide range of industrial products, from thin, free-flowing liquids to thick, viscous, sticky, and difficult-to-move materials.

Applications can include adhesives, lubricants, oils, coatings, cleaners, automotive products, pastes, gels, sealants, and other specialty products.

The right solution starts with understanding the product—not simply putting it into a broad “industrial” category.

It depends on how the product behaves and what the production process requires.

·       Volumetric piston fillers are a proven choice for many thick and viscous products.

·       Positive displacement pump fillers provide precise control over product flow and can be a strong choice for automated applications.

·       Overflow fillers may be appropriate for thinner, free-flowing liquids when a consistent visual fill level is important.

Volumetric Technologies offers multiple filling technologies, allowing us to select the approach that makes sense for the application.

Very important. In many applications, nozzle selection is one of the starting points for designing the filling solution.

Product viscosity, stringing, dripping, container opening, fill volume, temperature, and desired cutoff can all influence nozzle selection. Volumetric Technologies considers the nozzle and filling technology together rather than treating the nozzle as an accessory added at the end.

The right nozzle helps provide better product control, cleaner cutoff, accurate fills, and reliable production.

Yes. Industrial products can present unusual filling challenges, and a standard nozzle isn't always the right answer.

Volumetric Technologies can develop custom nozzle designs around the product, container, fill requirements, and production process. This can be particularly valuable for thick, sticky, stringy, or otherwise difficult-to-control products.

Volumetric piston filling is a strong option for many high-viscosity products because the piston mechanically draws in and dispenses a measured volume.

Positive displacement pump filling may also be a good choice when the application benefits from greater control over product flow or the filling profile.

Rather than making the decision based on viscosity alone, Volumetric Technologies considers the product, container, fill volume, production rate, and required product handling.

Yes. These applications often come down to the right combination of filling technology, product pathway, nozzle design, and filling profile.

A product that continues to string after the fill can create messy containers, product loss, and downtime. Specialized or positive-shutoff nozzles can help provide better control at the end of the fill.

Nozzle selection is a major part of the solution.

Depending on the product, Volumetric Technologies can use specialized cutoff or positive-shutoff nozzle designs to control product flow at the end of the filling cycle. Fill speed and other machine settings can also be adjusted around the way the product behaves.

Depending on the product, yes.

Particle size, shape, concentration, and sensitivity need to be considered along with the viscosity of the base product. Those characteristics can affect the filling technology, valves, product pathways, and nozzle opening.

If the product contains solids, tell us early. It can significantly influence how the system should be configured.

Potentially, but abrasion needs to be understood before the equipment is specified.

An abrasive product can affect seals, pumps, valves, nozzles, and other product-contact components over time. Volumetric Technologies evaluates the characteristics of the material so appropriate components and maintenance considerations can be built into the application.

Product compatibility needs to be evaluated carefully.

Volumetric Technologies considers the product-contact materials, seals, hoses, pumps, valves, and nozzles that will come into contact with the material. The actual chemical composition and operating conditions should be reviewed before equipment is specified.

Depending on the product and temperature, yes.

Temperature can significantly change viscosity and flow characteristics. It can also affect seals, hoses, and other product-contact components.

We want to understand the actual product temperature at the filler, not simply its temperature earlier in the manufacturing process.

Yes, but those changes should be considered when designing the system.

If a product flows easily when warm but becomes significantly thicker as it cools, the filler needs to be configured for the conditions it will actually experience during production.

Testing at realistic production temperatures can help identify the appropriate filling technology, nozzle, and operating parameters.

Volumetric Technologies filling systems are engineered for accurate, repeatable filling.

Actual performance depends on the product, fill volume, filling technology, machine configuration, and production conditions. With higher-value industrial products, consistent filling can also help reduce unnecessary product giveaway.

Yes. Small amounts of overfill can become significant when multiplied across a large production run—especially with expensive specialty products.

Repeatable filling helps control the amount dispensed into each container while reducing unnecessary product use and cleanup.

Often, yes.

If you're planning to run multiple products, Volumetric Technologies will want to understand the full range of viscosities, chemical compatibility requirements, fill volumes, containers, and nozzle needs.

The more we know about future products during the application process, the better we can design for useful flexibility.

Yes, depending on the range of containers and fill volumes.

Container height, diameter, opening size, stability, and required volume can all affect machine configuration and changeover requirements. Different containers may also require different nozzles.

If you have several packages, it's better to evaluate them together instead of designing the system around only one.

Yes. Volumetric Technologies filling systems can be configured around a range of fill volumes.

The important consideration is the complete fill range. A machine optimized for very small fills may require a different configuration than one designed to dispense much larger quantities.

Tell us your smallest and largest fills so the system can be sized appropriately.

Yes. Faster isn't always better.

Thick, stringy, foamy, or difficult-to-control products may benefit from different speeds during different parts of the filling cycle. Servo-controlled systems can provide greater control over the filling profile when the application requires it.

The objective is the fastest reliable fill—not simply the fastest machine setting.

Neither is automatically better.

Piston fillers provide accurate volumetric filling and are particularly effective with many thick and difficult-to-flow products. Positive displacement pump systems provide precise control over product movement and can offer additional flexibility in automated applications.

Volumetric Technologies offers both technologies, so we can start with what the product needs the machine to do.

Yes. Filling equipment can be integrated with conveyors, container handling, capping, labeling, coding, inspection, and other upstream or downstream equipment.

The filler also needs to be sized appropriately for the equipment around it. A faster filler doesn't improve production if another part of the line becomes the bottleneck.

That depends heavily on the product and process.

If you're running multiple materials, cleaning requirements, cross-contamination concerns, product-contact components, hoses, nozzles, and changeover frequency should all be considered during machine design.

Volumetric Technologies can configure equipment with accessibility and changeover requirements in mind, rather than treating cleaning as an afterthought.

Automation starts making sense when manual filling begins limiting throughput, consistency, labor efficiency, operator ergonomics, or product control.

Volumetric Technologies offers solutions ranging from benchtop equipment to multi-head automated filling systems, so manufacturers can choose the level of automation appropriate for their current production and future growth.

Start with accuracy, reliability, product compatibility, cleanability, flexibility, and support.

Then get specific. Can the machine handle your thickest product? Are all product-contact materials compatible? What nozzle will be used and why? How difficult are changeovers? Can the system accommodate future containers or products?

A good industrial filler isn't designed for a generic liquid. It's designed around the material you actually need to move.

Yes. Product testing can be especially useful with industrial products that are thick, sticky, stringy, temperature-sensitive, particulate-filled, or otherwise difficult to predict.

Testing allows Volumetric Technologies to evaluate how the actual material moves through the system and exits the nozzle. That information can help determine the appropriate filling technology, product pathway, nozzle design, filling profile, and machine configuration before the equipment reaches your production floor.

Volumetric Technologies designs and builds filling equipment in Red Wing, Minnesota, with applications, engineering, parts, and service support throughout the life of the equipment.