Line selection by industry scenario
The composition below is the typical station sequence for each scenario — use it as a checklist for what to specify, not as a fixed bill of materials. Capacity figures are always condition-dependent (product, container, station count); we quote them per configuration.
| Scenario | Typical composition | Capacity signal | Suitable containers |
|---|---|---|---|
| High-speed water and beverage lines | Bottle unscrambling, rinse-fill-capping as an integrated monoblock or three-in-one block, labeling and packing downstream. | Rotary configurations reach far higher outputs than inline machines; our published inline line runs 20-60 bottles/min. | PET and glass bottles, round or shaped |
| Wine and beer lines | Filling with corking or crowning, cap or foil application, labeling — arranged so glass is handled gently between stations. | Set by filler valve count and cycle; quoted per configuration. | Glass bottles with cork, crown or screw finishes |
| Food sauce, edible oil and honey lines | Viscosity-matched filling (piston or servo volumetric), capping, labeling, with weight or level checks on the line. | Follows filler type and nozzle count; quoted per configuration. | Glass and PET bottles, jars, squeeze bottles |
| Cosmetics and personal-care lines | Cream, serum, perfume and lipstick filling with matching capping and labeling; clean material contact throughout. | Bench to mid-speed configurations; quoted per configuration. | Jars, dropper and pump bottles, compacts |
| Vial and small-dose lines | Small-dose filling with tight tolerance, stoppering or crimp capping, and external cleaning — a compact line format for pharma and diagnostics. | Dose accuracy, not raw speed, drives the layout; quoted per configuration. | Glass vials and small-dose bottles |
| Powder canning lines | Powder dosing into cans, lid placement and can seaming in sequence — the milk-powder and protein-powder format. | Set by dosing accuracy and seamer speed; quoted per configuration. | Round cans and composite canisters |
What decides a line before any machine is chosen
- Target output with realistic efficiency — rated station speed is not line output; layout, accumulation and changeovers decide how much of it survives. Our guide walks the calculation:
- Sizing a Packaging Line: How to Convert Rated Speed into a Defensible Machine Count and OEE Assumption
- How to Lay Out and Integrate a Packaging Line So Real Throughput Matches the Plan
- Belt, Tabletop Chain or Air Transfer Conveyors: What the Evidence Can and Cannot Settle Before You Specify
- Checkweighers and Metal Detectors on a Packaging Line: How to Specify, Cost and Select When Sensitivity Data Is Not Published
- Choosing a Date-Coding Technology (CIJ, Laser, TTO, Thermal Inkjet): What the Evidence Can and Cannot Settle
- Robotic vs Conventional Palletizers: What the Evidence Can and Cannot Settle
Published machines in this family
One complete line is published today, with field-level sourced specifications:
The published filling-capping-labeling line integrates bottle unscrambling, liquid filling, capping and labeling, rated 20-60 bottles/min for containers Φ20-160 mm × 30-300 mm — the figures live on its own page with their source table. Other line compositions from the scenario table above are quotable; each is specified station by station before a number is quoted.
What we need to quote a complete line
- Product and its handling properties (viscosity, flow, dose size)
- Container drawings and material for every size in the mix
- Target output in units per shift or per hour, with the efficiency you plan around
- Available floor space and the layout constraints around it
- Which stations you already own and which the line must add
Supply through own production plus outsourcing
PackHub fulfils whole-line requirements through own production plus a vetted outsourcing network, so a line is composed station by station rather than capped by one factory's catalogue. Standalone stations, monoblocks and complete lines are all quotable; whichever factory builds it, PackHub stays the one counterparty for specification verification, pre-shipment inspection and export.