ESL milk packaging

The Sidel FMm (flowmeter milk) system is dedicated to filling milk, LDP and sensitive products for both pasteurised and ESL applications. By respecting the stringent requirements for ESL products, Sidel guarantees maximum safety up to 90 days in cold chain distribution.

The machine can handle different types of plastic bottles (PET, HDPE) in various sizes and formats (100 mL to 2 L) with outputs from 6000 to 50,000 bph. The configuration comes with 24, 36, 40, 50, 54 or 60 filling valves.

After processing, the product is fed into the filler tank from the top. The product flows by gravity from the tank through the filling nozzles. Electro-pneumatic flowmeters control the volume to ensure precise filling.

There is no contact between the filling valve and the bottle during filling and it is possible to fill up to 60 g of fruit pulp per litre.

For foaming products, such as low fat milk, the filling process takes place at two different speeds.

The valve is only opened partially at the beginning and the end of the filling operation.

In between the product flows at maximum speed into the bottle.

The entire system is cleaned fully automatically and the automatic cleaning cups close the filling valves during CIP.

At the end of production residual product can be drained through a set of filling nozzles into a product tray. The product can then be reprocessed for the next production run.

The filler can be combined with a screw capper or a foil seal application unit.

Various cappers from several top-class suppliers can be joined to the filler to guarantee maximum product safety.