1-PAK Filler

1-PAK Filler

Our Carruthers single-station rotary volumetric filler is designed for filling food products into a wide range of container types - up to 5 lbs per portion. Our Carruthers 1-PAK filler is ideal for R&D purposes or for low production applications such as hot or cold shredded meats or freshly diced food products.

Features

• Designed as a single-station rotary volumetric filler for portioning of dry products such as raw or cooked meats, and vegetables
• Designed to deposit portions from a few ounces to over five pounds with amazing accuracy and product appearance
• Our patented technology helping processors save labor costs and improve fill weight accuracyand processing speeds for these hard to fill products
• Portion shape, size and placement are all defined and placed accurately to keep seals and containers clean
• Our target fill sonic sensors assure maximum yields by achieving fill weight accuracy within each fill station
• Our unique patented slide-fill process surrounds over-sized and random shaped product while portioning to reduce damage
• Designed to eliminate the need for moisture. Products flow gently without adding liquid which allows seasonings to stay on, assuring better quality in taste and appearance.
• Our design allows the product to be positively fed through the machine, this means no bridgingas it does not rely on vacuum or gravity
• Designed and constructed to maximize uptime through easy operation and maintenance
• Extensive design effort assures that our 1-PAK Filler is easy to clean
• Adjust fill weights “On the Fly.” Adjustments can be made at start up or in production. No wasted time or product “dialing in.”
• Fully mechanical design using a single motor which makes trouble shooting easier
• Marlen International also offers Carruthers parts for the 1-PAK Filler
• Made in the USA

Carruthers 1-PAK rotary volumetric filler is available in many portioning configurations to suit your container line, whether continuous or indexing, single or multi-lane, trays, pouches, thermoform packages, jars, cups, cans.

Rigid Containers (Cans/Jars)

• Containers fed thru filler
• Bottom fill capability for small mouth containers
• Double pass capability for large or tall portions
• Ability to compact portions in container for head space

Single-Lane Target Depositing

• Designed for continuous moving ‘entree’ and ‘ready meal’ assembly lines at low to high speeds
• Filler synchronized to moving containers
• Containers such as trays, bowls, tortillas
• Portioning pockets synchronize and move with container during discharge to assure smooth transfer and accurate placement
• Adjustable product placement in both directions

Multi-Lane Target Depositing

• Designed for indexing Thermoform/rollstock or multi-lane tray/cup sealing machines
• Indexing mode for filler
• Simple electronic handshake signal with packaging machine
• Cantilevered design; no hardware needs to be attached to packaging machine

Vertical Pouches

• Pre-made pouches or bags
• Filler directly interfaced to pouch handling system for smooth transfer
• Simplex or duplex mode