Each year, All-Fill Inc. supplies more than 300 unique machine sales throughout the domestic US, Canada, South America, China, India, and Australia.  Each filling application is unique; handling various containers, products and fill volumes.  Most times during the sales process, the product supply to an All-Fill hopper comes into question.  All-Fill, a manufacturer of filling machines, checkweighers, Vertical Form Fill and Seal machinery as well as a wide variety of incline screw feeders and horizontal screw feeders, first looks to handle the in-feed challenge.  If the in-feed application falls out of All-Fill’s capabilities, we often rely on PIAB  of Hingham, Massachusetts.

PIAB manufacturers innovative vacuum solutions that improve the energy efficiency, productivity, and working environments of vacuum users around the world. 

Conveying most products that are filled on All-Fill auger and vibratory filling machines is PIAB’s forte.  Granules, powders, spices and more are conveyed via a vacuum that is created with compressed air through the PIAB COAX vacuum pump.  The product can be drawn from a drum using a wand connected to the transfer line and into the conveyor body of the vacuum system.  In each PIAB piFLOW Vacuum Feeder, a filter is installed to protect the pump and the surrounding area  from dust and small, airborne particles.  The operator of the packaging line enters a preset time for the pump to stop, and a valve inside the unit opens to dispense the product from the conveyor body to the hopper of the auger filler.  The PIAB vacuum conveyor and the All-Fill filling machine are in constant communication with each other via a level control or product sensor that is installed on the hopper cover.  The level control of the filling machine signals to the PIAB when it is satisfied with product, and also when it is unsatisfied and in need of a repeat cycle. 

The interaction of the filling machine and the product in feed source is absolutely crucial for the best filling accuracies.  Controlling the head pressure within the filling machine hopper allows for the auger to consistently meter the product downward without varying product density.

All-Fill is always looking for the opportunity to work with the best OEM’s that the packaging industry has to offer.  PIAB has impressed All-Fill with a very aggressive, targeted OEM marketing campaign and unrivaled support, training and customer service.  If your application is best suited for an auger filler, vibratory filler, cup filler, and also requires vacuum conveying rather than traditional auger metering for in feed product supply, please contact your regional All-Fill sales person or submit your inquiry via www.all-fill.com

Thank you for your continued interest in All-Fill and please give a look to a company we are proud to work with, PIAB, at www.piab.com.