18 Citrus Street
Braeside, Mordialloc
Victoria 3195
Australia

afpm@austfill.com.au
www.austfill.com.au

AFPM has produced over 200 machines in the last 30 years, some stand alone units and many form larger integrated systems or part of specialised application

Twin Head System installed in 2003.

Client purchased a further 5 AFPM fillers for various applications.

Twin Head System installed in 2010.

Includes dual control panel, adjustable height, single infeed splits to provide bulk product to both fillers.

Three head system installed in 2009, system now increased to 4 heads over two lines




Three head system installed in 2011, replaced older units.

Control system reduced variance from+/-
20% to +/-3%

Rotary Index Systems


Index table moves jars onto scale for fill by scale control and than back to exit conveyor.

Up to 16 x 175gm jars/min.



Unscramble table, then index for initial fill, move to compression station then back to fill for top up to final weight.



After fill to weight indexes to exit conveyor.


Index wheel incorporates vibration for 2 stage fill, coarse fill and vibrate to 80% then fine fill to preset weight.

Linear Transfer Systems


Easily adjusted for different size
containers.


Moves filled container from scale to out feed conveyor.

Brings new container onto scale for fill to correct weight.

Can include vibration to settle product before fill to final weight.

Integration with Other Equipment

Many AFPM fillers are fitted to VFFS machines.

In some cases VFFS supplier provides
AFPM with their motors and drives.

AFPM can also provide separate control panel.

Special Design and Build Applications

A hazardous zone required all equipment to be IECEx rated. AFPM provided compliant equipment and documentation.

Corrosive powder required all items to be 316SS, this included all frame work, conveyor panels and fasteners.

Automatically transferring glass vials to fill point. Filling 1gm of vetinary powder into
vial.

Blend transfer and fill, complete system supplied by AFPM

Unscramble Tables and Conveyors

Direct feed onto conveyor
Tall containers required special
separators.

Feed onto labelling machine then to fill station.

Conveyor feeds into and around room eliminating need for operator to be in room
while running.