Flexible, Hygienic & Accurate Liquid Filling Machinery
Engelmann & Buckham supplies automatic liquid filling machinery across the UK and Ireland, representing Breitner in this market.
The liquid filling machine range is designed for a wide variety of liquid and semi-liquid products with high accuracy, hygienic build and operational efficiency, covering fill volumes from 10 ml up to 35 litres. It supports manufacturers working in regulated, high-throughput and hygiene-critical environments.
Broad range of products, from free-flowing liquids to viscous and sensitive formulations, including:
- Water, beverages, and soft drinks
- Fresh fruit juices and smoothies
- Dairy products such as yogurts and liquid desserts
- Oils, lubricants, and automotive fluids
- Chemicals and industrial liquids
- Cosmetics, personal care liquids, and gels
- Pharmaceutical and healthcare liquids
- Sauces and dressings
- Agro-chemicals
- Personal care
The systems are adaptable and can be configured to manage bacterially sensitive products, high-value liquids, or challenging viscosities while maintaining product integrity and consistency.
Features
Container Types & Filling Formats
Liquid filling equipment designed to accommodate a wide variety of container shapes and sizes, including:
- Bottles and jars
- Containers and jerry cans
- Drums and larger industrial containers
Typical fill volumes range from 10 ml up to 35 litres, with filling speeds tailored to production requirements, from small batch runs to high-output manufacturing.
Hygienic Design & Clean-In-Place (CIP)
Hygiene is a critical requirement in many applications, particularly in food, beverage, pharmaceutical, and cosmetic sectors. The systems utilise Clean-In-Place (CIP) designs that are easy to operate and highly effective.
The filling systems are designed as smooth, open flow paths with no trapped product zones, allowing thorough rinsing and cleaning. This reduces the risk of contamination, shortens cleaning times, and supports rapid changeovers between product runs.
Filling Accuracy & Control
Machines can be configured with volumetric, flow meter, or piston-based filling technologies, depending on the product requirements. Controlled bottom-up filling options are available, with adjustable nozzle lift speeds to suit different container shapes and reduce foaming or splashing. This ensures:
- Consistent fill levels
- Reduced product waste
- Improved repeatability
- Faster changeovers
Linear & Rotary Liquid Filling Systems
Designed for different production environments:
- Linear filling machines offer flexibility, minimal maintenance, and fast format changes without extensive change parts.
- Rotary filling systems are ideal for high-speed operations, delivering compact footprints and high output rates for smaller containers.
- Monoblock filler-capper systems are available where space efficiency and containment are priorities.
Industries we supply liquid filling machines into
- Food and beverage
- Dairy and liquid foods
- Pharmaceuticals and healthcare
- Cosmetics and personal care
- Chemicals and industrial manufacturing
- Automotive fluids and lubricants
Each system can be configured to meet specific site, product, and regulatory requirements.
Liquid Filling Expertise from Engelmann & Buckham
With extensive experience in filling and packaging technologies, we offer expert guidance from specification through to supply. We work closely with customers to ensure the right solution is selected for their process, product, and production goals.
Contact jorme@buckham.co.uk to discuss your requirements
Liquid filling machine FAQs
Should I choose a piston filler, a flow meter filler or a mass flow meter filler?
Volumetric piston fillers are accurate across a wide range of product viscosities and suit lines with consistent fill volumes. Magnetic inductive flow meter fillers suit free-flowing conductive liquids and give fast changeovers. Mass flow meter fillers measure by weight rather than volume, which gives very high accuracy across temperature and viscosity changes. Breitner pioneered both magnetic inductive and mass flow meter fillers and supplies all three types.
Can the liquid filling machines handle viscous and sensitive products?
Yes. The Breitner range handles free-flowing liquids, viscous products such as creams and pastes, and sensitive formulations including dairy, yogurts, juices, pharmaceutical liquids and high-value cosmetics.
How is the filling machinery kept hygienic between product runs?
Breitner liquid filling machines are designed with smooth, open flow paths and no trapped product zones, which supports thorough rinsing and effective Clean-In-Place (CIP) between product runs. Polished contact surfaces and quick-strip components support further cleaning where required.
When should I choose a linear filling machine over a rotary one?
Linear filling machines offer flexibility and fast format changes, which suits lower and medium speed lines and lines that change format often. Rotary filling systems are built for higher production volumes and consistent format runs, with compact footprints and higher output rates on smaller containers. Monoblock filler-capper systems are also available where space efficiency and containment are priorities.
What fill volume range do the Breitner machines cover?
10 ml up to 35 litres, across bottles, jars, cans, jerry cans and larger industrial containers. For drums and IBCs above this range, see our drum filling machine range.
