- 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