Thick liquids, pastes, sauces, creams, gels and adhesives
Use this page when your product is too thick, sticky or variable for a simple liquid filler and you need a cleaner, more repeatable route than hand filling.
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Specify a paste filling machine correctly from the start.
A good specification avoids buying the wrong filler. Start with product behaviour, fill volume, container dimensions, closure, cleaning routine and the output you want to reach.
Buyer intent
Choose around your product, container and output.
The right paste filler depends on how the product moves, how cleanly it cuts off, how accurately it must dose and whether the production route is manual, semi-automatic or automatic. Send product and pack details before you buy so the machine is specified around the real filling problem.
Jars, bottles, tubs and line containers
Container opening, stability, shoulder shape, fill height and closure style affect the filling head, line layout and operator access.
Machine specification before quotation
The correct route may be a compact semi-automatic filler, a piston or pump-fed system, or a conveyorised automatic line with capping and labelling.
Specification points
Check these before asking for a quote.
- Product viscosity, temperature, stringing and whether it contains pieces or fibres.
- Fill volume, dosing accuracy, container opening and required finish around the rim or neck.
- Output target, operator involvement, cleaning routine and changeover frequency.
- Whether the project needs filling only or a complete line with capping, labelling and coding.
Practical details
Send the details that decide the filler.
A useful enquiry includes product type, fill volume, container dimensions, closure, photos of the pack and the output you want to achieve. This helps avoid under-specifying the filler or adding unnecessary automation.
- Product behaviour: thick, sticky, stringy, aerated, hot-filled, particulate or settling.
- Pack details: jar, bottle, tub, cartridge or pail size plus closure style.
- Production goal: batch size, containers per minute, cleaning regime and future upgrades.
The aim is to match the filling method to the production problem instead of forcing the product through the wrong type of liquid filler.
Decision factors
What affects the final machine choice?
Small changes in product behaviour or pack style can change the correct filler, nozzle or line layout.
Viscosity
Thicker products often need positive displacement rather than gravity filling.
Cut-off
Sticky or stringing products may need a nozzle that closes cleanly.
Cleaning
Food, cosmetic and contract packing projects need practical access for cleaning and changeover.
Output
The required containers per minute decides whether semi-auto or automatic is realistic.
Quick answers
Specify a paste filling machine correctly from the start FAQs.
Is this suitable for thick liquids, pastes, sauces, creams, gels and adhesives?
Suitability depends on viscosity, fill volume, product behaviour, container opening, cleaning needs and target output. Send product and pack details so the correct filling route can be reviewed before quotation.
What details should I send for a quote?
Send the product name, fill volume, container dimensions, closure type, target output, cleaning requirements and photos or videos of the product and pack.
Can it be integrated with capping and labelling?
Yes. The filler can be planned as a stand-alone machine or as part of a line with conveyors, capping, labelling, coding and accumulation.
Related pages
Compare closely related options.
These pages help narrow the machine route before you send project details.
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Send your product, container, fill volume, closure and target output. Lancing can help compare the practical options before quotation.
User requirement specification
Write requirements that can be quoted, tested and accepted.
Use clear statements with a verification method. Separate mandatory performance, preferred design features, future capability and information that remains to be confirmed by product trial.
| URS section | Information to define | Verification route |
|---|---|---|
| Product | Name, normal and boundary condition, temperature, particles, aeration, settling, stringing, SDS and approved contact materials. | Document review and representative product trial. |
| Dose and quality | Fill range, target quantities, measurement method, sample plan, presentation and product-integrity criteria. | Sequential FAT and SAT records under stated conditions. |
| Containers and closures | Dimensions, tolerances, opening, stability, headspace, cap or lid, labels and production samples. | Format review and pack-flow trial. |
| Output | Accepted packs per hour, products and formats, operator tasks, changeover and planned utilisation. | Timed stable run with agreed exclusions and stop recording. |
| Cleaning and maintenance | Product sequence, recovery, cleaning method, inspection, permitted time, tools, access and spares. | Observed changeover or documented method plus maintenance review. |
| Integration | Product feed, conveyors, capping, labelling, coding, controls, guarding boundaries and site interfaces. | Interface schedule, drawings, FAT and SAT functional checks. |
| Documents and support | Manuals, drawings, declarations as applicable, training, backups, spare parts, installation and commissioning scope. | Document register and handover checklist. |
Use the FAT guide to turn the URS into evidence and the commissioning guide for site-dependent checks.
Controlled schedules
Add a wetted-parts schedule and an SKU change-parts matrix to the machine specification.
These schedules convert broad phrases such as “food grade”, “easy changeover” or “suitable for several packs” into records that can be quoted, reviewed and tested.
Wetted-parts and seals schedule
List every product-contact item, material, seal or gasket, normal product temperature, cleaning chemical, cleaning temperature and evidence required for acceptance.
Build the wetted-path schedule →SKU and change-parts matrix
Link each product, dose, container and closure to the required cylinder, valve, nozzle, hose, guides, sensors, recipes and verification checks.
Build the SKU matrix →