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Servo and Stepper Systems for Filling and Packaging Machines

AC servo systems and closed-loop stepper systems for the filling, labeling, film pull and auger axes on packaging machines.

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Packaging automation

A packaging machine is judged on two things: how many packs it turns out an hour, and how many of them are within tolerance. Both are set by the motion on the filling, labeling and film axes.

RB Automation supplies the motion control that filling and packaging machine builders specify: Rtelligent AC servo drives and motors for the axes that decide output and dose accuracy, and open-loop, closed-loop and integrated stepper systems for the lighter indexing axes. As an authorised technical partner of Rtelligent we help match the drive, motor, encoder and reducer to the load before you order.

The machines below are the packaging and filling machines listed on our Industry Applications page. For the full sector view see pharmaceutical automation and food industry automation, or read the stepper motor vs servo motor comparison.

What packaging machines need from a motion system
01 Repeatable dose Servo systems hold the commanded position on the dosing pump or auger, so each fill lands in tolerance. See products 02 Output per hour Higher torque-to-inertia means faster accelerations on the fill, cut and transfer axes. See products 03 Cost-controlled indexing Closed-loop stepper systems index a fixed distance at lower cost, and catch a lost step. See products 04 Registration with the print mark The film pull axis runs in step with the sensor reading the print mark, so every pouch cuts in the same place. See products
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Automation Products Used in the Packaging Industry

Grouped by product type. Each group lists the packaging machines it is used in. Open any product for full specifications, or send your requirement for a quote.

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Filling and Packaging Machines We Supply Automation For

The automation products each machine uses. Open any product to see the full range.

01

Rotary Liquid Filling Machine

Fills bottles and vials on a rotating turret. Servo or stepper axes drive the dosing pumps, a flow sensor measures each fill, and sensors confirm a container is in place before the nozzle opens.

Products used
Stepper Motor & Driver Servo Motor & Driver
02

Linear Liquid Filling Machine

Fills a row of containers under a line of nozzles. The PLC indexes the conveyor while servo or stepper axes move the nozzles and pumps.

Products used
Stepper Motor & Driver Servo Motor & Driver
03

Powder Filling Machine

Doses powder into vials and containers with an auger. A servo motor turns the auger by a set angle for each dose.

Products used
Servo Motor & Driver
04

Sticker Labeling Machine

Applies self-adhesive labels to bottles and cartons. A label gap sensor stops each label, and a servo or stepper motor feeds the label web in step with the conveyor.

Products used
Stepper Motor & Driver Servo Motor & Driver
05

Cup Cone Filling Machine

Fills ice cream cups and cones on an indexing turret. A servo drives the dosing, an encoder tracks the turret, and a proximity sensor confirms each position.

Products used
Servo Motor & Driver
06

Candy Making Machine

Forms, cuts and wraps candy. Servo axes keep cutting and wrapping in step, while photoelectric and fiber optic sensors detect the product and the wrapper print mark.

Products used
Servo Motor & Driver
07

Pouch Packaging Machine

Forms, fills and seals pouches from film. A servo pulls the film to the print mark, which a photoelectric sensor detects, and an AC drive runs the conveyor.

Products used
Servo Motor & Driver
08

Auger Filling Machine

Doses powder with an auger. A servo or stepper motor turns the auger by a set number of turns for each fill, and sensors detect the container and the label gap.

Products used
Stepper Motor & Driver Servo Motor & Driver
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Control Panels for Packaging Machines

We design and build PLC control panels for filling and packaging machines, with the PLC, HMI, drives and wiring tested before dispatch. If you build panels in-house, we supply the products on their own.

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FAQs

Packaging Automation: FAQs

Use a servo system on the axes that set output and dose accuracy: the dosing pump, the auger, the film pull and the labeling head. A closed-loop stepper system is a lower-cost choice for slower indexing axes that move a fixed distance. Share your container size, fill volume and packs per minute and we will recommend a match.

It depends on the film width, the reel inertia, the pull length per pouch and the cycle time, not on the machine name. Send those figures with the existing motor details if you are retrofitting, and we size the drive and motor against them.

Yes. A photoelectric or fiber optic sensor reads the print mark on the film and the PLC corrects the servo axis on every pouch, so the cut lands in the same place along the reel.

Yes. We supply the Rtelligent servo drive, servo motor, servo reducer and encoder as one set, so the ratio, inertia match and feedback resolution are decided together rather than after the motor has already been bought.

Yes. Share the axis load, travel, speed and the existing motor or gearbox details and we recommend a Rtelligent drive and motor that fits the mounting. We can also build the control panel for the retrofit.

Yes. We are based in Ahmedabad and supply packaging and filling machine builders across Gujarat and India. Call +91 8511104864 or send your requirement and we call back during business hours.

There is no single price for servo systems for packaging machines products. The cost depends on which PLC, HMI, servo or stepper system, AC drive, sensor and transmitter your machine needs, on the ratings and communication protocol you select, and on the order quantity, so RB Automation quotes every requirement individually. Send your machine details or bill of material through the inquiry form on this page, call +91 8511104864 or email contact@rbautomate.com to get a current quotation.

RB Automation supplies servo systems for packaging machines products from Ahmedabad to machine builders, OEMs and plants across Gujarat and India. As an authorised Schneider Electric partner and an authorised technical partner of Rtelligent, we supply the PLC, HMI, AC drives, servo and stepper systems, sensors and transmitters for one machine from a single source, so you do not have to buy each part from a different dealer. Visit E 206, Ganesh Glory 11, Jagatpur Road, off SG Highway, Jagatpur, Ahmedabad, Gujarat 382470, call +91 8511104864 or email contact@rbautomate.com to place an order or ask for a quotation.

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