Infeed
Containers enter in the correct orientation and spacing.
Model guide
Lancing LU-FM4A automatic auger filler.
A three-head servo auger dosing platform for automatically indexed bottles, configured around the powder, container and downstream line.
Three servo headsIndexed bottles50–300 g model basisLine integration
Verified Lancing model
Three servo auger heads for indexed automatic container filling.
The LU-FM4A is an automatic three-head servo auger filler. Bottles are detected and positively located beneath custom nozzles, the programmed auger movement is dispensed and the filled containers are released to the next line stage.
- Three independently driven auger dosing heads
- Photoelectric bottle detection and no-bottle/no-fill logic
- Custom screw, tube and nozzle geometry for the approved powder and bottle
- Recipe-based PLC/HMI controls and diagnostics
- Designed for integration with conveying, capping, labelling and line interlocks
Documented configuration
LU-FM4A technical basis.
The figures below describe a documented three-head line configuration. Final tooling, rate, repeatability, guards and interfaces are released only after sample approval and factory trials.
| Item | Documented basis | Condition to confirm |
|---|---|---|
| Dosing technology | Three-head servo-controlled auger powder filling. | Each screw/nozzle set is engineered for the powder, target and bottle opening. |
| Standard filling range | 50–300 g in the documented model basis. | A quoted 50 g application used customised dosing components; other products require separate review. |
| Hoppers | Three hoppers with agitation or conditioning selected after product testing. | Confirm refill method, powder presentation and level-control strategy. |
| Controls | Industrial PLC, colour HMI, servo drives, bottle sensing, alarms, manual jog and downstream interlocks. | Final component makes and line interface are build-specific. |
| Approximate size | 2800 mm L × 1050 mm W × 2300 mm H. | Allow additional conveyor, guarding, access, extraction and service space. |
| Approximate weight | 600 kg net / 905 kg packed. | Confirm final build, unloading and installation plan. |
| Line-rate evidence | A documented integrated-line basis used 25–35 bottles/minute. | This was an application-specific planning range, subject to the approved powder, bottle, tolerance and FAT; it is not a universal guarantee. |
| Accuracy evidence | No universal accuracy figure is published for the model page. | Set the acceptance limit and sampling plan, then prove it during sample trials and FAT. |
Integrated process
Automatic filling succeeds only when the indexed cycle is balanced.
Locate
Guides and sensors stabilise the approved container beneath the nozzles.
Confirm
No-bottle/no-fill logic verifies the indexed set before dosing.
Dose
Three servo augers meter the programmed quantity in parallel.
Settle
Required product settling and dust clearance occur before release.
Transfer
Filled containers move to capping, sealing, inspection or labelling.
Interlock
Ready, fault and emergency-stop signals coordinate the supplied line.
FAT should reproduce the production pack.
Use sufficient powder, bottles and downstream components to demonstrate stable filling, start/restart behaviour, hopper replenishment, container recovery, consecutive fill weights and transfer to the next machine. Record settings and exceptions rather than relying on a short demonstration.
See the sample-trial and FAT guide.
Prepare utilities and line interfaces before delivery.
Confirm access, floor loading, electricity, compressed air where required, extraction, guarding boundaries, control handshakes and safe maintenance space. Plan the finished line rather than locating the filler in isolation.
Selection boundary
Choose automatic filling when the container and downstream process can be controlled.
The LU-FM4A route is appropriate where container indexing, output and integration justify an automatic line. A semi-automatic filler may remain the better choice for frequent changes, irregular packs or smaller campaigns. Compare the LU-FM750F and LU-FM710 before fixing the automation level.
Approval samples
- Representative powder and SDS where applicable
- Bottles at dimensional limits
- Closures, labels and coding area
- Target weights and sampling plan
- Required line sequence and recovery logic
LU-FM4A enquiry
Request an automatic-line reviewDefine the filling station with the whole line.
Send the product, bottle, target weight, output requirement and downstream process so Lancing can review the automatic configuration.