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tled water and pharmaceutical products. Based in machine fills 90 to 150 standard wine bottles per
Holland, Michigan, the company also offers capping minute, and for large wineries, the F9 Series gravity
machines, bottle sanitizers, cap sanitizers and sort- filling machine fills 150 to 200 standard wine bot-
ers. tles per minute.”

Comparing Different
Bottle-Filling Machines

Depending on a winery’s needs, bottle-filling
machines can be straightforward, operated by hand
with manual controls. Filling machines can also be
semi-automatic, increasing efficiency on the bot-
tling line while staying within an equipment budget.
Fully automated machines reduce labor in the bot-
tling process but require significant commitments
of space and money.

Langejans from Fogg Filler said, “Your production
capacities for the whole line or the winery, in gen-
eral, should be considered when picking the right-
“The F2 Series gravity filling machine is recom- sized machine.”
mended for small wineries and fills 30 to 100 stan-
dard wine bottles per minute,” Langejans said. “For In addition to the size and the degree of automa-
medium-sized wineries, the F6 Series gravity filling tion, some bottle-filling machines have special fea-
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