Our third automated filling line went live this month, adding 6,000 tons of annual filling capacity and bringing total plant capacity to 26,000 t/year. The line is dedicated to export packaging: 0.4-180 kg pails, kegs and drums.
What the new line does
- Automated pail handling: Empty pails are denested, purged with nitrogen (for oxygen-sensitive polyurea products), filled by mass-flow meters, and lidded – without manual touch. Fill accuracy is ±0.2%.
- Drum and keg filling: 50-180 kg formats for industrial distributors, with palletisation handled by the existing robotic cell.
- Inline check-weigher: Every container is weighed; anything outside tolerance is automatically rejected and reworked.
- Label + batch coding: Thermal transfer printing of customer labels (for private label orders) plus laser batch coding, all captured in our traceability system.
Why it matters for our customers
Shorter lead times in peak season. Q3-Q4 is peak export season, and filling was our bottleneck – the third line removes it. Standard lead times during peak drop from 25-30 days back to 15-20 days.
More private-label headroom. The line was built with changeover speed in mind: switching pail size or label takes under 30 minutes. Distributors running their own brands get shorter runs without a price penalty.
Nitrogen purge option. Polyurea and specialty greases now ship with an inert atmosphere in the headspace, extending shelf life in hot-climate warehousing – relevant for our Middle East and African distribution partners.
Capacity picture after the upgrade
| Line | Focus | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Line 1 (2009) | Small packs, 0.4-15 kg | 6,000 t/y |
| Line 2 (2018) | Bulk drums, cartridges | 8,000 t/y |
| Line 3 (2026, new) | Export pails/kegs/drums | 6,000 t/y |
| Kettle capacity (separate) | Production, all lines | 26,000 t/y total |
Existing customers: your account manager will confirm the new lead times on your next order. New buyers: the factory floor video walkthrough now features the third line – request it with your sample.