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Packaging automation for connected production lines.

Specify filling, capping, labelling, coding, conveyors and complete line automation with practical UK sales, integration and aftercare support.

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Product range

Choose equipment by production process.

Browse the main machinery families and move quickly to equipment suitable for your product, pack and production output.

10 machines

Filling Machinery

Liquid, paste, powder, granule, weight and ATEX filling machinery for production and pilot scale lines.

10 machines

Capping Machinery

Screw, trigger, pump, crimp, ROPP, T-cork, crown and vacuum capping machinery for bottles and jars.

10 machines

Labelling Machinery

Round bottle, flat surface, double sided, front and back, wraparound, print and apply and sleeve labelling systems.

5 machines

Vertical Form Fill & Seal

VFFS, sachet, pouch, bag forming, weighing, filling and sealing machinery for granular, powder and liquid packs.

1 machine

Shrinkwrapping Machinery

Shrink tunnels, sleeve applicators, L-sealers, chamber sealers and tamper-evident shrink solutions.

3 machines

Sealing & Packing

Induction sealing, foil sealing, continuous band sealing, vacuum packing, cartonizing and end-of-line sealing systems.

3 machines

Rinsing & Feeding Machinery

Bottle rinsers, bottle washers, bowl feeders, cap feeders, rotary infeed and bottle unscrambling equipment.

1 machine

Conveyor & Accumulation

Belt, slatted, curved, incline and infeed conveyors with rotary outfeed and accumulation tables.

1 machine

Blow Moulding

Bottle blow moulding equipment and bottle making systems for production lines.

Integrated filling and packaging automation equipment

Built for production

Packaging machinery specified around your production goals.

Choose from individual machines, semi-automatic systems and integrated packaging lines organised around the way your production area actually works.

Clear equipment ranges for filling, capping, labelling, coding, conveying and end-of-line packing.
Practical specification prompts for product, pack, speed, utilities and integration planning.
Direct enquiry routes for quotes, advice and line layout discussions.
Lancing UK sales and technical support from initial enquiry through to aftercare.

Specification-led supply

Match machine format to product viscosity, container dimensions, closure type, speed and site constraints.

Line integration

Connect fillers, cappers, labellers, coders, conveyors and end-of-line packing into practical production cells.

Aftercare route

Support for commissioning, operator familiarisation, spares and machinery upgrades through Lancing UK.

Common searches

Fast routes to packaging machinery advice.

Choose the process you need to improve, then review its machinery and application requirements.

Buyer guide

Filling machines UK

Liquid, paste, powder and granule filling options for UK production lines.

Buyer guide

Capping machines UK

Screw, ROPP, trigger, pump and cap feeding machinery.

Buyer guide

Labelling machines UK

Round bottle, flat, wraparound and double-sided labelling systems.

Project planning

Turn a packaging requirement into a controlled automation brief.

Better equipment decisions start with evidence about the product, pack and production environment—not a machine name alone.

Define the production problem

Record what must improve: labour content, consistency, output, operator handling, changeover or an interface that is limiting the existing line.

Treat every interface as part of the project

Container transfers, cap presentation, label control, coding, accumulation, guarding and controls can determine whether otherwise suitable machines run together reliably.

Agree how suitability will be demonstrated

Representative samples, an approved scope and clear acceptance checks help separate assumptions from testable requirements before equipment is released for production.

Information that helps Lancing review an application

Representative product, container, closure, label, film or pouch samples.
Target output, batch pattern, changeover frequency and expected operating hours.
Available floor space, line direction, conveyor height and operator access.
Utilities, environment, cleaning method and any site-specific restrictions.
Existing upstream and downstream equipment that the new machinery must interface with.

Evidence to retain in the project file

Approved samples	Identify the exact product and packaging components used for review or trial.
Interface schedule	Record heights, speeds, signals, transfer points and responsibility for each boundary.
Acceptance checks	Define the products, formats, run conditions and observations that will be used to judge the result.
Change control	Document later changes to materials, pack dimensions, recipes or site services.
Support scope	Confirm installation, commissioning, training, spares and aftercare responsibilities.

Prepare a useful machinery enquiry

Send the product and pack details you already have. Lancing can then identify the most relevant machinery route and the gaps that need to be resolved before specification.

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Where can packaging changeover automation make a useful difference?

A format change can involve physical parts, settings, cleaning, job data and first-pack approval. Review the whole sequence to decide which tasks justify automation and which need a clearer manual method or better access.

Measure from one accepted run to the next

Agree the start and finish of the changeover and record each task, waiting period and adjustment. Include time to achieve stable accepted packs after restart. Separate recurring work from an unusual fault so a one-off delay does not become the sole justification for an automated solution.

Classify the physical adjustments

List guides, nozzles, stars, belts, tooling and other format parts. Identify which settings can be repeatably referenced, which could be motorised and which need a different part. Compare the proposed method against the actual format range and safe operator access, not only the number of recipe values stored.

Make machines agree on the active job

Define recipe ownership and how connected equipment confirms the selected format. Include coder messages, label or film versions and inspection targets. Challenge a partial download or unavailable device so a line cannot appear ready while one station still holds the previous job.

Include first-pack quality and recovery

Define the checks that release the new run and the response when they fail. Count adjustment, rework and operator effort as well as elapsed time. Retain the approved format record and restrict changes to appropriate users so the next changeover can reproduce the accepted setup.

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Related planning

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Use the most relevant next step to move from initial selection towards a defined, testable project.

Technical guide

Packaging automation project brief

Build the evidence base for machinery selection, layout and quotation.

Technical guide

Packaging machinery site readiness

Prepare access, footprint, services, interfaces and commissioning materials.

Technical guide

Packaging line FAT and SAT

Define representative test conditions and traceable acceptance evidence.

Packaging automation questions

Questions buyers ask before starting an automation project.

These answers help define whether the next step is a standalone machine, a phased upgrade or a connected packaging line.

What does a packaging automation project usually include?

A packaging automation project can include the process machine, product and pack handling, conveyors, controls, guarding, coding, inspection, operator access, installation and acceptance planning. The exact scope should be defined around the real product, packaging components, required output, available space and existing equipment rather than around one machine in isolation.

Define the beginning and end of the project boundary.
List every manual transfer and quality check.
Confirm who supplies utilities, interfaces and supporting structures.

What information helps Lancing assess a packaging line?

Lancing can assess a packaging line more effectively when the enquiry includes product samples, container and closure drawings, labels or film, target output, current method, available layout, utilities, cleaning needs and upstream or downstream equipment. Photos and a short production video can reveal handling details that are difficult to describe in writing.

How do I know whether to automate one process or a complete line?

Automate one process first when it is a clear constraint, can operate safely as a standalone step and will not simply move the bottleneck elsewhere. Consider a complete line when several linked manual operations, unstable transfers or shared control requirements must be solved together. A line study should compare labour, handling risk, format range and future expansion.

Can existing packaging machines be integrated with new equipment?

Existing packaging machines can often be retained when their mechanical condition, safe access, conveyor interface and control behaviour are suitable for the proposed line. The review should confirm working heights, speed range, stop and restart behaviour, available signals, guarding boundaries and how products are transferred between old and new equipment.

Continue your packaging automation research

Use the related guidance below to compare the next decision, then send the actual product, pack and production information when you are ready to discuss a suitable machine or integrated line.

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Operational evidence

Carry the packaging requirement into operation and lifecycle support.

Use controlled requirements, production data and support records so the project remains understandable after the machinery has been installed.

Packaging machinery user requirement specification

Specification guide

Write a machinery URS

Define products, formats, interfaces, responsibilities and acceptance evidence.

Operations guide

Plan line performance data

Agree states, rates, counts and reason codes before dashboards are built.

Investment guide

Build an evidence-led business case

Compare the current process, complete project scope, benefits and risks.

Project delivery

Add service, feasibility and handover evidence to the machinery decision.

These project stages help buyers move from an initial automation need to a supportable production system.

Test feasibility before fixing the solution

Compare the current process, product and pack evidence, site constraints and credible automation routes.

Define project responsibilities

Allocate mechanical, electrical, controls, safety, utilities, testing and handover boundaries.

Plan production ramp-up

Carry acceptance evidence, training and controlled changes into stable day-to-day production.

Choose an automation project by the task it removes

A practical automation brief identifies the repetitive task, quality problem or production constraint that needs attention. Describe the existing sequence and where people intervene: presenting a bottle, placing a trigger, collecting a dose, aligning a label or clearing finished packs. This gives the machine search a concrete purpose and helps define which work remains outside the proposed equipment.

Separate the machine function from its interfaces. An automatic capper still needs correctly presented containers and closures; a bagging machine still needs product supply and a receiving process. Show where each input comes from and where the output goes. Mark any existing machine that must continue working as part of the installation.

Use a short evidence plan to move from catalogue interest to a specification. Identify the samples needed, the difficult production condition to test and the result that would justify the next decision. Keep open items visible rather than assuming that a listed machine family establishes suitability for an untested product.

Current process: Record the normal cycle and recurring interruptions. Identify which figures are measured and which are estimates used for early planning.
Interface scope: Name the supplier or owner of feeding, conveying, utilities, controls and downstream handling. Link proposed changes to the existing equipment information.
Acceptance objective: State the required finished pack and output under defined conditions. Retain product, packaging and drawing revisions with the project record.

Is a standalone machine enquiry different from a line project?

Both need a clear operating boundary. A standalone purchase may have fewer interfaces, but its material supply, operator tasks and discharge still need defining.

Use line-stop observations to choose the next automation step

Record the event before assigning the cause

A filler waiting for bottles and a filler stopped by a full outfeed both appear as lost production, but they suggest different investigations. Note the first affected station, the visible condition, active format and time to restore accepted output. Keep an unconfirmed cause labelled as a hypothesis so a dashboard does not turn guesswork into an investment case.

Use a common count boundary

Decide where a pack becomes accepted output and how rework is counted. Comparing a filler cycle count with dispatched cases can be misleading when the units, pack quantity and rejection stages differ. Record the conversion between containers, multipacks and cases and account for work still held between stations at the observation boundary.

Separate repeated losses from exceptional events

Group observations by format and operating condition before ranking them. A frequent short pause may consume more production time than the longest single incident, while a one-off material delivery problem may not justify a machine change. Include planned cleaning and changeovers in the schedule, but do not describe them as unexplained equipment faults.

Test one defined improvement against the same measure

State which loss the proposed change should remove and what evidence would show it worked. Recheck accepted output, rejects and operator interventions with the same format and count boundary. Use line performance data guidance to organise the record and the business-case guide to compare the full scope.