Piston filling
A measured cylinder route often suited to many viscous liquids, sauces and pastes.
Comparison guide
Piston vs gear pump filling for liquids and viscous products.
Piston and gear pump filling routes should be compared around the product. Viscosity, shear, particles, cleaning and target fill volume all affect the choice.
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Specification route
Compare dosing control and product behaviour.
The right route depends on how the product moves through chambers, gears, valves, hoses and nozzles at the required speed.
- Check whether the product is shear-sensitive or abrasive.
- Review viscosity and whether product texture changes with temperature.
- Compare cleaning and product-contact access.
- Test or review accuracy at the intended fill volume.
Buyer checks
Practical checks before quotation.
Use these points to compare realistic filler routes before asking for a formal quote.
Gear pump filling
A pumped route that can suit compatible flowing or semi-viscous products.
Decision point
Nozzle and product feed design matter as much as the dosing principle.
Related pages
Continue the filling-machine shortlist.
These pages cover adjacent product types, filling routes and line-integration decisions.
FAQs
Common questions.
Piston vs gear pump filling is normally assessed against the real product, container and throughput target. Viscosity, foam, particulates, fill range and cleaning expectations decide whether piston, pump, peristaltic, cup or another filling route is the best shortlist.
The most useful details are product type, fill volume, container size and photos, target output, available space, utilities and any capping, labelling, coding or conveyor requirements.
Yes. Where suitable, filling can be planned with conveyors, capping, labelling, coding, sealing, accumulation and operator access as part of one production process.
Start with product testing or a detailed product review. The wrong dosing principle can create dripping, foaming, poor accuracy, slow changeover or cleaning problems.
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Send your product, fill volume, container, throughput target and any downstream equipment needed. Lancing UK will narrow the most practical filling route before quotation.