Filling Procedure

Overview

A Filling Procedure can be created by selecting the following menu option:
Unit Procedures } Formulation & Packaging } Filling

	Operating Mode	Continuous or Semi-Continuous
	Host Equipment	Filler
	Emissions Port (Vent)	No
	Special Input/Output Ports	Yes

This unit procedure simulates the filling of a container with a certain amount of bulk material.

Special Inputs / Outputs

●      Bulk Feed: the designated input port for the bulk feed.

●      Empty Containers: the designated input port for the empty containers.

Operations

The following operation types are currently supported in the context of this unit procedure:

●      Fill, see Filling

●      CIP, see Clean-In-Place (CIP)

●      Hold, see Holding

●      SIP, see Steam-In-Place (SIP)

Note that operations CIP, Hold, and SIP are only available in semi-continuous operating mode.

See Also

The following procedures offer a similar functionality:

●      Trimming Procedure

●      Assembly Procedure

●      Printing Procedure

●      Labeling Procedure

●      Boxing Procedure

●      Tableting (General) Procedure

●      Tableting (Pharma) Procedure

●      Tablet Coating Procedure