“Great things in business are never done by one person. They’re done by a team of people.” -Steve Jobs
From the birth of the first technologies in ancient cultures to the latest developments, engineering has played a vital role in shaping and conceiving the reality that we live in every day.
While scientists analyze data and determines the problems that challenges us, it is thanks to engineers that we can count on solutions to these problems. They use their skills, knowledge, and creativity to design and build alternatives to solve these challenges.
March is the Engineering Month in Canada and Samuel Perigny, CPI., Mechanical Designer presents a pharma solution
In celebration of Engineering Month in Canada (https://engineerscanada.ca/news-and-events/national-engineering-month), Aesus would like to recognize, congratulate, and thank its engineering team. Without our engineering team we would not have the designs and concepts necessary to provide the solutions to the packaging needs of our customers.
Thank you for your innovation, professionalism, and dedication! Congratulations!
“The secret of getting ahead is getting started” -Mark Twain
Whether you are following in the footsteps of that pharmacist who decided to sell cups of his refreshing syrup at his local drugstore in the late 1800s (The Birth of a refreshing idea: Coca Cola History) or you want to go beyond your parents’ kitchen to build your business (How GT Dave Built his Empire : Entrepreneur), one thing for sure is that you will need to choose your equipment well, specifically your liquid filling solution!
First step, identify your product. Your answer will define the specifications and versatility required of the equipment, as well as the special features that will shape your filling machine.
Second is to define your production rates, and the fill speeds that are necessary to achieve this. There are many elements to consider when determining the best production rate for you. A couple of these elements are: The product you are filling; is it easy to fill or it is very foamy or thick? What is the size or shape of your container, will the size of shape affect how quickly you can fill?
Also, it is necessary to keep in mind the machine quality: Does this machine suit my production needs? Is it capable to handle my production for a long time? The user-friendly design: Is the machine easy to understand? and the easy integration process: Is the machine easy to connect to my existing line, and is it expandable to meet my future filling needs? (Choosing a Liquid Filling Machine? 5 Things You Must Know!).
From left to right, AESFill Little Filler, manual solution and AESFill Af6 automatic 6 filling heads solution
At Aesus we have solutions for each of these requirements, from completely manual filling to fully automatic filling lines.
Our Little Filler, AESFill AF1 manual liquid filling solution is perfect for a start up business. It is a unique single head gear pump liquid filler capable of filling a wide variety of products ranging from light liquids through to heavy creams and gels. This tiny machine is very easy to setup thanks to its touch screen digital display and tool-less clean up and changeovers. It’s compact and versatile design allow the AESFill AF1 to fit into almost any space such as your kitchen table, garage, or startup packaging room. The Little filler comes standard with a footswitch and filling timer for easy fill operations. If you’re starting a business with some friends, collaborating for your family recipe BBQ sauce, or operating as a “solo orchestra” entrepreneur, this “Little Filler” will be your best partner!
As the demand for your products increases, and your needs grow, we have a smart solution for you. Aesus’ Automation Kit was conceived specifically for this next step of your business.
The Automation kit includes the capabilities of connecting up to 4 x AF1 liquid fillers, helping you to fully automate your filling process. The touch screen HMI allows you to control the fill speed, fill volumes, and recall previous recipes quickly and easily. Profile filling allows you to handle the filling of foamy products and various shaped container. Start your line running automatically at 40 bottles per minute in the corner of your garage! See Automatic Fillers…
And if you’re ready to launch it big! check on our fully automatic solutions – AESFill AF6 to AF12.
These machines come in configurations of 6 to 12 filling heads using our same patented AESPump in either 12L/min or 24L/min capacities. Our fillers are suitable for many applications such as filling water, insecticides, liquid fertilizers, edible oils, personal care products, shampoos, conditioners, topicals, maple syrup and other products with similar characteristics.
We offer you more control with an improved interface touchscreen menu. This allows you to control real-time production including the number of bottles filled and the production rates in bottles per minute. Save your parameters to create your recipes and recall them easily. Monitoring active alarms and production statistics are also available.
Choices shape the experiences of your journey. Choosing your equipment wisely is a key consideration. Before you embark become well informed. At Aesus we have a whole team who is here to help educate you and help you find the right solution to your filling needs. Our aim is to increase the amount of success for our liquid filling partners, and we have demonstrated this with our versatile and durable filling machines. Feel free to come and consult with us now.
Aesus’ NEW and FAST way to get help for your packaging equipment!
Having a packaging line is the best way to reduce your human ressource problems so that you can get your product to enter the market faster. Machines working together in perfect harmony is the way to get your products onto the shelves to be sold to the end consumer.
But what happens when one of your machines on your line stops working the way it is supposed to or you need help in setting up a new product that will be run on your line??
And it can even get worse if you or your operators don’t have any idea what the problem is… How much time are you ready to spend with your machine or complete line down?? Time is money $$$…
This is why Aesus has implemented the NEW QR code to email our service department! Just find INFO on the control panel and use your cell phone to scan the QR code. Immediately you get a message on your mobile with some questions about your equipment. Enter the answers, click send and automatically get in contact with our Service Department.
As soon as we get the message we do our research and you will get help in between MINUTES!!
Nothing simpler than that!
Alain Saint-Amour, Director of Technical Services scanning a QR code to show the QR Code Service in action (video available, click to access)
What are the benefits of the QR code?
1. Don’t loose valuable time!
At Aesus we are aware of the relationship between packaging time and the quanitity of products on store shelves. That is why we implemented the easy access to our service department via QR code.
By scanning the QR code you have automatic access to our service department and our technicians can access everything from repair history, maintenance manuals, real-time updates to offer you exact, immediate assistance.
2. We have your machine information and history
We save you time by not loosing time to track your information. The QR code provides more accurate information since the machine information and problems are sent from your phone immediately instead of you having to remember to send the information at the end of your days or when you get around to it. We are there to help you with a simple scan and click.
3. Helping to create maintenance standards
By having all the history of your equipment it allows us to know what parts have been changed in order to schedule preventative maintenance for your machine to ensure the most up time of your equipment.
We have customers that fill corrosive or harsh chemicals using AESFill AF1s with an Automation kit, however they had problems with the standard hose and tank setup. Some of the issues were due to the chemicals themselves, due to temperatures, or had to do with the ease of cleaning the nozzles and pumps. The customer needed to have an option in order to resist the corrosive chemicals and or hot temperatures.
In order to help our customer, our engineering team looked at their problems and came up with a new simple premium package that can be added to any of our AESFill Automation kits that includes a (1) stainless-steel manifold, (2) angled nozzle bodies and (3) stainless-steel braided hoses.
The PTFE stainless steel braided hoses are for better compatibility and resistance to the harsh chemical agents, they also are much stiffer than the standard plastic hoses. These hoses hold their shape well under pressure and at higher temperatures.
We also added a stainless-steel manifold connected directly to the AF1 pumps. The manifold is then connected to the constant-level tank with a single hose, reducing the number of hoses and parts to clean during changeovers. Additionally, the manifold gains value with its single hose connected to the tank when the product feed tank must be installed further from the filling machine.
Overall, this premium package gives a much cleaner and minimalist look to the machine while ensuring the best operation and ease of cleaning for the customer. The NEW premium package is a cleaner and more resistant liquid filling solution for the Aesus Automation Kit.
Jamie Nelson, Regional Sales Manager, showing us the Premium package on the AESFill Automation Kit,
At Aesus, our machines don’t only fill harsh or hot chemicals, our liquid filling machines don’t discriminate and can fill a variety of liquids. We have customers with applications in the food, cosemetic, chemical, and pharamaceutical industries to name a few. If you have a liquid that you want to start to automate, you should try our AESFill AF1 Filler.
If you already fill your product with a filling machine but are looking to increase your speeds you should look at our fully automatic machines. Depending on your speeds we have the right solution to help you fill your products!
