subject: The rotary filling machine [print this page] A rotary filling machine for filling containers conveyed by two substantially parallel conveyors, the machine comprising: a rotating platform rotatable relative to a vertical rotating axis through a filling zone; the rotating platformconfigured for releasably attaching itself to the conveyors at least in the filling zone; and a filling turret disposed generally above the rotating platform and rotatable relative to the vertical rotating axis at a speed corresponding generally to thatof the rotating platform, the filling turret including a plurality of filling heads arranged in two substantially concentric groups about the vertical rotating axis, the filling heads being movable from a rest position to a filling position as saidturret rotates through the filling zone, each of the filling heads having a plurality of filling elements, the filling elements movable into engagement with the containers as the filling heads move to the filling position for filling the containers.
