Quad Drum Filling System

Quad Drum Filling System - Specialty Equipment's semi-automatic, top surface filler for filling four drums sequentially.

This system requires empty drums to be manually positioned prior to the filling. This system is ideal for open mouth containers or slow filling tight head drums. A scale mounted powered conveyor drives each pallet load on & off the fill station. Full drums will accumulate in-line.

General Specifications - Drum Filler DF-5540-4L

• Automatic abort if any lance is not aligned with a bung opening


• Two product flow valves to control water hammering


• Two inch diameter product valves for faster flow rates


• Quick change 2" diameter lances


• Wetted parts are 316 stainless steel with Teflon seats & seals


• 5000 lb capacity scale base with four load cells


• Fully welded structural steel frame


• Air operated Quad drip collector and Teflon wiper rings


• NTEP approved weight meter & load cells


• NEMA 4 standard enclosure, others optional


• Microprocessor controller - 250 products menu


• RS-232 port for optional data acquisition and printer connection


• Alpha - Numeric operator keyboard


• Operator troubleshooting interface with prompts


• Fills (4) 55 gal drums in 170 seconds, (2 minutes, 50 seconds) with water @ 110 gpm & 30 psi

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Special Applications: Drum Handling for food and juice industries

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Stainless Steel Drum Dumping Tower

Designed to empty 30 to 60 gallon steel, fiber and plastic drums, this stainless steel, food-grade device is operated by a chain drive system. It can cycle every 60 seconds to empty 60 drums per hour.

The Drum Dumper is typically used to supply products to hoppers or food choppers. It has a capacity of 1,000 lbs. Larger units with heavier capacities are available.

This automatic, drum dumping system, receives a full drum of frozen concentrate and raises it up to 12 feet then tilts it 120 degrees to dump the contents into a vat. The empty drum is lowered and conveyed away. An air opeated diverter transfers it to an accumulation lane.

Specialty Equipment builds innovative drum and pail handling systems that are intended to last generations.

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We also design and manufacture custom drum and pail filling equipment and support drum and palletizer systems.

Stainless Fume Booth for Drum Filling Systems

Fume Booth: Typically Used for Toxic, Hot or Explosive Chemicals

Our special, all 316 stainless steel fume booth and drum filler will fill hot liquids, at 300 degrees Fahrenheit, into 55 gallon steel drums.



The station on the left is a drum filling station and fume collection booth. The operator station on the right is a cooling booth for the hot drum to dwell, with an air operated door between them.

This system has an electric, heat jacketed lance to keep the liquid hot and flowing, a special funnel over the drum to collect fumes, a pull-out overflow pan under the filler, three air operated sliding doors with interlocks, a powered in/out conveyor system, thermal gloves for the operator and windows on the top, the sides, the back and in front.

Stainless Fume Booth for Filling Systems features:

• 316 stainless steel construction throughout


• Electric heat traced lance


• Hastelloy lance and valves


• Area classification: Class 1, Division 1 , Groups C and D


• Air-operated, slide-back entry and exit doors


• A pull out overflow pan under the filler


• Adjustable-position plate for inlet ventilation


• "Clear" operator splash guard


• Thermal gloves for operator


• Several options for exhaust connections


• Other coatings or materials are available

Find more industrial liquid drum & pail filling options and sub-systems at Specialty Equipment

Dual Drum Filling System

Dual Drum Fillers
Model DF-5521

This is a pair of semi-automatic, top-fill machines. There are two fillers in line, each with 2 Kynar lances and independent carriages, because the product is highly corrosive. The operator can fill up to 2 drums sequentially or progressively.

This system requires empty drums to accumulate prior to the filling station. Bungs are removed and left on top of the drums prior to filling. A scale mounted powered conveyor drives each drum on & off the fill station.

Full drums will convey to a palletizer, accumulate in-line or be picked-up by fork truck.

Product Highlights

• Three speed filling for greater accuracy


• Automatic abort if lance is not aligned with bung opening


• Two product flow valves to control water hammering


• Two inch diameter product valves for faster flow rates


• Quick change 2" diameter lance


• Wetted parts are plastic, valves and lances or stainless steel with Teflon seals dependings on the product being filled


• 1000 lb capacity scale base with four load cells


• Fully welded structural steel frame


• Air operated drip collector and Teflon wiper ring


• Hood for fume collection


• NTEP approved weight meter & load cells


• NEMA 4 standard enclosure, others optional


• Microprocessor controller - 250 products menu


• RS-232 port for optional data acquisition and printer connection


• Alpha - Numeric operator keyboard


• Operator troubleshooting interface with prompts


• Fills a 55 gal drum in 42 seconds w/water @ 110 gpm & 30 psi

Options and Accessories

• Infeed & Outfeed conveyors


• Additional lance carriage


• Spare lance assembly


• Lance rack & flush station


• Kynar lance for corrosive product


• Sampling valve option


• Type X or Z purge or NEMA 7 enclosures


• Lance flush or clean-in-place assembly


• Automatic fume booth


• Automatic container grounding


• Nitrogen container purging system

Options & Accessories - Model DF-5521

• Automatic drum & pail palletizers


• Pail filling systems


• Roller, chain & belt conveyors


• Pallet dispensers & collectors

Drum filling system: Automatic Drum Orienting Filler

A drum filling system that automatically aligns and fills drums that have the bung previously removed.

Drums are moved into the system by a pneumatic indexer. At the rotator a pneumatic wheel on one side and floating wheels on the other side rotate the drum. An electronic eye finds the bung opening then signals a stop. A tapered gauge is inserted into the opening to lock it’s location then retracted. The drum conveys to the fill station where it is raised off the conveyor and signals the fill cycle to begin. The automatic tare sets and the lance inserts into the drum to the designated down position.

The slow fill cycle begins until the level of liquid reaches the fill spout then it shifts into fast fill speed. At the designated fill height, the cycle shifts into dribble speed to top off the drum and minimize foaming.

This drum filling system fills a 55 gal drum in 42 seconds w/water @ 110 gpm & 30 psi .

ADO-5510 Automatic Drum Orienting Filler

• Subsurface or top fill, 3 speed for greater accuracy
• Automatic abort if lance is not aligned with bung opening
• Two product flow valves to control water hammering
• Two inch diameter product valves for faster flow rates
• Quick change 2" diameter lance
• Wetted parts are 316 stainless steel with Teflon seats & seals
• 1000 lb capacity scale base with single load cell
• Fully welded structural steel frame
• Air operated drip collector and Teflon wiper ring
• Hood for fume collection
• NEMA 4 standard enclosure, others optional
• Microprocessor controller - 250 products menu
• RS-232 port for optional data acquisition and printer connection
• Alpha - Numeric operator keyboard
• NTEP approved weight meter & load cell

A wide variety of accessories allows customization for a diverse range of drum filling options:

• Infeed & Outfeed conveyors
• Additional lance carriage
• Spare lance assembly
• Lance rack & flush station
• Kynar lance for corrosive product
• Sanitary lance assembly
• Sampling valve option
• Type X or Z purge or NEMA 7 enclosures
• Lance flush or clean-in-place assembly
• Automatic fume booth
• Automatic container grounding
• Nitrogen container purging system

Photos and further description of this drum filling system

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Need to fill drums and IBCs on the same line ?

Palletized Drum & IBC Filling

Specialty Equipment's DF-5540T is the most popular method of filling IBCs and drums, on the same line.

This automated commercial system allows multiple pallet loads of empty containers to accumulate prior to the filling station. There is an air operated chain transfer, a powered roller conveyor at right angles, one on the scale and another after the fill station for bung & label application. There are several non-powered zones at the end for accumulating full loads waiting fork truck pick up. This particular system can fill containers from 5 to 500 gallons.

Operation Highlights

• When a full load is discharged, a new load conveys to the fill station and stops automatically.
• The operator then presses a button on the handle to release the boom and guides the lance to the bung opening of any container he chooses
• The operator releases the button and the boom is automatically locked in place.
  When the operator presses the start button the lance travels to the bottom of the container, the machine will automatically "tare out" the load and start a slow fill cycle.
• When the liquid reaches above the tip of the lance, the machine automatically shifts into fast fill cycle.
• Near the top, the machine cycles to dribble speed to top off the container.
• When the lance retracts the operator presses the button on the handle again to release the boom and guide the lance to the next container.
• This machine can be utilized as an automatic filler as long as the IBC size and bung opening are consistent for each fill cycle.

More specifications, options and filling systems information can be found at

Palletized Drum and IBC Filling System

Pail Filling Systems

• This is a complete system for filling pails.
• The system includes the following components: Designed for standard, corrosive, hazardous or food grade applications and a wide variety of containers.
• All wetted parts are stainless steel with Teflon seats and seals.
• Typical filling cycle is 10 seconds per 5 gallon pail of water, 60 gpm.
• 2" dia. Product valving for faster flow rates and increased production.
• Ball valves in series to help eliminate water hammering.
• Optional - Height-adjustable fill arm for capturing fumes.
• Heavy duty scale base with four load cells, NTEP-approved.
• Quick and easy lance removal for cleaning or changeover.

These microprocessor controled systems include:
Self-diagnostics
Operator prompts
Data acquisition
Manual override
Valve operations
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