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	DIN 8593-2
Area	Manufacturing process joining
title	To fill
Brief description:	Classification, subdivision, terms
Latest edition	2003-09
ISO	-

Filling , also filling or filling, is the introduction of substances into cavities or containers .

Definitions

The process is precisely named:

1. In manufacturing technology, the joining process of filling according to DIN 8593 (also filling , filling ), d. H. the introduction of liquids , gases , powders or pastes into gaps. The result is a filling that solidifies through a phase change or chemical reaction and then fixes components, dissipates heat or insulates. A distinction is made between filling, for example, gases or liquids into a hollow body and impregnating .
2. in the logistics , the filling as a production step of application-oriented packaging pourable or flowable materials ( bulk , liquid Good) for their transportation and marketing
3. in process engineering, the filling of technical devices with functional liquids or gases
4. in papermaking, filling as an enrichment of the fiber material with fillers to achieve certain paper properties

When filling refers to the substance, the material or product which is as net capacity in the interior of a container or shell. In the case of filled cavities or walls, the filling also serves as thermal insulation, in the case of balloons and zeppelins as a float .

If the content is ambient air, one generally does not speak of filling, but describes the container as empty, as not filled. There are the following exceptions:

• The contents are under overpressure (for example in the case of a compressed air tank )
• a non-evacuated vacuum container ( recipient , vacuum system, vacuum tube ) is referred to as ventilated or flooded .

Colloquially, the term is associated with the promotion of alcohol consumption by third parties.

Examples

• Filling and filling (no phase change):
  • Filling into beverage bottles ( bottle extraction ), filling systems
  • Filling hydraulic brakes with brake fluid
  • Filling refrigeration machines with refrigerant
  • Sand in fuses , oil in large transformers , circuit breakers or capacitors
• Filling and potting as a joining process:
  • Potting with resin , lead, etc.
  • Filling tooth holes with dentures, see filling therapy (dentistry)
  • Foaming (filling a construction or assembly joint)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Handbook joining, handling, assembling , Hanser, 2014, p. 225.