Fitment screening tool

Spout Diameter × Viscosity × Particle Size Matrix

Direct answer: Use this matrix to identify a candidate spout-bore review range from viscosity, the largest suspended particle, and filling route. The ranges are practitioner starting points, not universal engineering limits. Product rheology, temperature, pump, nozzle, cap system, consumer dispense rate, and cleaning process can change the answer. Final fitment selection requires actual product, pouch, cap, and filling-line trials.

Updated Reviewed by Anacotte Packaging technical team Screening guidance, not final specification

Interactive matrix

Screen a candidate spout-bore range

Choose the viscosity band measured at the relevant use or filling temperature, enter the largest expected particle—not the average—and select the filling route.

Product and process inputs
Non-Newtonian products need a method, shear condition, and temperature—not a single label.
Use the upper expected size after processing, not an average particle size.

Candidate review range

Review 8.5–10 mm candidate bore

This range combines a practitioner viscosity band with a provisional particle-clearance screen. It is not a final specification or an industry standard.

Line note: Confirm the machine nozzle, spout ID, rail/neck geometry, pump, temperature, cap feed, and torque together.

Decision boundaries

Use the matrix to ask better questions

Suitable starting point

  • Particle-free juice, concentrates, liquid soap, shampoo, detergent, sauces, gels, gravy, broth, and topper concepts.
  • Comparing small, medium, and larger fitment families before samples.
  • Preparing an equipment-supplier discussion with measurable inputs.

Not a fitment approval

  • Products without a viscosity method or process temperature.
  • Irregular fibers, compressible pieces, shear-sensitive or settling products without real trials.
  • Projects where the machine nozzle, rail, cap handling, torque, or sanitation path is unknown.

Practitioner screening ranges

Viscosity × spout-bore discussion matrix

These ranges are published supplier experience, not a universal standard. They are presented transparently so the assumption can be tested rather than hidden.

Product behaviorIndicative viscosityCandidate bore to reviewWhat can change it
Thin, particle-free1–2,000 cP8.5–10 mmFoam, target fill speed, pour rate, nozzle fit
Medium flow2,000–10,000 cP10–13 mmTemperature, pump, stringing, repeated dispensing
High viscosity10,000–50,000 cP13–16 mmRheology, squeeze force, residue, sanitation
Very high viscosity / particlesAbove 50,000 cP16–22 mm or larger reviewLargest inclusion, bridging, open-top alternative, cap family

Test requirements

What must be validated after screening

Product flow

Record viscosity method and temperature, maximum particles or fibers, foaming, stringing, settling, dose repeatability, fill pressure, and evacuation.

Machine interface

Confirm nozzle OD and insertion, spout ID, rail and neck geometry, pouch support, pump path, cleanability, cap feed, and applied torque.

Filled pack

Check fitment weld, cap leakage, side storage, drop and shipping stress, consumer pour or squeeze force, residue, and repeated reclosure.

Anonymized project evidence: 250–300 mL body-wash refill

A personal-care project began with blank samples rather than custom printing. The review covered an offset corner spout, spout diameter and cap style, bottom-gusset stability, headspace, matte hand feel, and repeated handling in a shower environment. The next decision gate was the customer manufacturer’s formula, filling, dispensing, and usability test—not an immediate production claim.

Read the anonymized project brief

Sources and limitations

Where the screening values come from

Stanley Package nozzle-size guide — supplier-published viscosity bands and a provisional 3:1 particle-clearance rule. We label both as practitioner guidance because they are not universal standards.

Xinchuang machinery guide — equipment-manufacturer guidance emphasizing real product samples, flowability, pump, nozzle, temperature, particle, pouch type, capping, and cleaning inputs.

Anacotte spout-size guide — broader decision framework without treating any diameter as universally safe.

Turn the screening result into a sample brief

Send the variables that determine the final specification

Share the tool result with your product, equipment, processing, quantity, and market details. Our technical team will use it as a starting point for sample planning—not as a substitute for filled-pack validation.

袋形状・バリア構成の候補整理

仕様確定前に、袋形状、フィルム構成、開閉部、表面仕上げ、保存期間リスクの候補を整理します。

最小ロット・印刷・納期の比較

希望数量をもとに、デジタル印刷、小ロット生産、量産仕様の費用と納期を比較します。

具体的な見積もり回答

充填方法、容量、材料希望、入稿状況、発売時期を共有いただくと、より具体的に回答できます。

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