Glossary · Manufacturing
What Is Fill Weight Control?
Fill weight control is the routine checking of how much product each unit actually contains against the declared net quantity, using defined tolerances and a sampling frequency on the filling line. It protects compliance on net content and the unit economics of the batch, since overfilling is product given away.
Why it matters when you source
Overfilling is a silent margin leak and underfilling is a regulatory problem, so control is what keeps the line between them. Ask how fill weight is sampled and recorded, and whether those records form part of the batch file you receive.
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