The
parts of a capsule filling machine are:
capsule loader
comb
scraper
cap holder
base plates
To
begin, the cap holder is placed on the base plates...
...
and the capsule loader is filled with capsules. The loader will align the
capsules so that the bottoms faces down in the base plate. The loader is
used twice, since it only can hold 50 capsules at a time.
The
cap holder contains the caps (shortest part) of the capsule, and the bodies
of the capsules are in the base plates.
The
plastic top of the cap holder is closed so the caps will not fall out when
removed from the capsule bodies. The retention screws on the base plates
are tighten to hold the capsule bodies as the cap holder is removed.
The
cap holder is removed taking the caps with it ...
...while
the capsule bodies remain in the base plates.
The
retention screws are loosen which allows the capsule bodies to completely
descend into the base plates.
The
powder mixture is poured onto the base plates, and the scraper is used to
spread the powder over the capsules.
The
comb is used to pack the capsules. The complete filling process is a secession
of scraping and packing...
...until
all are uniformly filled. It is quite common to complete a filling a capsule
with a variation of less than 1%.
The
cap holder is fitted back onto the base plates, and the capsule cap are
pushed only the capsule bodies.
When
the cap holder is removed, the capsules are removed from the base plates...
