PAM's Automatic Capsule Filling Machine AF-40 for Tamping, Dosating or Volumetric Filling.

Functional Description:

Capsules from the hopper are loaded into the bush segments in the 'cap up and body down' position by a specially designed rectifying mechanism. As the capsules are loaded into the bush segments the caps and bodies are separated by vacuum.

An optional sorter-cum-elevator facilitates automatic filling of capsules into the hopper of the AF-40. The indexing powder trough and reciprocating pistons and dosators facilitate formation of slugs to very high accuracies. The slugs are then transferred into the capsule bodies.

At the powder filling station the height of the slug formed in the dosators is very finely and easily adjusted. This facilitates very accurate fill weights, even for partial filling of capsules.

The filling of granules or pellets is based on a gravity principle and is volumetric. The volume of the dose is controlled by the dose container which is fixed and a slider block which is movable. The capsule fill weight can be increased or decreased by adjusting a threaded spindled operated by a knob. Displacement of the slider block is recorded by a dial gauge having a least count of 1 micron for precise dose setting. This unique design ensures that no damage is caused to the pellets during the filling process.

The capsules are closed and locked by means of closing pins. The locked length of the capsules ban be adjusted with the help of a fine screw arrangement.

The filled capsules are ejected by ejection pins and come out through the exit chute. After ejection the empty bushes are cleaned with the help of compressed air and vacuum before the next cycle begins.


     Can Loading               Powder Filling                   Pellet Filling                   Can Closing



Operating Sequence:

1. Capsule feeding, aligning , insertion into
    bushes and capsule separation.
2. Idle
3. Exposing capsule body.
4. Dosing station for tablets
5. Dosing station for pellets.
6. Dosing station for powder.
7. Un-opened capsule ejection.
8. Closing of Capsule.
9. Discharge of filled and closed capsules.
10. Cleaning segments by air and vacuum.


Optional Accessories:
1. Vacuum pump for capsule separation.
2. Vacuum pump for powder bed.
3. Air displacement unit for cleaning of bushes.
4. Air compressor.


Optional Attachments:
1. Granule (Pellet) filling device.
2. Tablet filling device.
3. Liquid filling device.
4. Special size dosators.


Optional Machines for Transfer Line :
1. Empty sorter elevator - SE 100
2. Auto sorter for filled capsules - AS 100
3. Filled capsule elevator - FCE 100
4. Dedusting & polishing machine - DP 100
5. Empty capsule sorter - ECS 100


Data Sheet :

Output :
  • Up to 40 000 capsules per hour for powder filling.
  • Up to 40 000 capsules per hour for pellet filling.
  • Up to 35000 capsules per hour for tablet or combination

    Electric Supply : 415V, 3 Phase, 50 Hz

    Main Motor : 1,5kW, variable speed.
    Powder Feed Motor: 0,18kW

    Connected Load :
  • 2,0 kW for machine only.
  • 8,0 kW for machine with vacuum pumps, vacuum cleaner and air compressor.

    Vacuum Required :
  • 900 l/min at 600mm of mercury (capsule separation).
  • 150 l/min at 600mm of mercury (powder bed).
  • 2800 l/min at 500mm of water.

    Compressed Air Required : 200LPM at 5-7 kg/cm

    Dimensions : 1610mm x 1290mm x 1950mm (LxWxH)

    Weight : 1250 kg.

    Shipping Dimensions : 2140mm x 1600mm x 2300mm (LxWxH).

    Shipping Weight : 1500 kg.