Manual Capsule Filling Machine

A Manual Capsule Filling Machine is a handheld or tabletop device designed for filling empty gelatin, HPMC, or pullulan capsules with powders, pellets, or herbs. It’s ideal for small-scale production, such as in home settings, compounding pharmacies, research labs, or supplement manufacturing, where automation isn’t needed or affordable. These machines allow users to fill multiple capsules at once, ensuring precision and consistency without electricity.

Manual Capsule Filling Machine Video

How Does It Work?

Most manual capsule fillers follow a simple, step-by-step process:

1. Load Capsules: Use a capsule loader or tray to orient and place empty capsules into the machine’s plate.

2. Separate Capsules: A lever or plate separates the capsule halves.

3. Fill: Spread powder evenly using a tamper or spreader, then level it with a powder stop for accurate dosing.

4. Close: Reassemble the halves and remove the filled capsules.

This process can fill up to 6,000 capsules per hour for some models, though output varies by size and user experience. Instructions are often included, with many models featuring food-grade ABS plastic or full metal construction for durability and chemical resistance.

Benefits

• Versatile: Works with various powders and capsule types.

• Easy to Use: No power required; suitable for beginners with included manuals.

• Portable: Lightweight and compact for personal or lab setups.

• High ROI for Small Batches: Great for testing formulations before scaling up.

Salient Features of Manual Capsule Filling Machine

• Compact Model.

• Option of Stainless Steel 304 and 316 materials constructions.

• Universal design hence easy to operate and easily service available.

• Powder tray provided for spillage free filling of powder.

• Interchangeability to different capsule size format parts.

• Machine suitable for hard gelatin capsules, veg capsules and HPMC capsules.

• Power with different bulk density can be filled easy through multiple press option.

• Option of Manual Capsule Loader as well as Auto Capsule Loader for loading empty capsules onto loading tray.

• Tablet Filling Attachment can be offered optionally to fill tablets into capsules.

• IQ/OQ documentation can be provided.

Process Operation of  Manual Capsule Filler Machine

Adinath is one of the leading manual capsule filling machine manufacturers in India. We are giving here below step-by-step process guide of Capsule Filling Machine:

• Place empty capsules onto the loading tray and place tray onto the machine. Check the front knob it should be turned to the right.

• Pull locking lever forward. Push down long handle which will lifts the caps off all the bodies. Set aside the tray containing all the caps.

• Push locking lever back, by which capsule bodies will drop down and become level with filling surface.

• Place powder tray on filler keeps powder from spilling.

• Pour & spread the pre-measured powder. Move extra powder onto powder tray’s shelf. Lower tamper and lock.

• Turn handle to compress powder: this allows you to fill more powder in each capsule.

• Raise tamper & spread extra powder from shelf into capsules ensures uniform fill weights.

• Return the tray containing caps to filler. Turn front knob to the left and lower locking plate. Engage lock for locking plate.

• Hold tamper handle and push down on long handle. Bodies are pushed up into caps: all the capsules are now locked in one step.

• Disengage lock for locking plate. Lift locking plate and turn front knob to the right.

• Push down long handle and remove tray of completed capsules.

• Capsules are filled now. You can turn tray and all the capsules will get out from the tray.

Technical Specification of Manual Capsule Filling Machine

* Power voltage can be adjusted as per customer’s domestic power voltage requirements.
* Rights of technical improvements & modification reserved.
* Illustrations & dimensions are shown for information purpose only.