A Crushable Tube Filler Sealer refers to a specialized machine designed for filling and sealing crushable glass tubes (also known as onion skin tubes, crushable ampoules, or biological indicator tubes). These are thin, fragile open-mouth glass tubes commonly used in industries like pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals (e.g., insecticides), veterinary medicine, cosmetics, and laboratory applications for sterile or precise dosing.
Crushable Tube Filler Sealer Video
Key Features and Operation
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Tube Type: Handles delicate, crushable glass ampoules/tubes that are easily broken or crushed for use.
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Process: Automatically fills the open tubes with liquid or chemical products, then seals them.
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Applications: Ideal for packaging sensitive substances requiring airtight, tamper-evident sealing, such as biological indicators, chemicals, or small-dose medications.
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Advantages: Provides high precision, sterility, and flexibility for small-scale or lab production.
Salient Features of Automatic Ampoule Filler
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Compact model as per cGMP standard.
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Higher production output up to 12000 Ampoules per hour.
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All contact parts made from High Quality Stainless Steel 316L & Non-contact parts made from Stainless Steel 304.
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Minimum change over parts from 1ml to 10ml ampoule size.
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“No Ampoule – No Filling” system.
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Ampoule neck centering during gas flushing and filling operations.
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Possibility of nitrogen gas flushing before, during and after filling.
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Full accessibility allows easy maintenance.
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Machine equipped with pre-warming station.
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Flow Meters for regulating flames easily.
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Minimum change over time, little maintenance, easy cleaning.
Process Operation of Automatic Tube Filler
The sterilized tube tray directly loaded in to slant hopper of the unit. The Synchronized star wheel delivers tubes, one by one on moving eccentric tube rack in single. During the stoppage of rack sequentially pre-gassing, filling, post gassing, pre heating and final sealing is achieved.
Technical Specification of Crushable Tube Filler Machine
| Model | AFS-1 | AFS-2 | AFS-4 | AFS-8 |
| No. of Head | Single | Two | Four | Eight |
| Syringes | One | Double | Four | Eight |
| Ampoule Sizes | 1 ml to 30 ml | 1 ml to 30 ml | 1 ml to 20 ml | 1 ml to 20 ml |
| Filling Speed | Up to 25 ampoules/minute | Up to 50 ampoules/minute | Up to 100 ampoules/minute | Up to 200 ampoules/minute |
| Filling Precision | ± 1% | ± 1% | ± 1% | ± 1% |
| Filling Pump | Piston Pump | Piston Pump | Piston Pump | Piston Pump |
| Burner Gas | LPG & Oxygen (O₂) | LPG & Oxygen (O₂) | LPG & Oxygen (O₂) | LPG & Oxygen (O₂) |
| Nitrogen Arrangement | Before & After Filling | Before & After Filling | Before & After Filling | Before & After Filling |
| Number of Fill Nozzles | One | Two | Four | Eight |
| Number of Nitrogen Nozzles | Two | Four | Eight | Sixteen |
| Number of Sealing Burners | Two | Four | Eight | Sixteen |
| Power Required | 0.5 H.P. | 1 H.P. | 1 H.P. | 2 H.P. |
| Power Voltage | 230 Volts, Single Phase, 50 Hertz, 4 Wire System | 230 Volts, Single Phase, 50 Hertz, 4 Wire System | 230 Volts, Single Phase, 50 Hertz, 4 Wire System | 230 Volts, Single Phase, 50 Hertz, 4 Wire System |
| Contact Parts | Made from Stainless Steel 316L | Made from Stainless Steel 316L | Made from Stainless Steel 316L | Made from Stainless Steel 316L |
| Overall Dimension | 915mm (L) x 610mm (W) x 965mm (H) approx. | 915mm (L) x 760mm (W) x 965mm (H) approx. | 1200mm (L) x 1070mm (W) x 965mm (H) approx. | 2200mm (L) x 1400mm (W) x 1100mm (H) approx. |
* 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.
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