A Vial Powder Filling and Sealing Machine (also called Auger Powder Filling Machine for Vials or Powder Vial Filling-Stoppering-Capping Monobloc) is a specialized pharmaceutical packaging machine used to fill sterile powder (typically injectable antibiotics like Ceftriaxone, Cefotaxime, Amoxicillin, etc.) into glass or plastic vials, insert rubber stoppers, and apply aluminum/plastic caps — all under aseptic conditions.
Vial Powder Filling and Sealing Machine Video
Key Features & Functions
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Powder Filling: Auger filler or vacuum-pressure filling system ensures accurate, repeatable dosing (typically ±1% accuracy) with no vial, no fill safety interlocks.
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Stoppering: 100% partial or full stoppering under laminar flow using vacuum-pick or pick-and-place mechanism.
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Capping: Vibratory or rotary crimping station applies aluminum seals with precise torque control.
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Sterility Maintenance: Integrated Class 100 (ISO 5) laminar airflow hood, oRABS, cRABS, or isolator compatibility; all product-contact parts in AISI 316L stainless steel and FDA-approved materials.
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No Vial – No Operation Logic: Sensors detect presence of vial, stopper, and cap to prevent wastage and errors.
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Output Range: 30–400 vials/min depending on model and vial size (2 ml to 100 ml).
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Changeover: Tool-less or minimal-tool format parts for quick changeover between different vial sizes.
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Compliance: cGMP, FDA, CE, 21 CFR Part 11 compliant with audit trail, PLC + HMI/SCADA control, and optional IPC (In-Process Control) via check-weighing.
Typical Applications
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Antibiotic powders (Cefazolin, Ceftriaxone, Vancomycin, etc.)
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Lyophilized injectables
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Hormones, oncology drugs, and other sterile dry powdersv
Exclusive Features of Vial Powder Filling Machine
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Compact GMP Model.
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Suitable to fill 50mg to 10 grams.
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Powder wheel rotation and vial transportation through servo motors.
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Vacuum driven specially designed Powder Wheels.
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All contact parts made of SS316L materials with easy removal system for Autoclaving / Sterilization.
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Filling Accuracy of ± 2% depending upon powder characteristics and environmental conditions.
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Built in Rubber Stoppering System.
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Multiple dosing system with the help of change parts.
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Built in Turn Tables with Separate Drive for speed control of infeed and outfeed of vials.
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Various safety features including Clutch system for Vial Breakage.
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Tool Less adjustment of Doctor Blade and Wiper Blade saves valuable time and easy for setting.
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IQ/OQ documentation can be provided.
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PLC system with Graphical User Interface can be offered.
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Inbuilt Laminar Air Flow can be offered for sterile class 100 filling.
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Sampling and Rejection system can be provided on demand.
Working Principle of Vial Powder Filling Machine
The sterilized powder is stored in powder hopper is agitated by pair of mechanical agitators for maintaining consistency and uniform bulk density. The powder wheel having twelve ports which rotates at pre-determined speed below the powder hopper with practically no clearance. Powder wheel consist of Piston in each port and behind the powder wheel vacuum plate is provided. There is no clearance between powder wheel and vacuum plate due to back spring pressure. Precise volume of powder is sucked into the port of powder wheel during vacuum; according to the piston length different fill size can be achieved. The excess powder is doctored off by a doctor blade. Doctor blades can be adjusted from outside also without removing powder hopper. When powder wheel indexes further and remain in the port due to the vacuum till it reaches just vertically above the container. The time dose of Compressed air (Nitrogen Gas), sterilized low pressure air sequentially flushes out powder from the port of powder wheel in to the container one by one.
The filled containers are immediately separated on the conveyor by vial separator and moves further for stoppering operation.
The sterilized, siliconised, rubber stoppers stored in the vibrator bowl moves to vibratory bowl and stacked vertically in the rubber stopper chute. The container is hold firmly between pair or timing belt to pickup rubber stopper from exit end of the chute. Further container is passed between two pressing roller for tight fit fixing of rubber stoppers.
Technical Specification of Powder Filling and Sealing Machine
| Models | APF 12S | APF 12D |
| Production Output | Up to 100 vials/minute | Up to 200 vials/minute |
| Fill Volume | 50 mg. to 10 grams | 50 mg. to 10 grams |
| Vial Size | 5ml to 250ml | 5ml to 250ml |
| Filling Accuracy | ± 2 – 3% in single dosing depending upon consistency and uniformity of bulk density of Injectable Powder | ± 2 – 3% in single dosing depending upon consistency and uniformity of bulk density of Injectable Powder |
| Power Load | 3.5 H. P. | 4.5 H. P. |
| Overall Dimension | 2600mm (L) X 1100mm (W) X 1800mm (H) approx. | 3000mm (L) X 1100mm (W) X 1800mm (H) approx. |
| Net Weight | 500 kgs. approx. | 700 kgs. approx. |
| Gross Weight | 750 kgs. approx. | 950 kgs. 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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