Production equipment · Pharmaceutical manufacturing

From powder to packed product.

Mixers, syrup and cream fillers, capsule and tablet equipment, suppository machines and lines for filling, closing and labelling. For development, galenic laboratories and production.

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Equipment for pharmaceutical, cosmetic and food production

Suppository dosing machine — Mixing · Filling · Packing

Monoblock filling line — Mixing · Filling · Packing

Each pharmaceutical form needs its own technology: powders are mixed and dosed, creams are emulsified and filled into tubes, and suppositories are dosed, cooled and sealed. Here is an overview of the equipment by product form.

APICAL × production equipmentA general overview. We define the exact version and capacity according to your product and batch size.

Four areas

From raw material to packaging.

The equipment is divided by product form and production stage. Each area shows typical machines and their range.

Solid forms

Powders, capsules and tablets

Mixers, dosers, capsule machines, tablet presses and counters.

Semi-solid and liquid forms

Creams, gels and syrups

Turbo emulsifiers, mills, dosers and monoblock fillers.

Suppositories

Suppositories and ovules

Dosing, cooling and sealing on a single line.

Lines

Filling, closing and packing

Fillers, tube machines, cappers, labellers, blisters and sachets.

Solid forms

Powders, capsules and tablets

Powder preparation starts with mixing and sieving, and continues with dosing, capsule filling or compression into tablets. The product is then counted and packed.

Powder mixers

Use: Homogeneous blending of powders and granules before filling or compression
Features: Bicone and V-shaped containers, adjustable time and rotation speed
Range: From laboratory to industrial versions, containers from 5 to 1000 l

Sieves and granulators

Use: Sieving and granulating powders
Features: Mobile bench-top design
Range: Laboratory and small-scale production

Powder and granule dosers

Use: Dosing powders and granules into capsules, bottles and jars
Features: Auger doser, customisable to requirements
Range: Semi-automatic version for pharmacies and small batches

Tablet presses

Use: Producing tablets in small and medium batches
Features: Compact design, adjustable compression parameters
Range: Choice of tablet thickness and diameter, for development and small-scale production

Capsule filling machines

Use: Filling hard gelatin capsules
Features: Manual, semi-automatic and pneumatic versions, with a capsule orienter
Range: Capsule sizes 000 to 5, up to 16,000 capsules per hour

Capsule and tablet counters

Use: Counting and filling capsules, tablets and softgels into bottles
Features: Electronic counting, easy format changeover
Range: Up to 130,000 pieces per hour, depending on product size

Semi-solid and liquid forms

Creams, gels and syrups

For creams and gels the key steps are emulsifying and homogenisation, and for syrups and solutions precise dosing. Machines are available from bench-top versions to automatic lines.

Turbo emulsifiers

Use: Emulsifying, homogenising and mixing creams, gels and liquids
Features: Touch screen, adjustable speed
Range: Batches up to 10 l, up to 12,500 rpm

Roller mills for creams

Use: Grinding and homogenising ointments, creams, pastes and gels
Features: Adjustable ceramic rollers for different degrees of grinding
Range: Laboratory and small-scale production

Cream and syrup dosers

Use: Dosing creams and low-viscosity liquids into bottles, tubes and jars
Features: Compact semi-automatic design
Range: Doses from 1 ml, up to 800 ml per minute

Volumetric dosers

Use: Dosing liquids, syrups and creams from a hopper
Features: Adjustable dose volume, easy cleaning
Range: Doses from 5 to 1300 ml, up to 600 pieces per hour

Monoblock filling and capping lines

Use: Filling and capping bottles with liquid and semi-solid products
Features: Touch screen, easy parameter setting
Range: For galenic laboratories and pharmacies

Suppositories

Suppositories and ovules

A suppository line covers dosing of the molten mass, cooling and sealing of individual packs.

Suppository and ovule dosing machines

Use: Automatic dosing of molten mass into moulds
Features: Hopper with dosing head, doses into moulds
Range: Up to 6,000 pieces per hour

Cooling units

Use: Cooling and setting suppositories after dosing
Features: Chilled work surface next to the dosing machine
Range: Matched to the dosing machine capacity

Suppository and ovule sealers

Use: Sealing individual suppository and ovule packs
Features: Part of the suppository line
Range: Up to 6,000 pieces per hour

Lines

Filling, closing and packing

When a product has to be filled, closed, labelled and packed, we offer automatic machines that can be linked into a line.

Linear filling machines

Use: Automatic filling of bottles, jars and larger containers with syrups, creams and solutions
Features: 2 to 16 nozzles, volumetric pumps or flow meters
Range: Containers up to 20 l, depending on viscosity

Tube filling and closing

Use: Filling creams, gels and pastes into metal, plastic and laminate tubes
Features: Closing by folding or welding, automatic tube feeding
Range: Tubes up to 300 ml, up to 3,000 tubes per hour

Capping machines

Use: Closing vials and bottles with different closure types
Features: Rotary and linear versions, quick format change
Range: Up to 7,500 pieces per hour

Labelling machines

Use: Labelling round, square and elliptical containers
Features: Speed synchronised by a central PLC, container changes without format parts
Range: Up to 50 m/min

Blister machines

Use: Packing capsules, tablets and softgels into blisters
Features: Automatic operation, different blister sizes
Range: Blisters from 35×60 to 80×150 mm

Sachet packing machines

Use: Packing powders and granules into sachets
Features: Automatic dosing and sealing of sachets
Range: For small and medium batches

Why APICAL

One partner for the whole process.

Technology selection, delivery and commissioning are coordinated through one contact.

FROM LAB TO LINE

Matched to batch size

Bench-top machines for galenic laboratories and development, and automatic lines for larger batches.

MANY FORMS

Solid, semi-solid and liquid

The same range can cover tablets, capsules, creams, syrups and suppositories.

SUPPORT

Delivery and commissioning

APICAL coordinates delivery, installation and training, with support after commissioning.

HYGIENE

Pharmaceutical versions

For pharmaceutical production, versions are available with product-contact parts made to stricter hygienic requirements.

What choosing equipment looks like.

APICAL helps match the equipment to the product, batch size and space, from the first enquiry to delivery.

Typical versions and values are shown. The final configuration, capacity and availability are confirmed in the quotation.

1
Describe the product
Product form, viscosity, container and batch size.
2
Choose the technology
Mixing, dosing, filling, closing or packing.
3
Match the version
Bench-top unit, semi-automatic machine or automatic line.
4
Request a quote
APICAL prepares a quotation, delivery and commissioning.

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Tell us what you make, and we will propose the equipment.

State the product form and the expected batch size, and APICAL will prepare a proposal and a quotation.

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