How a vial filling and capping machine works
- Vials are fed from a turntable or tray onto an indexing conveyor or star wheel.
- Filling nozzles dive into the vial and dose the set volume, often bottom-up to avoid foaming.
- A pick-and-place head inserts the rubber stopper, plug or dropper.
- The cap is placed and screwed down, or an aluminium seal is crimped.
- Rejected or missing-component vials are separated.
Machines in our catalogue
| Machine | Volume | Output |
|---|---|---|
| KS4 cartridge & prefilled syringe filling and crimping machine | 1–3 ml cartridges, syringes, small vials | 30–70 per minute |
| Y2 two-nozzle small bottle filling & capping machine | 2–150 ml (eye drops, vials) | 20–35 per minute |
| Y4 four-nozzle liquid filling & capping machine | 2–150 ml | 30–60 per minute |
| Rotary tracking filling & capping machine for oral liquid | 50–500 ml oral liquid and syrup | 100–200 per minute |
Pharmaceutical packaging beyond the filler
- Solid doses: tablets, capsules and gummies are counted into bottles on a DSL8 tablet & gummy counting bottle line, and a YB-TBJ desiccant sachet inserting machine adds the desiccant sachet.
- Foil induction sealing for tamper evidence: Water-cooled induction foil sealer.
- Cartoning with leaflet: Automatic bottle cartoning machine.
Sterile and aseptic filling: be precise about scope
Injectable drugs must be filled under aseptic conditions — isolators or restricted-access barriers, sterilised components and validated environmental monitoring. That is a different class of equipment and qualification. Our machines are used for non-sterile and terminally processed products such as oral liquids, eye-drop and cosmetic vials, diagnostics reagents, essential oils and e-liquids. Tell us your product and regulatory requirements and we will say clearly whether a machine is suitable.
What to check
- Vial diameter and height, glass or plastic, and the closure (stopper, crimp seal, screw cap, dropper)
- Fill volume and accuracy target
- Product contact materials and cleaning method
- Documentation you need (materials certificates, test reports)
- Vials per minute
Send your vial drawing and product for a recommendation.
Questions and answers
What volume can a small vial filling machine handle?
Our machines cover 1–3 ml cartridges and syringes, 2–150 ml vials and bottles, and 50–500 ml oral liquid bottles.
Can a vial filling machine also crimp caps?
Yes. The KS4 machine fills, inserts plugs, places the outer cap and crimps it in one cycle.
Are your vial fillers suitable for sterile injectables?
Sterile injectables require aseptic filling equipment and validation. Our machines are intended for non-sterile products such as oral liquids, eye-drop and cosmetic vials and reagents; discuss your product with us before ordering.
How accurate is vial filling?
The catalogue specifications list about ±1% or ≥99% accuracy depending on product and container.
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