Hard Capsule Machines

Since its early stages, TES has played an important role in the manufacture and distribution of equipment destined to the production of two-piece, empty, hard gelatin capsules for pharmaceutical and nutritional industries.

The development of TES new models of capsule machines, combined with the emergence of TES as one of the few worldwide suppliers of "Turn-Key" projects, brought to the company the leader in the design and manufacture of hard capsule equipment and provider of training, technology and technical assistance for starting-up new capsule facilities.

HCM Two-deck

A total of 195 machines, of different designs, have been sold, so far, to the world, of which 66 machines in China alone. A total of 27 Turn-Key projects have been completed worldwide, of which 16 projects in China only.

We supply the entire spectrum of equipment for hard gelatin capsule producing factories:

  • Manufacturing equipment: Hard Capsule Machines; Pinbars
  • Manufacturing Support Equipment: Melters; Tanks; Mixers; Viscosity Controls, Sorting Tables, Inspection Equipment, etc.
  • Auxiliary Equipment: De-humidification / Air Conditioning, Steam Boilers, Air Compressors
  • Printing Equipment
  • Laboratory Equipment

There are only a few companies who produce hard gelatin capsule machines and market their products throughout the world. The principles of capsule manufacturing have changed little since Arthur Colton presented the world's first fully automated machine back in 1930.

What has emerged from this basic principle are improvements in design and construction of the equipment. Technophar has applied these principles in order to produce consistently higher quality capsules, significant increases in production output and technological advances that allow for low machine maintenance and high reliability.

Technophar manufactures, under its own design, machines that produce empty two-piece hard gelatin capsules for all standard pharmaceutical sizes. The entire capsule manufacturing process: greasing, dipping, kiln-drying, stripping, trimming and capsule joining is completely automatic.

Presently, we offer products such as:

  • "TWO-DECK TES: 6/7 bar dip" Hard capsule machine, two decks, hydraulic, dipping 6 or 7 bars.
  • "TWO-DECK TES/E: 6/7 bar dip" Hard capsule machine, two elongated decks, hydraulic, dipping 6 or 7 bars
  • "TWO-DECK TES/E: 7/2A bar dip - two sets of automatics" Hard capsule machine, two elongated decks, motion control, dipping 7 bars.
  • "TRI-DECK TES 2000: 7" Hard capsule machine, three decks, hydraulic, dipping 7 bars.
  • upgrading of existing equipment
  • spare parts for conventional mechanical machines and hydraulic machines
  • other equipment produced through the relentless drive in applying advanced technology and diversification
  • hard gelatin capsule manufacturing and support equipment

Features to our Hard Capsule Machine:

  • Hydraulic, fully automatic, designed for high performance, increased output and efficiency, reduced downtime and cost effectiveness
  • PLC controls system with Touch Screen operating panel
  • Machines with 6, or 7 bar dipping
  • Dipping system, independent between CAP and BODY, driven by servo motors programmed to yield dipping profiles in accordance with the process and gelatin requirements
  • Dipper Elevator, driven by servomotor, which enables a close control of this critical movement, with the goal of obtaining a perfect gelatin distribution on the pins (optional)
  • Hydraulic system with two or three variable displacement pumps, working in tandem with reliable, leak-free hydraulic controls. The following movements are performed through this system:
    • Dipper one-bar movement and 6 or 7 bar ejecting
    • Greaser back and forth movement
    • Spindle rotation and upper conveyor
    • Table elevators
    • Upper and lower bar pushers and elevators
  • Variable speed drive, RINGCONE, with remote control
  • Steel welded construction
  • Machine frame decks are built out of aluminum profiles with horizontal conveyor rollers on bearings, for reduced friction
  • Safeties are provided all around the machinery integrated into the PLC system
Model Decks Length Bars dipped Bars/Table Bars/Side Bars/min Drying Cycle (min) Output (caps/hr)
TWO-DECK TES: 6 2 STD 6 24 894 32 28.25 57,600
TWO-DECK TES/E: 6 2 EL 6 24 1,135 38 31.50 68,400
TWO-DECK TES/E: 7 2 EL 7 28 1324 38 33.35 72,000
TRI-DECK TES: 7 3 STD 7 28 1374 38 38.25 72,000
TWO-DECK TES/E: 7/2A 2 EL 7 28 1264 50 26.47 90,000

Please Note: In order to achive these outputs it is neccessary to utilize Technophar AC/Dehumidification design.