SUPPLEMENT MANUFACTURING / EQUIPMENT & OPERATIONS
Better decisions.
From fill to
finished pack.
For production, packaging and procurement teams at supplement manufacturers and contract packers. Explore capsule filling, counting and bottling, and blister packaging.
Explore the processes01 / PRODUCTION TOPICS
Choose your process.
Explore project questions and related terminology.
Capsule Filling
Define the powder, shell and dosing requirements for hard-capsule filling, with related terms for fill weight, tooling, trials and changeovers.
- Powder & capsule requirements
- Equipment & tooling choices
- Trials, changeovers & line fit
Counting & Bottling
Plan a tablet or capsule bottling line: product counts, bottle formats, feeding, capping, sealing, trials and equipment integration.
- Product, bottle & count
- Accepted output & changeovers
- Capping, sealing & line fit
Blister Packaging
Explore blister materials and pack formats, then the forming, sealing, inspection and cartoning questions that shape an equipment project.
- Product, material & pack format
- Forming, feeding & sealing
- Trials, inspection & cartoning
02 / DECISION PATH
From requirements to operation.
Choose a project stage and process.
Define requirements
Start with the product, batch, pack format and output your team needs.
Compare systems
Compare equipment and automation against the same project brief.
Compare quotations
Check equipment, tooling, services and operating cost assumptions.
Plan trials & acceptance
Agree what evidence a product trial and acceptance test should provide.
Plan line integration
Clarify interfaces, delivery scope and responsibilities across the line.
Improve operation
Use recorded conditions to investigate changeovers and production problems.
GLOSSARY
Find the term you need.
Browse 137 definitions for capsule filling, counting and bottling, and blister packaging, with examples and related terms.
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