Ointment filling machines are high precision equipment used to fill tube with pre-determined quantity of ointment or sticky liquid irrespective of the thickness of the container. These pharmaceutical filling machines are widely used for packaging in pharmaceutical industry. The ointment fillersworks on the principle of the cylinder piston. The movement of the cylinder piston ensures precise amount of filling. Machines generally have a stainless steel body with chrome galvanized piston for ease of movement and cleaning. Also there are different types of pharmaceutical filling machines like vial filling machines for filling up vials, or tube filling machines for filling up medicinal tubes.
Main Three Functions of Ointment Filling Machines
- Emulsification
- Suspension
- Homogenization
Five Ointment Bases
The pharmaceutical ointment bases are of five types which are filled by the ointment filling system:
- Absorption bases
- Oleaginous bases
- Oil in water emulsion bases
- Water in oil emulsion bases and
- Bases soluble in water
Features of Ointment Filling Machine
- Trouble free performance
- High functionality
- Cleaning and maintenance process is easy
- Filling valve of the machine is controlled by electromagnetic valve and that is why filling accuracy is higher
- Both filling volume and filling speed can be adjusted as per th requirement
- Dismantlement of machine parts is not typical, it also helps in sanitation or sterilization process
- The machine can be operated manually or automatically
Applications of Ointment Filling Machine
- Pharmaceutical
- Cosmetics
- Food
- Chemicals
