Capsule Filling
Define the powder, shell and dosing requirements for hard-capsule filling, with related terms for fill weight, tooling, trials and changeovers.
PROCESS SCOPE
What this process covers
Hard-capsule filling, with polishing, dust extraction and inspection considered where they connect to the project. Softgel manufacture and tablet compression are outside this initial scope.
Use the project questions below to plan your discussion. Related terms link to detailed definitions.
Other production processes →01 / PROJECT QUESTION
Define requirements
Which powders, capsule shells, target fill weights, batch sizes and accepted-output requirements belong in your brief?
Related terms (16)
- Bulk density
- Capsule capacity
- Capsule dimensional tolerance
- Capsule locked length
- Capsule ovality
- Capsule pre-lock length
- Capsule shell eccentricity
- Capsule shell moisture content
- Capsule size
- Capsule wall thickness
- Capsule wall-thickness uniformity
- Hard-shell capsule
- HPMC capsule
- Powder flowability
- Tapped density
- User requirements specification (URS)
02 / PROJECT QUESTION
Compare systems
Which automation, dosing, tooling and cleaning-access options should your team compare?
Related terms (5)
03 / PROJECT QUESTION
Compare quotations
Does each quotation cover the same tooling, dust extraction, polishing, installation and spare-parts scope?
Related term (1)
04 / PROJECT QUESTION
Plan trials & acceptance
What powder and capsule samples, run conditions, fill-weight records and reject records should the trial document?
05 / PROJECT QUESTION
Plan line integration
Who is responsible for the interfaces between filling, polishing, inspection and the selected packaging route?
Related terms (2)
06 / PROJECT QUESTION
Improve operation
What material, setup and operating records will help your team investigate fill-weight variation, cleaning and changeovers?
GLOSSARY
Terminology for this process
Browse 45 terms used in capsule filling, including shared project terminology. The glossary lets you search by name or alias.
Browse capsule filling terms →All glossary terms →Technical guides for this process are in preparation.
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