What is tube filling machine?
Tube filling machine is a kind of mechanical machine specially used to fill various materials (such as pastes, liquids, ointments, etc.) into soft tubes. Tube filling machines are a kind of equipment that plays an important role in many industries. machine high efficiency, stability and reliability of machines make Tube filling machine the preferred machine in the field of soft tube filling packing industry
Tube filling machinery is widely used in cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, food, daily chemicals and other industries. Machinery can fill some kind of material into soft tube process. Machinery can significantly improve production efficiency and reduce labor costs. At the same time, machinery can ensure the stability and consistency of product quality.
A. Paste products: automatic tube filling machine can pack cosmetics such as face cream, eye cream, lipstick, etc., as well as ointments and creams in medicines into tubes automatically, then seal the tube tails. Such products usually have a certain viscosity and require a precise metering system and a stable filling process.
B.Liquid products: tube filling machines can fill liquid products. Liquid products have strong fluidity, but filling machines can also handle them. For example, some liquid cosmetics, pharmaceutical solutions or food seasonings. When filling products into tubes, machines will use special designs to ensure the accuracy of the dosing device and the stability of filling.。·
C. Viscous materials: tube filler machine can fill certain glues, adhesives or high-viscosity food sauces, etc. These materials are more challenging in the filling process, but by adjusting the machine parameters and configuration, the tube filler can still achieve efficient and accurate filling.
2. Other materials: tube filling machines can handle in addition to the common pastes, liquids and viscous materials mentioned above, machines may also be customized according to specific needs to fill other types of materials. For example, some special-purpose powders, granules or mixtures, etc.
The advantage of automatic tube filling machine is that it can adapt to the needs of automatic fill into tube for a variety of materials and products, and at the same time, machine can provide efficient, stable and reliable filling and sealing process. Through precise filling metering device and automatic operation, tube filling machine can ensure the same amount of material in each tube, thereby ensuring the stability and consistency of filling and sealing quality.
A.Aluminum plastic composite tube (ABL)
Aluminum-plastic composite tube is a packaging container made of aluminum foil and plastic film through co-extrusion and composite process, and then processed into a tube by a special tube making machine. Its typical structure is PE/PE+EAA/AL/PE+EAA/PE. Aluminum-plastic composite tube is mainly used to package cosmetics with high requirements for hygiene and barrier properties. Its barrier layer is generally aluminum foil, and its barrier property depends on the pinhole degree of the aluminum foil. With the continuous improvement of technology, the thickness of the aluminum foil barrier layer in the aluminum-plastic composite hose has been reduced from the traditional 40μm to 12μm, or even 9μm, which greatly saves resources.
At present, according to the tube molding materials, tubes can be roughly divided into the following categories in the market.
A、All-plastic composite tube
All plastic components are divided into two types: all-plastic non-barrier composite hose and all-plastic barrier composite hose. All-plastic non-barrier composite hose is generally used for packaging low-end fast-consuming cosmetics; all-plastic barrier composite Tube has side seams during tube making, so it is usually used for packaging medium- and low-end cosmetics. The barrier layer can be a multi-layer composite material containing EVOH, PVDC, oxide-coated PET, etc.
B、Plastic co-extrusion tube
Plastic co-extrusion tube is a tube with a multi-layer structure formed by extruding two or more different plastic materials at the same time through co-extrusion technology. This hose combines the characteristics of multiple materials, such as heat resistance, cold resistance, chemical corrosion resistance, etc., thereby improving the overall performance of the tube.
C.Pure aluminum tube
The aluminum material is extruded through an extruder to form a tube of the desired shape and size.
Common pipe diameters and common tube capacities on the market
Tube size in diameter ：Φ13、Φ16、Φ19、Φ22、Φ25、Φ28、Φ30、Φ33、Φ35、Φ38、Φ40、Φ45、Φ50、Φ55、Φ60
Tube filling capacity volume ：3G、5G、8G、10G、15G、20G、25G、30G、35G、40G、45G、50G、60G、80G、100G、110G、120G、130G、150G、180G、200G、250G、250G
1.Determine the type of product you plan to fill
As there are many product can use the tube filling machine, such as ointments, creams, gels, and liquid medications lotions, foundations, lipsticks, and serums condiments, sauces, spreads so , so it is important to understand what type of material needs to be filled before selecting tube filling machine . it is better know your product Viscosity and Specific Gravity.
Currently , in the markets , there are a few type filling machine based on the tube filling speed
Middle speed tube filling machinery：The filling machinery is suitable for medium-scale production
. 1.It can ensure a certain production efficiency while maintaining high flexibility and adaptability. Generally,
2 tube filling nozzles are used, and the machine adopts rotary plate or linear drive design, which is mainly used in medium-sized enterprises
.3 Filing capacity is about 80—150 tube filling per minute
High Speed Tube Filling Machine：Designed for mass production,
1.the machine is generally designed to fill nozzles about 3.4 6 up to 8 nozzles. machine must adopt linear design, full servo drive design.
2,The filling capacity is about 150-360 tube filling per minute, with extremely high production speed. , can significantly improve production efficiency,
3.machine noise is very low, but there may be certain requirements for the specifications and materials of the tubes
Low speed tube filling machine：
1.Suitable for small batch production or laboratory environment, the filling speed capacity is slow,
2.generally adopts a filling nozzle design but the machine operation is flexible, suitable for a variety of specifications of tubes,
3.the speed is about 20----60 tube filling per minute, mainly used for small-scale enterprises
There are many kinds of tube materials on the market, mainly aluminum-plastic composite Tube, all-plastic composite tube, plastic co-extruded tube. You can consider internal heating, ultrasonic and high-frequency technology sealing. Pure aluminum tube needs to consider mechanical action parts sealing tails
tube filling volume will Determine filling dosing system the configuration of tube filler machine. filler on the market filling volume. Filling dosing system filling capacity and Accuracy determine the tube filling machines quality
| Filling range | Filling capacity | Piston diameter |
| 1-5ml | 16mm | |
| 5-25ml | 30mm | |
| 25-40 ml | 38mm | |
| 40-100ml | 45mm | |
| 100-200ml | 60mm |
For some tube filling capacity over 200ml the dosing system has to be customize for tube filling machinery
The sealing shape of tube filling machinery can be customized according to different product needs and design requirements. Common sealing shapes include right angle, rounded corner (R angle) and arc angle (sector shape), etc.
1. Right angle sealing tube tails：
For tube filling machinery, right-angle sealing is one of the traditional sealing methods, and its tail shape is right angle. The right-angle sealing is visually simple, but in some cases it may not be round enough and may feel a little stiff.
2.Round corner (R corner) sealingfor tube filling machinery
Rounded corner sealing refers to designing the tail of the tube into a rounded shape. Compared with the right-angled tail sealing, the rounded corner sealing is more rounded and less likely to hurt your hands. The rounded corner sealing is visually softer and improves the overall aesthetics and feel of the product.
Arc angle (sector-shaped) end cap:
Arc corner (sector-shaped) tail sealing is a popular tail sealing method for tube filler machine in the past two years. Its tail shape is arc-shaped, similar to a sector, because the arc corner design is safer and avoids the possible damage caused by sharp corners. The arc corner tail sealing is not only beautiful, but also conforms to the ergonomic design, which improves the product experience.
One more, tube filler machine can also realize the customization of various sealing patterns, such as vertical lines, patterns, etc. These patterns can be formed directly in the sealing process without subsequent processing。
Additional features for tube filling machinery:
need such tube self-clean, add Liquid nitrogen for protect product life, Dust-free and sterile requirement. warming filling process. mixer for material hopper and positive press filling?
Why select us for tube filling machinery
Zhitong company as one of leading tube filling machine manufacturer service over 2000 clients in the world and we have lot of advantages as bellowing
a.Professional technology and rich experience
Industry-leading technology: Zhitong has advanced filling and sealing technology, which can ensure high-precision and high-efficiency filling operations of tube filling machines.
b. Rich experience: After years of deep cultivation in the field of Tube Filling Machinery, we have accumulated rich industry experience and can provide customers with solutions that best suit their production needs.
c.Wide applicability: Our Tube Filling Machinery is suitable for many industries such as medicine, food, cosmetics, daily chemicals, etc., and can meet the tube filling and sealing process requirements of different fields and different products.
d.Multiple models to choose from: We provide tube filler machines of various models and specifications to meet the production requirements of different tube output demanding and different tube containers.
e. tube filling machines has high precision and high efficiency
f.We use advanced metering and control systems for tube filling machines to ensure that the amount of each filling is accurate and improve the product qualification rate to 99.999%
g. Efficient production: our tube filling machines has a high degree of automation, which can greatly improve production efficiency, shorten production cycle and reduce production costs.
h. High-quality materials: our tube filler machine uses high-quality materials and components to ensure the stability and durability of the tube filler。
i.Multiple safety protections: The tube filling machine is equipped with multiple safety protection devices, such as overload protection, tubeless alarm, door open shutdown and other functions to ensure the safety and stability of the production process.
j.Reasonable structural design: The tube filling machines have a reasonable structural design, which is easy to disassemble and clean, and convenient for daily maintenance and upkeep of the machines.。
k. Easy to operate: tube filler machine has a friendly human-machine interface, Filler is simple and convenient to operate, reducing the difficulty of operation and the cost of personnel training.
Automatic tube filling machine Series parameter list.
For our tube filling machine. We have widely over 10 machine models for customer choice . here list very common speed tube filling machine for your reference . we always offer the customers Professional technology about tube filler
| Model no | Nf-40 | NF-60 | NF-80 | NF-120 |
| Tube material | Plastic , aluminum tubes .composite ABL laminate tubes | |||
| Station no | 9 | 9 | 12 | 36 |
| Tube diameter | φ13-φ60 mm | |||
| Tube length(mm) | 50-220 adjustable | |||
| viscous products | Viscosity less than 100000cpcream gel ointment toothpaste paste food sauce and pharmaceutical, daily chemical, fine chemical | |||
| capacity(mm) | 5-250ml adjustable | |||
| Filling volume(optional) | A:6-60ml, B:10-120ml, C:25-250ml, D:50-500ml (Customer made available) | |||
| Filling accuracy | ≤±1％ | |||
| tubes per minute | 20-25 | 30 | 40-75 | 80-100 |
| Hopper Volume: | 30litre | 40litre | 45litre | 50 litre |
| air supply | 0.55-0.65Mpa 30 m3/min | 340 m3/min | ||
| motor power | 2Kw(380V/220V 50Hz) | 3kw | 5kw | |
| heating power | 3Kw | 6kw | ||
| size(mm) | 1200×800×1200mm | 2620×1020×1980 | 2720×1020×1980 | 3020×110×1980 |
| weight (kg) | 600 | 800 | 1300 | 1800 |
Why select us for tube filling machinery
Zhitong company as one of leading tube filling machine manufacturer service over 2000 clients in the world and we have lot of advantages as bellowing
a.Professional technology and rich experience
Industry-leading technology: Zhitong has advanced filling and sealing technology, which can ensure high-precision and high-efficiency filling operations of tube filling machines.
b. Rich experience: After years of deep cultivation in the field of Tube Filling Machinery, we have accumulated rich industry experience and can provide customers with solutions that best suit their production needs.
c.Wide applicability: Our Tube Filling Machinery is suitable for many industries such as medicine, food, cosmetics, daily chemicals, etc., and can meet the tube filling and sealing process requirements of different fields and different products.
d.Multiple models to choose from: We provide tube filler machines of various models and specifications to meet the production requirements of different tube output demanding and different tube containers.
e. tube filling machines has high precision and high efficiency
f.We use advanced metering and control systems for tube filling machines to ensure that the amount of each filling is accurate and improve the product qualification rate to 99.999%
g. Efficient production: our tube filling machines has a high degree of automation, which can greatly improve production efficiency, shorten production cycle and reduce production costs.
h. High-quality materials: our tube filler machine uses high-quality materials and components to ensure the stability and durability of the tube filler。
i.Multiple safety protections: The tube filling machine is equipped with multiple safety protection devices, such as overload protection, tubeless alarm, door open shutdown and other functions to ensure the safety and stability of the production process.
j.Reasonable structural design: The tube filling machines have a reasonable structural design, which is easy to disassemble and clean, and convenient for daily maintenance and upkeep of the machines.。
k. Easy to operate: tube filler machine has a friendly human-machine interface, Filler is simple and convenient to operate, reducing the difficulty of operation and the cost of personnel training.
