Semi Automatic Rotary Tube Filling Machine

Lodha International LLP is the leading semi automatic rotary tube filling machine manufacturer, offering complete solutions for the food, cosmetics, and pharmaceutical industries. Our semi-automatic rotary tube filling machine is designed to produce up to 80 tubes per minute, making it both reliable and highly efficient. The machine is built for ease of use, with quick-change parts that minimize downtime and simplify operation. Featuring an auto-drip-free filling mechanism, this machine make sure a clean and precise filling process, making it a preferred choice for many businesses.

The machine incorporates a temperature-controlled, compressive system for filling and crimping operations, enhancing its variety. An advanced tube alignment system guarantees precise filling, while the full-size opening of the front guard allows for easy maintenance and quick changeovers. The primarily mechanical design reduces the need for extensive training and maintenance, making it an excellent investment for food, cosmetics, and pharmaceutical industries. Its volumetric dosing method is particularly suited for filling thick substances such as creams and ointment filling, gels, pastes, and balms.

Salient Features of Semi Automatic Rotary Tube Filling Machine:


  • Compact, rotary design
  • Filling range from 5 grams to 250 grams**
  • Filling accuracy within 1%
  • Consistent and precise stuffing
  • "No Tube, No Fill" mechanism
  • Manual crimping for aluminum tubes
  • Leister heater and blower hot air system for effective tube sealing
  • Batch coding capability based on your requirements
  • Water cooling around the tube exterior to enhance seal quality
  • Easy interchangeability between aluminum and laminated (Lami) tubes
  • Tail-free filling for a clean finish
  • All moving parts can be made from stainless steel (SUS) based on your needs
  • Production counter on the control panel displaying the total number of tubes filled
  • Low maintenance requirements
  • Automatic tube ejection

Process Operation of Semi Automatic Rotary Tube Filling Machine


Lodha International LLP's semi-automatic rotary tube filling machine offers a smooth and effective operation, making it suited for a wide range of industrial uses. It features an easy-to-use design and reliable results. During the process, tubes are manually loaded into the machine’s rotary indexing table. The rotary tube filling machine accurately fills each tube with a specified amount of product, thanks to its volumetric dosing system, ensuring consistent quality. The machine's auto-drip-free mechanism prevents any mess during the filling process. Once filled, the tubes are sealed using a Leister heater and blower hot air system, which make sure a secure seal. The tubes are then cooled by water circulation around the exterior, enhancing the quality of the seal. The semi-automatic rotary tube filling machine is equipped with a production counter on the control panel, allowing operators to monitor the total number of tubes filled. The machine's design includes a "No Tube, No Fill" mechanism, ensuring efficient use of resources.

As a leading rotary tube filling machine manufacturer and exporter, we offer pharma machine that meets the highest levels of efficiency and durability. The machine's easy maintenance and quick part changeover capabilities make it an excellent choice for pharmaceutical machines looking to optimize their production processes.

Technical Specification of Semi Automatic Rotary Tube Filling Machine:


Technical Specifications: LI-STF 8
Model No. LI-STF 8
No. of Filling Head Single
No. of Station 8
Production Output (Per Min) 25 - 30 tubes
Tube Diameter 12mm to 50mm
Tube Length 50mm to 200mm
Tube Loading System Manual
Tube Orientation Manual
Filling Range 3gm to 250gm**
Compressed Air Requires 6 CFM
Power Consumption 1.5 H.P.
Electric Characteristic 440V, 3 Phase, 50Hz, 4 Wire System
Net Weight 250 Kgs.
Gross Weight 375 Kgs.

Faq's


It is a partially automated tube packaging machine that combines a rotary indexing platform with mechanical filling and sealing operations — requiring the operator to manually load tubes into the rotating station holders while the machine automatically handles filling, sealing, coding, and trimming — offering small and medium-scale pharmaceutical, Ayurvedic, and cosmetic manufacturers a productive and affordable rotary tube filling solution.

In a semi automatic rotary machine the operator manually places tubes into the rotating turret holders at the loading station while the machine handles all filling and sealing functions automatically — whereas a fully automatic rotary machine feeds, loads, fills, seals, and ejects tubes entirely without manual operator involvement, delivering higher speeds at significantly greater investment cost.

Small and medium pharmaceutical manufacturers prefer semi automatic rotary tube filling machines because they deliver the speed and consistency advantages of rotary multi-station processing — filling and sealing tubes at multiple stations simultaneously — while keeping capital investment significantly lower than fully automatic rotary systems that are designed for large-scale commercial production.

Yes, growing Ayurvedic manufacturers producing herbal pain relief creams, skin brightening formulations, hair care ointments, and natural gel products use semi automatic rotary tube filling machines to achieve higher tube output than linear machines — meeting increasing market demand while maintaining AYUSH-compliant manufacturing standards at manageable equipment cost.

Absolutely — cosmetic companies producing face creams, sunscreen lotions, hair color creams, anti-aging gels, and hand care formulations use semi automatic rotary tube filling machines to achieve faster tube output and consistent seal quality — delivering professionally packaged cosmetic tube products that meet retail presentation standards and growing customer demand.

The rotary platform processes tubes at multiple stations simultaneously — while one tube is being loaded, another is being filled, another is being sealed, and another is being coded and ejected — creating a parallel processing efficiency that delivers higher throughput per machine cycle than linear systems that process operations sequentially.

With the rotary multi-station advantage and operator-assisted tube loading, the semi automatic rotary machine achieves tube filling and sealing speeds of 60 to 150 tubes per minute — delivering 3,600 to 9,000 tubes per hour and providing production capacity well suited for medium-scale pharmaceutical, Ayurvedic, and cosmetic tube manufacturing operations.

The machine handles aluminum tubes, ABL laminated tubes, PBL plastic laminated tubes, and co-extruded plastic tubes — covering all major tube formats used in pharmaceutical, Ayurvedic, and cosmetic product packaging, with dedicated rotary turret tooling available for each tube type and diameter.

The machine uses a precision servo-driven or mechanically controlled piston filling system delivering fill accuracy of ±1 to ±2% — ensuring consistent and compliant fill volumes across every tube in each production batch for pharmaceutical, Ayurvedic, and cosmetic products.

Yes, it is manufactured with GMP-compliant SS 316 product contact parts including rotary filling nozzles, product manifold, and tube contact surfaces — with SS 304 machine body construction — meeting WHO-GMP, Schedule M, and AYUSH regulatory standards for licensed pharmaceutical, Ayurvedic, and cosmetic tube manufacturing facilities across India.

The machine supports hot air sealing and impulse sealing for plastic laminated ABL and PBL tubes, and mechanical fold sealing for aluminum tubes — with all sealing operations performed automatically at the dedicated sealing station in the rotary turret cycle without any manual operator intervention.

Yes, the machine integrates with an inline hot stamp coding or inkjet printing system positioned within the rotary turret cycle — automatically printing batch numbers, manufacturing dates, expiry dates, and MRP on tube tails at every cycle without reducing machine throughput.

The rotary turret maintains consistent tube positioning and processing timing at each station through every cycle — with tubes held securely in precision-machined turret holders that maintain exact alignment through filling, sealing, and coding operations, delivering more consistent processing results than linear stop-start indexing systems.

Yes, the machine features a temperature-controlled jacketed product hopper and precisely engineered filling nozzles that maintain optimal product viscosity and consistent flow delivery for highly viscous pharmaceutical ointments, dense Ayurvedic herbal preparations, and thick cosmetic formulations throughout continuous rotary production operation.

Changing tube sizes requires replacing the rotary turret tube holder inserts and adjusting the filling nozzle and sealing station settings — with standard size changeovers typically completed in 1 to 2 hours by trained operators, minimizing production downtime between different pharmaceutical, Ayurvedic, and cosmetic tube product runs.

The semi automatic rotary machine has a compact circular footprint that typically requires less floor space than equivalent-output linear machines — operating on a 220V single-phase or 440V three-phase power supply with compressed air at 6 bar, making it compatible with most Indian pharmaceutical, Ayurvedic, and cosmetic manufacturing facility utilities.

Yes, it is equipped with fill volume monitoring sensors and seal quality detectors at the relevant rotary turret stations — identifying and flagging or automatically rejecting any under-filled, over-filled, or improperly sealed tubes before they exit the rotary turret, maintaining production quality standards across all pharmaceutical and cosmetic tube output.

Higher tube output capacity, consistent fill accuracy, GMP-compliant construction, professional seal quality, and comprehensive production documentation make the semi automatic rotary tube filling machine a strong investment for growing Indian Ayurvedic and cosmetic tube manufacturers seeking to supply quality-conscious export customers in regulated and semi-regulated international markets.

Yes, Lodha Pharma provides complete on-site machine installation, rotary filling system calibration for fill weight verification, Factory Acceptance Test (FAT) documentation, IQ/OQ validation support, operator and maintenance staff training, Annual Maintenance Contracts (AMC), and fast spare parts availability — ensuring your semi automatic rotary tube filling machine delivers consistent and reliable tube packaging performance throughout its operational life.

Simply contact Lodha Pharma through their official website with your tube type, tube diameter and length, fill volume, product viscosity, required production speed, and facility details — their experienced technical sales team will promptly provide a tailored quotation and arrange a comprehensive live factory or detailed video demonstration to help you evaluate whether the semi automatic rotary tube filling machine is the right production capacity and investment solution for your pharmaceutical, Ayurvedic, or cosmetic tube manufacturing operation.

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