Automatic capsule filling machines
Efficiently fill capsules with precise doses of powders, liquids, and tablets to enhance production speed and accuracy, ensuring seamless integration into pharmaceutical and nutraceutical processing lines.

Doses and Fills Capsules with Diverse Formulations
The ZANASI and ZANASI PLUS series from IMA are renowned automatic capsule fillers designed for pharmaceutical and nutraceutical industries. These machines excel in multi-dosing capabilities, allowing precise filling of powders, pellets, tablets, and liquids into hard gelatine capsules. Capable of achieving outputs from 6,000 to 70,000 capsules per hour, these fillers provide maximum versatility to meet diverse production needs.
Key features include a user-friendly ergonomic interface that minimizes the need for highly skilled operators, along with a high-speed operation that integrates seamlessly into existing production lines. With various capsule size handling from 000 to 5 and specialized blends such as supro A-E, DB, and DBAA, the equipment accommodates a wide range of product formulations.
The ZANASI series is engineered for ease of maintenance with low changeover and cleaning times, ensuring minimal downtime. The robust construction and choice of compatible materials support compliance with GMP standards, suitable for sanitary environments. Available vacuum and compressed air systems enhance the dosing accuracy and speed, while the PLC-controlled operations ensure seamless automation and integration.
Benefits
- Enhances production versatility by combining multiple dosing types in a single capsule.
- Reduces labor costs with an intuitive interface that simplifies operation.
- Increases operational efficiency with fast changeover and cleaning processes.
- Supports high-volume demands with outputs reaching up to 70,000 capsules per hour.
- Ensures precise dosing accuracy for consistent product quality.
- Applications
- Vitamins,Supplements,Liquid formulations,Pharmaceutical tablets,Pharmaceutical powder
- End products
- Vitamin d3 capsules,Antibiotic capsules,Paracetamol capsules,Herbal supplement capsules,Multivitamin capsules,Probiotic capsules,Fish oil capsules,Cough syrup capsules,Iron supplement capsules,Omega-3 capsules
- Steps before
- Powder Preparation,Pellets Preparation,Tablet Manufacturing,Liquid Formulation,Capsule Size Selection
- Steps after
- Capsule Inspection,Packing,Quality Control,Labeling,Distribution
- Input ingredients
- powder,pellets,tablets,minitablets,liquids,hard gelatine capsules
- Output ingredients
- filled capsules
- Market info
- IMA is known for its expertise in manufacturing automated packaging machines and solutions, particularly for the pharmaceutical, cosmetics, food, tea, and coffee industries, offering innovative, high-quality equipment and comprehensive customer service.
- Maximum output (capsules/hour)
- 6,000 - 70,000
- Capsule sizes
- 000-5,supro A-E,DB,DBAA
- Number of capsules per cycle
- 1-9
- Maximum installed power (kW)
- 8 - 14
- Aspiration
- 3,200 - 4,600 litres/minute
- Compressed air
- 30 - 100 l/min – 6 bar
- Vacuum
- 40 - 100 m³/h – 3 mbar
- Standard voltage
- 230/400 V (±10%) – 50/60 Hz
- Weight (kg)
- 1,000 - 1,200
- Automation level
- Automatic
- Changeover time
- Low
- CIP/SIP
- Manual cleaning
- Cleaning method
- Manual
- Production flexibility
- Versatile dosing
- Ergonomic interface
- No skilled operators needed
- Density/particle size
- 0.5–2.5 g/cm³ / 50–1000 µm
- Machine footprint
- Compact design,suitable for limited space
- Control panel type
- Ergonomic interface
- Discharge method
- Capsule exit and bushing cleaning
- Capsule size capability
- 000-5,supro A-E,DB,DBAA
- Weight
- 1,000–1,200 kg
- Control panel type
- Ergonomic interface
- Dosing units
- Powder,pellets,tablets,minitablets,liquids
- Capsule sizes supported
- 000-5,supro A-E,DB,DBAA
- Machine configuration
- Combined dosing of various products