Capsule filler for pharmaceutical applications
Need precise capsule filling for pharmaceuticals and nutraceuticals? This solution ensures high-speed dosing and weight-checking to maintain production quality and efficiency.

Accurately Doses and Fills Capsules
The PRACTICA series from IMA Active offers precise capsule filling solutions ideal for pharmaceutical and nutraceutical producers. Comprising models PRACTICA 100 and PRACTICA 200, these machines ensure single-product dosing of powders, granules, and pellets with high accuracy, achieving outputs up to 200,000 capsules per hour. Their user-friendly design eliminates the need for skilled operators, while MAX new corporate HMI enhances efficiency and predictability. These machines integrate seamlessly into your production line, are pre-equipped for statistical weight checking and automated self-adjustment, and feature quick cleaning and maintenance with accessible design. Constructed to comply with industry standards, PRACTICA ensures reliable performance in various production environments.
Benefits
- Enhances production efficiency with high-speed, accurate capsule filling.
- Lowers labor costs by eliminating the need for skilled operators.
- Maintains consistent product quality through automated weight-checking and self-adjustment.
- Simplifies maintenance and cleaning with an accessible design.
- Ensures regulatory compliance in pharmaceutical and nutraceutical manufacturing.
- Applications
- Vitamins,Supplements,Nutraceuticals,Pharmaceutical powder,Granules,Pellets,Pharmaceuticals
- End products
- Steps before
- Powder preparation,Granulation,Pellet formulation
- Steps after
- Capsule orientation,Capsule closing,Weight checking,Inspection,Cleaning,Packing
- Input ingredients
- powder,granules,pellets,empty 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.
- Accuracy
- ± High accuracy for powder/granules and pellets
- Maximum output (capsules/hour)
- 100,000 - 200,000
- Capsule sizes
- 5-00EL,000,DB
- Number of capsules per cycle
- 12 - 24
- Maximum installed power (kW)
- 15 - 16
- Vacuum
- 100 m³/h – 3 to 6 mbar (abs.)
- Standard voltage
- 400 V – 50 Hz
- Weight (kg)
- 1,900 - 2,300
- Aspiration
- 5,100 - 9,500 litres/minute – 3,200 mm H2O
- Compressed air
- 115 litres/minute – 6 bar
- Capsule filler type
- Automatic
- Automation
- Automatic with self-adjustment
- Automation level
- PLC-controlled
- Batch vs. continuous operation
- Batch
- Cleaning method
- Manual
- User-friendliness
- No skilled operators required
- Self-adjustment System
- Automatic
- Density/particle size
- 0.5–2.5 g/cm³ / 50–1000 µm
- Machine footprint
- Compact design
- Control panel type
- MAX new corporate HMI
- Capsule filler type
- Automatic
- Capsule sizes
- 5-00EL,000,DB
- Discharge method
- Automatic capsule ejection
- Control panel type
- User-friendly HMI with MAX new corporate interface
- Integration possibilities
- Prearranged for statistic weight checking unit integration
- Discharge method
- Automatic self-adjustment for production parameters
- Capsule sizes
- 5-00EL,000,DB