Capsule filling and sealing system for coffee
Optimize your capsule production with a system designed to enhance precision dosing and reliable sealing, catering to diverse beverage applications while maintaining efficiency and sustainability in high-speed operations.
Fills and Seals Capsules with Precision
The MCA Series from IMA Group offers a comprehensive solution for precise and reliable capsule filling and sealing. Equipped with a handling chain system, it automatically processes up to four lanes, ensuring efficient throughput across diverse applications including coffee, tea, herbal, and instant products. The machine’s modular design supports seamless integration into existing production lines, with dosing managed by a volumetric screw providing weight accuracy within ±0.2 grams. The MCA Series supports high-speed, continuous operation and can accommodate compostable and recyclable materials, reducing environmental impact. Standout features include servo motor-driven components for energy efficiency, easy-cleaning, and maintenance-friendly designs, alongside options such as integrated vertical packaging units and nitrogen injection devices. Suitable for high-demand environments, it allows customization for enhanced performance, ensuring alignment with industry standards while optimizing operational expenditure.
Benefits
- Maximizes production throughput with up to 240 capsules per minute.
- Enhances energy efficiency through servo motor-driven movements.
- Ensures precise dosing, maintaining product quality with ±0.2g accuracy.
- Supports sustainable practices with compatibility for compostable materials.
- Facilitates quick and easy maintenance, minimizing downtime.
- Applications
- Instant products,Herbal products,Coffee,Soluble beverages,Tea
- End products
- Green tea capsules,Hot chocolate sachets,Herbal tea capsules,Espresso capsules,Coffee capsules,Instant coffee sachets,Matcha drink pods,Soluble tea bags,Soluble beverage pods
- Steps before
- Grinding,Blending,Mixing
- Steps after
- Packing,Labelling,Sealing
- Input ingredients
- empty coffee capsules,aluminum capsules,plastic capsules,compostable capsules,filter material,herbal products,instant products,capsule lids,nitrogen gas
- Output ingredients
- filled coffee capsules,sealed coffee capsules,herbal capsules,instant product 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.
- Production speed
- 70 Capsules/min (MCA1),130 Capsules/min (MCA2),240 Capsules/min (MCA4 SHORT,MCA4 LONG)
- Installed Power
- 10 kW (MCA1),16 kW (MCA2),18 kW (MCA4 SHORT),24 kW (MCA4 LONG)
- Machine Weight
- 1,800 Kg (MCA1),2,800 Kg (MCA2,MCA4 LONG),2,200 Kg (MCA4 SHORT)
- Compressed air pressure
- 7 bar
- Expected compressed air consumption
- 400 Nl/min (MCA1),300 Nl/min (MCA2,MCA4 SHORT),350 Nl/min (MCA4 LONG)
- Material reel width
- 60 mm MAX (MCA1,MCA2),150 mm MAX (MCA4 SHORT),300 mm MAX (MCA4 LONG)
- Material reel diameter
- 400 mm MAX
- Weight accuracy
- ± 0.2 g
- Dosing method
- Volumetric dosing screw
- Motorization
- Servo motor-driven movements
- Automation
- PC-based machinery
- Automation level
- Servo motor-driven movements
- Changeover time
- Simple format change
- Batch vs. continuous operation
- Inline Continuous
- Energy efficiency
- Motorization avoids power waste
- Cleaning method
- Easy unit extraction for cleaning
- Compact footprint
- Yes
- Production volume flexibility
- Low-medium to medium-high production
- Sustainability
- Handles compostable and recyclable materials
- Weight accuracy during dosing
- ± 0.2 g
- Density/particle size
- 0.5–2.5 g/cm³ / 50–1000 µm
- Product type compatibility
- Coffee,herbal,and instant products
- Filling purpose
- Capsule filling and sealing
- Compact footprint
- Compact linear footprint for more space in production area
- Control panel type
- Intuitive HMI
- Discharge method
- Exit pick,place
- Control panel type
- PC-based machinery
- Modular design
- Enables greater customization opportunities
- Customization Options
- Integrated vertical packaging units,nitrogen injection device,check-weigher,vision system
- Footprint
- Compact linear footprint
- Lane configuration
- Up to 4 lanes