Capsule printer for pharmaceutical applications
Experience precise dual-color printing with high-speed efficiency for capsule production, ensuring seamless integration into your packaging line with rapid changeover capabilities for minimal downtime.

Prints and Rectifies Capsules Efficiently
The Model C from RW Hartnett Company is an engineered-to-order capsule printing machine tailored for high-speed pharmaceutical and nutraceutical production needs. It excels in dual-color printing, processing up to 320,000 capsules per hour. Its design includes a dependable rectifying system, eliminating moving parts to enhance operational reliability, and features quick-change carrier bars for efficient size changeovers. The Model C accommodates ten rows of capsules simultaneously, integrating smoothly into continuous packaging lines. Equipped with a servo drive system, it ensures precision print registration, supported by a 15-inch touch screen HMI for easy control and Wi-Fi connectivity for seamless integration. Certified to 21 CFR Part 11 and CE standards, it also offers optional validation document packages and ink viscosity systems, making it ideal for compliant, high-quality capsule marking operations.
Benefits
- Enhances production efficiency with dual-color printing and high-speed throughput.
- Minimizes downtime with quick and simple capsule size changeovers.
- Ensures precise printing, reducing waste through accurate registration.
- Complies with industry standards, supporting seamless regulatory adherence.
- Provides flexibility and ease of operation with touch screen HMI and remote connectivity.
- Applications
- Pharmaceutical capsules,Nutraceutical capsules,Vitamin capsules,Supplement capsules
- End products
- Probiotic supplement capsules,Vitamin d capsules,Paracetamol capsules,Fish oil capsules,Gelatin omega-3 capsules
- Steps before
- Capsule sizing,Capsule feeding,Capsule orientation
- Steps after
- Printing Quality Control,Capsule packaging,Batch recording
- Input ingredients
- capsules,ink
- Output ingredients
- printed capsules
- Market info
- RW Hartnett is known for designing and manufacturing precision printing and vision inspection equipment for the pharmaceutical and confectionery industries, offering high-quality, innovative solutions tailored to client needs, with a strong reputation for reliability and excellence.
- Speed
- 320,000 units per hour
- Output Capacity
- 320,000 units per hour
- Printing Rows
- 10 rows simultaneously
- Print Registration
- Precision with Servo drive system
- Capsule Sizes
- Changeable with head drum feed assembly
- Print Colors
- Two colors (duotone),cap and body
- Automation
- Swingarm 15” touch screen HMI
- Connectivity
- Wi-Fi
- Recording
- Batch recording available
- Flexibility
- Quick change carrier bar tooling
- Compliance
- 21 CFR Part 11,CE,UL certified
- Cleaning System
- Rubber Roll Cleaning System
- Printing capacity
- 320,000 units/hour
- Duotone printing capability
- Two colors on cap and body
- Changeover flexibility
- Quick change carrier bar tooling
- Automation level
- Swingarm 15” touch screen HMI
- Connectivity
- Wi-Fi connectivity
- Process control
- Servo drive system for precision
- Batch documentation
- Batch recording
- Density/particle size
- 0.5–2.5 g/cm³ / 50–1000 µm
- Capsule dimension
- Specific to requirement
- Head drum feed assembly
- Swappable
- Carrier bars
- Easily removable
- Control panel type
- Swingarm 15” touch screen HMI
- Printing Capability
- Duotone Printing
- Capsule Size Flexibility
- Changeable Head Drum Feed Assembly
- Carrier Bars
- Quick Change