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Capsules: introduction
Joining of the trimmed capsule shell: Once trimmed, the two halves (the cap and
body) are joined to the pre-closed position using a pre lock mechanism. During
this stage, printing and packing are done and packed in cartons for shipping.
Filling
The filling of hard gelatin capsules is an established technology, with equipment
ranging from small-scale manual filling, through intermediate-scale, semi-
automatic filling to large-scale fully automatic filling.
Filling of Hard Gelatin Capsule steps involved in filling of Hard Gelatin
Capsule: