Automatic Single Head Auger Powder Filling Machine

Product overview

Moving from semi-automatic powder dosing to a fully automatic filling line requires more than automating the auger. Containers must also arrive at the correct position, stop accurately below the filling head and leave the station in synchronization with the dosing cycle.

The Automatic Single Head Auger Powder Filling Machine combines servo-controlled auger metering with an online bottle conveyor and star-wheel indexing system. This allows bottles or jars to move through the filling operation automatically and also enables connection with upstream and downstream packaging equipment.

Technogen Enterprise provides the Automatic Single Head Auger Powder Filling Machine as a Manufacturer and Supplier for Tanzania, serving Food, Pharmaceutical, Chemical, Cosmetic and other compatible powder-processing industries.

The machine is intended for powders, dry powders and micro-granules with a filling range from 5 grams to 1000 grams. For 5 gram and 10 gram fills, production can reach approximately 30 bottles per minute, subject to powder characteristics.

A servo motor drives the auger screw, while the servo drive and PLC regulate its rotation. The quantity discharged is therefore controlled through the number of auger revolutions.

Bottle positioning beneath the single filling head is performed by a star wheel, eliminating the requirement for pneumatic bottle indexing in this arrangement. A stirrer/agitation mechanism is incorporated with the filling system.

The machine incorporates No Bottle–No Fill control to prevent powder wastage when no container is available beneath the filling head.

Powder-contact parts use AISI 316L Stainless Steel, while the body and frame use AISI 304 construction. Validation support through DQ, IQ and OQ documentation is also identified for this machine.

For Tanzania manufacturers requiring a fully automatic powder filler but not the capacity of a dual-head system, this single-head architecture provides a practical intermediate production level.

Working principle

• Empty bottles or jars enter the machine through the slat conveyor.
• Guide and indexing mechanisms transport each container towards the powder-filling position.
• The star wheel captures and accurately positions the container beneath the filling head.
• Powder stored in the hopper is conditioned by the stirrer or agitator and moved towards the auger screw.
• The PLC instructs the servo drive to rotate the auger through the programmed number of revolutions.
• This controlled rotation meters the required quantity of powder through the filling funnel into the container.
• The No Bottle–No Fill system prevents auger discharge if no container is positioned beneath the filling head.
• After dosing is complete, the star wheel advances the filled container and positions the next empty bottle beneath the auger.
• A drip-control mechanism helps control residual product dropping after the completion of dosing.
• The conveyor then transfers filled containers towards the next packaging operation.

Salient features

• CGMP Model : Suitable for hygienic industrial powder filling operations.
• Servo Auger Metering : Controls dosing through the programmed rotation of the auger screw.
• AISI 316L Contact Parts : Powder-contact components use Stainless Steel 316L.
• AISI 304 Machine Construction : Body and frame are built with Stainless Steel 304 construction.
• Single Automatic Filling Head : Provides automatic powder dosing on a conveyorized line.
• Star-Wheel Bottle Indexing : Positions bottles without pneumatic indexing.
• No Bottle–No Fill : Prevents product discharge in the absence of a container.
• Quick Changeover : Requires limited change parts between compatible product formats.
• Bottle Height Flexibility : No dedicated change part is required for bottle-height changes.
• Variable Conveyor Speed : Sensorless VFD controls the slat-conveyor speed.
• Drip Control Mechanism : Controls residual powder discharge after dosing.
• Validation Documentation : DQ, IQ and OQ documentation support is available.
• Low Powder Loss : Designed to minimize unnecessary product wastage.
• Accessible Construction : Simplifies operation and maintenance.

Safety & interlocks

• No Bottle–No Fill : Prevents dosing when no bottle is present at the filling station.

Optional / add-on features

• Dust Extraction System : Removes airborne powder generated around the filling zone.
• Acrylic Safety Cabinet : Provides physical enclosure around the operating area.
• Non-Free-Flow Powder Feeding System : Supports powders requiring assisted feeding.
• PLC-HMI with Audit Trail : Provides digital operation with audit-trail capability.

Applications & industries

The machine is designed for automatic powder filling into bottles and jars across several manufacturing sectors.

Pharmaceutical Industry

For compatible pharmaceutical powders, dry powder formulations and micro-granules.

Food Industry

For suitable food powders and granular products.

Chemical Industry

For compatible powdered and fine-grained chemical products.

Cosmetic Industry

For compatible powder products requiring controlled bottle or jar dosing.

The automatic conveyor design allows the machine to form part of a complete packaging line, while the single filling head provides a practical production capacity for facilities that do not require dual-head output.

For Tanzania production plants, the combination of servo auger metering, PLC-HMI operation and automatic bottle transport offers a significant automation step over manual or semi-automatic powder filling.

Application items

• Pharmaceutical powder filling.
• Food powder filling.
• Chemical powder filling.
• Cosmetic powder filling.
• Dry powder filling.
• Micro-granule filling.
• Bottle powder filling.
• Jar powder filling.
• Automatic auger filling.
• Conveyorized powder packaging.