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Dispensing/Filling machine
Hi All,
Any recommendations for filling High viscosity lip gloss tubes?
Affordable equipment? -
4 Replies
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It’s critical to know how many tubes you need to fill, and what price range you consider “affordable”. If you only need to fill a few hundred tubes, you could even get away with a glass syringe and a blunt needle as filling equipment.
Labor costs are also important. Back 30 - 40 years or so ago, Estee Lauder filled all of their mascaras completely by hand, and as their sales increased, just kept adding factory workers to the production line. It took years longer than I expected for management to find the ROI needed to justify an automated filling line. If their labor costs had been higher, or if their prices had to be lower, they would have had to automate much sooner
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That is great and wise advice and I appreciate it.
I have been using a syringe and needle but the viscosity is like honey and requires a lot of pressure and patience. Maybe I need a larger syringe and needle? I will look for one.
As always, I can count on you Bob.
Thank you again!! -
Are your tubes open ended or are you filling through the nozzle?
Open ended tubes can be filled conveniently using a syringe with a catheter tip. These are available in large size (100ml+). You can get very large size needle fitting (Luer) syringes. Large (wide bore) needles can be sometimes bought on eBay or from Sigma Aldrich.
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Look into the small fillers used for epoxy
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