Problem & answerE-07
Powder Leaking from Filled Capsules
Also covers: Improperly closed or overfilled capsules
Likely causes
- Overfilled capsules
- Poor or incorrect locking
- Damaged shells or sealing area
- Wrong capsule size
- Very fine powder
How to fix it
- 1Inspect fill weight, shells and the locking station.
- 2Reduce fill weight (or use a larger capsule size) and reduce machine speed.
- 3Replace damaged capsules.
- 4Verify the capsule size.
- 5Clean the dosing and closing stations before restarting.
It is fixed when
No visible leakage across 100 capsules.
Stop it coming back
- Inspect capsules before loading and during in-process checks.
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