Filling Systems for the Cosmetics Industry
In the cosmetics industry, machine builders face the challenge of designing their filling systems for cosmetic products to be as flexible as possible. This is because, in this industry in particular, there is an extremely wide variety of containers, as packaging plays a major role in marketing. At the same time, the cosmetics industry fills a wide variety of products with very different properties: these range from liquid, flammable products like perfume to highly viscous products containing glitter. The containers are as diverse as the products themselves: tubes in all seal shapes, jars, bottles in every conceivable shape and with a wide variety of closures, mascara sticks, nail polish bottles, spray cans, and much more.
The trend is toward small production runs but an ever-increasing number of batches. Gustav Obermeyer therefore faces the challenge of processing a wide variety of products on the same line while keeping format changeover times as short as possible.
Gustav Obermeyer took on this challenge and brought a wide variety of systems to market specifically for these purposes. And as a specialty machine manufacturer with a flat hierarchy and streamlined communication channels, we can fulfill (almost) any request—no matter how unusual—from the marketing departments of cosmetics manufacturers.
Of course, our tube fillers are ideally suited for these tasks. The rotary indexing machines are extremely compact, the format sets are cost-effective, and changeover times to a different format are kept as short as possible. Some of our tube fillers can produce well over a dozen different formats! When higher throughput is required, Gustav Obermeyer offers an oval filler that can be equipped with multiple stations and process up to 220 tubes per minute. And, of course, various types of tube feeding systems and further processing equipment can also be ordered from Gustav Obermeyer. To meet the challenge of handling a large number of small batches with low production volumes, we offer what is likely the world’s most compact fully mechanical tube filler: the TU25, which can be converted from one format to another in just a few minutes.
What exactly is quality? Of course, it means high-quality machine construction that complies with GMP standards and is built to last—robust, with nearly every part made of stainless steel. The design of our machines—now also a requirement for modern factories—is very appealing, and the electronics offer seamless integration with the company’s production data collection system. The parameters for 100 formats and more can be stored on our machines . However , our service is a particularly strong indicator of quality . This is of great importance in the cosmetics industry due to the wide variety of formats used and the high demand for consultation even after the systems are installed, especially when new formats are added.
Just as diverse as the products and their containers are the types of machines that Gustav Obermeyer can offer to the cosmetics industry. Of course, the various types of tube fillers—such as rotary-table machines—are worth mentioning, as well as the semi-automatic TU25, the larger, fully automatic TU60 and TU80 , and the TU110, which is designed as an oval filler.
All tube fillers can, of course, process metal tubes, PEand laminate tubes with a wide variety of seal types, as well as PP tubes if needed.
We have developed different platforms for the various other container types. The rotary transfer machines are based on the AL31 FL (for vials, jars, as well as mascara and nail polish) and offer all kinds of stations for capping the containers. In addition, Gustav Obermeyer offers in-line fillers based on the AL101 and can be equipped with rotary pistons, flow meters, AND reciprocating pistons in varying numbers of filling stations. Complementing these is the automatic capping machine GSM500 is also available. All machines can be manufactured with explosion-proof (EX) protection.
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