Key Features

• Expertly engineered for dust-free transfer
• Durable build quality
• Various construction materials available
• Accurate weighing of powders, granules and liquids
• Tailor-made for all Hosokawa containment equipment, including OEB 5 Isolators
• Internal filter and purge features as standard
• Efficient filter reduces product loss and protects HEPA filters
• Reactor and filter dryer discharging systems available
• Mill discharging system available
• Flexible filling options depending on container used
• Patented Hosokawa inflatable packing head system
• Options for repackaging into larger or smaller containers
• Integrated weighing platforms
• Integrated pinch valve for automatic control of bulk and dribble modes
• cGMP systems available
• CIP system integration available
• Wide range of optional features available

Specifications

Hosokawa Micron is a processing and containment expert with a wealth of technical knowledge spanning a huge number of manufacturing industries, gathered over more than a century as a world leader in powder processing innovation.

Our tailor-made Filling and Weighing Systems integrate the latest technology and precision engineering techniques and can be as bespoke as our high-performance containment products, milling equipment and complex processing systems, with safety, adaptability and consistently accurate performance at the heart of each flexible design.

Conveniently, Hosokawa Micron systems can be made for a wide range of vessels, including drums with or without single or continuous liners, kegs, FIBCs, IBCs, boxes, sacks, bags and charge bottles.

Every Filling and Weighing System we produce can be made suitable for hazardous areas and where potentially harmful powders need to be contained for operator safety, with containment levels better than OEB 5 achievable when partnered with Hosokawa Micron containment equipment such as Laminar Flow Cabinets, Downflow Booths, Gloveboxes or Isolator systems.

A number of control systems, dosing and discharging options are possible – plus a choice of different construction materials to suit a huge number of raw materials, including painted mild steel, Hastelloy and 304-316L grade stainless steel – but all feature Hosokawa’s patented inflatable packing heads, integrated weighing platforms and combined pinch valves to automatically control the bulk and dribble modes.

Hosokawa Micron traditionally integrates outward inflating and downward sealing packing heads but for the highest levels of containment and product integrity, we also offer a compact inward sealer to the latest cGMP standards, which has the advantage of not coming into contact with the product. Conveniently, changing the inflatable seal takes less than a minute.

Used For

Filling and Weighing Systems are used extensively by industry sectors where powders, granules and liquids are processed, including for contract manufacturing, containment and milling. Accurate filling capabilities, with or without weighing functionality, are critical for the safe handling of valuable, hazardous and challenging materials, which can be transferred to containers including drums, kegs, bags, sacks, IBCs and FIBCs, bottles and boxes, as per customer requirements.s.

How Does It Work

Our filling and weighing systems enable the safe, efficient transfer of powders, particles or liquids for storage or further processing. Used across industries including pharmaceuticals, chemicals and nuclear, they can be fully integrated with Hosokawa Micron process systems.

To handle hazardous materials like APIs or fine chemicals, we can incorporate advanced containment options – such as laminar flow cabinets, multi-chamber isolators or gloveboxes – to protect both operators and product.

Materials are discharged into containers (drums, bags, IBCs, etc.) via methods like gravity, vibration, gas extraction or vacuum transfer. Inflatable or inward sealing heads ensure dust-free transfer, with sealing options including crimps, clasps or heat sealing for inner liners.

Precision dosing is achieved using patented Pinch Valves, screw feeders or a variety of specialist valves. Volumetric or gravimetric filling modes are available, with integrated weighing systems for high accuracy.