Description

The manufacture of hard gelatin capsules consists of the dipping of stainless steel mold pins into a gelatin solution drying stripping from the pins into a collate trimming of the caps and bodies and joining together for shipment. The strength and flexibility the clarity of the gelatin and the movability of the gelatin provide unique characteristics that allow the manufacture of various sizes colors and designs for assuring a snap closure afte r filling.

Softgels as they are commonly known today utilize a gelatin solution that is plasticized with propylene glycol sorbitol glycerin or various approved mixtures. Soft gelatin capsules are one-piece and hermetically sealed to enclose a liquid or semi-liquid fill. Soft gelatin capsules are manufacture-formed filled and sealed in one continuous operation.