The next step is to fill the capsule body (long half) with powder. In a semi-automatic machine it takes significantly more seconds to fill the capsule than in an automatic machine. And the principle of powder feeding is completely different. There is a large hopper, it is poured powder (not microgranules) then screw (screw) powder pressed down, the neck of the hopper rises to the form and presses the powder into the capsules forced. I.e. the powder is not dumped by itself, but is forced into the capsules. The mold under the hopper neck rotates 360 degrees for a certain time, thus each capsule receives the same amount of powder.

Sometimes my customers run the powder under the hopper neck for 2 laps, and this allows them to press some powder into capsules. The screw hopper saves from buying a granulator, from granulation technology, from many problems with powder preparation. Also screw hopper is a guaranteed equal weight of powder in capsules, no air voids in the powder, etc. After the mold with the body capsules and powder is filled, the operator puts on half of the mold with lids and combines the capsules snapping them.

In general, to speed up the work and increase productivity, I advise customers to have 2-3 molds for each capsule size. If the semi-automatic machine put 3 operators, well or 2, you can make 20-30000 capsules easily. The first operator fills the molds with empty capsules, separates them and passes them to the second operator. And when the mold is free of finished capsules again fills them with empty capsules. The second operator inserts the molds under the screw hopper and after filling combines and snaps the capsules.