20/09/2026
If your production manager came to you tomorrow and said “we’re throwing away 1 in 9 softgels,” you’d fire someone. But here’s the uncomfortable truth: most softgel lines run at 88–92% real-world yield and their owners never see it — because the loss is spread across leaking capsules, over/under-fill scrap, and capsules that fail the seam check after drying, not piled in one obvious bin.
The difference between a line running at 90% yield and one running at 99%+ isn’t operator skill. It’s machine design — specifically how the die, the fill pump, and the drying system are integrated. A machine that looks great on a FAT reference batch quietly bleeds margin on your real formulation, shift after shift, and you pay for it in raw material and rework you never invoiced for.
At Yoho Industrial, we build Soft Capsule Production Equipment for manufacturers who measure success in yield, not in “it runs.” Our lines are engineered so the capsule coming off at hour 8 looks like the capsule at hour 1 — because in softgel, your profit margin lives in the reject bin.
Here’s what our equipment delivers on your floor:
✅ Production output: 8,000 to 200,000 softgels/hour — Servo-driven rotary die system with independent control over die-roll speed, gelatin ribbon feed, and fill pump. One platform covers pilot batches for stability studies through full commercial runs — no machine swap when volumes climb.
✅ Fill volume range: 0.1 ml to 5.0 ml per capsule, ±2% accuracy — Selectable gear-pump and piston-pump filling for low- to high-viscosity fills (oils, suspensions, pastes). Closed-loop encoder feedback holds dose accuracy across the full run, not just the first 10 minutes. Auto-compensation for density drift in suspension fills without stopping the line.
✅ Capsule size range: #3 to #30 oval + round oblong — Full pharma die library (5, 10, 20, 30 oval; 1, 3, 5, 10 round) plus custom geometries. Quick-release die changeover in under 60 min by two operators — no recalibration cycle, no special tooling.
✅ Shell thickness control: 0.4–1.2 mm, ±0.03 mm uniformity — Independent ribbon gauging on both top and bottom webs with PID wedge-gap control. This is the parameter that decides whether capsules survive packaging, cold-chain shipping, and shelf life — and we hold it directly, not by hope.
✅ Die temperature control: ±0.5°C across all heating zones — Multi-zone independent PID loops eliminate the hot/cold spots that cause seam thinning or incomplete sealing. Per-formulation thermal recipes stored in the HMI — switch products and the machine recalls the exact profile.
✅ Plant-based & gelatin on one platform — Runs standard gelatin, starch-based, and carrageenan/pectin (vegan) shells on the same machine with recipe changeover — capture the fastest-growing segment in nutraceuticals without a second capital outlay. The plant-based softgel market is expanding double digits yearly; your line should be ready.
✅ Integrated climate-controlled drying — Inline tumble + multi-zone tunnel dryer with independent temp, humidity, and airflow per zone, programmed per capsule size and formulation. Cuts batch-to-batch moisture variation — the parameter behind your shelf-life stability data.
✅ Automatic quality ejection with in-line weight + vision check — Every capsule is weight-verified before exit; under/over-filled, leaking, or deformed units are diverted to reject without line stoppage. Reject rate < 0.5% in normal operation. Optional in-line metal detection for final safety assurance.
✅ Dual-component & enteric fill capability — Separate two-component filling for incompatible actives (moisture-sensitive probiotic + oil carrier). Optional enteric compatibility for delayed-release. One platform, multiple product formats, no hardware redesign.
✅ PLC + touchscreen HMI, 21 CFR Part 11 compliant — Unlimited formulation recipe storage, real-time monitoring of die speed, fill, shell thickness, die temp, drying, and reject rate. Batch counter, yield reporting, audit trail with e-signatures. USB/Ethernet export for regulatory batch records. Multi-language UI for global teams.
✅ CE, cGMP & ISO 9001 certified — full validation package — Complete IQ/OQ/PQ, FAT/SAT protocols, risk assessments. Documents adapted for EU GMP, FDA, WHO PQ, and country-specific submissions across Southeast Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America.
Why softgel manufacturers choose Yoho:
Softgel is the highest-stakes format in pharma and nutraceutical manufacturing. The machine is expensive, the formulation is complex, and the gap between a profitable run and a write-off is a fraction of a percent in yield. A line that produces 92% good capsules at FAT and 88% on your real formulation isn’t a discount — it’s a margin leak that compounds every batch.
We build so quality gates sit inside the process, not at the end of the line. When your supervisor starts the batch, the capsule quality coming off is what you contracted for — not a surprise QA finds later.
Our team has supported softgel installations in 30+ countries, from greenfield nutraceutical startups to established pharma adding softgel capacity. We know the regulatory docs, the formulation variables by market, and the difference between a machine that passes FAT on paper and one that runs at spec with your actual product.
💡 Tell us your target output, capsule size range, fill type (oil / suspension / paste / dual-component), shell (gelatin or plant-based), and pharma vs nutraceutical buyers. We’ll match the right configuration and send a detailed technical proposal — including validation scope — within 48 hours.
📩 Need a FAT protocol, stability-study support docs, or a market-specific regulatory package? Ask us — we’ve prepared them for EU GMP, FDA, WHO PQ, and emerging-market bodies across 30+ countries.
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Yoho Industrial (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
🌐 www.yohomachinery.cn
📞 +86-13761035942 | [email protected]
CE & ISO 9001 certified | 15+ years | Exporting to 30+ countries