Abstract: An apparatus for weighing hard gelatine capsules or the like has a feed conduit and a discharge conduit, as well as a weighing receptacle that is disposed between them with virtually no cap. By means of a pawl, whichever of the lowermost hard gelatine capsule or the like is released in the feed conduit and pushed over onto the weighing receptacle by a lever can be pivoted into the feed conduit. A vane wheel is also present, whose vanes engages the feed conduit, the weighing receptacle and the discharge conduit and thereby form virtually closed-off transport chambers, each for one hard gelatine capsule or the like.

Abstract: A device for filling powder into hard gelatine capsules or the like has an incrementally rotated metering disk. A spacer disk is disposed underneath the metering disk and is coupled to the metering disk. In order to change the volumes of the compressed charges comprised of powder, sleeves are inserted in the bottom of the metering disk, which dip into second bores of the spacer disk, and to embody the distance a between the underside of the metering disk and the spacer disk so that the distance a can be changed by means of an adjusting screw. The device according to the disclosure is relatively simple in design and prevents non-homogeneities in the powder.

Abstract: The invention provides machines and methods for continuously filling and closing containers supplied in random orientation. In one embodiment, apparatus in accord with the invention comprises a machine frame 10 that supports devices for continuously orienting, filling and closing containers. Device A supplies the containers in random orientation. Device B continuously orients the containers into a predetermined orientation. Device C continuously fills containers. Device D supplies powder or granular filler material to device C. Device E supplies plugs or stoppers for closing the containers. Device F continuously inserts plugs into filled containers to close the containers. The machine frame 10 contains the driving elements for the various devices of the apparatus.