Body butter is popular in the beauty and wellness industries as it can provide deep hydration and elasticity for skin. It is made from butters and natural oils, such as shea, cocoa and mango. This type of product has different textures and viscosity.
Body butter can be packed in different containers, including cosmetic jars, bottles, tubes, spout pouches and single-serve sachets. For these types, ZONESUN offers a range of body butter filling machines for chosen. In this article, we will talking about factors needed to be considered when selecting filling machines, depending on factors like viscosity, package types and production volume.
What Is Body Butter Filling Machine?
Body butter filling machine is a specialized equipment which can pump butter from hopper and dispense them into containers. This kind of machine is designed for handling thicker semi-solid products without clogging or unevenness.
These machines are available in different configurations – from simple manual types to fully automatic filling lines. They can be used for single-color body creams or multi-color body butters. The machines can ensure accurate, hygienic and high-speed packaging of skincare products.
Factors To Consider When Selecting Body Butter Filling Machine
1. Understand your production capacity
The first thing is to understand your current and estimated production capacity:
A. Small Batches(up to 100pcs/day): A manual body butter filling machine is cost-effective and can meet demands of startups and artisans.
B. Medium Production(100-10000pcs/day): Semi automatic filling machines can significantly reduce labor while ensuring flexibility and production quality.
C. Large-scale Production(More than 10000pcs/day): An automatic filling machine can dispense body butters into multiple containers at one time. It can offer consistency and high efficiency. So it is the best choice for high-speed production.
2. Evaluate production viscosity and texture
Body butter is more viscous than lotions and creams, and its viscosity varies depending on texture and temperature. So it is necessary to choose a filling machine designed to handle high-viscosity products.
The following features should be noted:
A. Piston or rotor filling pumps – Suitable for thick, non-flowing products.
B. Heated hoppers or nozzles – Keep oil-based butters smooth and avoid clogging.
C. Powerful feeding pumps – Designed for feeding dense products without excessive pressure or damage.
D. Ease of cleaning – The body butter filling machines needs to be cleaned easily, avoiding product residue in pipes.
3. Consider package types and sizes
What kind of package do you use? Bottles, jars, spout pouches, sachets or tubes? Make sure your machine can work with your container and is compatible with various container heights and diameters.
4. Check for sanitary and maintenance-friendly design
Skincare products must be produced in a clean and hygienic environment. Choose a filling machine made with: Food-grade stainless steel components and easy-to-clean parts.
5. Look for customization and future scalability
Every manufacturer has his unique production requirements. Therefore, it is better to find a reliable filling machine manufacturer, who can offer machine customization. ZONESUN offers tailor-made body butter filling machines for your business. Come and contact us to find out your packaging solutions.
ZONESUN Body Butter Filling Machines (For Different Package Types)
ZS-YT4T-4PX Servo Piston Filling Machine (For Bottles, Jars or Tubs)
This machine adopts piston pump to draw and dispense body butters into bottles or jars. It is controlled by servo system, which can realize accurate dispensing of skincare products. The hopper of the filling machine can be equipped with mixer and heater, realizing smooth filling of body butters.
ZS-FS009U Rotary Filling And Sealing Machine (For Plastic Tubes)
This machine is specialized designed for packing viscous products into collapsible plastic tubes. It utilizes rotary system which includes structures of filling, sealing, trimming and date printing. The body butter tube filling machine can be customized as your production need.
ZS-FS04 Vertical 2 Lanes Packing Machine (For Single-serve Sachets)
This one is a high-speed sachet packing machine. It adopts servo rotor pump, which can realize quantitative packing of body butters into single-serve sachets. The machine can form easy-tear sachets.
ZS-SVFC1P Compact Filling And Capping Machine (For Body Butter Spout Pouches)
As a compact one, this machine can pack viscous products into spout pouches. It is consisting of servo filling and capping structures, which has high precision. The machine can be customized according to your pouch and cap size.
There is also whipped body butter which is creamy and multi-colored. For this one, ZONESUN recommend a servo filling system: ZS-RSV4 Automatic 4-Color Body Butter Filling Machine — This machine is specially designed for swirl filling of multi-color body butters. It can be customized for 2-color/3-color/4-color body creams. The machine adopts servo-driven lifting filling nozzle, ensuring production quality. It can be customized according to your container size.
Conclusion
Investing a body butter filling machine can significantly promote your production, and ensure consistency and overall production quality. It is beneficial no matter you are a unique skincare brand or large-scale manufacturer. ZONESUN provides custom-made filling machines for body butters. Come and get your suitable filling equipment.