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Abstract

A gelatin mass delivery system for soft gelatin capsule manufacturing includes a gelatin tank holding a gelatin mass and a spreader box for forming a gelatin ribbon over a cooling drum. The tank has a plunger inside which applies pressure on top of the gelatin mass surface and pushes it out of the tank under pressurized air. With the tube insert and plunger, the tank outlet is at the bottom center, which reduces gelatin mass waste. The spreader box spread the gelatin mass via an opening slot over the cooling drum to form the gelatin ribbon, and uses a mechanism to adjust the height of the entire spreader box to precisely and reliably control the gelatin ribbon thickness. A gelatin mass flow control device is provided on the gelatin transfer tube between the tank and the spreader box, employing a pinching mechanism to control the gelatin mass flow rate.

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