Spice Filling Machine

Our spice filling machines handle the full range of ground and powdered spice products: chilli powder, cayenne pepper, paprika (all grades), ground cumin, ground coriander, ground turmeric, garlic powder, onion powder, ground ginger, black pepper, white pepper, mixed spice blends, curry powder, five-spice powder, cinnamon powder, and ground cardamom. The auger-based filling system works best for fine to medium ground spices (particle size 100–500 microns). For coarser whole or cracked spices (pepper corns, dried chilli flakes), a volumetric cup filler or multi-head weigher is recommended.

Spices — especially those high in acids (tamarind, amchoor, citric-acid-based blends) and essential oils (clove, cinnamon, cumin) — are chemically aggressive toward 304 stainless steel over time. SUS316L stainless steel contains molybdenum content reviewed by material grade which provides superior corrosion resistance in acidic and high-chloride environments. It is also the food-grade standard required under FDA 21 CFR, EU Regulation 1935/2004, and most retail buyer codes of practice. Our spice filling machine uses 316L for all product-contact surfaces including the auger, funnel, nozzle and hopper lining.

Servo auger filling achieves tolerance by RFQ for free-flowing spice powders. For a 100g retail jar, this means by RFQ — well within the EU Directive 76/211/EEC (average quantity rule: tolerance by RFQ) and US NIST Handbook 133 requirements. For lightweight premium spices (saffron, vanilla, high-value blends) where over-filling is costly, adding an inline checkweigher with statistical process control (SPC) feedback enables target fill weights within by RFQ.

The spice filling machine fills a wide range of retail and food service containers: glass spice jars (30ml–500ml, standard European spice jar threads), PET bottles and HDPE jars (for economy and export lines), tinplate tins (traditional round spice tins with slip-lid or pry-off lid), flexible pouches and stand-up pouches (5g–500g, with heat-seal closing option), and sachet single-serve formats (1g–20g via VFFS integration). Container changeover is achieved by swapping the fill nozzle and adjusting the height guide — typically under 15 minutes.

Yes. Mixed spice blends (such as garam masala, BBQ rub, herb mixes) contain ingredients of different densities and particle sizes. Our spice filling machines include: an agitator paddle inside the hopper to keep the blend homogeneous during filling; a slow auger speed at the start of each fill to avoid segregation at the nozzle; and checkweigher feedback to compensate for density variations between blends. For multi-ingredient blends where segregation is a concern, a pre-mixing hopper with variable-speed stirrer is recommended upstream of the filling machine.

A semi-automatic single-head spice auger filler (foot-pedal, 5g–500g): scope-based quotation. A fully automatic inline spice filler with conveyor and bottle centering (50g–2kg): scope-based quotation. A high-speed dual-head automatic spice filler for round jars at 60–100 jars/min: scope-based quotation. For complete spice packaging lines (filling + capping + labelling + checkweigher + date coding): scope-based quotation. Contact us with your spice type, container format and daily volume for a free quotation.