Configure filling, tube orientation, sealing, coding and discharge around your actual SPF formula and production tube. HIJ uses the product, package, accepted-output target and FAT evidence to define the TF-60 project scope.
Name the target fill result, clean seal land, artwork orientation, seal appearance, code readability, trimming and reject rules before comparing machine quotations.
The exact station sequence, controls and tooling depend on the approved product and tube. The project specification should explain what happens at each station and what evidence proves acceptable operation.
Load and place empty tubes consistently in the configured holders.
Use the eye mark and sensor arrangement to align the printed panel.
Deliver the qualified sunscreen through the selected hopper, pump and nozzle.
Manage nozzle motion, tailing, dripping and seal-land cleanliness.
Apply the configured process to the approved tube construction.
Close and shape the tube end with the agreed tooling and settings.
Apply the selected marking, trimming or embossing arrangement.
Release finished tubes for fill, appearance, code and seal verification.
The marketing name of a formulation does not define its filling behavior. Send real production material and describe how it changes during storage, transfer, replenishment and the planned operating window.
Record the usable temperature range and how the product flows at start-up, during the run and after a planned stop. This informs hopper, feed, nozzle and cleaning decisions.
For formulas containing suspended material, test concentration stability across the run and after replenishment. Agitation or temperature control should be justified by trial evidence.
Describe how the product is mixed and transferred before it enters the machine. Air entrainment can affect fill measurement, appearance and restart behavior.
Observe tails, dripping and residue on the nozzle or tube wall. The product path and fill profile should keep the seal land clean under agreed conditions.
= filled, sealed, coded and discharged tubes that meet the agreed finished-pack criteria
Record the product condition, tube, staffing, run duration, rejects, interventions and stops used in the result.
Tube construction, diameter, length, cap, artwork and requested seal shape affect holders, orientation, sealing and finishing. “Same size” is not enough when the wall, barrier layer, eye mark or end geometry changes.
Identify the complete tube structure, supplier reference, wall behavior and approved sealing route. Do not approve tooling from a generic PE, ABL or PBL label.
Provide the controlled drawing for diameter, length, cap, wall, shoulder, eye mark, code area and finished end. List every commercial format.
Define orientation, seal position, appearance, opening, leak or strength method, code readability and trimming limits using approved samples.
Use the matrix below in the quotation and technical agreement. Replace every assumption with an approved value, drawing or test method before purchase and FAT.
| Decision | Buyer supplies | HIJ returns | Evidence to approve |
|---|---|---|---|
| Product path | Formula family, samples, condition range, safety and cleaning restrictions. | Proposed hopper, feed, pump, hose, nozzle and contact-part boundary. | Representative filling run, cut-off observation and cleaning-access review. |
| Tube handling | Controlled drawings, physical tubes, caps, artwork and eye-mark details. | Holder, loading, orientation, transfer and format-part proposal. | Orientation samples, handling observations and approved change-part list. |
| Filling | Target content, measurement method, limits and sampling plan. | Metering concept, adjustment boundary and stated assumptions. | Individual results under agreed start, steady-run, refill and restart conditions. |
| Sealing and finishing | Tube construction, finished-end drawing, code and integrity criteria. | Sealing, trimming, embossing or coding scope and tooling list. | Approved samples plus the agreed appearance and integrity test results. |
| Accepted output | Good tubes per minute or shift, planned run, staffing and reject definition. | Proposed operating basis, limiting stage and interface assumptions. | Total output, accepted tubes, rejects, waste, stops and interventions. |
| Documents and service | Required drawings, manuals, records, language, training and site boundary. | Document index, FAT scope, delivery boundary and responsibility matrix. | Approved document list, signed FAT record and open-item closure plan. |
A useful proposal distinguishes included scope, options, exclusions, customer-supplied items and items pending technical confirmation.
A responsible quotation follows the approved configuration. Options should solve a documented product, package, inspection or integration need; they should not be presented as universal requirements.
Hopper, agitation, temperature control, transfer and level control are selected from formula behavior and the upstream batch route.
List holders, orientation parts, sealing tools, trimming parts and settings for every approved tube format.
Define code content, verification, defect categories, reject handling and retained records before choosing sensors or cameras.
Separate FAT, manuals, qualification support, spares, packing, shipping, installation, training and site acceptance.
Send product and tube samples, SKU range, accepted-output target, test methods, utilities and line interfaces. HIJ can respond with a configuration and evidence plan instead of an unsupported headline price.
A video shows motion and station sequence. FAT should use the nominated or agreed challenge product and tubes, an approved protocol, a stated run basis, calibrated measurement equipment and objective pass/fail criteria.
For a wider project, review the automatic cosmetic filling line, an automatic cartoning machine and downstream case packing machines.
The fastest useful inquiry is not “best price.” It is a short technical brief that lets the supplier expose assumptions, select the right product and tube path, and define what must be tested.
Product family, representative samples, processing condition, flow behavior, aeration, particles and cleaning restrictions.
Supplier, construction, controlled drawing, diameter, length, cap, artwork, eye mark and physical samples.
Every target content and tube format, campaign size, product mix and planned changeover frequency.
Required good tubes per minute or shift, run duration, staffing basis, rejects and downstream constraints.
Fill, seal, orientation, code, defect, reject, cleaning and FAT methods with sample quantities and limits.
Utilities, room and access, interfaces, documents, destination, delivery boundary, installation and training.
Confirm the engineering contact, document list, trial responsibility and service boundary assigned to the actual project.
Use representative sunscreen and commercial tubes before the product path and tooling are frozen.
Mark every unconfirmed product, tube, output, inspection and site input in the proposal.
Connect each requirement to a method, pass/fail criterion and retained record.
Separate supplier scope, buyer scope, optional equipment and site interfaces before purchase.
It presents compatible empty tubes, orients their artwork, meters the qualified sunscreen, seals and finishes the tube end, applies the agreed coding and discharges the finished pack. The exact stations and tooling depend on the product, tube and acceptance scope.
Sunscreen creams, SPF lotions and related cosmetic products may be candidates when they can be delivered and metered through the proposed product path. Viscosity, temperature response, mineral loading, aeration, stringing and cleaning must be reviewed with representative product.
Provide the complete tube construction, supplier reference, controlled drawing, diameter, length, cap, artwork, eye-mark position, finished-end requirement and physical samples for every requested format.
Specify accepted finished tubes per minute or shift under defined product, tube, staffing, run-duration, reject and downstream conditions. A mechanical cycle rate alone does not establish sellable output.
Define the measurement method, instrument, individual limits, sample quantity, frequency and treatment of warm-up, refill, stop and restart samples. Include rules for bubbles, tails and contamination of the seal area.
Check tube loading and orientation, fill results, seal appearance and integrity, coding, discharge, alarms, rejects, operator interventions, replenishment, stops, restarts, cleaning access and the agreed continuous-run result.
Separate the base machine, product-feeding route, format parts, sealing and finishing tools, coding and inspection, documentation, FAT, spare parts, packing, delivery, installation, training and site-service scope. State assumptions, options and exclusions.
Send representative sunscreen, tube drawings and samples, every target content and format, accepted-output requirement, fill and seal criteria, coding and inspection needs, utilities, line interfaces, document list and required FAT evidence.
Send the formula behavior, tube drawings and samples, SKU range, accepted-output target and FAT requirements. HIJ can return an itemized machine, tooling and test boundary for review.
