Tubes make highly versatile packaging solutions for businesses in a wide range of sectors. From cosmetics to food items to medicines, there are almost no limits to their applications. Tube filling with state-of-the-art automated machinery ensures intricate precision and top levels of quality, without a hefty price tag! If you’re thinking of using tubes for your products, it’s a good idea to get your head around all the ins and outs of tube filling – the process, the applications, and the benefits!
Fillcon are the first choice for all sorts of brands when it comes to cosmetic sampling. We’re experts in the process, and deliver nothing less than perfection from our advanced facility just outside Bristol. Our tube filling machinery is cutting edge and capable of achieving a superior finish, whatever the product or size.
In this blog, we discuss everything your business needs to know about tubes and tube filling.
How Does a Tube Filling Machine Work?
Most tube filling machines work in a similar way, automatically filling a vast number of tubes with precision and accuracy. Let’s follow the journey of a single one.
- The tube arrives at the filling station.
- It is filled from the bottom using a piston coded with the exact dosage to minimise waste.
- The tube is heated in preparation for being sealed.
- It is sealed pneumatically.
- The excess packaging material is trimmed.
- A batch code is applied to the tube.
- The completed product is ejected from the machine.
Uses of Tube Packaging
Tubes are suitable for a wide variety of products. Of course, the first thing we think of when we think of tube packaging is cosmetics. From lip gloss to mascara to gels, creams, and other personal hygiene products, tubes make the ideal solution.
Food items like pastes and condiments are often supplied in aluminium or plastic tubes, and so are other household items like fillers and adhesives. Pharmaceutical products like medicines are also perfectly suited to tube packaging. The list goes on and on!
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Benefits of Tube Packaging
Eco-Friendly
Tubes can be a great choice for businesses who want to move towards environmentally friendly packaging. They are available in a variety of recyclable materials including polyethylene (PE), Post-Consumer Recycled Plastics, and aluminium. These days, there are even the options of degradable materials like flexible wood-based tubes and virgin plant-plastics derived from the sugar industry.
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Reduced Waste
Tube filling machines are able to deliver precise doses of whatever liquid, gel, oil, or cream they are administering, reducing the amount of waste produced. In fact, most tube filling machines are highly precise, with a filling accuracy of +/- 1%. For businesses watching their bottom lines, choosing tube packaging offers a cost-effective solution and promises a highly efficient production line.
Easy to Transport
Tubes are lighter and less bulky than other product containers. This means they can be packed more efficiently and therefore transported at a reduced cost. For businesses of all sizes, any way to reduce costs while still providing practical, high performing packaging is sure to offer considerable benefits.
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Convenient for Consumer
The reason tubes prove so popular across a range of sectors is that they are highly usable. Without much effort, and even with one hand, consumers can squeeze and dispense a controlled, precise amount of whatever product they are using. That means, from their perspective, they are getting better value for their money because the product will last longer and they can use every single drop. From an environmental standpoint, this also serves to minimise waste. As well as this, tubes are easy and convenient for people to store, whether in washbags, drawers, or bathroom cabinets.
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Versatile
Tubes can be supplied in a variety of sizes, making them ideal for sampling. The benefit of this versatility is that business’ can contain their main product range of full size products in the same packaging as their samples, helping them entice first time customers and present a unified brand.
At Fillcon, we can fill doses as small as 3ml, and offer minimum order quantities of as little as 10,000 units. Discover our cosmetic sampling solutions today!
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Design Possibilities
When it comes to creating unique, attractive, luxury packaging, tubes offer plenty of creative potential. With a range of main materials to choose from and all sorts of ways to tailor the look and feel to your brand, tube packaging combines flair and function.
From label design to printing in a range of colours, Fillcon are the one stop shop for all your packaging and filling needs. We can manufacture, fill, and even finish off your products in beautiful Point of Sale (POS) packaging to wow your customers every time.
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Professional Tube Filling with Fillcon
Fillcon manufacture and fill a range of packaging types, from sachets to tubes to bottles. We specialise in the health and beauty industry, but serve a wide range of businesses, helping them create beautiful, practical products contained in the best packaging option for them. ISO 9001 certified and with meticulous checks in place, you can feel confident when you work with Fillcon that you’re receiving only the highest standard of service. We’re your total filling solution.
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