Grease Tube Filling Machine: The Complete Buying Guide In 2025

1.What Is Grease Tube Filling Machine?

Grease Tube Filling Machine

Grease is a type of lubricant with non Newtonian fluid characteristics that is obtained by dispersing one or more thickeners in one or more liquid lubricants, ranging from semi fluid to solid.

The grease tube filling machine is used tot fill grease into tubes. It is mainly used for filling oil paste or viscous fluid materials inside aluminum tubes, plastic tubes, or composite tubes. This machine plays an important role in modern manufacturing, especially in the packaging process of industries such as pharmaceuticals and cosmetics.

2.What Are the Advantages of Grease Tube Filling Machine?

Why do so many people invest in grease tube filling machines? To be honest, this kind of machine is an advanced filling and sealing equipment that adopts advanced technology and design, and has the following advantages

Cost savings

Cost Savings - Sourced: Inc. Magazine

The operation of the grease tube filling machine is simple and convenient, requiring only a small amount of manpower, greatly reducing the proportion of workers and thus reducing labor costs.

Quality assurance

Adopting precision measuring devices and control systems, the grease tube filling machine can accurately control the filling volume and sealing quality. At the same time, it can ensure that the sealing effect of each tube is stable and consistent, avoiding quality fluctuations that may be caused by human operation.

Multifunctional applications

Multifunctional Applications - Sourced: www.etma-online.org

In your daily life, have you used ointment with tube packaging? The grease tube filling machine is suitable for filling and sealing various liquids, pastes, colloids, and other substances. As you can see, it can be widely used in fields, such as cosmetics, food, and medicine.

Clean and hygienic

Some advanced grease tube filling machines add a collection device for the tail cutting waste to prevent it from being scattered randomly, which has the benefits of cleanliness, hygiene, and aesthetics.

3.What Industry Do Grease Tube Filling Machines Apply?

Grease tube filling machines can not only fill grease, but also some other things, such as face cream, ointment, etc., so this machine is widely used in the industry.

Pharmaceutical industry

Pharmaceutical Industry - Sourced: Penn Care

When we experience itching in a certain area, we usually go to the pharmacy to apply ointment to you. This ointment form is easy to apply, which is made by grease tube filling machine. Aluminum tubes can be used as packaging containers in the pharmaceutical process, effectively protecting the quality and stability of drugs.

Personal care industry

Personal Care Industry

The most common forms of our personal care products in the form of tubes are toothpaste and facial cleanser, which are easy to use and only require squeezing out a small piece each time.

Industrial production industry

Industrial Production Industry - Sourced: Ansc Pty Ltd

The grease tube filling machine can be used to fill grease, which is a thick, oily semi-solid used in the friction parts of machinery for lubrication and sealing purposes. It is also used on metal surfaces to fill gaps and prevent rust. Grease, commonly known as butter, is used as a lubricating material in many parts of automobiles and construction machinery.

Furniture manufacturing industry

Furniture Manufacturing Industry - Sourced: Panther East

White latex is one of the commonly used adhesives. The grease tube filling machine packages white latex, making it convenient for users to access it at any time during furniture production. It precisely controls the amount of glue used according to different splicing parts and sizes, improving production efficiency and product quality.

4.Which Products Can Be Packaged by the Grease Tube Filling Machine?

Have you seen what products can be packaged with grease tube filling packaging? Take a look at which ones are your products.

Ointment

Ointment - Sourced: eHow

The ointment is packaged in aluminum tubes, which have corrosion resistance, prevent chemical reactions between the ointment and other substances, and are also convenient to carry.

Cream

Many cream are packaged with flexible tubes to avoid contact with air, protect the ingredients in cream and avoid oxidation.

Tooth paste

Tooth Paste - Sourced: Altima Dental

Tube packaging can ensure the normal use of toothpaste and provide protection for the quality of toothpaste products, making it a commonly used product in great tube filling machines.

Grease

Grease are prone to corrode equipment materials during transportation, and the use of metal tubes by grease tube filling machine can effectively resist the corrosion of pipelines by the medium.

Shampoo

Shampoo - Sourced: toptubes.cm

Most shampoos are packaged in bottles, but for the convenience of customers’ travel, there are also many shampoos packaged in flexible tubes on the market, which are more compact and easy to carry.

Gel

The gel tube is usually made of special gel material, which has good elasticity and flexibility, so it can be used in grease tube filling machine, which can extend product time.

5.How Many Types of Grease Tube Filling Machines?

How many types of grease tube filling machines have you seen? According to different needs, different types of devices can be selected.

Manual grease tube filling machine

Manual Grease Tube Filling Machine - Saleemengineering

This device can fill plastic tubes and small canned products. Manual operation, simple and easy to use, suitable for small-scale laboratory trial production and manufacturing. Lightweight and compact, easy to store, making your work more convenient and efficient.

Semi-automatic grease tube filling machine

Semi-Automatic Grease Tube Filling Machine

The semi-automatic sealing machine can basically achieve automation, but it requires manual loading of tubes. This device is smaller in scale than fully automated ones and is suitable for use in small and medium-sized factories. If your budget is limited and you cannot afford high funds, this is also a good choice.

Fully automatic grease tube filling machine

Fully Automatic Grease Tube Filling Machine

The tube is in the hopper of the fully automatic grease tube filling machine, which automatically loads, fills, heats and seals the tail, and then pushes out the finished product. It is a device that does not require tedious manual operation and saves time and effort.

6.What Are the Main Parts of Grease Tube Filling Machines?

Although there are some differences among various grease tube filling machines, the main components are the same.

Body

The body is the basic structure of the grease tube filling machines, usually welded from steel frames. It should have strong load-bearing capacity, good stability, and easy maintenance.

Hopper

Hopper

This component is located at the top of the tube filling machine and is used to store tubes, which are transported to the turntable at a certain speed.

Sensor

Sensor

The sensor will accurately detect the position of the tube, ensuring that the tube reaches and is positioned in the correct working position.

Sealing device

The sealing device consists of an upper sealing mouth, a lower sealing mouth, a sealing knife, etc. Among them, the sealing mouth is a device used to heat and seal two plastic bags, while the sealing knife is used to cut off the connection between the upper and lower plastic bags while sealing.

Transmission device

The transmission device is used to drive the sealing device and the conveying device, which includes a motor, reducer, sprocket, chain, and other parts. Its function is to drive the motor to rotate the reducer, and then transmit it to the sealing device and conveying device through the chain and sprocket, achieving the action of sealing and conveying.

Controller

The control device is mainly composed of PLC, human-machine interface and other parts, and its function is to control and monitor the operation of the equipment. Through the human-machine interface, operators can easily set and adjust the parameters of the equipment, while also monitoring the real-time operation status of the equipment.

7.What Are the Working Principle of Grease Tube Filling Machines?

The working principle of the grease tube filling machines can be clearly divided into the following key steps, each of which is closely coordinated to achieve efficient and accurate tube filling operations.

The Working Principle of Grease Tube Filling Machines

Tube feeding

Manually place hollow plastic/aluminum tubes into an inline tilting tube box, also known as a hopper, and then move these empty tubes onto a turntable.

Filling

After the plastic/aluminum tube is detected by the filling head, it is inserted into the tube and then injected accordingly. The injection starts from the bottom of the tube, eliminates the air inside the tube, reduces product oxidation, and completes the filling process.

Sealing

The filled tube is transported to the sealing workstation. The sealing system activates the heating device to heat the tube mouth to a certain temperature, making it soft and easy to mold. Subsequently, the tail sealer performs a tail sealing operation on the tail of the tube, melting and sealing the mouth of the tube to ensure a firm and good seal.

Cooling

After the sealing is completed, the tube will go through a cooling system to ensure rapid cooling and shaping of the sealing area, maintaining the stability and aesthetics of the seal.

8.What Sealing Options for Grease Tube Filling Machine?

The common sealing method for heat sealing , and currently is ultrasonic sealing.

Sealing Options

Hot-air sealing

The heating of the hot air mechanism is rapid and evenly distributed, softening the pipe wall with hot air to perfectly ensure the quality of the sealing and avoid various defects. This mechanism includes internal heating, external heating, electric heating, etc.

Ultrasonic sealing

Using ultrasonic waves to create high impact heat at the sealing point of plastic tubes through the action of transducers, and quickly melting and bonding them together, without the need for any auxiliary products, resulting in faster sealing speed.

9.What Are the Tube Types Available For Grease Tube Filling Machines?

A tube generally consists of a tube and an outer cover. The tube is often made of PE plastic, but there are also aluminum-plastic tubes, and aluminum tubes, which all can be used by grease tube filling machine.

Plastic tube

Plastic Tube - Sourced: Burt’s Bees

The entire tube is made of PE material, and the flexible tube is first pulled out before cutting, printing, screen printing, and hot stamping. According to the tube head, it can be divided into circular tube, flat tube, and elliptical tube. Tail sealing can be divided into straight stripe sealing, diagonal stripe sealing, opposite sex sealing, etc.

Aluminum plastic tube

Aluminum Plastic Tube - Sourced: Three Bamboo

There are two layers inside and outside, with PE material on the inside and aluminum packaging on the outside that is cut and then rolled. According to the tube head, it can be divided into circular tube, flat tube, and elliptical tube. Tail sealing can be divided into straight stripe sealing, diagonal stripe sealing, opposite sex sealing, etc.

Aluminum tube

Aluminum Tube - Sourced: MedStar Health

Pure aluminum material, is recyclable, and environmentally friendly. The disadvantage is that it is easy to deform, just think about the toothpaste tube used in childhood. But it is quite unique and easy to shape memory points, the most typical of which is the aluminum tube packaging material of Aesop Skincare.

10.How to Maintain Grease Tube Filling Machines?

It is very important to perform necessary daily maintenance on the grease tube filling and sealing machine. Regular maintenance can identify potential faults in machine operation, reduce downtime accidents, save operating costs, and extend the service life of the equipment.

Machine cleaning

Machine Cleaning - Sourced: Food Safety Works

After each shift’s work is completed, the power should be turned off, and the injection nozzle, cup holder, rotating work disc, tail sealing, and typing code clamp should be cleaned and wiped with degreased cotton soaked in medicinal alcohol to keep all parts dust-free and clean.

Power on inspection

After a long shutdown, before restarting, the staff should check whether the screws in each part are loose and make necessary tightening and adjustments. The staff should check the lubrication condition of each transmission part, wait for everything to be checked, and then start the host according to the host startup program.

Lubrication

Lubrication - Sourced: HVH Industrial Solution

The main transmission system, cam, chain, bearings, gears, and eccentric wheel located at the bottom of the grease filling machine should be inspected and lubricated once a week.

The rotary valve part located in the filling component should be lubricated with food grade white grease depending on the lubrication condition. The copper slider located in the control valve section requires daily addition of lubricating oil.

Whether it is daily maintenance or regular maintenance, it is necessary to follow the procedures for operation. Any faults that occur should be dealt with in a timely manner. Do not let the grease tube filling machine work with faults, so as to extend their service life.

11.How to Choose a Suitable Grease Tube Filling Machine?

In the series of grease tube filling machines, there are many types and products, and consumers who lack professional knowledge find it difficult to choose the tube filling and sealing machine they want.

Determining the filling product

Firstly, it is necessary to determine the product to be filled with the grease tube filling machines that you will purchase. Some manufacturers have a wide variety of products, and when purchasing a grease tube filling machines, they hope that one filling equipment can package all their varieties.

Also, prices vary depending on the filling range. If there is a significant difference in filling range, products should be filled separately by machines as much as possible.

High performance with reasonable price

High Performance With Reasonable Price - Sourced: VectorStock

Do you think products from international brands will be easier to write about? You don’t need to blindly pursue machines with high prices and internationally renowned brands. You should carefully investigate the background and reputation of the merchant, choose tube filling machine with high cost-effectiveness, and also have good quality.

Choosing machines with stable quality

As you know, if you choose a grease tube filling machine with mature technology and stable quality, your tube packaging will be produced faster and more stable, with low energy consumption, and low scrap rate.

The grease tube filling machine is a machine that consumes talent. If low-quality machines are purchased, the accumulated waste of packaging film in daily production will not be a small amount.

After-sale service

After-sale Service - Sourced: Leader Group

In terms of after-sales service, there should be a good reputation within the industry of tube filling machine. Timely after-sales service is particularly important for pharmaceutical companies. For pharmaceutical companies, the price of drugs is high. If there is a problem with the machine during production and it cannot be solved immediately, the losses can be imagined.

Conclusion

Flexible tube packaging is suitable for various materials, especially for paste like substances. The grease tube filling machine adopts closed and semi closed filling paste and liquid, with accurate filling accuracy and no leakage in sealing.

After reading this article, have you gained a deeper understanding of the working principle and components of the grease tube filling machine? If you have any further questions about this machine, please feel free to contact AIPAK at any time.