An apparatus for tamping the contents of a container having a bottom surface prone to bending and/or cracking during tamping. The apparatus includes a tamp head for tamping the contents of the container; and a container support assembly structured and arranged to temporarily support the bottom surface of the container during tamping, the container support assembly comprising a support element having a protrusion extending upward from a substantially flat and horizontal upper surface, wherein the protrusion is sized and shaped to correspond to the size and shape of the bottom surface of the container.

An apparatus for tamping the contents of a container having a bottom surface prone to bending and/or cracking during tamping. The apparatus includes a tamp head for tamping the contents of the container; and a container support assembly structured and arranged to temporarily support the bottom surface of the container during tamping, the container support assembly comprising a support element having a protrusion extending upward from a substantially flat and horizontal upper surface, wherein the protrusion is sized and shaped to correspond to the size and shape of the bottom surface of the container.

Tamping simulators are provided. The tamping simulator includes a powder cylinder; a dosing receptacle; a tamping pin having a first end and a second end, the tamping pin being configured to be moved between a raised position and a lowered position such that the second end is received into the powder cylinder and the dosing receptacle in an instance in which the tamping pin is in the lowered position; a tamping spring operably coupled to the first end of the tamping pin and being configured to relieve compression pressure from the tamping pin; and a compression scale operably coupled to the tamping spring and being configured to indicate an amount of compression pressure absorbed by the tamping spring.

Tamping simulators are provided. The tamping simulator includes a powder cylinder; a dosing receptacle; a tamping pin having a first end and a second end, the tamping pin being configured to be moved between a raised position and a lowered position such that the second end is received into the powder cylinder and the dosing receptacle in an instance in which the tamping pin is in the lowered position; a tamping spring operably coupled to the first end of the tamping pin and being configured to relieve compression pressure from the tamping pin; and a compression scale operably coupled to the tamping spring and being configured to indicate an amount of compression pressure absorbed by the tamping spring.

In an example embodiment, a doser assembly includes a hopper assembly configured to receive plant material, a bracket assembly connected to the hopper assembly, and a roller in a hopper opening defined by the hopper assembly extending through the hopper assembly. An interior surface of the hopper assembly may define the hopper opening. The bracket assembly may include a shaft extending across a portion of the hopper opening. The roller may be in the portion of the hopper opening of the hopper assembly and may extend between a first part and a second part of the interior surface of the hopper assembly. The roller may be connected to the shaft and may be configured to rotate with rotation of the shaft.

The machine (1) in question comprises a dispensing module (6) and a unit (9) for applying lids (3). According to the invention, the machine (I) comprises: a rotary plate (5) having cavities (12); a unit (7) for delivering shells (2) of capsules to a cavity (12), comprising a storage magazine (15) for storing the shells (2) stacked together, and a sub-assembly (20-24) for delivering shells (2) one by one to the plate (5), by gravity; a unit (8) for filling a shell (2) with product, comprising a funnel (16) facing which an empty shell (2) placed in a cavity (12) of the plate (5) is positioned by rotating said plate (5).

The machine (1) in question comprises a dispensing module (6) and a unit (9) for applying lids (3). According to the invention, the machine (I) comprises: a rotary plate (5) having cavities (12); a unit (7) for delivering shells (2) of capsules to a cavity (12), comprising a storage magazine (15) for storing the shells (2) stacked together, and a sub-assembly (20-24) for delivering shells (2) one by one to the plate (5), by gravity; a unit (8) for filling a shell (2) with product, comprising a funnel (16) facing which an empty shell (2) placed in a cavity (12) of the plate (5) is positioned by rotating said plate (5).

In an example embodiment, a doser assembly includes a hopper assembly configured to receive plant material, a bracket assembly connected to the hopper assembly, and a roller in a hopper opening defined by the hopper assembly extending through the hopper assembly. An interior surface of the hopper assembly may define the hopper opening. The bracket assembly may include a shaft extending across a portion of the hopper opening. The roller may be in the portion of the hopper opening of the hopper assembly and may extend between a first part and a second part of the interior surface of the hopper assembly. The roller may be connected to the shaft and may be configured to rotate with rotation of the shaft.

A tamping assembly for a capsule filling machine is provided. The tamping assembly comprising a dosing disc provided with a plurality of sets of through vertical passages placed substantially equidistantly around the periphery thereof; a bottom plate disposed below the dosing disc, the bottom plate having an open region aligned with a carousel of the capsule filling machine disposed adjacent to the tamping assembly, and a set of apertures aligned with at-least one set of through vertical passages of the dosing disc; a plurality of sets of top tamping plungers disposed above the dosing disc, each set of top tamping plungers configured to be driven downwards for pressing a powdered product in the vertical passages from the top; and at-least one set of bottom tamping plungers disposed below the bottom plate and configured to be driven upwards for pressing the powdered product in the vertical passages from the bottom.