Weld Creations fabricates and modifies stainless steel supplement manufacturing equipment for vitamin, supplement and nutraceutical producers across Southern California. We build the hoppers, chutes, frames, guards and components that keep encapsulation, tableting, blending and powder lines running, TIG welded to be cleaned quickly and completely between products.
Our gallery shows the environment we work in: capsule fillers and tablet presses in production rooms, stainless hoppers with perforated cones and clamp fittings, and V-blender installations. It’s the same class of equipment supplement makers rely on every shift.
What makes supplement production different
Supplement manufacturers run many products on the same equipment. A line might run a botanical powder in the morning, a vitamin blend after lunch, and a protein product the next day. That creates specific demands on equipment:
- Frequent changeovers. Every minute spent disassembling, cleaning and reassembling is lost production. Equipment has to come apart and go back together quickly.
- Allergen and cross-contact control. Residue from one product can’t carry into the next. Crevices, hidden surfaces and hard-to-reach corners are liabilities.
- Dust. Fine powders get everywhere. Enclosures, guards and dust-collection connections have to fit well and clean easily.
- Documented sanitation. Manufacturers operate cleaning and sanitation programs under the dietary supplement cGMP regulation (21 CFR Part 111), and equipment that’s easy to clean makes that program easier to execute and verify.
Built for fast, thorough changeovers
We design and fabricate supplement equipment around changeover time and cleanability:
- Fewer parts, fewer fasteners. Consolidated weldments replace bolted assemblies wherever possible, leaving fewer places for powder to collect and fewer parts to track.
- Clamp connections. Tri-clamp and quick-release connections instead of bolted flanges on parts that are removed for cleaning.
- No hidden surfaces. Continuous welds, sealed hollow sections, radiused corners and no horizontal ledges in product zones.
- Easy inspection. Product-contact surfaces can be seen and reached, so sanitation can confirm they’re clean.
- Smooth, polished product contact. Welds are blended and polished to the finish your specification calls for. See sanitary welding.
Equipment we fabricate and modify
Encapsulation and tableting
- Feed hoppers and perforated cones for capsule fillers and tablet presses
- Chutes, transitions and discharge assemblies
- Machine stands, support frames and guards
- Dust-collection ducting and connections
Blending and powder handling
- Bins, hoppers and transfer chutes
- Screen and sifter frames, and perforated stainless components
- Support structures and platforms for blenders and mixers
Packaging and general production
- Stainless tables, carts and material-handling equipment
- Guards, enclosures and panels
- Brackets, mounts and custom components
Replacement and upgrade parts
- Replacement hoppers, chutes and guards built from the original part and photos
- Upgraded versions of parts that are hard to clean, crack or wear out
- Precision-machined components coordinated through our partner network when required
Materials and finishes
Most product-contact parts are 316L stainless steel, which holds up to acidic, salty and botanical ingredients and to aggressive cleaning chemicals. 304 stainless is standard for frames, guards and non-contact structure. We back purge full-penetration welds and deliver finishes to your specification, with passivation available through our partner network. For more on alloys and corrosion resistance, see stainless steel welding.
From one replacement part to production quantities
Supplement manufacturers often need one part urgently, a cracked hopper or a missing guard, and then need the same part for a second or third line. We build to your drawing, or reverse-engineer from the original part, and fixture repeat items for consistent production runs. For larger builds such as platforms and frames, see custom metal fabrication.
Related industries
Supplement production shares much with pharmaceutical solid-dose manufacturing, including encapsulation, tableting and cleanroom-style environments, and with food and beverage production, including hygienic design and wash-down durability. We bring the practices from both to supplement equipment.
What to send for a quote
- The drawing, or photos with key dimensions, or the original part
- The machine model the part fits, if it’s for existing equipment
- Material and finish requirements for product-contact surfaces
- Quantity: one line or several
- Timeline, especially if the part is holding up production
Why Weld Creations
Much of our gallery comes from supplement, nutraceutical and pharmaceutical production rooms. That’s the work we do. Our core process is precision TIG welding, we’re AWS D17.1 certified, and we coordinate machining and finishing through our partner network so you get finished parts from one supplier. See our capabilities.
Request a quote
Send the drawing, photos or the original part, along with material, quantity and timeline. We reply within one business day.