About Ackley
Ackley Machine Corporation designs and manufactures precision machinery to print, laser mark, drill and inspect bulk pharmaceutical tablets, capsules and softgels. Our state-of-the-art systems are flexible, affordable and built to last. Designed to be user-friendly, our machines provide effortless continuous operation with minimal user interaction or downtime.
A leader in innovation, Ackley has proudly served the needs of the pharmaceutical, nutraceutical and confectionery industries for nearly 50 years.
Specializing in precision rotogravure ink printers and laser marking and drilling machines, all Ackley equipment is FDA and CE compliant and follows cGMP requirements. Ackley takes great pride in producing the highest quality machinery available, customizing each machine to precisely position your blank tablets, capsules, softgels and candies for precision printing or laser processing.
We offer a range of equipment from machinery designed for R&D and clinical trials to machines for high-volume productions with output rates of up to 1,200,000 products per hour. Ackley also manufactures ancillary equipment such as bulk hopper feeders, ink mixers and tablet sorters to round out your production line.
Capabilities
- Pharmaceutical Printing
- CO2 Laser Writing / Etching
- UV Laser Marking
- CO Laser Drilling Controlled-Release Tablets
- NIR Spectroscopy for OROS tablet drilling
- Vision Inspection with single tablet rejection
- Ink Maintenance Systems
With 1,000+ machines in over 50 countries, Ackley provides the highest level of service and support to customers across the globe.
No matter what the shape and size of your solid oral dosage product, Ackley can customize a machine to make your mark. If you need a capability that is not listed above, contact us to see if our team of precision engineers can create a custom solution for you.

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A Complete Line of Machines
For Tablets, Capsules & Softgels