Used Bausch Strobel Filling Machines for Sale 11

Sterile filling capacity is the hardest pharmaceutical capability to build, and used Bausch+Ströbel equipment is one of the few shortcuts: machines engineered for aseptic service, with the stainless and documentation standards that entails, at a fraction of new lead time and cost. The realistic buyers are pharma manufacturers extending capacity, CDMOs adding formats, and veterinary or diagnostics producers stepping up from manual filling.

The portfolio covers the sterile chain: rotary and inline vial fillers with peristaltic or piston dosing, ampoule filling and sealing machines, syringe and cartridge fillers, plus the upstream washers and depyrogenation tunnels often sold as complete lines. Format parts define what a machine can run, so a filler sold with change parts for your container sizes is a different asset from a bare machine. There is no meaningful budget alternative at this quality tier; the comparison is with used Groninger or Optima equipment (the latter already established on the used market), trading at broadly similar pharma-grade prices.

Buying a used Bausch Strobel filling machines: what to check

Documentation decides feasibility: demand the qualification history (DQ/IQ/OQ), drawings, and software backups, because requalifying an undocumented aseptic filler can exceed its purchase price. Verify the filling system condition, with pumps, needles, and product-path components inspected for wear and material certificates available, and confirm dosing accuracy records.

Check format part inventories against your containers item by item, inspect stoppering and sealing stations for wear, and test the machine cycle if power-up is possible. Review stainless surfaces and welds to pharma standard, confirm PLC/HMI access codes transfer, and assess isolator or RABS compatibility if your facility requires barrier integration. Budget professional dismantling under documented conditions, since reassembly qualification depends on it. Walk the product path end to end with the seller and list every component lacking a material certificate, then price the gaps.

On Exapro, used Bausch+Ströbel listings show format range, output, composition, photos, and location. Compare available machines and submit an enquiry through the listing page on Exapro to request documentation packages and inspection.