Capping Machines Cap Sealing Machines

A capping machine can help make your production line more efficient. The right one for your operation will depend on the type of cap being used and the level of automation you want.

Options include chuck capper, spindle cappers, snap caps, and vertical wheel pluggers. There are also feeders and sorters available to help prepare cap for placement on bottles.

Bottling Lines

Bottling lines are production line units that fill a liquid product, generally a beverage like water, beer, wine or soft drinks into bottles on a large scale. They may also be used for prepared foods, such as sauces, syrups, marinades and oils.

Bottles are rinsed, filled, capped or corked and labelled on a bottling line before being put into cases for shipping to distributors. Some bottling lines have special quality control features to spot defects, foreign objects or over- or under-filled bottles. These may include sensors or weighing machines that detect bottles that have not been filled to the correct volume.

Bottles are often filled at very cold temperatures. This can cause the bottles to sweat, making them unsuitable for labelling and packaging. To prevent this, a warming tunnel or x-ray machine can be installed on the bottling line to bring the temperature of the bottles up to the dew point. This allows the bottles to be labeled, packaged and shipped without risk of condensation damage.

Cap Loosening Machines

Depending on the type of capper you need, it may require a loosening mechanism to help remove any air bubbles or excess sealant from a bottle's neck finish. These can be used in conjunction with a chuck capper or spindle capper, and work by lowering the machine over a loose cap to grip it. It then applies torque to tighten the cap.

Cap loosening machines come in both semi-automatic and fully automated varieties, with the rate they can produce based on the cap type you're using and your production demand. Caps are fed to the machine through a chute or elevator, and the rotary chuck head on these machines can secure a wide variety of closure types to containers.

Cap sorters and hoppers can also be added to these systems to ensure caps are properly oriented for placement by the capping machine. This can save time and money in the long run by reducing downtime and avoiding unnecessary repairs.

Cap Tightening Machines

Every company that packages liquids into containers needs a way to seal them, and capping machines provide the means. Cap tightening machines can be fully automatic or semi-automatic, and they can handle a range of bottle and cap types. They can be chuck or screw type, and they can have different types of chucks and screw heads to accommodate the widest variety of cap geometries.

A key element of a capping machine is the cap feeder and sorter, which prepares caps for the capping head to grab them from the chute or transfer system. Depending on the design, this can be a vibratory bowl feeder that sorts caps by their geometry and then allows only those with the right orientation to fall into the cap chute or transfer system.

These machines can tighten a wide range of caps, including spray and pump caps, finger spray caps, cream dispenser caps, atomizers, and cologne sprayers. They can be configured with from 4 to 100 heads, depending on production requirments.

Cap Sealing Machines

The last stage of any production line is capping, and most businesses rely on a cap sealing machine to make this process fast and consistent. These machines can seal caps on bottles made of glass, plastic or metal. They work in synchrony with the speed of the conveyor belt to ensure high efficiency and consistency for any production line.

TORQ Packaging USA machines can be automatic, semi-automatic or manual. Fully-automatic machines take care of the entire process without human intervention, while semi-automatic machines require the operator to feed containers into the machine and place caps on them ready for tightening. Manual machines use a handheld or benchtop to help operators tighten caps with the correct torque.

Alternatively, some companies may choose to invest in a capless induction sealing machine, which creates an airtight seal straight into the container’s neck. This can reduce labour costs while offering tamper proof security. Depending on the machine’s size and weight, it will have different electrical and air requirements.