Capping Machines for Your Liquid Packaging Business

If your liquid TORQ Packaging USA business needs to tighten caps or lids on bottles, consider adding a capping machine. These machines work on different operating principles to create a wide range of capabilities.

Your desired automation level and the type of cap you use will help determine which capping machine is best for your application.

Bottling Lines

Depending on the type of product, bottling lines can include many types of machines that perform various functions including bottle washing, counting, inserting, capping, and labeling. They can have capacities measured in bottles per hour (BPH).

Bottles enter the line from a collection table, are washed and then sanitized in a bottle washing machine before moving through a filler which is often a rotary or piston filler. From there, they enter a capper which can be either plastic or cork. Some bottling lines may also incorporate a metal detector to detect any contaminants in the bottle. After capping the bottle will move to a labeler where it can receive front and back labels.

Whether your product is wine, beer, or water, or you produce other liquids such as sauces or oils, the right bottling line can make all the difference. Quinti's selection of equipment offers a number of options to meet the needs of every company, from the basic Platinum Spirits line to a wide variety of upgrades.

Automatic Spindle Screw Capping Machine

A spindle capping machine is the most commonly used kind of automatic capper. These machines work with screw caps that can be used on glass, plastic or metal containers. They are also capable of tightening a wide variety of caps, including spray caps, sports caps, trigger cap sprayers and metal threaded caps.

These types of capping machines come with a cap sorting elevator or vibrator bowl that can be loaded with multiple caps of different sizes. When the correctly oriented caps reach the top of the elevator or bowl, they are sent down a chute where they are presented to the incoming bottle.

Once the cap is placed on a container, the capping head tightens it using downward pressure to create a hermetic seal. Some models include an overload prevention system to protect against further damage to electrical parts. The capper is often equipped with a stabilizing bar that runs across the conveyor to prevent the bottle from tipping or otherwise altering its path through the system.

Rotary Capper

A rotary capper uses a variety of methods to apply caps to bottles. It can be configured with a range of cap types, sizes and styles including trigger spray caps, pump caps, metal caps and flip caps. It can also run with a wide range of bottle shapes and sizes.

In most cases, a rotary capper will use a highly precise chute to dispense and "pick off" caps for the capping heads to grab and then screw on. This method is more versatile than other options, but it requires more automation and tooling.

One of the key issues that can be difficult to manage is making sure that the capping heads are in contact with a stable part of the cap. This will vary from bottle to bottle, but operators want the wheels to contact the cap at a spot that allows torque without causing shaking or tipping of the bottle. This may require adjustment to the cap chute, fingers and stabilizer bar.

Snap Cappers

Snap caps are used on bottles to prevent spills and ensure that the containers are sealed properly. They can also be used for child proofing or for any other application where the cap needs to be firmly snapped into place. These are a good alternative to using screw caps. They can be made to fit any size bottle and are very reliable. They also reduce the risk of contamination of the products inside the container.

A snap capping machine can be fully automatic or semi-automatic depending on the type of machine that you buy. Fully automatic machines use a cap sorter, feeder and chute to automatically snap the lids onto the containers. Semi-automatic machines require the operator to provide the cap-container combination into the machine manually.

A capping machine is a great investment to help increase your production speeds. They also eliminate many potential issues such as overly tightened lids, loose or crooked caps and product leaks.