Capping machines, encapsulation machines, and seaming machines are essential equipment used in various industrial sectors: food, beverage, chemical, pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, and cosmetic. The main function of capping machines is to hermetically seal containers such as bottles, jars, and glass or plastic vials immediately after the filling phase. Capping machines can be automatic, semi-automatic, or manual and are capable of applying different types of closures: screw caps, press caps, seaming, corks, dosing caps, twist-off, pilfer-proof, dispensers, and others.... At Makinate, you can find a wide selection of certified used capping, encapsulating, and seaming machines, ideal for optimizing your production line with a sustainable investment.
Configurations and components of capping machines
Rotary cappers are the most common configuration and generally consist of: a bottle infeed conveyor, a bottle infeed star wheel, a cap feeding station, a capping station (in the pharmaceutical sector there is often also a pre-capping station), a bottle outfeed star wheel, and a capped bottle outfeed conveyor. In some cases, capping stations are double: one dedicated to inserting the first undercap or cap, and the second for a possible second cap, such as the dosing cup found in syrups. Linear cappers are less common and, unlike rotary ones, do not have star wheels to facilitate bottle entry but use a conveyor that transports the container directly to the capping station.
Quality control systems and performance
Capping is an extremely important process because the preservation and integrity of the product over time depends on its correct execution. Some capping machines are equipped with a cap presence check that allows containers without a cap to be automatically rejected. Another possible check is to verify that the cap has been correctly applied and, if necessary, discard non-compliant containers. The speed of a rotary capper depends on the number of star wheels and the number of capping heads on the machine, allowing for different production capacities according to the specific needs of the packaging line.
Capping machines, encapsulation machines, and seaming machines are essential equipment used in various industrial sectors: food, beverage, chemical, pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, and cosmetic. The main function of capping machines is to hermetically seal containers such as bottles, jars, and glass or plastic vials immediately after the filling phase. Capping machines can be automatic, semi-automatic, or manual and are capable of applying different types of closures: screw caps, press caps, seaming, corks, dosing caps, twist-off, pilfer-proof, dispensers, and others.... At Makinate, you can find a wide selection of certified used capping, encapsulating, and seaming machines, ideal for optimizing your production line with a sustainable investment.
Configurations and components of capping machines
Rotary cappers are the most common configuration and generally consist of: a bottle infeed conveyor, a bottle infeed star wheel, a cap feeding station, a capping station (in the pharmaceutical sector there is often also a pre-capping station), a bottle outfeed star wheel, and a capped bottle outfeed conveyor. In some cases, capping stations are double: one dedicated to inserting the first undercap or cap, and the second for a possible second cap, such as the dosing cup found in syrups. Linear cappers are less common and, unlike rotary ones, do not have star wheels to facilitate bottle entry but use a conveyor that transports the container directly to the capping station.
Quality control systems and performance
Capping is an extremely important process because the preservation and integrity of the product over time depends on its correct execution. Some capping machines are equipped with a cap presence check that allows containers without a cap to be automatically rejected. Another possible check is to verify that the cap has been correctly applied and, if necessary, discard non-compliant containers. The speed of a rotary capper depends on the number of star wheels and the number of capping heads on the machine, allowing for different production capacities according to the specific needs of the packaging line.
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