Guide
What is a capping machine?
A capping machine applies, tightens, seats or seals a closure onto a bottle or container so the finished pack is secure and ready for handling.
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What is a capping machine?
A capping machine applies, tightens, seats or seals a closure onto a bottle or container so the finished pack is secure and ready for handling.
Guide
Specify the capper around the closure, bottle and production target.
Lancing can help shortlist practical capping machinery after reviewing cap type, neck finish, bottle stability, output target, torque requirement and the way caps are presented to the machine.
Useful details for a quote
- Cap diameter, height and closure type
- Bottle height, diameter, shape and material
- Target bottles per minute or per hour
- Manual cap placement or automatic cap feeding
- Existing filler, labeller, conveyor or line layout
Selection notes
What affects the correct capping route?
What the machine does
Depending on the closure, a capper may tighten a screw cap, form an aluminium ROPP closure, apply a pump, tighten a trigger sprayer, press a cap into place or feed and orient caps for automatic application.
Main types
Common types include semi-automatic chuck cappers, inline screw cappers, spindle cappers, ROPP cappers, pump cappers, trigger cappers and cap feeding systems.
How to choose
Start with the closure, then check bottle size, stability, material, torque or sealing requirement, output target and whether the line needs automatic cap feeding.
Next step
Send bottle and cap information before final machine selection.
Photos, dimensions and target output help identify the most likely capping route. Physical samples are normally the best way to confirm tooling, cap feeding and bottle support.
FAQ
Common questions
Is a capping machine only for screw caps?
No. Capping machines can be specified for screw caps, ROPP closures, pumps, triggers, droppers and press caps.
Do I need a filling machine before a capper?
Not always. A capper can be stand-alone or integrated with filling, labelling, coding and conveyors.
What is the first thing to check?
The closure type is the starting point because it determines the capping head, feed method and handling route.