CAPPING
New closures bring about the need for the development of new capping machines. Eckel & Sohn is capable of meeting new requirements with impressive solutions.
Capping applications:
We manufacture capping machines for snap – caps for recloseable containers, threaded closures for all types of plastic and glass containers as well as for snap and shrink closures for beer kegs
Advantages of Eckel & Sohn technology:
- The torque of the capping heads for screw type closures can be individually adjusted by the use of wear free magnetic clutches.
- The speed of the capping heads’ motor is controlled by a frequency converter.
Advantages of the machines used to screw components together:
- Variable torque adjustment
- Wear and tear free magnetic clutches
- Drive motor of the assembly heads is separate from the main drive motor
- Variable speed adjustments of the assembly head with frequency converter
Combination Capper and Cap Shrinker for Beer Kegs
Capping and cap shrinking unit (VMS 1000):
Caps and automatically heat shrink pilfer proof caps into the fittings of beer kegs and containers.
The unit can be integrated either into an existing keg conveyor or it can be supplied with its own conveyor. The shrinkage of caps ensures that the end user can easily determine whether or not the caps have been tampered with.
Functional Description:
The kegs or containers are stopped and centered. The cap is applied to the fitting. They are then stopped again at the second station where a thermostatically controlled shrinking head descends and shrinks the cap to the fitting. The shrinking time is adjustable. Due to this adjustment possibility, different types of caps can be run on the unit. Change over to other kegs, party kegs or containers, can, depending upon the individual unit, be accomplished either automatically or manually.
The unit can be offered as a capping unit only, without the shrinking station.
SORTING
In automation of assembly and capping techniques, the automatic feeding and orientation of the part to be handled is very important. In order to accomplish this we offer:
- Hoppers
- Circular vibrators
- Vertical sorters
Vibratory Bowl Feeders
Vibratory bowl feeders are used to sort and feed plastic closures and other small items.
Method of operation:
An electromagnet provides vibration to a package of springs mounted benath the bowl. This causes the parts to be sorted to be transported on an inclined rail in the bowl. The parts are then oriented by different sorting devices during their movement in the bowl. They then exit the bowl in an oriented position.
Advantages:
- Robust and efficient
- Gentle handling of parts
- Speed of up to 30000 parts per hour
- Protected up to IP54
- Extremely durable through the use of fiberglass springs
- Sound deadening cover to protect against noise
Rotary Disc Unscramblers
High speed unscrambler (HLS series)
This HLS unscrambler can unscramble caps where the diameter in greater than the height, with speeds up to 90000 per hour.
These unscramblers are mainly used in the beverage or printing industries where high production speeds are essential. In most cases, compressed air is not required in the unscrambling process.
Mechanical unscrambler (MSH)
With this type of unscrambler speeds up to 20000 per hour are obtainable.they are used mainly to unscramble caps or other small articles where the diameter is smaller than the height.
Mechanical unscrambler (MSHS)
This type of sorter can unscramble large diameter caps like snap caps for vacuum packed coffee cans, etc and operate at speeds up to 150 per minute depending on the size and characteristic of the cap to be handled
All three models come with a floor console.
Sports Cap Unscramblers
Dual unscrambling and feeding unit type (C-2000)
The old system of unscrambling caps either in rotary hoppers or centrifugal sorters cause a large quantity of plastic dust which could go into bottled products. Our new C-200 unscrambler sorts closures extremely gently at very high speeds
Other advantages
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Two different cap types can be sorted in the unscrambler with a minimum of changeover time. for example a 28mm diameter beverage cap and a 28 mm diameter “push-pull” sport cap can be handled by the new sorter
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The position of the unscrambler can be determined by the customer: for example directly next to the capping machine or in the closure room where a conveyor system would be used to transport the caps in an oriented position to the capping machine.
Vertical Sorter
Operates at speeds up to 240000 per hour.
Advantages
- Gentle closure handling
- Sorting without the requirement for compressed air which results in less dus and abrasions on the closures
Options
- Vertical transport of the oriented caps
- Feeding of the caps into the sorter by either a Gaylord feeder, wire cages, or a reserve bin
- Conveying of the caps either by conveyors belts or a “jetstream” system
- High sorting rate up to 4000 closures per minute for printing machines
