Capping Machine

When it comes to tailoring your capping system for maximum flexibility and throughput, a variety of customization options are available. Depending on your production needs, you can select features such as:

Additional Cap Traps: For handling a broader range of cap types or increasing machine capability for unusual closures.
Push-Through Chucks: Multi-station setups, such as a first station for push-through capping and second station for precise torque application, ensure both efficiency and accuracy during the capping process.
Torquing Chucks: Specialized chucks that apply consistent, adjustable torque suit delicate caps or specialty packaging, helping prevent over-tightening or leaks.
Enhanced Bottle Clamps: Extra bottle clamps provide greater stability on the line, reducing the risk of misalignment and ensuring reliable, repeatable capping—especially important for high-speed production or when dealing with non-uniform bottles.

These customization options enable seamless adaptation to a wide range of packaging requirements, ensuring both product safety and presentation are consistently top-notch.

Capping Machines With Torque Adjustment

We upgrade our capping machines wtih efficient Servo Driven and torque adjustment.If you’re in search of the ideal capping machine for bottles, Npack is here to assist with your packaging equipment requirements. We specialize in both inline and rotary capping machines, offering a diverse array of robust capping solutions designed to accommodate a wide range of cap types, shapes, and sizes. Our expertise in manufacturing heavy-duty capping equipment ensures that we can meet the needs of virtually any packaging operation.

Key Considerations for Designing a Turn-Key Packaging System

When mapping out a turn-key packaging system, it’s essential to look beyond just the capping equipment. Start with your production goals—consider required speeds, bottle and cap sizes, product viscosity, and container material. Each element of the process, from sorting to sealing, needs to be compatible and scalable to meet your capacity requirements.

Integrating seamlessly with existing upstream and downstream equipment is crucial for avoiding bottlenecks. Don’t forget:

Flexibility: The system should adapt to different product and container changes.
Automation: Evaluate how much automation is needed to streamline your workflow and reduce manual intervention.
Cleanability: Design for easy cleaning and maintenance, especially if you bottle sensitive products like food or pharmaceuticals.
Quality Control: Incorporate inspection systems—such as vision or torque testing—to catch any inconsistencies early.

Consulting with experienced packaging engineers can help you identify potential pain points before you commit to a full layout. The result? A turn-key system that’s both efficient and ready to grow with your operation.

Capping Machine Selection Guide

Choosing the ideal capping equipment can be challenging, especially with so many cap types, production speeds, and container shapes to consider. If you’re evaluating options or thinking about designing a turn-key packaging system, our experts are ready to assist. Whether you’re looking for guidance on machine selection or need a customized consultation for your production line, we’re here to help streamline your decision-making process.

Capping Machine Options for Various Cap Formats

When it comes to handling different cap types beyond snap-on and press-fit, modern capping machines are designed with remarkable versatility. There are specialized solutions available for almost every lid style encountered in packaging lines:

Screw Cap Machines: Widely used in the beverage, pharmaceutical, and personal care industries, these machines apply and torque screw caps precisely, adapting to everything from small dropper bottles to large jars.

ROPP (Roll On Pilfer Proof) Cappers: Essential in the wine, spirits, and edible oil sectors, these units crimp aluminum caps to the bottle neck with a tamper-evident seal, often used for safety and authenticity assurance.

Crown Cap Closers: Typical in the soft drink and beer industry, crown cappers press metal crown caps onto glass bottles, delivering the iconic "pop" seal.
Pick-and-Place Cappers: Designed for lines that deal with unusual or fragile closures, these machines use precise mechanisms to set the cap on the container before applying force or torque.

Snap/Press Fit and Flip-Top Cap Machines: Useful for cosmetic and food products, these handle plastic caps that require a simple press to seal.
Rubber Stopper and Inner Plug Machines: Often seen in pharmaceuticals, where vials must be sealed securely to maintain product sterility.

This adaptability allows production lines to accommodate everything from twist-off lids on peanut butter jars to aluminum flip-top closures on perfume bottles, helping manufacturers like Unilever, Heineken, or Gallo to meet packaging demands across diverse markets. This flexibility ensures you can select a machine tailored to your product lineup, no matter how varied your cap types may be.

Enhanced Productivity and Quality

NP-LC Spindle Capping Machine

Adaptability with 4, 3, or 2 pairs of spin wheels for spindle screw caps.
Flexible bottle capper for most screw and twist-off metal caps.
Streamlined efficiency with six spindles for high-speed capping.
Precise torque control with mechanical clutches or optional servo motor.
Low maintenance, durable, compact, and space-saving design.
spindle capper

Maximize Your Output with new capping technology

NP-TC Tracking Capping Machine

High speed tracking capping system driven by servo motors.
Adjustable torque.
Advanced motion controller with all operations powered by servo motors.
Near-fully intelligent equipment.
Tracking bottle capping solution

Drum and Jerry Can capping system

NP-SC Inline Pick and capping machine

Inline automatic Pick and Place Capping Machine.
Specialized for jerry cans and drums (4L, 5L, 10L, 20L, 30L).
Jerry can capper

Press cap machine snap capping system

NP-PC Pressing Cap Machine

For snap and pressing caps, mostly for food and cosmetics industry.
High speed conveyor chain.
Linear capping device with comprehensive cap feeding, upper cap, and cap locking systems.
snap capping solution

Roll-On Pilfer-Proof with multi heads

NP-RC Ropp Capping Machine

For aluminum and metal caps (Ropp capping, Roll-On Pilfer-Proof).
Multiple capacities available.
Two threading and two sealing rollers per head.
Accommodates a variety of cap diameters, heights, and styles (standard, semi-deep drawn, deep drawn, extra deep drawn).

Glass jar vacuum capping for food industry

NP-VC vacuum Capping Machine

Automatic Twist-off Cap Vacuum Lug Capping machine.
Reduces air pressure inside bottle with rapid steam injection or by vacuum pump
Ensures tight cap seal.

Frequently Asked Questions

Find answers to commonly asked questions about bottle capping machines and its relevant packaging equipments

How Cap Hoppers and Sorting Elevators Work?

A key component of many automatic capping machines is the combination of the cap hopper and sorting elevator. But how do these elements actually function within your packaging line?

The cap hopper acts as a storage bin, holding a bulk quantity of caps and feeding them into the system as needed. From there, the sorting elevator—a mechanized, angled conveyor—lifts the loose caps upward, allowing them to be fed in a controlled manner to the orientation system.

Here’s a quick breakdown of the process:

Bulk Loading: Operators pour caps directly into the hopper, which holds a generous supply to minimize frequent refills.
Elevating and Sorting: The elevator gently carries caps upwards. Along the route, specialized rails and guides ensure caps are oriented correctly (for example, open side down).
Delivery to Capping Head: Correctly oriented caps are discharged from the elevator into a cap chute, where they’re funneled toward the capping heads or placement mechanisms.

This integrated approach significantly streamlines production by reducing manual intervention and maintaining a steady, reliable flow of caps—crucial for achieving high throughput and consistent seal quality. Overall, these features allow Npack’s inline and rotary capping machines to handle diverse cap types while keeping your line efficient and easy to operate.