Bottle Capping Machine

Item # 9401 - BOTTLE CAPPING MACHINE

Manufactured by MEWES (Germany)

Model RLV-8 Servo Control

Year 2018

8 x Capping Spindles

Was running on bottle sizes 250ml up to 850ml

Cap sizes from 40mms up to 52mms diameter

Other sizes also possible with additional tooling

Running at 140 bottles per minute

Also including a Cap Elevator, and two (2) Cap Sorting Machines

400 Volt, 50/60Hz, 3Phase

SIEMENS S7 Plc Controls

Operating left to right

8 digitally controlled servo-geared motors for driving the capping spindles

Individual control of rotational speed, torque, and position (0/360°) for each spindle, with settings storable for each specific format

Interface for integrating laser or camera systems for contour recognition, used for orientation-dependent capping (aligned closures)

Infeed, discharge, and processing starwheels mounted on the machine via fixed reference points; interchangeable without the use of tools

Infeed worm with a bayonet-style locking mechanism, synchronised with the main drive; interchangeable without the use of tools

Infinitely variable operating speed via a frequency-controlled main drive

Flexible setup control button located on the machine

Upstream and downstream photoelectric sensors regulate the production flow