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Single head cappers are standalone, inline, screw cappers with a single capping head or chuck. A common example is the Resina Model S-30. Inline cappers using spinning wheels for tightening are common at speeds up to 200ppm or so. These are simple, effective and relatively low cost. They have 2 drawbacks:
Chuck cappers avoid these problems by using the chuck to pick up the cap from a flat position and apply it squarely to the bottle. Bottle and cap are always parallel. The chuck grips the cap positively making it less likely to slip on the cap. This eliminates scuffing and particulates as well as torque issues caused by chuck slippage.
In a capper such as the Resina, the chuck spins continuously and reciprocates up and down. Caps are oriented and fed down a track to an angled escapement for pickoff. A horizontally reciprocating transfer arm picks the cap from the escapement and positions it under the chuck. The chuck dips down, grabs the cap and moves up.
Meanwhile, the bottle has been indexed into position and held in a gripper pocket to prevent turning as the cap is tightened. As the cap arm moves out of the way, the chuck lowers the cap onto the bottle and turns it down. A clutch breaks free when the correct application torque is achieved.
The main disadvantage of these cappers is speed, generally limited to a maximum of about 60ppm maximum depending on bottle and cap. On the plus side, they are generally fully mechanical except for the drive motor and an on/off switch. A single motor drives the machine and all major components operate off cams on the main shaft. This makes them very simple for any mechanic to maintain and makes them a good choice for plants and countries where technical sskill sets are limited.
Resina, Model NRS30, Automatic, stainless steel, single head chuck capper rated from 20 to 55 containers per minute – depending on materials, application and machine configuration. Cap size range: 13mm to 120mm. Container size: up to 6" OD x 13" in Height (proper change parts required for different size ranges). Equipped with motor driven cap hopper, with ring style pin sorter, 90" long x 4½" wide stainless steel delran belt conveyor with adjustable guide rails, cap chute, transfer shoe, double container grippers, single head, air actuated mechanical chuck cap head. Control panel has conveyor, hopper, capper speed control dials with start, stop and e-stop push buttons. Mounted on stainless steel frame with (4) height adjustable leveling legs and safety guarding.
OAD: 98" L x 43" W x 95" H
Resina Model N30, Automatic, intermittent, inline, single head chuck capper rated from 10 to 40 containers per minute – depending on materials, application and machine configuration. Cap size range: 13mm to 70mm. Container size range: up to 4-1/2" in diameter and up to 16" in Height. Equipped with 125" long x 4½" wide stainless steel delron conveyor, adjustable guide rails, cap hopper disc sorter, cap chute, cap transfer button, dual container grippers belts and single head chuck with no container / no cap. Control panel has start, stop, e-stop and hopper speed control. Interlock safety guarding. Mounted on mild steel base frame. Change parts required to accommodate size range of container and cap.
OAD: 135"L x 48"W x 91"H
Resina Model S, automatic, inline, stainless steel, single head chuck capper rated from 10 to 40 containers per minute – depending on materials and application. Cap size range: 13mm to 70mm. Container size range: up to 4-1/2" in diameter x 10" in Height. Equipped with 153" long x 4" wide plastic delron container conveyor, with adjustable guide rails, cap bowl feeder. cap hopper with disc sorter, cap shute, cap transfer button and dual container grippers with single head chuck cap tightner, no container / no cap sensor eye, vari speed controller with start, stop, e-stop push button controls and interlock safety guarding. Mounted on base frame with height adjustable legs. Size range requires change parts per application.
OAD: 153" L x 47" W x 67" H
Kalish, Model 5182, single head chuck capper. Rated from 10 to 60 containers per minute – depending on materials, application and machine configuration. Cap Size: 13mm to 89mm. Container Diameter: ½" to 3½". Container Height: 1" to 12". Equipped with a 18" diameter star wheel, adjustable cap chute and single chuck style head. Mounted on a stainless steel base frame.
OAD: 58"L x 45"W x 65"H
Resina, Model S, automatic, single head, chuck style capper rated from 5 to 40 containers per minute – depending on materials, application and machine configuration. Cap size range: 38mm to 89mm. Containers size range: up to 6" in Diameter; 2¾" to 13" in Height. Equipped with 4½" wide x 84" long stainless steel conveyor, cap hopper, cap sorter, cap chute, cap button, transfer shoe and double container grippers. Change parts required to accommodate size range.
OAD: 90"L x 60"W x 90"H
Resina, Model NRS51RH, automatic, stainless steel, left to right, large cap and container, single head chuck capper. Rated from 20 to 40 containers per minute – depending on materials, application and machine configuration. Cap size range: 70mm to 120mm and is capable of handling a wide variety of large sized and shaped containers with proper change parts. Equipped with cleated cap feeder and has 31" long x 29" wide x 30" deep cap hopper with interlock safety switch and 70" long x 12" wide cleated belt with 1/2" high cleats on 6" centers to crossover cap chute. Capper has 96" long x 4-1/2" wide stainless steel delran belt container conveyor with adjustable guide rails, cap chute, transfer shoe, and cap button with double side container grippers and single head, air actuated mechanical chuck with boston gear drive. Control panel has cap elevator, plunger, timer holder and conveyor speed control dials with on, off and e-stop push buttons. Mounted on (4) leg stainless steel base base frame with interlock safety door guarding and statis light bar.
OAD: 128" L x 60" W x 86" H
Resina, Model NRS30, automatic, single head stainless steel capper. Rated from 20 to 60 containers per minute – depending on materials, application and machine configuration. Cap size range: 13mm to 120mm. Container size range: up to 6" OD x up to 13" in Height (proper change parts required for different size ranges). Equipped with cap feeder with H-26 vertical pin dial hopper and sorter with 72" long x 4½" wide stainless steel container conveyor, cap chute, transfer shoe and double side belt container grippers, single chuck style capping head and safety guarding. Control panel has conveyor, hopper, capper speed control dials with start / stop push button controls and statis light bar. Mounted on (4) stainless steel base frame.
OAD: 72" L x 60" W x 84" H
Resina Model S30, automatic, inline, stainless steel, single head chuck capper. Rated from 10 to 40 containers per minute – depending on materials and application. Cap size range: 13mm to 70mm. Container size range: up to 4-1/2" in diameter; x 10" in Height with proper change parts. Equipped with 84" long x 4-1/2" wide plastic delron container conveyor, with adjustable guide rails, cap hopper with disc sorter, cap chute and transfer button, dual side container grippers belts and single head chuck cap tightner with no container / no cap sensor eye. Control panel has drive, hopper, cap plunger head, conveyor, and counter control dials, with vari speed controller with start, stop and e-stop push button controls. Mounted on a stainless steel frame with interlock safety guarding.
OAD: 84" L x 35" W x 89" H
Automatic, stainless steel, inline, single head mechanical chuck capper capable of speeds from up to 40 cpm – speeds depending on materials and application. Cap size range: 13mm to 70mm. Container size range: up to 4-1/2" in diameter; up to 10" in Height. Features a 74" long x 4-1/2" wide conveyor, adjustable guide rails, dual container grippers, disc sorter, cap shoot, cap transfer and container index station. Size range requires change parts per application.
OAD: 75"L x 39"W x 84"H
Resina Model S, automatic, single head, chuck style capper rated from 5 to 30 containers per minute – depending on materials, application and machine configuration. Cap size range: 13mm to 70mm. Containers size range: up to 6" in Diameter; 2-3/4 to 13" in Height. Equipped with 72" long x 4-1/4" wide, Delran conveyor, cap hopper, cap sorter, cap chute, cap button, transfer shoe and single container grippers. Change parts required to accommodate size range.
OAD: 68" L x 48" W x 92" H
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