The machine for closing bottles in modified atmosphere and under
vacuum has been designed and built according to the most modern and
advanced technologies. All the solutions adopted are the result of
research and design aimed at the construction of safe, reliable
machines capable of guaranteeing high quality and production
standards.
The machine was built with high quality components to ensure low
maintenance and a long operating life. The pipes, fittings, valves,
materials, installed instrumentation comply with the F.D.A.
All the machine parts, the smooth surfaces, the rounded corners have
been specially designed for facilitate cleaning and sanitization.
Length mm 4550
Width mm 2310
Net weight Kg 5000
Frequency Hz 50
Voltage Volt 380
Production 9000 Bottles / h (100 ml)
Size Used bottles 50 / 100 ml
Material bottles used: glass
Steam consumption 300 Kg / hour
Water consumption 18 lt / min
The bottle capping process is divided into the following phases:
1. Bottles inlet: The containers coming from the line arrive near the
machine where an auger prepares them at the machine pitch. The auger
leads the bottles into the alveolus of the inlet star where, once they
are rotated about 180°, they are deposited on the carousel plates.
2. Capping in modified atmosphere: The inlet star deposits the bottles
on the plates, which move the bottle towards the capping head; the
bottle capping procedure is divided into the following phases: Bottle
lifting, Bottle uncorking, Bottle emptying, Bottle and cap nitrogen,
Bottle emptying, Bottle capping, M5658273 Bottle descent and
release.
3. Bottles unloading: The out-feed star receives the bottles from the
capping carousel and deposits them after a rotation of about 180° on
the out-feed belt, near the ejector.
4. Bottle reject: The reject system is implemented through a system
called Soft Push, characterized by the presence of a pad covered with
absorbent material and piloted by a pneumatic cylinder. Having
received the reject signal from the machine control logic, the pad
exits, hits the containers with capping imperfections and moves them
towards an independent waste accumulation. On the other way, the
suitable bottles will be free to flow towards subsequent processing.