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These FAQs answer the questions we are asked most often about Cap Coder filling and capping machines, from choosing between semi-automatic and fully automatic machines to installation, power and air supply, servicing and warranty. If your filling or capping machine question is not covered here, email our sales engineers at sales@capcoder.com and we will come back to you with a clear answer, whether it is about a specific product, your containers and closures, or a line you are planning.
Common Filling and Capping Machine FAQs Answered
A semi automatic machine, is a machine that requires operator input to complete the task. For instance, our CC1440 benchtop machine is semi automatic. This is because it requires the operator to place the bottle into a cradle or clamp and place the cap onto the container. The machine then tightens the cap on the bottle to a specific torque, once an operator has initiated the sequence.
A fully automatic machine, is a machine that requires no operator input to complete the task. Only supervision is required enabling one operator to work on multiple machines. A great example of a fully automated machine is our Mini Mono, it can feed in every part required to build up the product. So for example if you had a roller ball deodorant and you wanted to fully automate the fill and assembly of this product then Mini Mono would bring the bottle into the machine, fill the bottle, then place the ball into the bottle and finally cap the bottle. All without any user input.
We offer a 12 month parts and labour warranty with all of our products, so in the unlikely event you have an issue within the first 12 months we will remedy this.
No, we have many clients around the world that work within the confines of a clean room environment. Most of our machines also come in stainless steel variants to help conform. The CC1160 is a prime example of this and many have been fitted into pharmaceutical grade clean rooms. ISO 14644-1.
We do advise all our machines are service annually, we have a team of dedicated engineers ready to keep your machines in tip top condition. Ref: PUWER guidelines.
Our machines are available ATEX rated as an optional extra. As standard the machines are rated as IP44 only, but can be optioned to your specification.
We install our machines if required, smaller machines such as the Delta Fill and CC1440 don’t always require installation. All other machines will be installed by ourselves unless requested otherwise.
From your first enquiry to installation, one sales engineer manages your order and is your single point of contact, answering your filling and capping machine questions throughout. You can follow your machine’s progress at each stage of the build, attend a Factory Acceptance Test (FAT) at our Oxfordshire factory before delivery, and have the machine installed on your site by our engineers. Once it is running, we continue to support it with servicing, spare parts and technical advice for its working life.
Absolutely, we do this all the time. If you have an existing production line we have many products to suit and can adapt any machine to suite your needs. Take the CC570 for example, this machine fits over an existing conveyor and even its safety equipment can be integrated to those that may already exist.
We certainly can, do you know we have a specific product for limited space applications. Have a look at our Micro Mono, it’s the best in the industry for its features vs footprint.
Most of our machines will require a compressor to run and we can help you source one through our brilliant partners. However, some of our machines can be optioned with mini built in compressors, like for example the Micro Mono.
Our machines either run on a single phase 240vac 13amp supply or a three phase 415vac 16amp supply. However this can vary depending on design and our sales engineers will advise you if different.
Our machines require a clean, dry and regulated air supply. Consumption varies from machine to machine but can be anywhere from 10 to 200 l/min at 5 bar.
HMI means for human machine interface. In essence it’s typically a touchscreen display showing the machines functions and allowing full control of the machine from the touch screen. Most of our machines are fitted with HMIs as standard.
HMIs are designed to make your production easier, quicker and more accurate. They do this by storing all the settings a modern advanced machine requires to make it function. We do this in what’s called recipes, these store everything from capping torque & speed settings to linear heights or fill calibration. Everything you need to get a product going by simply enabling a program.
HMIs are designed to make your production easier, quicker and more accurate. They do this by storing all the settings a modern advanced machine requires to make it function. We do this in what’s called recipes, these store everything from capping torque & speed settings to linear heights or fill calibration. Everything you need to get a product going by simply enabling a program.
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