What is ROPP Cap?
Before
understanding ROPP Capping machine or application, it is supremely important to
know about what is ROPP Cap.
ROPP
Cap is a type of bottle closure & its full form is Roll on Pilfer Proof. It
is kind of Metal cap generally made using fine grade of Aluminium as Aluminium
imparts the benefit of ductility. It must be frazzled that, in practice, there
is no such thing as pilfer proof, only there is tamper evidence & there
have been many cases wherein Ropp capped wine bottle later on replaced with
cold tea, with no evidence of entry between cap and bottle. ROPP Caps are
widely used in a type of industries like pharmaceutical, distilleries, wine and
beverage etc.
How ROPP Cap applied?
A
ROPP Cap is applied as a cap with cylindrical cross section and no thread. When
ROPP Cap applied over bottle at that time, the cap is distorted over the thread
of a bottle and base of cap get deformed around securing ring in the bottle
neck.
Machinery for applying ROPP Cap:
Machinery
which is used to apply ROPP caps is called an ROPP capping machine. There are
wide ranges of ROPP Capping machine available & they can be selected based
on the output requirement of the production line.
How typical ROPP Capping machine work:
The
basic working of ROPP Capping machine is divided among the following assembly
of machine.
· in
feed conveyor
· Feed
worm assembly
· Star
wheel assembly
· Cap
feeder unit
· Capping
Turret
Continuously
fed from upstream machine to the in feed conveyor belt of ROPP Capping machine
and move further through in feed worm for correct spacing between two bottles
and transferred to the in feed star wheel.
Meanwhile,
ROPP caps kept in cap feeder unit like orientation unit or vibrator feeder unit
which automatically orient caps in right direction before entering into
delivery chute. And Bottle is entering below the sealing head, consist of total
four rollers.
Two
rollers properly Skirts, Spins and Seals the cap and simultaneously another two
roller performs perfect threading according to bottle neck diameter.
After
sealing operation, ROPP sealing head moves upward with help of cam and bottle
move with exit star wheel and Move further on conveyor belt for next operation.
Type of ROPP capping machine in Market:
Today
in Industry, ROPP Capping machine are available in various configuration from
Semi automatic to Multi head configuration in order to contest production
requirement.
Economical ROPP capping machine:
Economical
ROPP Capping machine are also known as Semi Automatic ROPP Capping machine. Semi
automatic ROPP Capping machine is appropriate Engineering solution for start-up
industries where production demand is low & qualitative ROPP Sealing /
capping required. The machine can deliver 30 Bottle per minute output depending
upon operator competence. Qualitative ROPP Capping result due to use of
motorized sealing head.
Automatic Single Head ROPP capping
machine:
The Automatic Single Head ROPP Capping machine is extension to that of Economical
ROPP Capping machine which adopts single motor which is concise &
synchronizes conveyor, star wheels, platform turret. Automatic Single Head ROPP
Capping machine R can deliver 50 Bottle per minute output depending upon
container Diameter.
Multi head ROPP Capping Machine:
The
Series of Automatic Multi Head Rotary ROPP Capping Machine contain various
models like 4 head ROPP Capping machine, 6 head ROPP Capping machine, 8 head
ROPP Capping machine, 12 Head ROPP Capping machine & Particular Model can
be selected according to output requirement. Output speed is from 100
containers per minute to 300 containers per minute.
Author:
N.K
Industries has 3 decade of experience in designing the range of Capping machine
including ROPP Capping machine, Screw capping machine, Lug Capping machine, and
Vial Capping machine with over 2500 successful installation in INDIA and
abroad.
