Production of complex closures
Maca Engineering, Arol Group, announces an increased demand for complex closures from three to six pieces. Those premium products require to cut and assemble components according to the design chosen by the customer. Maca Engineering designs and produces tailormade machines and complete lines for manufacturing, assembling, and cutting these closures.
For an Indian customer, the company has realised a slitting-assembly machine for a 3-piece plastic cap for the liquor market, the model ITV8-ARV1616. The ITV8 slitting station makes the slitting of the tamper evident ring on the outer sleeve. ARV1616 is an assembly machine with 2 flywheels with 16 punches each. The first flywheel is dedicated to the assembly of the plastic pourer into previously slit outer sleeve coming from the slitting station. The second flywheel inserts the glass ball into the assembled outer sleeve and pourer.
ITV series slitting machines are suitable for slitting the tamper evident ring on long caps (from H30 to H60 mm).
The machine features two overlapped flywheels: the upper one is equipped with heads, the lower one is fitted with columns that are driven by a cam for the insertion of caps into the heads and for the following unloading after processing.
The knife/blade is heated, and it is positioned inside the machine. The temperature is controlled by a thermo-regulator: water cooling system with external conditioner and forced circulation of the cooling water.
All Maca Engineering machines are tested with the customer in presence so that smooth and correct operation can be verified. Reliability of the after-sales service is assured since the technicians who assemble the machine are the same who will oversee commissioning on site.
