Market Survey 03/2025

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Resins & additives  
MARKETsurvey  
Cap manufacturer &  
cap inspection  
03/2025  
Cap systems & cap moulds  
Preform production & inspection  
Preform systems & moulds  
Two stage SBM machinery  
Filling equipment  
Suppliers of caps &  
Compressors  
cap inspection systems  
Shrinkfilm & palletising machinery  
Recycling machinery  
We are pleased to present the latest insights from suppliers and manufacturers in the  
cap industry. In response to our call, a wide array of companies have contributed their  
data, providing you with a comprehensive overview of their recent solutions. Please  
find here the new data of the companies:  
Alpla Werke Alwin Lehner GmbH, Bericap Holding GmbH, Corvaglia Group, Gulf Pack-  
aging System Co, Has Plastik San Tic. A.S., IMD Ltd, Intravis GmbH, Retal Industries,  
Sacmi Imola SC, Uner Plastic AS  
Although the publishers have made every effort to ensure that the information in this survey is up to date, no claims are made regarding  
completeness or accuracy.  
Cap producer  
Company name  
Gulf Packaging System Co (3P GG) Retal Industries Ltd  
Alpla Werke Alwin Lehner GmbH & Co KG Corvaglia group  
Postal address  
Post Box 20266,  
Epimitheos St. 6, Industrial Area Mockenstraße 34  
Hörnlistrasse 14, CH-8360 Eschlikon,  
Switzerland  
+41 71 973 77 77  
Jeddah 21455, KSA  
+966 12 6360099  
Mr Mohammed Najmuddin  
VP-Operations  
A, Limassol, 3056, Cyprus  
+357 25 270 500  
6971 Hard, Austria  
+43 5574 602 0  
Telephone number  
Web site address  
Contact name  
Function  
Direct telephone number  
E-Mail  
Mr Fuat Karaev  
Mr Michael Feltes  
Mr Vaidotas Bucevicius  
Director Sales & Service  
+41 71 973 77 10  
Global Sales Director  
+370 620 899 77  
Managing Director - IM Devision  
+43 5574 602 0  
Yes, HDPE  
Product Range  
One-piece closures for beverages  
(Yes /No - If Yes, please specify  
material)  
Yes, HDPE  
No  
Yes, HDPE and PP  
Yes, HDPE  
No  
Two-piece closures for beverages  
(with liner) (Yes / No - If Yes, please  
specify material  
Yes, PP with EVA liner  
No  
Applications relevant to PET contain- CSD, water, juice, milk, oil  
ers (e.g. CSD, water, juice, beer, etc.)  
CSD, water,  
CSD, water, juice, tea, syrup, dairy  
CSD & carbonated bottled water, still bottled  
water (pressurised & non-pressurised),  
sensitive drinks (juices, teas, flavoured  
waters, ...), sports & energy drinks, others  
(dairy, edible oil, …)  
Neck finishes available as standard  
29/25, 1881, 30/25, 1816, 38mm,  
48mm  
1881, 1810, 29/25, 26/22  
GME30.40  
26/22 (GME30.28, GME30.37, GME30.40);  
PCO1881; PCO1810; 38mm 2-start  
Several standard finishes from 25 to 48mm,  
e.g. Cetie standard necks GME 30.21 to  
(GME30.29); 38mm 3-start (GME30.25); glass GME 30.26, GME 30.28 to GME 30.33,  
(MCA 7,5R); SPI-necks  
GME 30.36 to GME 30.43, GME 32.03,  
GME 32.04  
Printed caps available (Yes / No)  
Colour matching service (Yes / No)  
Child-proof closures (Yes /No)  
Push-Pull / sports caps (Yes / No)  
Yes  
Yes  
No  
Yes  
Yes  
No  
Yes  
Yes  
Yes  
Yes  
Yes  
No  
No  
No  
Yes  
Only in Mexico  
Special comments/special closures  
(e.g. tethered cap solution, flipt-tops,  
drinking spouts, lightest cap for 28mm  
PCO, 26mm for water etc including  
non-beverage closures...)  
Colour printing up to 3 colours,  
UV & IR laser engraving avail-  
able; caps embossment upon  
request; tethered closures avail- neck finishes; CRC caps; standard packaging  
able for various neck finishes  
Non aerosol pumps in various neck finishes,  
buckets and canisters for various app., tethered Mexico, USA. Corvaglia designed caps  
cap solutions for 26/22, 1810, 1881, 38mm  
Closure manufacturing sites in Switzerland,  
are available around the world via partner  
network. Tethered caps for carbonated and  
non-carbonated drinks according to EU  
Directive 2019/904  
for pharma app.; 2-chamber caps; bi-and  
multicomponent IM; custom-made closures  
Special patented closures or market-  
ing features  
Yes  
Digital printing capabilities installed in our  
production sites. Custome closure designs  
(for PET and non-PET containers) available  
upon request  
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Cap producer  
Company name  
Uner Plastik AS  
Bericap Holding GmbH  
Has Plastik San Tic. A.S.  
Postal address  
Gebze Plastikciler OSB 1.cad 11.sok No.3  
41400 Kocaeli/Turkiye  
+90 262 751 3400  
Cumhur Filik  
Sales and Marketing Director  
+90 530 265 0663  
Kirchstrasse 5,  
55257 Budenheim, Germany  
+49 6139 2929 0  
Firuzkoy Bulvari No 50  
34325 Avcilar Istanbul, Turkey  
+90 212 695 50 00  
Mr Murat Aslan  
Commercial Department  
+90 212 695 50 00  
Telephone number  
Web site address  
Contact name  
Function  
Direct telephone number  
E-Mail  
Mr Thomas Schmidt  
Group Marketing Director  
+49 6139 2929 0  
Product Range  
One-piece closures for beverages Yes, HDPE/LDPE/PP with recyclable content  
Yes, HDPE  
Yes, HDPE  
(Yes /No - If Yes, please specify  
material)  
available  
Two-piece closures for beverages No  
(with liner) (Yes / No - If Yes,  
please specify material  
Yes, PP with EVA liner or HDPE with various liner types  
Yes, HOD type only  
Applications relevant to PET  
Beverages, CSD, bottled and 5G water, juice, dairy, Beverage: CSD, water, dairy, juices, energy drinks, teas, syrups, CSD, water, juice, energy drinks, beer, dairy etc.  
containers (e.g. CSD, water, juice, edible oil, food, beer, industrial segments, etc.  
beer / Food: Ketchup, mayonnaise, spreadables, edible oil, soy  
& vinegar  
beer, etc.)  
hotfill/aseptic/isotonic app. available  
Neck finishes available as  
standard  
28mm PCO-1810/1881, 29/25, 26/22, 30/25,  
38mm 2/3 start hotfill/coldfill, 33mm 2 start hotfill,  
29/21 1 or 2 pcs + 32/28 1 or 2 pcs snap-on  
for edible oil, 48/41, 55mm 5G, handles for  
38mm+48mm+55mm or lean/lateral handles for  
edible oil bottles  
26mm: PET 26/22 GME 30.28, GME 30.37, GME 30.38, GME  
30.40, PET 26/21 GME 30.32; 28mm: PCO 1810, PCO 1881;  
29mm: PET 29/25 GME 30.26, PET 29/21 GME 30.33; 30mm:  
PET 30/25 GME 30.21; 33mm: PET 33/12 GME 30.30, PET  
32/27 GME 30.36, PET 32/15; 38mm: PET 37/32 GME 30.29,  
PET 37/16, PET 37/15, PET 38/33 GME 30.25; 48mm: GME  
30.43  
Tethered 26mm (GME 30.40), tethered 29-25mm,  
tethered 1881, 26mm (25-22), 29-25mm, 30-25mm,  
38mm, 48mm, 1810, 1881, HOD 55mm ( also non-  
standard solutions upon request)  
Printed caps available (Yes / No)  
Yes, printing available in up to 4 colours  
Yes (digital and tampon print)  
Yes  
Yes  
No  
Colour matching service (Yes / No) Yes, any colour can be matched with 99% accuracy Yes  
Child-proof closures (Yes /No)  
Push-Pull / sports caps (Yes / No)  
No  
Yes  
Yes  
Yes  
Yes  
Special comments/special closures Design, improvement, and production of caps with - ClipAside tethered cap introduced for all relevant neck finishes  
Tethered caps (26 GME 30.40, 1881, 29-25), tethered  
(e.g. tethered cap solution,  
flipt-tops, drinking spouts, lightest  
cap for 28mm PCO, 26mm for  
water etc including non-beverage  
closures...)  
our own Uner moulds. Tethered, light-weighted,  
digital printed, spouted caps, and many others  
across Europe  
ready caps (GME30.40, 1881, 29-25), flip top caps,  
- Mono-material sportscap range with special TE function (Biarritz lightest 1881 caps for high CSD  
and Monet)  
- Bericap Falcon: Light-weight SnapCap for PET 26/21 necks  
- Extensive mono-material closure range for edible oil  
Special patented closures or  
marketing features  
All closures designed and patented worldwide by  
Uner Plastik AS  
Silicone-free non-drip valve for sport caps and flip top closures  
HOD caps for 5 gallon, laser marking inside caps  
(alphanumeric codes, artwork etc), engraved logo  
designs  
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Cap inspection systems  
Company name  
IMD Ltd.  
Gulf Packaging System Sacmi Imola S.A.  
Co (3P GG)  
P&S Technology Co., Ltd  
Postal address  
Industriestrasse 37A  
2555 Bruegg, Switzerland  
+41 32 366 80 66  
Mr Martin Gerber  
Post box 20266,  
Via Selice Prov. Le 17/A  
40026 Imola (Bo), Italy  
+39 0542 607111  
261 Daeji-ro, Suji-gu, Yongin-si,  
Gyenggi-do, 16882, Korea  
+82-31-763-5621  
Jeddah 21455, KSA  
+966 12 636 00 99  
Telephone number  
Web site address  
Contact name  
Function  
Mr Mohammed Najmuddin Mr Stefano Severi  
Sales Director - CSO  
VP - Operations  
Sales Specialist Manager  
Direct telephone no. +41 32 366 80 66  
+966 12 6360099 ext 105 +39 335 659 4236  
+82-31-763-5621  
E-Mail  
Inspection system  
Inspection speed  
Inspection method  
Inspected objects  
IMDvista 100% closure  
inspection systems  
Camera vision inspection CHS102/202  
PFMC  
Cap closure inspection  
Max 2,200 cpm  
80cps / 4,800cpm /  
288,000cph  
2,400 caps/min  
Inline  
Up to 4,500 caps/min  
Up to 200 caps/h  
High resolution colour  
cameras  
Artificial computer vision algorithms, spark tester Mechanical and destructive breaking  
Vision  
force test  
Any closure geometry and  
design  
Beverage closures  
Flat top caps, tethered caps, sport caps, hinge  
caps, multicomponents caps  
Flat top caps and tethered caps  
Aluminium / steel / plastic  
Inspected parameters:  
-Inner inspection  
Short shots, flash, colour  
defects, contamination,  
ovality, sealing lip defects,  
deformation, inside diameter  
Yes  
Insp. of the whole product side, incl. mouth,  
plug seal (one piece caps), gasket (two pieces  
caps); dedicated algorithms for precise thread  
insp.; detection of small flashes & voids in TE  
band wings; detection of colour variations,  
discolourations, contaminations, black specks,  
pulled threads, voids, flashes of material; insp.  
of standard/tethered cut produced in the mould:  
flashes in the windows, windows partially  
closed, bridges, no. of/thickness of bridges  
Ovality: ± 0.2mm, black particle:  
Φ0.3mm, pinhole: Φ 0.5mm  
-Outer inspection  
Contamination outside wall, Yes  
height meas., colour defects,  
deformation, outside flash,  
ovality, diameter  
Complete insp. of the public side, including  
Black particle: Φ 0.5mm, print: ≥30  
gray level & ≥1.0mm offset  
sidewall. Special CVS360-3D module to unroll  
sidewall in a 2D image making a compensation of  
any deformation coming from lens deformation,  
perspective and spatial position of the object; insp.  
of the decoration with automatic recognition of  
colours and areas with a specific colour; colour  
variation (ΔE), wrong colour, colour planes registra-  
tion, off-centre, stains, black specks and others  
-Geometry  
Any type  
Yes  
From a top view: ovalisation, indicative meas.  
on inner and outer diameter; from side views:  
outer diameters measured along the cap body,  
bulged caps, cap height  
-Cavity number  
reading  
Automated 100% cavity  
inpspection by IMDvista  
Neuron (generic AI tool)  
Yes  
Yes  
Yes, through AI algorithms for high reliability  
and performance; statistics of defects by cavity  
number, sorting by cavity number  
Yes, through CVScut vision system  
Save images by number with  
mould number reading function  
-Microhole inspec-  
tion  
Available / high-voltage  
Spark system  
Yes, with dedicated and integrated spark tester  
device  
-Additional inspection Top plate inspection for colour, N/A  
Yes (presence/absence, integrity, black specks,  
voids, flashes, contaminations…)  
Inspected diameter range :  
12-53 mm; inspected height range  
4-37mm  
criteria for inserts  
print and contamination  
Further inspection  
options  
New calibrated and validated  
system solution; AI inspec-  
tion for tethered closure  
types - no false rejects, Inline  
measurements with absolute  
values due to system  
Side inspection  
Breaking force test  
Cavity recognition, print colour,  
print damage  
calibration  
Colour Camera:  
All colour cameras  
Yes  
CHS features up to 7/12 high resolution and  
high speed colour cameras to control the  
whole cap  
Yes  
Installation:  
Stand-alone (offline) Available  
No  
Yes CHS 102, no CHS 202  
Yes  
Yes  
Yes  
Inline  
Available  
Yes  
CHS family includes two machines: CHS102  
(single vacuum conveyor belt) and CHS202  
PFMC takes samples of plastic caps and  
performs destructive tests: breaking forces  
(double vacuum conveyor belt); both machines of the bridges and of the lugs that keep the  
are compact and have been designed to match cap tethered to the bottle; machine records  
high production speeds (up to 4,500ppm)  
detected values and provides a set of  
statistics; chart showing force as a function  
of time, export of data via Ethernet or USB  
Softwarefeatures:  
AI tool - IMDvista Neuron;  
IMDvista Portal - Connects  
your IMD vision systems  
Software portal for process Graphical HMI translated in more than 20 lan-  
monitoring and control  
guages, AI algorithms, colour analysis, special  
tools dedicated to a precise thread insp., runs  
under Windows 10 IoT  
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Cap inspection systems  
Company name  
Intravis GmbH  
Postal address:  
Rotter Bruch 26a, 52068 Aachen, Germany  
Web site address | E-Mail | Telephone: www.intravis.com | [email protected] | +49 241 9126 0  
Contact name | Function: Mr Marius Pötting | Product Manager Caps and Closures  
Inspection system CapWatcher Compact  
CapWatcher Q-Line  
CapWatcher SC (Specialty Closures) CapWatcher B-Line  
40 cps / 2,400 cpm / 144,000 cph  
CapWatcher FC  
Inspection speed  
40 cps / 2,400 cpm / 144,000 cph  
80 cps / 4,800 cpm / 288,000 cph 80 cps / 4,800 cpm / 288,000 cph  
20 caps on filled bottles/s /  
1,200bpm / 72,000 bph  
Inspection method An inline inspection system that combines  
sorting and inspection in one system and  
3 cameras for inner insp. (sealing  
elements, thread, TE band), 4  
Fully customised insp. systems that are Modular insp. system; 1 camera for  
tailored to the needs and wishes of the inner inspection, 4 cameras for outer  
Splash-proofed quality control of  
the filled end product; 5 cameras  
for outer inspection, the applica-  
tion angle and the TE band; 2  
cameras for outer verification of fill  
level and closure position  
with the smallest possible footprint. 4 cam-  
cameras for outer insp., 1 camera customers  
inspection, 1 camera for liner inspec-  
tion/cavity no. reading  
eras for outer inspection, 1 camera for inner for topwall/print insp., contactless  
inspection, 1 optional camera for topwall/  
microhole insp., temp. meas., 1  
print inspection, 1 camera for cavity number camera for cavity no. reading,  
reading, contactless microhole inspection  
sensor to detect concavity/convexity  
>All measurements with calibrated absolute of closures  
values and highest accuracy  
Inspected objects  
Standard one-piece beverage closures,  
standard two-piece beverage closures,  
tethered caps  
Tethered caps, standard one-piece Tethered caps, standard one-and two-  
bev. closures, standard two-piece  
bev. closures (*CapWatcher Q-Line sports cap, push-pull, 3-piece closures,  
Slitter available for slitted closures, screw top cap, spout & dosing, beauty &  
Standard one-piece bev. closures,  
piece bev. closures, carton fitment, flip-top, standard two-piece bev. closures, teth- standard two-piece bev. closures,  
Standard one-piece bev. closures,  
ered caps (without tethered features)  
metal closures (without meas. of  
application angle)  
behind slitting machine)  
home-care, food & bev., pharma, automo-  
tive, inserts, cutters, lids, dustcover  
Inspected parameters:  
-Inner inspection  
-Outer inspection  
-Geometry  
Measurement of inner & outer seal cone  
diameter, thread inspection, tamper-evident thread insp., TE band insp., black  
band inspection, black specks, contamina- specks, contamination, colour  
Meas. of inner seal cone diameter, Meas. of inner & outer seal cone  
Meas. of inner seal cone diameter,  
inner closure diameter, ovality, thread  
insp., TE band insp., black specks,  
contamination, colour deviation, inner/  
diameter, thread insp., TE band insp.,  
black specks, contamination, colour  
tion, colour deviation, inner seal cone, outer deviation, inner & outer seal cone, deviation, inner/outer seal cone, plug  
seal cone, constant distance between inner plug seal, constant distance and  
and outer seal cone, short shots, flashes,  
homogeneity between inner/outer outer seal cone, homogeneity between liner, cavity no. reading  
liner, laser engraving, QR-codes, promotion seal cone, short shots, flashes,  
seal, constant distance between inner & outer seal cone, short shots, flashes,  
inner/outer seal cone, short shots,  
flashes, liner, protruding features, laser  
engraving, QR-/promotion codes, cavity  
no. reading  
codes, cavity number reading  
liner, protruding features, laser  
engraving, QR-/promotion codes,  
cavity no. reading  
Measurement of outer closure diameter,  
measurement of outer closure height,  
Meas. of outer closure diameter and Meas. of outer closure diameter &  
height, long gate insp., slit quality for height, long gate insp., slit quality for  
Meas. of outer closure diameter &  
height, colour deviation, black specks, band inspec., verification of fill  
absence and damage of the tamper-evident slitted closures, absence/damage slitted closures, absence/damage of TE contamination, absence and damage level, insp. for presence of clo-  
Meas. of application angle, TE  
band, colour deviation, black specks,  
contamination, ovality, vertical/ horizontal/  
of the TE band, colour deviation,  
band, colour deviation, black specks,  
of TE band, short shots, flashes  
sure, elevated closure, crooked/  
bent closure, domed closure  
(Bullnose)  
black specks, contamination, ovality, contamination, ovality, short shots,  
radial flashes, open and closed short shots, short shots, flashes, angel hairs,  
flashes, angel hairs, colour streaks,  
flow lines/colour/cracks at inj. gate,  
colour streaks, flow lines at the injection  
gate, colour of the injection gate, cracks at  
colour streaks, flow lines/ cracks  
at injection gate, colour of injection prints on head plate, tethered features,  
the injection gate, prints on the head plate, gate, prints on head plate, tethered temp. meas.  
tethered features  
features, temp. meas.  
High precision measurement of closure  
diameter and ovality, high precision  
measurement of the inner & outer seal  
cone diameter and ovality, high precision  
measurement of the outer closure height,  
High precision meas. of closure  
High precision meas. of diameter and  
Diameter and ovality (closure, seal  
cone), closure height, damaged seal  
cone, missing or damaged TE band  
Missing closure, missing or dam-  
aged TE band, domed closure  
(Bullnose)  
diameter and ovality, high precision ovality (closure&seal cone), high preci-  
meas. of inner & outer seal cone  
sion meas. of closure height, assembly  
diameter and ovality, high precision faults, missing components, damaged  
meas. of outer closure height,  
components, damaged seal cone,  
missing or damaged tamper-evident band, missing or damaged TE band,  
height of the tamper-evident band  
height of the TE band, flap insp.,  
vertical/horizontal/radial long shots, open  
& closed short shots, height of TE band,  
vertical/horizontal/radial long shots, missing/damaged TE band, damaged/  
open and closed short shots, temp. turned up flaps, damaged pull tabs,  
meas. of every single closure  
missing/damaged quality seal, temp.  
meas. of every single closure  
-Cavity number  
reading  
Unique, robust cavity reading with machine- Robust cavity reading with special illumination techn., cap-oriented imaging and Robust cavity reading with machine-  
learning algorithms for outstanding cavity  
recognition. This enables: assignment of  
microholes to individual cavities, wear or  
machine-learning algorithms for cavity recognition. This enables the creation  
of real-time heat maps of moulds; problems in the temp. control of individual  
cavities or entire heating and cooling circuits can be detected and eliminated;  
learning algorithms for outstanding  
cavity recognition. This enables wear/  
defects in the tool can be detected at  
an early stage; every defective closure  
will be assigned to its real cavity in  
the mould  
defect detection in the tool at an early stage, microholes can be assigned to individual cavities; wear or defects in the tool  
every defective closure will be assigned to  
its real cavity in the mould  
can be detected at early stage; every defective closure will be assigned to its  
real cavity in the mould  
-Microhole inspec- Contactless microhole inspection - no need Contactless microhole insp. - no  
Contactless microhole inspec. - no need  
tion  
to dip into the closure. Precise assignment need to dip into the closure > must- to dip into the closure  
of microholes to individual cavities providing have for tethered caps with inserts  
the best possible production analysis.  
-Additional inspec-  
tion criteria for  
inserts  
Missing components, weight, label, l*a*b  
values, barrier/label insp., tactile meas.  
Further inspection AI-based inspection of tethered features  
options  
Tethered & TE band features  
Yes  
Filler and capper tracking (objects  
can be traced back to specific tool  
of filler and capper)  
Colour Camera:  
Yes  
Yes  
Yes  
Yes  
Yes  
Installation:  
Stand-alone  
Yes  
Yes  
Yes  
Yes  
Yes  
Yes  
Yes  
Yes  
(offline)  
Inline  
Yes  
Softwarefeatures:  
Yes, additional, configurable second  
Data base connection; reject rate monitoring; product monitoring (upgradeable Data base connection; reject rate moni- Data base connection; reject  
ejector e.g. for specific cavities, individual with IntraVisualizer); integrated control of up- and downstream equipment (one toring; product monitoring (upgrade-  
rate monitoring (via filler capper  
inspection criteria (e.g. for objects with  
high reject rates); IntraVisualizer &  
IntraRecommender.  
HMI for complete line); integrated trend statistics with pre-warning; industry 4.0 able with IntraVisualizer); integrated  
ready (IntraVisualizer & IntraRecommender)  
tracking, ejector available); product  
control of up- and downstream equip. monitoring (upgradeable with  
(one HMI for the Intravis sorter, insp.  
IntraVisualizer); integrated control  
and packaging system / integration into of up- and downstream equip.  
line of customer possible); integrated  
trend statistics with pre-warning;  
industry 4.0 ready (IntraVisualizer &  
(ejector for filled bottles); integrated  
trend statistics with pre-warning;  
industry 4.0 ready (IntraVisualizer  
IntraRecommender)  
& IntraRecommender)  

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