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Common challenges in Capping and how Accutek addresses them?

The capping process plays a pivotal role in various industries, ensuring the secure sealing of pharmaceuticals and beverages. However, despite its importance, capping poses several challenges that can hinder efficiency and product quality. This blog delves into the common challenges faced in the capping process and explores how Accutek, a leading provider of packaging solutions, addresses these issues with innovative solutions.

Challenges faced in the capping process across industries

Acquiring capping machines that fit your requirements is challenging. Although there are a series of capping machinery providers in the market, finding the one that meets your needs is rare. There are a series of challenges faced during the capping process, here are some of the prominent ones.

1. Achieving consistent torque levels

One of the primary challenges in the capping process is achieving and maintaining consistent torque levels. Inconsistencies in torque can lead to either under-tightening, risking product integrity, or over-tightening, potentially damaging the packaging.

2. Lengthy changeover times

Changeover times in capping operations can significantly impact overall production efficiency. Protracted changeovers lead to downtime and hinder the ability to adapt quickly to different products or packaging formats.

3. Caps not properly aligned

Improperly aligned caps can result in leakages and compromised product quality. This challenge is particularly prevalent in high-speed production lines, where achieving precise cap alignment can be complex.

4. Slow capping speeds

In industries where high production speeds are crucial, slow capping speeds can be a bottleneck. This challenge affects productivity and may result in increased labor costs and energy consumption.

5. Inconsistent cap feeding

Irregular cap feeding can lead to disruptions in the production line, causing delays and potential product wastage. Ensuring a steady and reliable cap feeding mechanism is crucial for seamless capping operations.

6. Meeting regulatory and industry standards

Compliance with regulatory and industry standards is paramount in capping processes, especially in the pharmaceuticals and food packaging sectors. Failure to meet these standards can result in legal ramifications, recalls, and damage to a brand’s reputation.

Mistakes Businesses Make While Picking Capping Machines

While the importance of selecting the suitable capping machine cannot be overstated, businesses often make critical mistakes during decision-making. These mistakes can have lasting consequences, impacting production efficiency, product quality, and overall operational costs. Here are common errors businesses make when choosing capping machines:

1. Ignoring Production Volume and Speed Requirements:

One of the most common mistakes is overlooking the specific …

Maintaining And Troubleshooting Tips for Labeling Machines

Labeling machines play a critical role in the manufacturing and packaging industry, facilitating the efficient application of labels to products. But do you know that every year several machines may get damaged. And that is only because of lack of maintenance.

That is why, if you are getting one, you must ensure these machines operate at peak performance and have a prolonged lifespan; routine maintenance and effective troubleshooting are essential.

Types of Labeling System

Several packaging equipment companies like Accutek manufacture various labeling machine equipment that can place labels accurately and securely on different types of containers. Three different labeling systems use cutting-edge technology to achieve this industry’s highest accuracy and speed.

1. Hot Melt Glue Labelers

Hot Melt Glue Labelers wrap a paper label around a container after applying thin stripes of melted glue to its back. Cans of paint and soup frequently have labels like this.

2. Pressure Sensitive Labelers

Pressure-sensitive labelers can apply separate labels to the front, rear, and neck of a container, a single wrap-around label to the top and bottom of a container, and the front, back, and neck of a bottle.

Accutek offers a range of pressure-sensitive labelers, from high-speed rotary labelers to affordable desktop units.

3. Sleeve Labelers

Sleeve Labelers place a plastic sleeve label on a container that can be heated to shrink it. The label goes through a heat tunnel and takes on the shape of the container. The tamper-evident seal of a short sleeve dropped over the neck of the container is created.

Compared to other labeler kinds, sleeve labelers can label up to 200 containers per minute more quickly.

Importance of Routine Maintenance

Routine maintenance is the cornerstone of optimal labeling machine performance. Regular checks and preventive measures enhance the equipment’s longevity and contribute to consistent and reliable labeling operations. Here are some fundamental maintenance practices:

Cleaning and Lubrication

Cleanliness is Key

Over time, dust, debris, and adhesive residues can build up and impair the machine’s functionality. Maintain the labeling machine by paying careful attention to the rollers, conveyors, and labeling heads.

Lubricate Moving Parts

Ensure all moving components, including bearings and chains, are properly oiled. This lowers the possibility of malfunctions by preventing wear and tear brought on by friction.

Inspection of Wear Parts

Replace Worn-out Parts

Inspect worn parts like belts, gears, and drive chains regularly. Replace any components showing signs of wear promptly to prevent …

How Accutek Simplifies Bottling Machine Selection Process?

The research on Mordor intelligence, Grand View Research, and Statista shows the global bottling industry, valued at over $230 billion, fuels a constant stream of beverages, sauces, cosmetics, and more onto shelves worldwide. But behind every glistening bottle lies a crucial decision: choosing the suitable bottling machine.

This seemingly simple task can be a labyrinthine challenge for businesses of all sizes, particularly in the U.S., where over 1 million food, beverage, and cosmetics manufacturers navigate a complex landscape of technologies, viscosities, and container compatibility.

This is where Accutek, a leading U.S.-based manufacturer of bottling machines, steps in as your trusted guide. With more than 30 years of experience and a comprehensive portfolio of machines, Accutek simplifies the selection process, transforming it from a confusing maze into a smooth journey toward bottling success.

Stay tuned to learn how Accutek’s expertise demystifies the selection process, ensuring you choose the perfect machine for your unique needs.

The Bottling Machine Selection Challenge!

Choosing the right bottling machine can feel like exploring a network blindfolded – every turn reveals new paths and hidden pitfalls. This complexity stems from many factors, demanding careful consideration and expert guidance to avoid a costly misstep.

Technology Overload: Over 20 distinct bottling technologies exist, each catering to specific product characteristics. From piston fillers for viscous products like honey to overflow fillers for smooth liquids like water, understanding the nuances of each option is crucial.
Viscosity Spectrum: Products span a vast spectrum of viscosities, from thin olive oil to thick peanut butter. Choosing the wrong technology for your product’s viscosity can lead to inaccurate fills, production delays, and equipment damage.
Container Kaleidoscope: Bottles and containers come in countless shapes and sizes, impacting the type of filling head, conveyor system, and overall machine configuration needed. Square pouches require different handling than round bottles, adding another layer of complexity.

Mistakes That Business Often Make!

Businesses often fall prey to these common missteps during selection:

Price Trap: Focusing solely on the lowest upfront cost can lead to hidden expenses. Choosing a machine unsuited to your product or future needs can result in inefficient production, frequent breakdowns, and product quality issues, negating initial cost savings.
Ignoring the Future: Not considering your projected production growth can quickly render your initial investment obsolete. Opting for a machine that handles your current needs but lacks scalability can force you to replace it prematurely, disrupting production and incurring

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The Best Liquid Filling Machine for Your Product

Liquid filling machines are essential equipment for any operation that packages liquid products. From pharmaceutical companies to factories that package oils, shampoos, beverages, or cosmetics, product lines in a wide variety of industries can benefit from these machines.

These convenient liquid filling machines save time, minimize product waste, and offer packaging solutions for companies of all sizes.

We’ve rounded up the best liquid filling machines for different types of liquids and production needs. Don’t see what you’re looking for represented here? Contact us. We can help you find a liquid filling machine that fits your needs.…

How Much Does a Liquid Filling Machine Cost?

When you’re in the market for a new liquid filling machine, there are many things to consider. One of the biggest variables is cost. What is your budget? How much does a liquid filling machine cost? What type and quality of equipment can you purchase within your price range? These questions are important to both new, struggling startups and well-established factories.

For the best bang for your buck, we recommend contacting a manufacturer you trust to help you determine what type of liquid filling machine is the right choice for your production line and budget.

However, before you make the call, you want to make sure you’re prepared for the conversation. That’s why we’ve outlined the basics for you here.…

Solar System

Countless corporations are taking advantage of the perks of a large scale solar installation. These ingenious businesses are leading the way in how future companies will utilize solar energy and its benefits in cost saving. Some major global organizations that have switched to solar power include: Target, Apple, Macy’s, Intel, and Ikea. Green energy is overtaking the market and many companies are fostering the way to a greener future. Accutek joined these businesses in acquiring solar energy after seeing the benefits to be gained from using it. The overall cost of installing solar equipment is dropping in price as technology advances allowing us to make use of the advantages solar can offer. Using solar energy has given us a cheaper expense in using energy that also helps the environment. The reduced cost of installing solar panels and other solar accessories has made it a cost-effective choice for our business.

Cosmic Solar is credited for installing a whopping 161 Kilowatt Solar panel system in Vista, California.A local solar company, Cosmic Solar (winner of Vista Chambers Hero of Vista Small Business of the year 2019), made leaps and bounds on a 470 solar panel installation at the local machine manufacturer Accutek, located in Vista, California. This 162 Sunpower kilowatt network will create more than 250,000 kilowatt hours a year and will pay back its cost in energy reduction in 2.8 years.

The solar system is constructed of first-rate SunPower P-17 series commercial solar panels that are placed on a fully ballasted system, meaning there is no roof penetration, and it is weighted down on the roof by the use of concrete blocks. Electrical, structural, and mechanical engineering practices were used to track wind loads and keep the solar panels firmly placed on the roof slope with high wind loads without making any holes anywhere for stability. The roof is free of damage, maintaining any of its original manufacturer warranties.

As a leading packaging machinery manufacturer, sustainability is ingrained in our commitment to innovation. Going solar not only provides a cost-effective energy alternative but also aligns with our vision of responsible corporate citizenship. With the decreasing cost of solar equipment, we proudly contribute to the growing momentum of businesses championing a cleaner, brighter future.

Accutek Packaging Equipment Companies, Inc. stands as one of the United States’ largest privately owned manufacturers of packaging machinery.

Renowned as a top developer and producer of comprehensive

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Bottling Machines

Accutek Packaging Equipment Companies, Inc., one of the largest packaging machinery manufacturers in the United States, is a leading developer and manufacturer of complete packaging solutions. Accutek Packaging Equipment Companies offer a wide variety of bottle filling, capping, and labeling machines. We pride ourselves on being able to support startup companies that need economical semi-automatic bottle fillers. We also have the depth of experience needed to service mature companies with world-class technology, providing automatic packaging lines at competitive prices.

Custom options

Each customer has unique product and container combinations. We routinely customize our machines to accommodate specialized containers and product combinations. We are also adept at integrating our products into your existing packaging lines.

Finding the best bottle filling machine for your needs

Here are factors that should be considered when searching for the correct bottling machinery for your product line. Bottling machinery selection is driven by your product characteristics, viscosity being the primary metric. Peanut butter is put in a bottle by a liquid filling machine, as is acetone. Peanut butter and acetone are both liquids but at opposite ends of the viscosity range. The bottling machinery needed to move peanut butter into a bottle is very different than the bottle filling machinery used for acetone.

What type of filling equipment is best suited for your product viscosity and other characteristics? There are four different liquid filler technologies, piston, timed flow, metered flow, and overflow. Peanut butter is best handled by a piston filler that keeps the product warm and therefore at a lower viscosity, all driven by a strong pneumatic cylinder. Acetone, on the other hand, can be gravity fed into an overflow filler.

Volumetric Fillers

In a piston filler, piston diameter and stroke length determine the product volume delivered to the bottle. Change the stroke length to deliver a different quantity of product to the container. Piston bottle fillers are best with higher viscosity liquids or filling liquids containing chunks of fruit or vegetables.

Timed Flow Fillers

These fillers use time to meter your product if you have a filling machine that delivers product at a consistent flow rate. Light oils and aqueous solutions work well in this type of bottling machine.

Metered Flow Fillers

Use a gear or lobe pump to deliver the product at a consistent volume determined by pump shaft rotations. This type of metered flow filling machine lends itself to thicker products without …

Disinfectant Filling Machines

In the face of the Covid-19 pandemic there is an opportunity to provide personal and hard surface disinfecting products to the public. Accutek can rapidly supply liquid fillers to the disinfectant packaging industry.

Hand sanitizer is moderately thicker than water making it ideally suited for piston fillers. The Accutek AVF series fillers can fill up to twelve containers at a time. Switching from filling two, eight or sixteen ounce containers can be done in minutes without tools.

Accutek overflow fillers, the APOF series, are well suited for filling, ethyl alcohol another key component in preventing the spread of disease. Changing between container sizes with the APOF can also be accomplished with minimum down time.

Accutek has been manufacturing liquid filling machines for over thirty years. We pre-build portions of our machines which enables us to minimize the time from order to delivery. With a wide selection of ancillary equipment such as turntables, conveyors, cappers, and labelers Accutek can build and test a complete production line in a matter of weeks rather than months.

Contact your Accutek sales engineer today for assistance with production line layout, specification, and quote generation.…

Packaging Machines

Accutek is the leading supplier of packaging equipment and machines in the world. With hundreds of machine designs we meet our customer’s needs for complete inline filling systems. We have been serving the packaging industry for thirty years and have acquired an amazing amount of expertise in packaging machine design and manufacture. The first small packaging machine produced by Accutek was a timed flow liquid filler.

Packaging Machines

Thirty years ago, packaging machines were not nearly as flexible as they are today. Timing and control were accomplished mechanically and with a few relays. Accutek was an industry leader in the transition to programable electronics operating pneumatic actuators. Current technology is again evolving from pneumatic to servo or stepper motor actuators. Once again Accutek is in the forefront of this evolution. Our goal is to be a leader in providing our customers with the fastest and most accurate packaging machines.
Accutek sales engineers are packaging experts, eager to assist you in the design of a turnkey packaging line. Our company offers simple semi-automated machines for startup companies, as well as fully automated complete packaging lines for mature companies.

You supply the containers, caps, labels, cases, and products. The Accutek team will produce a packaging solution that will meet your requirements. The sequence of operation begins with container preparation. This involves organizing and placing the containers on a conveyor for transport through a cleaning station. The cleaned containers then enter a filler.
The product characteristics, anything from water to peanut butter, determine the liquid filling technology best suited for our customers. Accutek’s timed flow volumetric filling machines are best suited for filling liquids with low to medium viscosity. These fillers are highly accurate, very sanitary, and have options for filling molten products. They can be used to fill light foamy products as well.

Packaging Equipment Solutions

Accutek’s overflow filling machines are also suited for filling low to medium viscosity liquids. These fillers are great at filling foamy products at higher speeds. Examples of products suited for overflow filling machines are non-carbonated aqueous beverages, sauces, syrups, light gels, shampoos, water, fruit juice, wine, tea, and foamy cleansers or chemicals.

Our piston filling machines are ideal for filling sauces, pastes, creams, lotions, gels, peanut butter and products that have large particulates or chunks. With options for filling molten products this type filler can handle lip balm, honey, and heavy syrups. Cleaning is a simple …