In 2024 some companies are choosing to swap out their capping headsets with servo driven heads. Whether or not a bottling plant should do this is a tough question. There are pros and cons to any solution and switching to servo driven heads are no different. This blog post will go through a few of these pros and cons and see whether bottling plants should consider the switch. In any situation, Precision Tork is here to support your company’s needs as things advance in the bottle capping industry.
One advantage of servo driven heads is that they can tell the operator how much torque is being applied as the cap is being threaded onto the bottle. This removes any uncertainty on whether or not the application torque is set up correctly on the head. If the application torque is known to be correct then we can be very confident that the removal torque will be correct as well. But with this benefit there are a few significant drawbacks to this technology as well.
The first drawback a bottling plant will see is the steep cost of servo driven heads. Servo driven heads are very expensive to acquire. Not only that, but you need specialized staff who know how to operate and program these units. This is a dealbreaker for many bottling plants simply because they struggle with high levels of employee turnover. On top of this, servo driven heads have a limited lifespan and the bottling plant will have to buy new servo driven heads to replace before the lifespan of the machine is met. This is a different story for magnetic capping heads from Precision Tork.
Magnetic Capping Headsets Advantages
Magnetic capping heads have a much lower cost. The upfront cost is significantly lower and they last for the lifetime of the machine. These units last so long because the small number of wear components that could fail can be easily swapped out. Upon request, Precision Tork can provide a manual so that any employee of a bottling plant can swap out these wear components.
Operating magnetic capping headsets do not require any specialized knowledge as well which is a huge advantage for bottling plants struggling with employee turnover. Many bottling plants struggle to find staff who are knowledgeable about bottle capping equipment. So requiring specialized knowledge can be a huge ask. Unlike servo driven heads, there is no complicated programming involved with magnetic capping headsets from Precision Tork. As long as the employee knows how to push a button and use a torque wrench they should be good to go!
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