Cap Lining Machines: Which Type Do You Need?
Which cap lining machine do you need? Four machines compared: cut and insert, insert only, assemble and line on one machine, and join an inner and outer cap with a liner, with the real figures from our pages.
What is a cap lining machine? A cap lining machine puts a liner, also called a wad, into each cap. We supply machines for four jobs: cutting each liner and inserting it, inserting liners that are already cut, assembling the cap and inserting the liner on the same machine, and joining an inner cap and an outer cap and adding the liner.
Key takeaways
- Two questions pick the machine: does the cap have more than one part, and are the liners already cut?
- Cutting and inserting is the no-hand-placing option: the machine cuts each liner and puts it in the cap, at 100–120 caps per minute on the standard model.
- Inserting only suits liners bought pre-cut: a vacuum pick-up places each one, at 100–160 pieces per minute on the standard model, and we have supplied these machines to Bangladesh.
- For caps with several parts, one machine can assemble and line, replacing two, at 5,000 caps per hour on the standard model; a second version covers inner and outer caps.
- Send the cap drawing and the liner material; speeds are quoted as on each machine page (per minute or per hour) and are not a ranking, because the machines do different jobs.
A cap assembly and lining machine. What you will see: white parts running from a full vibratory bowl along feed tracks to the pick-and-place station.
The four machines, side by side
| Machine | What it does | Choose it when | Standard speed | Power | Size (L × W × H) | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cap Liner Cutting & Wad Inserting Machine | Cuts each liner and inserts it into the cap | You do not have pre-cut liners | 100–120 caps per minute | 4 kW, 220/380 V | 2300 × 1500 × 2200 mm | 800 kg |
| Cap Liner Inserting Machine | Inserts pre-cut liners with a vacuum pick-up | Your liners come pre-cut | 100–160 pieces per minute | 1.5 kW, 220 V | 3000 × 1000 × 1500 mm | 450 kg |
| Cap Assembly & Lining Machine | Assembles the cap and inserts the liner | Your cap has more than one part and also needs a liner | 5,000 caps per hour | 2.5 kW, 220 V | 2000 × 2000 × 1500 mm | 600 kg |
| Inner & Outer Cap Combining and Lining Machine | Joins the inner cap and outer cap and adds the liner | Your cap is made of an inner cap and an outer cap and needs a liner | 5,000 caps per hour | 2.5 kW, 220 V | Set up for your caps — send the drawing | Set up for your caps — send the drawing |
Two related machines do other jobs: the Cap Lining & Folding Machine lines each cap and adds a folding step (160 pieces per minute on the standard model), and the Cap Slitting & Folding Machine slits and folds the tamper-evident band on caps that need no liner (about 15,000–25,000 caps per hour, typical).
How each machine works
Cut and insert: one machine cuts the liner and puts it in the cap. The Cap Liner Cutting & Wad Inserting Machine cuts each liner and inserts it into the cap on the same machine, so no one has to place liners by hand. Tell us the liner material when you send your cap drawing. This is the one to look at if you do not buy pre-cut liners.
Insert only: a vacuum pick-up places each pre-cut liner. The Cap Liner Inserting Machine takes liners that are already cut and puts them into the caps; a vacuum pick-up takes each liner and places it in the cap. It does not cut the liners. If you need each liner cut and inserted on one machine, use the cutting and inserting machine instead.
Assemble and line: one machine does both jobs. The Cap Assembly & Lining Machine puts the cap parts together and inserts the liner, so you do not need one machine to assemble and another to line. The Inner & Outer Cap Combining and Lining Machine does the same for caps made of an inner cap and an outer cap.
A liner inserting machine. What you will see: caps leaving the rotary table on a green belt below the press heads.
A liner cutting machine. What you will see: red caps with white liners indexing round a rotary table past the pressing station.
What to send us
Send your cap drawing and the liner material, and tell us your target output. With those we tell you whether the machine fits, and how fast. For a cap with more than one part, send drawings or photos of each part and the finished cap. Get an exact quote within 24–48 hours.