Spindle capping machines
Compare the main automatic, compact and semi-automatic capping routes.
Trial preparation
What samples are needed for a spindle capper trial?
Send samples that represent production, not only ideal empty packs.
Direct answer
What samples are needed for a spindle capper trial?
A useful spindle capper trial needs representative bottles, closures and process conditions. Send the smallest, largest and most difficult formats; filled packs or realistic fill weights; caps from the intended supplier; any liners or tamper-evident features; and photographs or drawings of the proposed line area.
Sample set checklist
| Item | Why it matters | Notes to include |
|---|---|---|
| Bottles | Stability, guide contact and height range depend on the real pack. | Send full range, including unstable or decorated bottles. |
| Caps and closures | Thread start, grip, liner compression and feed behaviour depend on cap geometry. | Include supplier, size, liner, tamper feature and any known issues. |
| Filled or weighted samples | Empty bottles can behave differently from production packs. | Use product where safe, or a representative test fill agreed in advance. |
| Target output | Determines whether manual placement, assisted feed or automatic feed is realistic. | Give bottles/min or bottles/hour and required shift pattern. |
| Quality checks | Acceptance depends on the finished pack. | Send torque, leak, cap-height or visual criteria if already used. |
Related guidance
Continue the specification
FAT checklist
Plan evidence for sample testing, acceptance and handover.
Ask Lancing to review the pack
Send bottle, cap, samples, target output and any known fault evidence.