Auto Spray Pump Cap Placer

Two modules will be located in-line, where the infeed module will discharge all bottles onward to the discharge module. These modules will be fitted with mated flanged that will be fastened upon installation.
In each module, a common bottle conveyor frame will be present with a single length of tab chain with end drive located on the discharge module.
Four vibratory bowls with feeding systems will be located on the non-operator (rear) side of both modules.
Both pairs of vibratory bowls, each one dedicated to either pump or trigger style cap, will be mirrored so that the feeding lanes can be placed within about 12″ centres, side by side as they enter our machine envelope.
Each of the four feeding systems will discharge at an approximate elevation of 50″ into a 24″ long, two position channelizer.

Each channelizer feeds two buffer lanes that are approximately 36″ long.
Indexing product drive is accomplished via LH and RH timing belt conveyors that pinch the cap stems about ½” below the cap lip are pneumatically actuated.
Each module will have two cap placers, one dedicated to each cap style, located at the discharge of the two sets of twin buffer lanes. Each cap placer assembly will be comprised of two parallel grippers mounted on a short y-axis that pulls the caps so as to clear the lanes (40 mm), and an adjustable stroke z-axis which will place both caps onto the bottle throats as they are presented below.
Each cap placing position will be fitted with a spray tube guiding device located immediately above the top of the bottle openings. These will ensure that bent tubes are successfully fed into the bottle opening.
Propulsion of caps through their respective lanes will be provided by a central Dayton blower that feeds a manifold where lines are distributed to several solenoid valves that in turn provide on-off control. Filtration requirements are yet to be determined and costs are not included.
On the bottle conveyor, there will be two sets of bottle stops and clamps that correspond to the cap placer positioned above. Each bottle stop assembly will interchangeably handle trigger and pump cap placement locations.
Two sets of side belt metering conveyors will properly space bottles for presentation to their respective down stream bottle clamps/stops.

Machine frame will consist of AISI 1020 carbon steel structural tube, 2″ x 2″ x 0.250″ wall, MIG welded and sanded with welded tabs that serve as sub-assembly attachment points.
Smaller sub-assembly weldments are typically constructed from AISI 1020 carbon steel structural tube, 1-1/2″ x 1-1/2″ x 0.120″ wall, MIG welded and sanded.
Safety guarding weldments are typically constructed from AISI 1020 carbon steel structural tube, 1″ x 1″ x 0.060″ wall, MIG welded and sanded.
All AISI 1020 steel surfaces are finished in Steel-It.
Sub-assemblies within the machine frame use 40 mm x 40 mm and 80 mm x 80 mm Vario aluminum extrusion to accommodate very precise initial machine set-up.
All aluminum parts are constructed from 6061-T6 and are clear anodized.
Marbett and Valu-Guide hardware and profiles.
All aluminum parts are constructed from 6061-T6 and are clear anodized.
Maytec aluminum extrusion and hardware.
Igus profile bearings and lead screws for adjustment axes

Festo DSBC, SLM and SLE guided axes, ADN, DFM, DGSL, DSM pneumatic cylinders
Festo solenoid valves
Festo pneumatic preparation systems
Ease-on valves, pressure switches and dump valves will be incorporated on all filter-regulator assemblies
All solenoids are valve terminal mounted and equipped with 9 and 25 pin sub D connectors for maximum organization and tidiness.
Reed switches will confirm cylinder piston positioning. Only when these pre-conditions have been met, will the automatic sequence be allowed to continue.
One-way adjustable flow controls will be used on all cylinders to ensure appropriate cycling velocities.

Schmersal SRB301 series safety monitoring relays
Schmersal BNS-33 series magnetic or AZM-161 series solenoid door switches
40 mm x 40 mm aluminum extrusion frames for fixed guarding with 6 mm thick polycarbonate panels
Doors are constructed from 30 mm x 30 mm aluminum extrusion frames for fixed guarding with 6 mm thick polycarbonate panels
Fixed panels located within the machine base typically consist of 1″ x 1″ PVC coated wire mesh panels bolted to gusset plates

Nord Nordbloc series reducers with IEC series Nord motors
Allen Bradley Kinetix VP series low inertia servo motors
Alpha (Wittenstein) LP series planetary gearboxes for servo applications
North American or Japanese roller or ball bearings – NTN, NSK, FAG or equivalent
Martin sprockets, timing pulley and gears
Habasit series 82025″ and 4.00″ acetal tab chain conveyor
Pacific Bearing linear ball bushings and ground shafting
Igus SLW series integrated linear axes for sub-assembly adjustable positioning
Festo EGC series toothed belt or ball screw actuated servo axes