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Germany
Small cut, big gain
Pneumatic neck foil remover optimises recycling
Screw caps for wine bottles are becoming increasingly popular.
Ease of use, no risk of the wine tasting corked and the ability to
reseal the bottle are advantages that speak for themselves.
However, these bottles still present problems, for example for
dishwashing systems, as the bottom part of the cap remains on
the neck of the bottle after it is opened.
Rink has now developed a machine with a patented method for
the easy and efficient removal of the neck foil. It is controlled by
a Festo valve terminal VTSA, which minimises installation effort
and therefore reduces costs.
Compact design:
the pneumatic neck foil
remover with valve terminal VTSA.
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The machine makes a cut in the neck foil from below using a
spring loaded knife and pushes it over the bottle shoulder. The
foils are ripped and removed reliably, while the bottle thread and
neck remain intact. The machine operates at a cycle rate of up to
5,000 bottles per hour and supports fast changeover to different
bottle sizes.
www.rink.de