Problem & answerK-01
Caps Not Feeding
Also covers: Cap lifter / chute blockage
Likely causes
- Cap hopper empty
- Cap lifter angle incorrect
- Jam in the lifter or chute
- Push plate out of adjustment
- Cap sensor dirty
- Cap infeed speed or delay incorrect
How to fix it
- 1Stop the machine.
- 2Check the cap supply.
- 3Adjust the cap lifter angle for smooth gravity flow.
- 4Clear jams in the lifter and chute.
- 5Adjust the push plate in the capping unit.
- 6Clean the cap sensor.
- 7Check cap infeed speed and delay against the reference settings.
- 8Run in Manual/Jog mode and confirm smooth feeding.
It is fixed when
Caps feed continuously and correctly oriented.
Stop it coming back
- Keep caps topped up; remove deformed caps.
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