Wirehooders machine

The Automatic Wire-hooding mod. 2002A-2TR/10, designed and manufactured to meet the needs of low to average productions.

The machine is available in TWO VERSIONS differing only for the throughput and the safety guards, which are lighter in the JUNIOR version.

The components, the mechanisms and the operation of the machines are exactly the same and maintain the same level of quality.  

• STANDARD version: throughput from 1,200 to 2,800 b/h.
• JUNIOR version: throughput up to 1,200 b/h

Suitable for the application of 4-post wire-hoods with or without cap on glass containers with ø ranging from 55 to 115 mm and heights from 240 to 375mm (OR from 190 to 325 mm); in fact, thanks to its turret with height adjustment through a knob on the rear side, the machine allows processing various bottle formats. 

On demand and with the necessary modifications, it can process bigger bottles.   

The parts of the machine are driven through a transmission gear controlled through a reducer and an electrical motor.  

The bottles are introduced in the machine through a mechanically operated spacing starwheel. In case of productions over 1.500 bottles/hour the performance of the machine can be remarkably improved by mounting a spacing screw unit consisting of the supports + the screw (on demand with extra price). 

The bottle format change is made by substituting the  central carrousel, the conveyor, the bottle lifting piston and its reduction ring and the screw, if any (at cost).  

The bottles are conveyed through a central carrousel and pistons positioning them under the wire-hooding head.

The machine needs to be fed continuously with compressed air since some devices are operated pneumatically.

As basic equipment, for the loading of the wire-hoods the machine bears two distribution channels interchangeable alternatively, which are pre-loaded with wire-hoods to guarantee a reserve of 250 wire-hoods each. As an alternative, on demand and with extra price, it is possible to equip the machine with a wire-hood magazine of revolver type with a capacity of 1,500 wire-hoods or with a magazine loadable from the bottom having a capacity of 2,500 wire-hoods.

The distribution of the wire-hoods is made through a pneumatically controlled selector allowing separating the wire-hoods and loading them in the 2 seizing heads (manufactured to measure) supplied on the standard machine for 1 type of wire-hood. Other types of wire-hoods (different sizes, with or without cap, etc.) require additional heads that can be supplied in simple version or equipped with rapid connection device called wire-hood head connection unit.

Through the vertical movement of the bottle given by the piston the wire-hood is positioned and oriented to give the champagne corks their final shape, after that the twister closes the wire-hood forming the eyelet. 

At the entrance the standard machine is equipped with a micro-switch detecting the presence of the bottle (on demand and with extra price it is possible to substitute it with a photocell).

The standard machine is also equipped with a photocell detecting the missing cork/bottle.

The machine can be equipped with devices detecting the presence of the wire-hood and/or controlling the bottle accumulation at the discharge (at cost). 

The speed of the Wire-hooder can be varied with a knob on the rear side of the machine. 

On demand and with extra price it is possible to mount an electronic variable speed drive (INVERTER) positioned on the motor, which by means of a potentiometer on the switchboard, allows more precise and sensitive speed variation. (from the minimum to the maximum throughput).