Bottle Cap (crown) crimp

[Rosie]

Hi guys,

We have an applied bottling single head filler that we've been using and abusing for a while now. Recently I bought a crimp gauge as it felt to me that the crowns weren't being crimped properly (sharp and somewhat flared outward). The crimp gauge confirmed my suspicions. I believe that I have tried the few options that exist for adjusting the crowner on this machine and I just can't get a crimp that goes through the gauge.

Anyone know of a manufacture of crown heads (that actually work) that I could retro onto this machine...mounted on a 10 or 12mm bolt, connected to hydraulics. I have the same issue with my Champagne (29mm) crown head as well...

As always, any of the infinite wisdom out there appreciated.

Thanks,
Jeff

[Apld_Bottling]

crowner

Jeff - shoot me an e-mail with a courier account number and I'll send you out a new crowning head - our current crowning heads seem to crown nicely

D

[rudge75]

The skies just opened above your crown capper.

[Donk]

If I could chime in on the thread... I have some what the same problem. We have a crowner gauge that consists of 4 holes; 2 for standard and 2 for Euro. they both say Go/No Go respectively. Can you clarify this and do you have the same quality check tool?

Thanks in advance

John

[Rosie]

Yes I have a Go No Go Tool with two holes:

1) Go @ 28.82 mm
2) No Go @ 28.58 mm

The way I understand this is that it should fit through the Go hole and should not fit through the NO Go Hole.

My problem is that I can't even get it to fit through the Go hole...

Cheers,
Jeff

[jmk8888]

Who makes the Crimp gauge?

[Rosie]

Mine is made by the crown manufacturer...Tik (Slovakia)...

[meadmax]

Crimp Gauge

I need one of these gauges. Anyone know where i can get one online?

Mike