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Bottle capping machine from China

A capper sells on speed but fails on torque: too loose and the bottle leaks in transit, too tight and the cap strips or the tamper band breaks, and most offers state a speed without saying how torque is set or checked.

Ask about this machine ↗Where the numbers come from

Written and listings checked 30 September 2026. Every figure on this page names its source.

What you are actually comparing.

Two quotes, one machine name

What hides inside the price

Spindle or chuck

Spindle cappers spin the cap between pairs of rubber wheels as the bottle passes; they are fast and forgiving on size. Chuck cappers grip the cap from above and stop at a set torque; they suit pumps, triggers and child-resistant caps.

Torque control

Friction clutch, magnetic clutch or servo. Only servo records the torque on each cap. Ask which, and how the value is shown.

Cap feeding

An elevator or bowl sorter orients caps before placement. Trigger and pump caps often need a custom feeder or hand placement. Check it is in the price.

What is not included

Pneumatic cappers need compressed air. One listing sold the capper without the compressor. Ask for utilities in writing.

Before you ask for a price.

Send these with the enquiry. Without them, any number a factory gives you is a guess dressed as a quotation.

Bottle and cap samples, with cap type and liner.
The torque your cap maker specifies for application and removal.
Bottles per minute and the number of cap sizes.
Whether the capper joins an existing conveyor, and its height and direction.
Whether an induction sealer follows the capper.

Turn the claim into a demonstration.

Require this	A pass looks like
Cap a counted run of your bottles at quoted speed.	Removal torque measured on a sample of bottles, every one inside your cap maker's range.
Check tamper bands and cap position on the same run.	No broken bands, no crooked or cross-threaded caps.

The documents that must arrive with it.

EU Declaration of Conformity with model and serial number.
A change-part list per cap and bottle size.
Manual with torque setting procedure in the language of use.

When this is the wrong machine.

Buy something else if

Named, not hedged

You need a foil seal under the cap for tamper evidence.

Add an induction sealing machine after the capper.

You cap small batches that an operator handles one by one.

A handheld or tabletop torque capper with a torque tester.

Where the numbers come from.

We name the kind of source, how many and when, and never the factory. Listed prices are asking prices, not landed cost. Where we do not hold a fact we say so: that is a GAP, not an estimate.

Listings · 11Eleven capping machine listings on one marketplace, checked September 2026, advertised asking prices from US$3,000 to US$600,000; most were combined filling and capping lines. The two standalone automatic cappers were listed at about US$5,900 to US$6,500.
Listings · 1One semi-automatic capper listing, checked September 2026, stated four friction wheels, 20 to 50 mm caps and 30 to 45 bottles a minute at US$550, with the air compressor not included.
GAPGAP - no supplier quotations logged for this machine yet. Three to five quotations for one configuration would give a real price spread.

Related machines.

Induction sealing machine. Add it after the capper when you need a foil seal for tamper evidence.
Liquid filling machine. Choose it when you need the filling step as well.

Every machine we source in this area is on the Packaging page. How a project runs, stage by stage, is on how it works, and what it costs is on pricing.

Straight answers

Questions buyers ask about this machine.

Chinese vs European bottle capping machine: which should I buy?+

Choose by torque control and a measured run on your cap. A spindle capper from either origin handles standard screw caps; complex caps favour a chuck or servo capper.

What goes on a bottle capping machine inspection checklist?+

Removal torque on a sample, tamper band state, cap feeding at full speed and a timed size change.

What does bottle capping machine EU compliance involve?+

A Declaration of Conformity under 2006/42/EC, or Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 from 20 January 2027, and guarding around the spinning wheels or chucks.

Who is the EU importer?+

The business placing the machine on the EU market, which checks the documents and adds its name.

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