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Machine Life Cycle Management

Zalkin embraces green initiatives to address today’s environmental challenges!

Zalkin is dedicated to safeguarding our customers while minimizing secondary microplastics and conserving energy resources. Our goal is to promote sustainable and secure technology by curbing plastic pollution, upholding product integrity, and reducing energy consumption. Through ongoing innovation, we tailor our products to align with customer-driven environmental initiatives.

In addition to supporting our customers’ environmental endeavors, Zalkin is actively implementing strategies to reduce plastic waste and microplastics through customized developments with cap and packaging manufacturers. This effort includes enhancing our tethered caps and aluminum bottle capping capabilities, as well as eliminating microplastic particles from caps before they enter the capper.

Tethered Caps

Blue water bottle tethered cap.

Zalkin, a global leader in capping machinery, possesses significant expertise in tethered closures, tailored for the beverage sector. Collaborating closely with cap producers and beverage companies, Zalkin has successfully integrated tethered cap solutions onto more than 100 capping machines, whether refurbished or newly installed.

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Aluminum Bottles

This video highlights Zalkins ROPP Capabilities with aluminum caps on aluminum bottles.

Aluminum packaging helps mitigate environmental impacts by promoting the re-use of containers, recycling, and conserving resources compared to alternative packaging materials.

Zalkin’s proven roll-on capping heads are recognized throughout the wine, spirits and beer industries as best-in-class and they are known for their consistent, dependable performance. Like all Zalkin capping heads, roll-on sealing heads are compatible with Zalkin freestanding rotary cappers, monobloc rotary capping turrets and single head freestanding cappers.

Dedusting

The water industry has become increasingly sensitive to the possible transfer of plastic particles and contamination to products.

Zalkin’s cap dedusting system is easily integrated into your existing line, whether it includes a Zalkin capper or another brand, and offers peace of mind for customers that want to enhance product quality.  Our 3-step implementation includes audits, laboratory testing, and equipment for reducing contaminates to your products. 

Key Features:

  • Exposure time is 10 times greater than existing solutions
  • Dual action ionizing bars for internal and external areas of closure
  • Optimized management of flows for a maximal efficiency with double suction
France Dedusting

The dedusting system is effective for any application requiring dust removal.

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Zalkin is Improving Precision with Cutting-Edge Calibration and Changeover Tools

Zalkin strives for customer satisfaction and proximity.  Listening to customer feedback has helped in driving improvements for quality assurance and employee safety through the creation of the Roller Calibration Tool (RCT), Torque Calibration Tool (TCT), and the Head Changeover Tool (HCT). These tools are user friendly and effective in providing feedback for setup to assure closure application integrity and time-saving assistance for changeovers.

ROPP Roller Calibration Tool

RCT

Zalkin’s (ROPP) Roller Calibration Tool is designed for roll-on aluminum applications. Our RCT has the highest repetitive accuracy of the calibration process while eliminating operator’s influence on measurements.

More features & benefits:

  • Measurement traceability
  • Edition of measurement report
  • Integrated self-checking tool
  • Can be used either in production on machines or in a lab
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Torque Calibration Tool

TCT 3

The Zalkin Torque Calibration Tool helps users easily measure the application torque of their plastic screw-on capping heads and the removal of torque applied closures. This handheld tool is pre-set for all Zalkin screw-on capping heads and can be used in a workshop or directly on machines.

More features & benefits:

  • No need to disassemble the heads
  • Data collection reports
  • Customizable change parts can be manufactured
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Head Changeover Tool

HCT 1

This time-saving tool is designed to support capping heads during changeover operations. The support tool improves overall safety by allowing operators to mitigate manual handling of heavy capping heads during format changeovers. It is a completely customizable tool that can be installed on any Zalkin capping system, including stand-alone cappers and monobloc capping turrets.

More features & benefits:

  • Supports capping head weight from 6 to 12 kg by utilizing a preloaded spring harness
  • Weight bearing support reduces the exertion required from the operator during format changeover
  • When not in use, support tool locks into place so to not interfere with production
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For more information on how these tools can better support your production needs, contact ZalkinAmericas.Support@promachbuilt.com

Support and Protect Your Operation

Minimize disruptions to the critical components and support services you need to keep your machines running their best.  

During these unprecedented times we are seeing the global supply chain under pressure like never before. Across the manufacturing world, there is limited availability of parts, longer lead times, and rising costs in practically all facets of business.

ProMach is working diligently with our network of suppliers and channel partners to minimize disruptions to the critical components and services you need to keep your machines running their best.  However, due to the continuing uncertainly that we are facing, we advise that you take additional measures to protect your operation.   Here are three critical areas worth consideration:

Repair Kits
Zalkin offers quality control equipment to help with line efficiencies. 
Support Services

Inventory stock levels of key components. Your Zalkin support team can help you customize a list of critical items to keep on your shelf.   This can be especially important if you have planned maintenance scheduled for later this year.  In addition, stocking parts now could hedge against rising cost of materials in the future and ensure you have them on the shelf when you need them most.

Equipment audits and inspections.  To avoid unplanned downtime, which could be further complicated by availability of parts, we recommend that you schedule a detailed inspection of your equipment by a Zalkin service representative to catch potential concerns before they become costly (or lengthy) surprises.

Service partnerships and training.  It’s not only materials that are in limited supply but also skilled labor.  Zalkin is proud to offer customizable partnerships that can be centered around equipment preventative maintenance, in plant operator/maintenance training, and equipment inspections/audits.   These partnerships are set to a specific cadence that makes sense for your operation and offer the advantages of discounts from normal rate and customizable payments terms to soften your budget.

Contact your Zalkin Life Cycle Management Team at zalkin.americassupport@promachbuilt.com to discuss how these and other strategies can protect your operation during these uncertain times. 

We look forward to helping you navigate these uncertain times for a successful 2022 and beyond.


LCM: What does this challenge mean at Zalkin?

LCM stands for Life Cycle Management

For 90 years, Zalkin has been designing and manufacturing equipment relating to the application of caps to all variety of rigid containers. This represents more than 13,000 machines present on all continents. Some of these machines have been in continuous operation since the 60s, and when you visit sites, it is not uncommon to find machines still in operation that were installed well over 40 years ago.

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