Equipment

Pamasol Willi Mader have produced an automatic valve inserter which can be adapted for use on almost all medium speed (45–60 cans/minute) machines. The illustration shows the ‘P 2037’ vertical rotary valve unscrambler and sorter linked to a ‘Micromat’ space saver rotary aerosol filling line. One of the problems associated with aerosol filling is the tedious and labour‐consuming task of inserting valves. This is particularly so when space‐saving rotary machines are used. With such machines star wheels are necessarily small in diameter, and the available star wheel sockets or spacers for valve insertion are generally such that the operators are hesitant in manual insertion since the operation following valving is crimping. The automatic valve inserter has overcome these problems.