Prada Purchases Leak Testing Equipment For 18 Litre Square Cans

Compania Metalurgica PRADA has recently purchased a Bonfiglioli Engineering RLD 230 rotary machine with 12 heads for leak testing 18 litre square cans. Prada is the largest three-piece Canmaker in Brasil since 1936 and supplies quality and tradition with more than 1,600 workers on 4 sites in Brasil. They produce more than 1 billion cans per year for General line cans mainly for paint cans, aerosol and chemical products.

The customized infeed handling system positions each container under a special sealing head, which is cam driven to seal on container neck opening. The container is then pressurized and monitored to determine if it leaks. If a leak is detected, the container is automatically ejected in a designated area on the exit of the tester. Otherwise it exits through the customized handling system onto the line. The machine was designed for detecting micro leaks at 50 cans per min.

The RLD 230 is highly precise and repeatable with a very low energy and compressed air consumption. The testing heads motion is driven by a mechanical cam which is automatically lubricated making it a very low maintenance machine. It can also easily be installed in existing production lines.

SOURCE: TASI Group: Bonfiglioli Engineering and Sepha