Manuals and Parts

Manuals and Parts for MEP corkers, Stelvin capper, wirehooder, stainless beer bottle capper.

Manuals and Parts for Zambelli beer bottle capper.

Photos and specs listed below.

P55 vs P45Beer: Champagne cork have an orientation, so a hopper cannot be used. P55 is the champagne corker. Mushroom cork for Belgian beer do not have an orientation—so a hopper can be used. P45Beer is the corker. We also stock cork for Belgian-style beer.

Wirehood Spinner G300
Movie of P55 and Wirehooder

Stelvin Screw Cap Machine AVT400-S.
(4-roller)

Meets Stelvin specifications. We sent bottles to Stelvin for testing. Test results are in compliance with Stelvin specifications.

This capper will also cap olive oil and similar ROPP capsules.

Please note: The Stelvin capper is a different capper than standard olive oil cappers. Stelvin capper can do Stelvin and any olive oil capsule, but a standard olive oil capper cannot do Stelvin.

The Stelvin capper was designed to meet the specifications for Stelvin screw caps. In particular, the vertical load of the Stelvin capper is larger than standard olive oil cappers. In fact, Stelvin has tested bottles from us and confirmed that this capper meets the Stelvin specs.

The Stelvin capper will apply Stelvin and Stelvin+ 30H60 (and smaller) capsules on BVS finish bottles. 30H60 are the most popular Stelvin capsules. It will not apply Stelvin Lux (the new capsule which does not show the thread.) Stelvin USA distributor is Alcan. Alcan can provide a list of suppliers of appropriate BVS finish bottles. Vinicor USA provides similar screwcaps (also require BVS finish bottles.). Our Stelvin Capper also meets these specs.

Setup for Stelvin: See Manuals page for detailed info and videos. However, the best approach is to send us your bottle and capsules and we will set it up here before shipping.

Extra Head for Capper $2000
4-roller head and includes bell. If you use two different capsules routinely (for example Stelvin and ROPP for olive oil) it is advisable to have two heads. We machine a different bell for the second capsule as well. It takes only 5 minutes to change heads.

Stainless Steel Pressure Tester $100
Handle and needles are stainless steel. Simple device to check the pressure under the cork. Includes 3 needles.

Vacuum: The purpose of vacuum is to reduce the pressure such that the final pressure under the cork is the same, or nearly the same, as atmospheric pressure. This virtually eliminates the possibility of the cork working its way out of the bottle over time. This problem rarely occurs with natural cork, and rarely occurs for any cork if the temperature of the wine does not fluctuate from hot to cold to hot .... The factors that can increase the risk of this problem are: 1)Hard synthetic cork, 2)Temperature fluctuations of the wine and 3)slow insertion of the cork into the bottle. All of our corkers insert the cork quickly (~2 seconds) which further mitigates the potential for this problem. [The pressure under natural cork without vacuum with MEP corkers is only ~ 3 psi.]

A common misconception is that vacuum is for the primary purpose of removing oxygen and thus protecting the wine from oxidation. This is a very minor effect since the headspace is quite small, air is 80% nitrogen, and you are only purging about half of the air under the best of circumstances.

For more information on this and other interesting issues such as the temperature dependence of fill levels, we recommend Practical Aspects of Corkage This book must be ordered from France.

Grease for Corker Jaws. See Lubricants page

Features of both Electric and Pneumatic Corkers

• Synthetic and natural corks: 22 to 26 mm diameter
• Bottle Height: 9 " to 15.3" (accessory is available for shorter 187 ml bottles)
• Large hopper (650 corks) with mechanical agitator for continuous feed of cork (except pneumatic version without hopper)
• Tempered Stainless Steel Precision Jaws
• Manufactured entirely of 304 Stainless Steel
• Cork inserted rapidly, ~1.8 seconds for electric and ~2.3 seconds for pneumatic, to create less pressure on the neck of the bottle
• The jaws and the punch move on two linear stainless steel guides with tempered steel ball bearings
• Jaws compress cork to 16 mm which is appropriate for virtually all cork. The jaws can be set to compress to 15 mm which may be desirable in rare instances. Please consult with St. Patrick's if you have a special circumstance where this might be of concern.
• Floor units have 4 wheels

Features of Pneumatic Corkers

• 600 bottles per hour (for units with hopper)
• Operating Pressure: 60-90 psi
• 5 SCFM compressor (not included) for maximum production rate
• Pneumatic corker without hopper has tube that holds 11-12 corks. Corks must be fed manually into this tube.
• Push button operation

Features of Electric Corkers

• Up to 900 bottles per hour
• 24 Volt microswitch on bottle stand
• Frequency Drive provides host of features including dynamic braking, quiet operation, ...
• 110 Volt, 60 Hz input but machine is actually running a 3-phase motor. This is one advantage of Frequency Drive.
• Actuated solenoid valve controls Vacuum (P35)
• Vacuum (P35) is adjustable from front panel. Pressure gauge included.
• Rotary vane vacuum pump on P35

P35 Electric Corker wtih Vacuum

Floor unit.
Dimensions: 72" H x 21"W x 23" L
Weight: 285 lbs

P45 Electric Corker

Bench unit
Dimensions: 48"H x 21"W x 23"L
Weight: 215 lbs

P12 Pneumatic Corker with hopper

Bench unit with Hopper.
Dimensions: 55"H x 15"W x 19"L
Weight: 135 lbs

T2 Large Bottle Corker

• for 3-6 liter bottles
• Cork Diameter 26-39 mm
• Max Cork Length 59 mm
• Bottle Height 400-600 mm (platform height is adjustable)
• Max Bottle Diameter 170 mm
• Min bottle opening 22 mm
• Max top collar width 43 mm
• 4 compressing jaws
• stainless steel frame
• adjustable bottle platform

P55 Champagne Corker

• 10-12 corks manually fed into the tube
• Push button operation
• Insertion-depth of the cork is easily adjusted with dial
• Corking time ~2 seconds
• 300-400 bottles/hour
• Bottles up to 15.3" height
• 30.5 mm diameter cork and smaller
• Frequency Drive provides host of features including dynamic braking, quiet operation, ...
• 220 V single phase, 60 Hz but machine is actually running a 3-phase motor. This is one advantage of Freq Drive.
• Small compressor also required
• Floor unit

Please note that the champagne corker has a larger 220 V inverter (Freq Drive) than the standard corkers. The motor for the champagne corker is larger (2 HP) which requires a larger inverter. 30.5 mm cork is more difficult to compress than 24 mm cork.

T1000 T-Top (bar-top) Corker

• 10-12 corks manually fed into the tube
• Push button operation
• Corking time ~3 seconds
• -500 bottles/hour
• Bottles up to 14.8" height (please send us your bottle in advance and we will set up the unit to match your bottle height)
• bench unit
• For T-top dimensions: 28-30 mm top diameter. 8-20 mm top height. Cork diameter 18-20 mm. Cork height 18-22 mm
• If cork does not meet these specs, we can produce a different head. Please send us cork specs.

Mushroom Corker for Belgian-style beer

• 800 bottles/hour
• Hopper holds 650 cork
• Push button operation
• Insertion-depth of the cork is easily adjusted
• Corking time ~2 seconds
• Bottles up to 15.3" height
• 29 mm diameter cork and smaller
• 110 V, 60 Hz
• Floor unit

Wirehood Spinner
~300 bottles/hour
~3 seconds to spin wirehood
Dimensions: 38"H x 15"W x 19"L
Weight: 76 lb

Pneumatic Capping Machine $595 in stock

• applies standard 26 mm American crowns
• Additional collar for 29 mm (European) crowns and plastic champagne corks is included
• 600 bottles/hour
• Bayonet air fitting for quick connection
• Caps at 60-90 psi
• user must supply air compressor--- 0.5 scfm
• Magnetic collar holds bottle cap
• Adjustable for bottle heights 5" to 16". (12 and 22 oz beer, and champagne)
• painted steel frame
• mfg by Zambelli

Manual
click here for replacement parts

Easy operation. Simply set the bottle on base, put cap in magnetic collar, and press both pneumatic valves.

Weight ~44 lbs. Ships via UPS.

C500 Stainless Pneumatic Capping Machine $875 in stock

• applies standard 26 mm American crowns
• 600 bottles/hour
• capping time ~2 seconds
• Bayonet air fitting for quick connection
• Caps at 60-90 psi
• user must supply air compressor--- 0.5 scfm
• place cap on bottle
• Adjustable for bottle heights 5" to 15". (12 and 22 oz beer, and champagne)
• max bottle diameter 7.5"
• 304 stainless steel frame
• mfg by MEP

Easy operation. Simply set the bottle on base, put cap on bottle, and press both buttons.

Weight ~44 lbs. Ships via UPS.