Curing the Inside Liner of Baby Food Bottle Tops

Objective

Heat steel baby food bottle tops to 300°F (148.9ºC) for curing the inside liner. 

End Product

Baby food bottle tops

Equipment

• Ambrell 7.5kW induction heating system equipped with a remote workhead containing two (2) capacitors equaling 0.125 µF

• An induction heating coil designed and developed specifically for this application

Materials

Steel Baby Food Bottle Caps

Temperature

300°F(148.9ºC)

Frequency

373 kHz

Testing

A three turn oval pancake coil is used to cure the inside liner of a baby food bottle cap. The bottle cap travels through the coil at 25” per second to cure 500 caps per minute.

Benefits

• Faster & more economical production times and cost

• Low temperature avoids damage to components 

• Repeatable results 

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