Production-stopping items
Consider components whose failure leaves no safe approved temporary route.
Maintenance planning
Spindle capper spare parts guide
Identify wear, critical and format-specific parts from the actual machine build and maintenance evidence.
Parts planning
Identify parts by machine, format and failure consequence.
A useful spare-parts plan distinguishes routine wear items, format-specific parts, safety-critical components, long-lead assemblies and items that can stop production immediately. Correct references must come from the actual fitted machine and its documentation.
Photographs help identify a component but should not replace a serial number, drawing reference, electrical designation or dimensions where available.
Information for a parts enquiry
- Machine model, serial number and year where known.
- Part reference, drawing or electrical designation.
- Clear photographs of the part and fitted location.
- Dimensions, material and quantity required.
- Observed fault and whether the line is stopped.
Criticality
Group spindle-capper parts by the job they perform.
| Part family | Why it matters | Planning question |
|---|---|---|
| Spindle wheels | Wear, contamination or wrong contact can affect grip, marking and tightening repeatability. | Which wheel position and closure family does it serve? |
| Gripper or side belts | Bottle stabilisation changes as surfaces wear, stretch or become contaminated. | Is the replacement a matched pair and is tracking known? |
| Guides and format parts | Damage or loss can alter bottle path, cap release and changeover repeatability. | Which bottle format and datum identify the part? |
| Sensors and switches | Cap demand, bottle presence and fault logic depend on correct detection. | What is the reference, supply and connector arrangement? |
| Drive items | Belts, bearings, motors and gears can create noise, heat, speed variation or stoppage. | Has alignment or overload cause been checked? |
| Feeder and chute items | Orientation and presentation depend on closure tooling and controls. | Which cap sample and feeder configuration were approved? |
Stock decisions
Prioritise by risk rather than part price alone.
Wear items
Link replacement stock to inspection findings, actual condition and manufacturer guidance.
Format-specific items
Protect labelled and measured change parts so damage or loss does not delay the next run.
Support route
Use maintenance evidence to make the request accurate.
Record where the fault appeared, what changed before it appeared and which checks are complete. Do not continue to operate damaged equipment or bypass protective functions. Isolate and escalate work outside the competence or authorisation of the site team.
Parts identification
Send the machine identity and fitted-part evidence.
Lancing can review the request more efficiently when references, location, dimensions and photographs are supplied together.