Flame Treatment Systems for Packaging Lines

Two and Four Burner Flame Treaters

Ska Fabricating flame treaters are proven to provide a safe, consistent and reliable solution for effectively surface-treating plastic or metal containers. Our surface treatment systems are ideally suited to enhance the adhesion of bottle labels and printing prior to application.

The units offer flexible adjustments for optimal flame control across a range of container shapes and sizes. It includes built-in safety features that monitor flow to prevent jams and ensure operator safety.

  • Reliable and repeatable surface treatment
  • Available in two- or four-burner configurations
  • Suitable for a wide range of container sizes
  • Built-in safety shut-off features
  • 2 burner unit – single unimixer to supply gas/air to 2 burners
  • 4 burner unit – two unimixers to supply gas/air to 4 burners
  • 8″ adjustable flame burner heads for ease of adjustment for various treatment surface sizes (8″ to 4″ adjustable flame size)
  • Extruded aluminum frame and wire mesh guarding with dual interlocked safety doors located on both sides of unit to provide easy access to burner heads
  • Access doors on each side of the unit for easy access to burner heads
  • Frame designed to drop over existing conveyor
  • Photocell upstream to shutdown flame during bottle absence
  • Tool-less adjustability with numeric gauges.
  • 4 burner unit – fully adjustable bottle rotator handles bottles that are short, tall, wide, narrow, round, square, off-centered necks, and more
  • Photo eyes monitor the flame treat areas for blockages or jams
  • Photo eyes mounted downstream monitor line for bottle back-up events
  • Bottle blow off for bottle back-up events
  • Visible stack light to warn of any blockages in the flame treat area

Controls Specifications:

  • Photo-eyes monitor bottle flow in and out of the flame area
  • Flynn burner monitors flame faults
  • Photo eyes monitor the flame area for blockages and jams
  • Downstream photo eye to prevent backups into the flame area
  • Optional bottle rotator speed selection and recipes are featured on the 4-burner touch screen

Motor Specifications:

  • Conveyor drive 1/2HP
  • Conveyor speed – up to 70 ft/min
  • Optional bottle turner drive (1/8HP for 4 burner)

Utility Specifications:

  • Air supply: 80-100psi
  • CFH natural gas (ft 3/hr) (2 burner – 33CFH) (4 burner – 66CFH)
  • CFH propane (ft 3/hr) (2 burner – 13.5CFH) (4 burner – 27CFH)
  • Gas pressure – 0.28 psi min to 1 psi max (8″w.c. – 27″ water column)
  • Power supply – 120/1/60, 30 amps

Two and Four Burner Flame Treatment Systems (Click here to zoom in)

Flame Treatment System Dimensions

Flame Treatment Machine Options for Packaging Line Integration

containers going through heat treatment

10” adjustable flame burner head (10” to 5” adjustable flame size)

12” adjustable flame burner head (12” to 6” adjustable flame size)

flame treater hood vent

Stainless Steel Vent Hood

flame treatment conveyor

8’ section of 3 1/4” table top conveyor (no rails) includes flame retardant table top chain, brass wear strips, aluminum frame and variable frequency drive

extended frame guards

Extended Frame Guards – 1 set (22” long)

ADDITIONAL OPTIONS
  • Brake paddle assembly (upgrade from air blow off)

  • Down bottle detection upgrade 

  • Bottle break & bottle blow off options

  • Castors (set of 4)

Bottle changeovers in 60 seconds or less

A recent flame treatment project involved a customer with 15 containers of various shapes and sizes. They needed a flame treater to improve the adhesion of printing on their containers. Since they frequently required changes in their production, it was essential to have a system that allowed for quick adjustments. The Ska Fabricating 4-burner flame treater with 360-degree bottle rotator proved to be the ideal solution for these needs. In the videos below, we highlight the benefits of the four-burner flame treater and demonstrate the changeover process.

Why Flame Treat your Containers?

Flame treatment is an essential pretreatment process to remove and clean debris from your metal or plastic container before it goes to the labeler or printer. This technology provides several advantages that can help enhance product quality and production efficiency, including:

  • Consistent label adhesion across various container shapes and sizes, from small to larger bottles or jars
  • Enhanced quality for direct printing on cans or containers that creates smooth, clean graphics
  • 360-degree container surface treatment with fully adjustable bottle rotator