A Very Versatile Machine

It is always a plus when a machine can be used for more than one function. New England Machinery, though, offers a machine that can be used for numerous functions. The model is their NEDP. The machine’s main purpose is that of a gap transfer machine. It will gently and safely transfer containers from one conveyor to another one without any interruption on the line. But the NEDP can be used for much more than that. It is ideal for bottom coding containers, crossing containers over deadplates, container inspection, or bridging any gap. It can also be used for depucking containers, elevating or lowering containers, transferring bottles over a crossover, metering containers, or an infeed belt. The NEDP can be used as a pressure device to relieve, reduce, or guarantee pressure to a line or as a transition belt assembly. Finally, the NEDP can be used as NEM uses it at our trade shows, as a bottle thrower (this is not a practical use for a production facility).


The NEDP fits easily over existing conveyors and can be adjusted to use with various size bottles or containers. No changeparts are needed for the changeover. The NEDP is an amazing little machine that truly lives up to the definition of versatility. It is fun to see all the different things this machine can do in a production facility. This is definitely not your ‘run of the mill’ machine. The machine creates great value in that it can be moved from location to location throughout the plant and used for different purposes. No production facility should be without one or more.


The author, Marge Bonura, is the Director of Sales & Marketing for New England Machinery, Inc. (NEM). NEM is a leading manufacturer of bottle unscramblers, cappers, orienters, retorquers, lidders, pluggers, pump sorter/placers, scoop feeders, hopper elevators and much more. The company has been in business since 1974 selling to the food, beverage, pharmaceutical, personal care, chemical, household products, automotive and other industries. For more information on NEM, visit their website at www.neminc.com.