Custom / Retrofitted and New Machinery



Berks Plant Design and Maintenance, Inc. offers complete retrofitted and custom built machinery.  These services range from custom designed units built from the ground up for the most unusual applications and retrofits to modify an existing machine or core to performing a given application to complete control replacements and upgrades. These services are always inclusive of full customer specified factory acceptance testing as well as full warranties. Call or use our contact us form to discuss your needs with a technician today!

Custom / Retrofitted Machinery — Example Projects

Used Packaging Machinery

Custom Built Clean Rooms

Custom Built Clean Room installed and integrated to Fogg 36/10 Filler Capper Monoblock. 1995 Ave 24/24/6 Rinser-Filler-Capper Triblock. Unit was set for 500 mL, 710 mL, 1 L, 1.5 L PET water - 28mm flat and sport closures. This used Triblock Rinser-Filler-Capper was in like-new condition and was provided to meet the customer's project requirements. This machine was supplied with integration systems configured prior to ship. Berks Plant Design and Maintenance provided the install and integration of this machine on customer's site.

Used Packaging Machinery

Rebuilt, Redesigned, and Retrofitted US Bottlers 30 Head Capper

This unit was disassembled, completely redesigned, assembled, and tested. This was a standard mechanical chuck capper, which we converted to an overcapper for a very difficult application. This unit was converted to a vacuum pick system, supplied turnkey with new manufactured sorting system, chute work, bottle handling change parts, and a completely rewire and reprogramming of the control system.

Used Packaging Machine

Custom Built Bottle in Box Capper.

Originating as a one-time custom build, Berks Plant Design and Maintenance, Inc. now offers custom built Bottle in Box cappers as per customers applications. Units are available to changeover from single bottle in box, to double bottle in box, and even triple bottle in box with very large variations in height. These units utilize a custom designed case singulation and timing system, and a single capping chuck to reach down inside the corrugated carton to place and torque the cap. Speeds range from 35 cpm on single cases, 20 cpm on double bottle in box, to 17 on three bottles in one box. Cap sizes run have ranged from 28mm to 63mm.

Used Processing Machinery

600 per minute Custom Turnkey System Custom Built Filler w/ Two Different Style Cappers Fully Integrated

This Custom Built System was constructed at the request of a large beverage copacker. System consists of an all stainless steel US Bottlers PGF80 80 head pressure overflow filler, an Alcoa 24 head rotary pick and place capper, as well as a Silgan model VG Capper. All machines were sychronized using Kinetix servo drives on each unit and a very robust custom control panel. Extended feed screw kits were built and installed between each machine, from discharge star to the infeed of the next, with 100% container control through the system. There was an extreme amount of logic required as well, such as an automatic disconnect on the top end of the VG capper as to eliminate wear when not needed. When the VG was the operating capper, the alcoa stood stationary as well w/ bypass bottle handling change parts again, to eliminate unnecessary wear. Desired method for the system to operate obtained by a simple "mode" change on the HMI touchscreen. Units could be adjusted on axis "on the fly", which means one could tune the system while watching containers actually run, then just reset "home" on the servos when tuned. This system, while capable of 725 per minute operated at a comfortable 600 per minute, 16.9 oz plastic, and 16 oz glass.

New Packaging Equipment and Machinery Available

Berks Plant Design & Maintenance Inc. offers a variety of new machinery. Some applications require us to implement new equipment over used packaging machinery. We work closely with the original equipment manufacturers of the equipment types listed below. At BPDM we understand our customers' needs, and we're recognized for our skill in the industry. You can trust that working with new equipment OEM's does not interfere with our project goals and timetables.

We frequently combine our customer's choice of new and used machinery parts and equipment to produce complete lines at the lowest possible cost. With our in-house staff of skilled tradesmen we can customize standard machinery for more demanding applications at a fraction of the cost. Machinery integration services are also offered. See our consulting and design services page for more information, or call to talk to a technician directly today!

In House Manufactured

  • Conveyor Systems
  • Rotary Tables
  • Bulk Feeding Systems
  • Other Manufacturers Machinery Customized In House
  • See Custom Machinery Section

OEM Supplied Equipment in All Categories
Container / Cap Handling:

  • Automatic Bottle Unscramblers
  • De-palletizers
  • De-baggers
  • Cap Elevator/Sorters

Filling Equipment:

  • Rotary Pressure Overflow Fillers
  • Rotary Gravity Fillers
  • Rotary Piston Fillers
  • Rotary Counter pressure Fillers
  • Inline Pressure Overflow Fillers
  • Inline Gravity Fillers
  • Inline Piston Fillers
  • Inline Servo Driven Positive Displacement Fillers
  • Inline Bottle Cleaners
  • Filler / Plugger / Cappers
  • Monoblock / Triblock / Quadblock Systems
  • Tube Fillers
  • Single Head Auger filler
  • Dual/Twin Head Auger Fillers
  • High Speed Rotary Volumetric Solids Fillers

Capping Equipment:

  • Single Head Chuck Style Cappers
  • Inline Spindle Style Cappers
  • Rotary Chuck Style Cappers
  • Snap and Fitment Applicators
  • Automatic Pump/Trigger Sprayer Inserter/Tighteners
  • Overcappers

Labeling Equipment:

  • Automatic Pressure Sensitive Labelers
  • Glue Applied Automatic Labelers
  • Semi-Automatic Pressure Sensitive Labelers
  • Automatic Print and apply labelers
  • Shrink Sleeve Labelers
  • Wrap or Panel or Top Label Applicators
  • Conveyorized or Stand Mounted or Tabletop Style Machines

Sealing Equipment:

  • Induction Sealers
  • Neck Band Sealers
  • Hood Sealers

Coding Equipment:

  • Inkjet Printers
  • Thermal Transfer
  • Laser Printers
  • Hot Stamp Printers
  • Embossers
  • Ink Stamp

Quality Control Equipment:

  • Check Weighers
  • Level Detection Equipment
  • Crooked cap and Label Placement Equipment
  • Cap Torque Equipment

Case Equipment:

  • Semi-Automatic Case Packers
  • Semi-Automatic Case Tapers
  • Automatic Case Erector Bottom Sealers
  • Automatic Case Sealers

Process Equipment:

  • High Shear Granulators
  • Fluid Bed Processors
  • Granulate Lifting Units
  • Oscillating Granulators
  • Tumbling Units
  • Granulate Suction Units
  • Tablet Presses
  • Capsule filler/closers
  • Super Coaters

Packaging Equipment:

  • Blister Packers
  • Tablet/Capsule Counters
  • Misc Parts Feeders

Conveyor Systems and Components:

  • Bi-Flow Accumulation Tables
  • Rotary Accumulation Tables
  • Infinity Series Accumulation Tables
  • Bi-Directional Tables
  • Tabletop Engineered Systems
  • Matt Top Conveyor
  • Air Conveyor

Film Equipment:

  • Form / Fill / Seal Machinery
  • L-Bar Sealer Wrapper
  • Bundling Wrapper
  • Flow Wrapper
  • Pouching Machinery
  • Sachet Machinery
  • Pallet Wrappers
  • Shrink Tunnels
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Berks Plant Design & Maintenance 150 Birch Hill Road Shoemakersville, PA 19555 Phone: 610-916-0666 Fax: 610-926-1584 Email:
Berks Plant Design & Maintenance's headquarters is located in Berks County in Shoemakersville, PA. We provide packaging equipment, process machinery, bottling equipment, parts, and services to clients anywhere in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and other points abroad. Our clients know our reputation for our expertise and excellence in customer service. Our equipment experts will help you identify your needs, and work with your budget to get you the best possible equipment solutions for your next project.