ApiTek Manual Press for Caplets.

The ApiTek manual capping press is designed to recover the honey trapped in the cappings after uncapping. It's a practical tool for beekeepers who want to make better use of their harvest, reduce honey losses, and work with capping wax cleanly and easily.

It operates manually using a screw mechanism, allowing the cappings to be pressed gradually and facilitating honey extraction without the need for electricity. It is a very useful option for small and medium-sized apiaries, artisanal extraction rooms, or as a complement to traditional uncapping methods.

Recommended uses:

• Recover honey from the cappings after uncapping.
• Press cut honeycombs that cannot be put into a centrifugal extractor.
• Working with honeys that are more difficult to extract, such as heather honey, crystallized honey, or dense honeys.
• Extract honey from Warré, Kenyan hives or honeycombs without wired frames.
• Make better use of the capping wax, leaving it with less residual honey.

The parts that come into direct contact with the honey are made of stainless steel , including the perforated basket, the pressing plate, and the spindle. This makes cleaning easier after use and helps maintain more hygienic honey handling.

The perforated basket allows the honey to flow out during pressing and fall onto the collection tray. The tray has a flush bottom outlet, designed to direct the honey into a container, ripening tank, or filter bucket.

Advantages for the beekeeper:

• It allows you to take advantage of honey that is normally retained in the cappings.
• It does not require electricity, a motor, or any special installation.
• Robust construction for continuous beekeeping use.
• Easy to use, ideal for small or medium-sized extraction rooms.
• Good option for dense honeys, cut honeycombs and artisanal production.
• It helps to better separate the honey from the wax before melting or storage.

This manual capping press is especially appealing to beekeepers seeking a compact, durable, and user-friendly solution to improve harvesting efficiency. Its design allows for comfortable operation and optimal use of each batch of cappings generated during extraction.

Instructional usage guidelines:

• Place the cut cappings or honeycombs inside the perforated basket.
• Lower the plate using the manual spindle until pressing begins.
• Press gradually to encourage the honey to flow out.
• Collect the honey through the outlet of the lower tray.
• Remove the pressed wax and clean the press after each use.

Technical specifications:

• Product: ApiTek manual capping press.
• Use: recovery of honey from cappings and pressing of cut honeycombs.
• Operation: manual via spindle with crank.
• Basket material: perforated stainless steel.
• Pressing plate material: stainless steel.
• Spindle material: stainless steel.
• Structure: steel painted red.
• Approximate inner diameter of the basket: 25 cm.
• Collection tray: approximately 37 x 30 x 3 cm.
• Outlet: lower, flush for honey evacuation.
• Approximate external dimensions: 45.5 x 40.5 cm.
• Approximate height: 88 cm.
• Approximate weight: 18 kg.