An automatic capping machine is designed to perform feeding, orienting, and applying caps or lids to the bottles or containers. Filling and capping can be performed in a single automatic filling and capping machine.

Cap and lids types include flat caps (screw-on, threaded, or lug), flip-top lids, sprayers, pump-type, dropper, roll-on closures, press-top, twist-top caps, disc-top caps, pull/push caps, child resistant (CRC) closures, pilfer proof caps, etc.