Wicking of glasses, cups, containers, grave lights, tea lights

We offer a wide range of wicking machines: with core, without core in container, single wick, multi-wick candles, pressed candles.
Here you can find some of our most built machines:

Choose your machine and read more!
WMDES Weissbach multi-wick inserter for 1-4 wicks per jar

WMDES
Weissbach multi-wick inserter
for 1-4 wicks per jar

“Our best seller: high performance for 3-wick jars”

Technical Details

Wick inserter for inserting one or more wicks into a container made of glass, plastic, ceramic or metal:

  • Waxed wick is drawn in, pinched with wick flakes and cut to fit and transported onward in magazine carousel with 20 plungers.
  • Wick with sustainer is precisely positioned in any container with glue
  • Wide range of jars and containers possible with and without carrier for transport
  • Depending on the equipment, up to 4 wicks can be positioned in one container, at any desired position
  • High precision in positioning with highest performance
  • Numerous options available on request, e.g. high-speed version
  • Gluing units in different versions
  • Optional motorized wick unwinding device WDA

Candles to make

WKESmD2 Wick threading and core inserting machine for 1-wick candles

WKESmD2
Wick threading and core inserting machine for 1-wick candles

“2 machines in 1” Space savings and maximum flexibility

Technical Details

Fully automatic wick threading into pressed or cast candle cores with wick channel and placement in container:

  • Waxed wick is drawn in, crimped with sustainer, inserted into core and cut to fit.
  • In the same machine, the wicked core is positioned in any container with glue.
  • Wide range of containers possible with and without carrier for transport
  • High precision in positioning with highest performance
  • With conversion kit only wicks without candle core can be placed into the jar, thus high flexibility for current and future products
  • Numerous options available on request, e.g. for quality assurance and documentation

Candles to make

WKES-5 Wick threading and core inserting machine 1-4 wicks per jar

WKES-5
Wick threading and core inserting machine
1-4 wicks per jar

“2 machines in 1“ Space saving and highest flexibility

Technical Details

Fully automatic wick threading into pressed or cast candle cores with wick channel and placement in container:

  • Waxed wick is drawn in, crimped with sustainer, inserted into core and cut to fit.
  • In the same machine, the wicked core is positioned in any container with glue.
  • Wide range of containers possible with and without carrier for transport
  • Depending on equipment, up to 4 cores can be positioned in one container, at any position
  • High precision in positioning with highest performance
  • With conversion kit only wicks without candle core can be placed in the jar, thus high flexibility for current and future products
  • Numerous options available on request, e.g. for quality assurance and documentation

Candles to make

WDES
Wick inserter for tea lights, maxi lights and sacrificial lights

One machine, many applications

Technical Details

Our wick inserters are the nimble helpers for wicking tea lights and similar lights. They provide the highest performance and can be equipped for different variants:

  • For classic tea lights, higher nightlights, maxi lights or religious sacrificial lights.
  • For aluminum or plastic cups
  • Place pressed tea lights with wick and sustaner in a cup. Finished light can go directly to packaging.
  • Thread only wicks with wick holder into a pressed or cast tea light with wick channel, so called “refills”. Where the customer puts the lights in an existing cup. Finished light can go directly to the packaging.
  • For subsequent filling, waxed wicks with sustainer glued centrally in the cup.
  • For so-called “sandwich lights”, cores are glued into the cup at the same time as wick and sustainer, subsequent pouring over in a filler.
  • Compact machine can be combined in series, so space-saving plants with the highest performance can be realized.

Candles to make

You have questions? We are happy to advise you!