After individual packages have been made the next step is getting the products ready for shipment. End of Line packaging machines do all of that.
Case Erectors
The systems that open up the cartons / cases … they take a magazine full of unopened (flatpack) boxes/cases, and open them ready to be filled!
Carton Blank Erecting Machine
A packaging machine which forms carton blanks into cartons and secures them by engaging pre-cut tabs and slots, by applying adhesive or by applying heat to pre-coated cartons.
Skillet Erecting Machine
A packaging machine which erects pre-glued cartonboard skillets. The skillet erecting machine secures the flaps at one end of the carton by engaging pre-cut tabs and slots, by applying adhesive or by applying heat to pre-coated cartons.
Tray Erecting, Loading and Sealing Machine
A cartoning machine in which a cartonboard tray blank is partly formed before being loaded horizontally with a product. After loading the cartonboard tray is fully formed and sealed in the machine. This type of machine is used to form retail ready trays of products like Oxo cubes and Aspirin.
Case Closer
End Flap Carton Closing Machine
A cartoning machine which closes cartons using the end flaps by engaging pre-cut tabs and slots, by applying adhesive or by applying heat to pre-coated cartons. Most machines of this type are semi-automatic and used to seal manually erected and filled cartons.
Three Flap Carton Closing Machine
A cartoning machine which closes cartons with only three flaps and secures them by applying adhesive or by applying heat to pre-coated cartons. Machines of this type are generally used in conjunction with a carton blank erecting machine and product is loaded into the cartons between the two machines either manually or using a pick and place loading machine.
Case Packer
Horizontal End Load Cartoner
A packaging machine which erects a folded and side seam sealed carton and places it into a horizontal mechanism so that the carton can be filled horizontally by pushing the product into the carton through the open end flap prior to these being closed in the machine. Horizontal end load cartoners are the most widely used type of carton packing for products as diverse as cornflakes, toothpaste and inkjet cartridges.
Vertical Cartoner
A packaging machine which erects a folded and side seam sealed carton blank and places it into a horizontal mechanism so that the carton can be filled vertically through the top of the carton before being closed. These machines are used to fill products like porridge oats and dog biscuits.
Pre-Made Bag-In-Box Cartoner
A vertical cartoner which erects folded and side seam sealed carton blanks which contain a tube of flexible film. The base of the tube is sealed before it is filled vertically with a product. After filling the top of the tube is sealed before the carton flaps are closed. These machines are used to fill products like lawn fertilizer.
Reel Fed Bag-In-Box Cartoner
A vertical cartoner which erects a folded and side seam sealed carton blank before forming a bag from a reel of flexible film which is placed into the carton. The bag is vertically filled with product and sealed before the carton flaps are closed. These machines are used to fill cartons of instant coffee and icing sugar.
Wraparound Cartoner
A packaging machine which wraps a carton blank around a product, usually with the aid of a mandrel, before closing the carton with adhesive or tucking.
Case Taper / Sealer
One of the top performers in the industry …
If you want to progress the operation further … here is a good example of a case closer and sealer
Lid Applicator
It does as it says on the tin, sticks lids on open top boxes as they come past.
A double lid applicator in action …
Tray Erector
This is where it gets a little bit more complicated, opening uniformly shaped boxes / cartons is one thing, but adding unique geometries / dimensions to the mix makes it a bit more challenging!
This isn’t the most intricate we’ve seen, but its certainly up there, and hopefully it shows you the complexities that the machine builders can encounter!
