Packaging machines which erect, close or erect fill and close carton blanks or folded and side seam sealed cartons.
Carton Blank Erecting Machine: A packaging machine which forms cartonboard blanks into cartons and secures them by engaging pre-cut tabs and slots, by applying adhesive or by applying heat to pre-coated board.
Skillet Erecting Machine: A packaging machine which erects pre-glued cartonboard skillets and secures them by engaging pre-cut tabs and slots, by applying adhesive or by applying heat to pre-coated board.
End flap carton closing machine: A packaging machine which closes cartons and secures them by engaging pre-cut tabs and slots, by applying adhesive or by applying heat to pre-coated board.
Three Flap Carton Closing Machine: A packaging machine which closes 3 flap cartons and secures them with adhesive or by the application of heat to pre-coated board.
Mandrel Carton Form Fill and Seal Machine: A cartoning machine which forms cartons either from magazine fed or reel fed carton blanks, around one or a number or mandrels, before filling the cartons with product and closing them in the machine.
Mandrel Bag-in-Box Machine: A cartoning machine which forms a bag , made from a reel of flexible material on a mandrel, around which a carton blank is formed to produce a bag-in-box package. This package is then filled with product before first the bag and then the carton are closed.
Horizontal End Load Cartoner: A cartoning machine which erects a folded and side seam sealed carton and places it on a horizontal mechanism so that the carton can be filled with product horizontally through an end flap of the carton before being closed.
Vertical Cartoner: A cartoning machine which erects a folded and side seam sealed carton and places it on a horizontal mechanism so that the carton can be filled with product vertically through the carton top flap before being closed.
Pre-made Bag-in-Box Cartoner A vertical cartoner which erects side seam sealed and folded cartons which contain a tube of flexible film. The base of the tube is sealed before it is filled vertically with product. After filling the top of the tube is sealed before the carton flaps are closed.
Reel Fed Bag-in-Box Cartoner A vertical cartoner which erects a side seam sealed and folded carton before forming a bag from a reel of flexible film and placing it in the carton. The bag is filled vertically with product before the top of the bag is sealed and the carton flaps are closed.
Tray Erect Load and Seal Machine A cartoning machine in which a carton tray blank is partly formed before being loaded horizontally with product. After loading the carton tray is fully formed and sealed within the machine.
Top Load Carton Form, Fill and Seal Machine A cartoning machine in which a carton blank is partly formed into an open top carton before being loaded vertically with product. After loading the carton is fully formed and closed within the machine.
Wraparound Cartoner A cartoning machine which wraps a cartonboard blank around a product, usually with the aid of a mandrel, before closing the carton with adhesive or by tucking.
Wraparound Sleeving machine A cartoning machine which wraps a cartonboard blank around a product, or group of products, securing it by engaging pre-cut tabs and slots or by the application of adhesive.