Cartoner vs case packer
A cartoner packs single consumer units into printed folding cartons (the box you see on the shelf). A case packer packs many units or cartons into a corrugated shipping case.
Horizontal vs vertical cartoners
| Horizontal (end-load) | Vertical (top-load) | |
|---|---|---|
| Product entry | Pushed in from the side | Dropped in from above |
| Typical products | Bottles, tubes, blisters, sachets | Bags, loose items, food trays |
| Leaflet insertion | Common | Possible |
Our bottle cartoning machine
The Automatic bottle cartoning machine is an automatic horizontal cartoner for essence bottles, eye drop bottles and other small bottles, with carton sizes of L 60–230 × W 30–130 × H 20–55 mm at 30–100 cartons per minute on 2.5 kW single-phase power. It is often paired with small-bottle filling lines and tablet bottle lines.
Main stations
- Product infeed into buckets
- Leaflet folding and placing
- Carton pick and open
- Push-in
- Flap tuck or glue closing
- Batch coding and reject of missing product or leaflet
For mailer boxes
E-commerce brands using airplane (mailer) boxes can form them with the LG350 airplane box folding & erecting machine.
What to send
Carton dielines or samples, product size, leaflet size and folds, cartons per minute — request a quotation.
Questions and answers
What does a cartoning machine do?
It erects folding cartons, inserts the product and often a leaflet, and closes the carton flaps automatically.
What is a horizontal end-load cartoner?
A cartoner where products are pushed into the open end of a carton lying horizontally; common for bottles, tubes and blisters.
How fast is your bottle cartoning machine?
It lists 30–100 cartons per minute depending on carton size and product.
Can a cartoner insert a leaflet?
Yes. Leaflet folding and insertion is a standard option on horizontal cartoners.
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