Cartoners
From stick packs and sachets to bottles, pouches, cartons, trays, and multipacks, ABM delivers the level of quality and automation that fits your process and budget.
With numerous OEMs providing ABM commissions, ABM is able to select the best cartoner for your process as a value-added service. Whether you need a single machine or complete end-of-line packaging system, ABM handles the entire project from idea to install.
For All Manufacturers
Whether you’re a startup or large producer, ABM identifies and installs the level of features, automation, and capacity that matches your system and tolerance for maintenance.
Small Systems
- Compact footprints
- Lower capital investment
- Speeds from 25–60 CPM
Mid-Range Systems
- Flexible automation
- Speeds from 60–240 CPM
- Rapid changeovers
High-Volume Systems
- Continuous-motion architecture
- Speeds up to 600 CPM
- Fully integrated robotic systems
A cartoner (or carton packer) is an automated packaging machine that transfers primary packaged product to a secondary package (typically small carton). Most cartoner machines erect, pack, and seal the carton, and are intended for packaging handled by the direct consumer.
Methods
Horizontal (End-Loading)
- Pouches
- Bags
- Flow wraps
- Trays
- Rigid products
- Multipacks
- Pharmaceuticals
Top-Loading
- Variety packs
- Kits
- Mixed-SKU packaging
- Delicate products
Robotic
- Multipacks
- Wraps
- Pods
- Bags
Features Available
- Recipe recall
- Servo positioning
- Auto-guided adjustments
- Minimal change parts
- Operator-friendly design
- Hygienic designs & construction
- Stainless & Food Grade
- Open-frame
- Washdown components
- cGMP-compliant
Configurations
- Manual loading
- Semi-automatic loading
- Fully automatic loading
- Robotic loading
- Vision-guided loading
- Multi-lane collation
- Mixed-SKU variety pack assembly
- Product orientation systems
- Integrated inspection systems
- Automatic reject handling
Technologies
- Servo pushers
- Barrel cam loaders
- Cross-push loading
- Drop-gate systems
- Star-wheel feeding
- Timing screws
- Bucket conveyors
- Positive placement conveyors
Carton Styles
- Reverse tuck
- Straight tuck
- Airplane tuck
- Glue seal
- Sleeve
- Hanger-tab
- Auto-bottom
- Gable-top
Multipack Formats
- 4-pack
- 6-pack
- 8-pack
- 9-pack
- 12-pack
- 15-pack
- 18-pack
- 24-pack
- Custom formats
Materials
- Paperboard
- Corrugated
- Recyclable fiber-based materials
- Eco packaging substrates
| Continuous Speeds |
60-600 Cartons/Min. |
| Intermittent Speeds | 25-150 Cartons/Min. (More if Custom) |
| Unit Throughput | Up to 2,400/Min. |
| Vertical Speeds | Up to 150 Cartons/Min. |
| Price Ranges | $75k-750k |
| Loading Lanes | 1-6 (More if Custom) |
| Pack Counts | 1-24 (More if Custom) |
| Carton Magazine Capacity | 300-1,500 |
| Changeover time | Down to 2 Minutes |
| Made In | Canada, USA |
"Intelligent" Options
Full Servo Motion Control
- Servo carton erection
- Servo product loading
- Servo carton transport
- Servo closure systems
Smart Changeovers
- Recipe-driven setup
- Automatic positioning
- Tool-less adjustments
- Digital changeover guidance
Advanced Controls
- Allen-Bradley® platforms
- Siemens® platforms
- Centralized HMI
- Remote diagnostics
- OEE monitoring
- Production analytics
- Predictive maintenance
Vision & Inspection
- Product verification
- Carton verification
- Barcode inspection
- Serialization compatibility
- Track-and-trace integration
50 Years of Experience
Whether you’re a startup or large producer, ABM identifies and installs the level of features, automation, and capacity that matches your system and tolerance for maintenance.
Equipment Selection
Save the time and avoid picking a bad machine by letting an impartial engineer rank your best options for you. With decades of experience, they know which models by which OEMs are the best for your product and process.
Engineering
Get your drawings and customizations executed by system engineers. By understanding systems and making decisions based on what's best for the line, ABM engineers simplify the integration process and prevent trouble down the road.
Integration
From retrofits to completely new lines, the ABM fab team gets your equipment where it needs to be, when it needs to be there, and connected how it should. Get it integrated with your software, controls, and other equipment correctly.
Service
From preventative maintenance and calibrations to emergency fixes 10 years down the road, let ABM technicians keeps your system running. We have a "service what we sell" policy and 24/7/365 phone line for existing customers.