Horizontal Cartoning System From Nichrome

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A large number of cosmetic and pharmaceutical products are packed in cardboard cartons for protection and branding. High capacity production of food products, pharmaceuticals or cosmetics calls for high speed cartoning. For line efficiency and faster time to market, high speed and accurate cartoning is essential.

What is an automatic cartoner?

An automatic cartoning machine or cartoner is a secondary packaging system that erects a folded carton, fills it with primary packages, closes the flaps and seals the carton with glue or adhesive tape.

Nichrome Horizontal Cartoning Machine

For medium-scale production lines, the use of Nichrome’s automatic cartoner increases the efficiency and accuracy of packaging by taking carton blanks which are formed and sealed, allowing the product to be inserted from the side, and then closing and passing on for final packing, all at a speed matched to the production volume of the line.

Being a modular system, allows for increased flexibility and tailoring to manufacturer requirements.

This secondary packaging machine has a rated output of 50-55 cartons ...
... per minute, and handles a variety of cartons: parallel tuck in, opposite tuck in, lock bottom and gluing.

The machine structure is of MS sheet metal for durability. It has a Balcony-type structure with electrical panel at the rear. The carton conveyor is adjustable with chain-type design. The width of the product conveyor is adjustable to suit different package sizes.

For reduced maintenance and an increase in reliability, Nichrome’s automatic cartoning system uses servo drives throughout. This results in increased energy efficiency and reduced noise and vibration.

Other key features include:

·Servo indexing drive to carton and product chain

·Motorized carton pick up with vacuum cups

·Facility for product insertion inside carton through motor-driven productpusher

·Carton top support with pneumatic type lifting arrangement.

Benefits for customers

·High capacity continuous cartoner, specifically for cosmetic and pharmaceuticals

·Full range of options to suit your exact production requirements

·Modular concept for easy fit in available space

·Product identification, quality checking and full track and trace systemsavailable

·Easy access reduces retooling and cleaning times to a minimum

·Output of up to 55 cartons /min

·High flexibility for customization

·Low vibration and noise levels thanks to servo motors and belt drives

Conclusion

As India’s leading integrated packaging solutions provider, Nichrome offers a wide gamut of automatic packaging machines, versatile filling systems, and customised end-to-end packaging solutions for diverse applications. A reputed packaging machine manufacturer with decades of experience and technology knowhow, Nichrome’s inhouse R&D continuously designs and develops packaging solutions that are cost-effective and best suited to Indian conditions.

The horizontal cartoning machine is a secondary packaging solution that promises to enhance efficiency, accuracy and throughput for food and Pharma product manufacturers.

Nichrome has developed a versatile range of machines that can meet the packaging specificities of a varied range of products. Nichrome emphasizes on giving complete support to our customers, from consultation and development of the machine as per client requirements, to production of the packaging machine and providing extensive after sales service. Nichrome is dedicated to providing the highest production rates, maximum accuracy and consistent pouch quality as per each individual client’s requirements. Nichrome has a vast global presence across 45 countries with 6000 successful installations. The company also has a large market presence in the packaging machines India sector with 8 offices. The company is a pioneer of the Vertical Form Fill Seal Machine and the aseptic pouch packing systems for the dairy and beverage industry and is poised to become a premium global brand offering end-to-end integrated packaging solutions .