Cartoning Machine

Creates an extra protective layer for your product and makes shipping easier. Accurately inserts bottles, blister packs, pouches, and tubes into boxes for pharmaceutical, cosmetic, and food packaging.

High Speed Automatic Cartoner Machine for Industrial Packaging

An automatic cartoning machine serves as a key part of packaging lines. This dynamic system erects paperboard boxes and secures your items inside, reducing human errors and labor costs. Depending on your product type, you can choose either a vertical cartoner or a horizontal cartoner machine.

Anxine offers both fully automatic and semi-automatic cartoners to suit different production scales. Our high speed solutions can reach up to 120 cartons per minute. They also feature built-in leaflet folding to help you meet industry compliance requirements. And to make sure your customers receive properly packed products, we add advanced sensors to scan every carton and reject any incomplete packages before they leave the line.

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The Anxine Cartoning Equipment Series

Looking to speed up your packaging line? Explore our automatic and semi-automatic cartoners built for reliable operation and consistent output.

Turntable Cartoning Machine DZH-50S

Master the art of secondary packaging with our advanced vertical cartoning machine. It provides an elegant and efficient cartoning solution for your products, getting them market-ready.

Automatic Cartoning Machine DZH-100

Transform your secondary packaging operations with our automatic cartoners. They form, load, and seal cartons correctly. This improves your production line’s efficiency.

Horizontal Automatic Cartoning Machine DZH-120

Simplify your packaging process with our horizontal case packers. These advanced machines skillfully load products horizontally into cases, ensuring efficiency and accuracy.

Why Choose Anxine Cartoner Machines

Want to prevent crushing and material jams during cartoning? Anxine addresses these challenges with versatile end-load and top-load systems that smoothly handle different product formats.

Seamless Production Integration

Connect directly with upstream blister packers and downstream labeling machines to keep your pharmaceutical packaging line running smoothly and in compliance.

Versatile Format Changeovers

Feature minimal mold components and simplified assembly to handle both large scale production and frequent small batch variety changes.

Damage-Free Carton Handling

Equipped with industrial vacuum pumps and suction cups to safely pull and erect paperboard blanks without crushing your premium packaging materials.

Advanced Intuitive Control

All models use PLC control and touchscreen interfaces for easy parameter setup and quick fault diagnosis with clear alarm prompts.

Primary Types of Cartoning Machines

Cartoning equipment comes in various layouts to accommodate different products. Review the two main designs below to find the safest and most efficient packaging method for your line.

Horizontal End Load Cartoners

These systems push items laterally into the open side of the box. This type delivers high-speed, continuous production. They're perfect for solid stackable goods like blister packs, stand-up pouches, and tubes. The horizontal cartoner integrates easily with upstream equipment like blister packers or pouch machines.

Vertical Top Load Cartoners

These machines hold boxes upright and load products from the top. The compact, vertical design is well-suited for items that are difficult to push sideways. They're commonly used for heavy glass bottles, spout pouches, and loose items, and are often arranged in a rotary configuration.

Applications & Industries

Cartoning machines provide safe, organized, and branded secondary packaging for your products. Take a look at the industries that use these systems to improve their day-to-day output.

Pharmaceutical and Healthcare

Medicine blister packs, cough syrup bottles, effervescent vitamin tubes, ampoule trays, oral liquid vials, diagnostic test kits

Food and Beverage

Cereals, snack bars, coffee capsules, loose snack pouches, tea bags, single-serve condiments

Cosmetics and Personal Care

Ointment tubes, perfume bottles, skincare jars, facial masks, soap bars, toothpastes, makeup foundation dropper bottles

Household and Consumer Goods

Hardware components, small electronics, adhesive glue tubes, batteries, stationary pen sets, detergent packets

How It Works: Horizontal vs. Vertical Cartoning

Both cartoning systems share foundational steps but use different loading mechanisms.

Horizontal End Load Process

1. Blank Feeding: Suction cups pick up flat carton blanks from the main magazine.

2. Carton Erection: Vacuum suction pops the blank open into a square tube.

3. Lateral Insertion: Automated pushers insert the product sideways into the open side of the box.

4. Flap Closing: The system folds the flaps and tucks them shut or applies hot-melt glue.

Vertical Top Load Process

1. Upright Forming: The machine pulls and erects the carton vertically.

2. Top Loading: Grippers drop the product directly down into the upper opening.

3. Final Sealing: Upper flaps fold inward to close the box.

Technical Specifications

Model	DZH-50S	DZH-100	DZH-120
Type	Semi-Automatic Vertical	Automatic Horizontal	Automatic Horizontal
Output	20-60 cartons/min	30-120 cartons/min	30-120 cartons/min
Carton Size Range (L×W×H)	60-200 × 20-80 × 20-80 mm	80-180 × 30-95 × 15-50 mm	60-200 × 25-85 × 15-65 mm
Paperboard Grammage	–	300-350 g/m²	300-350 g/m²
Leaflet Unfolded Size (L×W)	–	90-180 × 130-240 mm	80-300 × 70-210 mm
Leaflet Folded Size (L×W)	–	90-170 × 25-40 mm	70-210 × 20-40 mm
Machine Dimensions (L×W×H)	1750 × 1200 × 1500 mm	3200 × 1150 × 1700 mm	3150 × 1180 × 1950 mm

Which Cartoning System Is Right for You?

Not sure what to choose? Compare your daily production parameters against our equipment matrix below to find your ideal packaging solution.

Selection Criteria	Packaging Requirements	Recommended Model(s)	Reason
Automation Level	Fully automated workflow	DZH-100 / DZH-120	Completes the entire process from material loading to discharge automatically
Automation Level	Manual involvement	DZH-50S	Requires an operator to load the leaflets
Product Characteristics	Regularly-shaped solid items	DZH-100 / DZH-120	Horizontal design allows for pushing products into cartons at high speeds
Product Characteristics	Irregular or fragile products	DZH-50S	Gravity-assisted loading is gentler than horizontal push-rod insertion
Packaging Speed	High-speed mass production	DZH-100 / DZH-120	Continuously packages up to 120 cartons per minute
Facility Space	Limited factory footprint	DZH-50S	Vertical, rotary design fits easily into tight areas
Carton Sealing	Tamper-evident closures	DZH-100	The hot-melt glue closing station is reserved for secure sealing
Carton Dimensions	Exceptionally long or thick boxes	DZH-120	Accommodates maximum carton lengths up to 200 mm and heights up to 65 mm
Carton Dimensions	Extra-wide packaging formats	DZH-120	Supports expanded carton widths up to 95 mm

Compatible Upstream & Downstream Equipment

Modern cartoner machines are typically designed to seamlessly connect these packaging systems to build a fully automated, continuous production line for you.

Blister Packaging Machine

Engineered for pharmaceutical and nutraceutical production, this equipment reliably forms and seals Alu-PVC and Alu-Alu packs for tablets, capsules, and softgels.

Effervescent Tablet Tube Filling Machine

An automated rigid tube packaging system accurately counts, inserts, and seals effervescent tablets, providing reliable protection against damage and moisture.

Pouch Packing Machine

Automated pouch filling and sealing systems. Precisely dose powders, granules, liquids, and solids to streamline your pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, and food packaging lines.

Labeling & Code Printing Machine

Label your bottles and packs using our flexible label applicators with code printing, featuring wrap-around, flat-surface, and front & back labeling options.

Wrapping Machine

Achieve smooth wraps, clean finishes, and shelf-ready packaging with our high-performance wrapping machines.

FAQs about Cartoning Machines

Q: What is a cartoning machine?

It is specialized industrial equipment that automatically forms blanks into boxes, inserts products, and seals them for retail distribution.

Q: What products can a cartoner pack?

These systems are designed to handle solid or semi-solid items. Common applications include blister packs, flexible tubes, stand-up pouches, plastic or glass bottles, and other loose items.

Q: What is the difference between horizontal and vertical cartoning machines?

The main difference is the loading direction. Horizontal cartoners push items into the carton from the side, which is better for regular shapes. Vertical cartoners gently load products from above, making them suitable for fragile goods.

Q: Can one machine process different box sizes?

Absolutely. You can adjust the guide rails and change format parts to switch between different carton sizes during daily operations.

Q: How do I choose between a tuck-in and a hot-melt glue closure?

Tuck-in flaps make cartons easy to open and are suitable for lightweight, frequently handled items like daily medicines. Hot melt glue provides a tamper-evident seal for heavier or higher-value products.

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