A device, system, and method for loading empty and formed six-pack bottle carriers into a larger case (i.e. a multi-pack) is provided. The packaging device includes an upper portion and a lower portion. The six-pack carriers are formed by unfolding them in the upper portion. Various components are associated with the upper portion of the packaging device. The case receives a plurality of six-pack carriers therein. The larger cases is formed by unfolding them in the lower portion of the packaging device. Various components are associated with the lower portion of the packaging device. The upper portion and lower portion operate simultaneously to efficiently produce a case have empty six-pack carriers placed therein for later filling with bottles at a downstream destination. The system includes the machine, the cases, the six-pack carriers, and the bottles, operating collectively.

A robotic carton erector and method of use is provided by the present invention. The robotic apparatus has a pair of movable jaws with grippers mounted thereto. The apparatus has a rail and a pair of platforms, the platforms positioned downstream of the rail. The robotic apparatus grips and opens a carton and the carton is moved into contact with the rail to close the bottom minor flaps. The carton is moved in a first direction onto a first platform to close a first bottom major flap and in a second direction onto a second platform to close a second bottom major flap. The carton bottom is then sealed.

An apparatus for feeding tubular blanks to a packaging machine includes a collecting group (10) provided with a first gripping member (11), suitable to grip single flat-folded tubular blanks (2) at a first face, and an opening group (20) provided with a second gripping member (21), suitable to grip the blanks (2) at a second face. The collecting group (10) includes a drive mechanism (12, 15) provided with a first arm (12) tilting under control of motor members (5), and with a second arm (15), carrying the first gripping member (11), which is mounted tilting on the first arm (12), and which is axially slidable for imparting to the first gripping means (11) an alternated rototranslation motion. The opening group (20) includes support a structure (22) of the second gripping means (21) pivoted on said second arm (15) of the collecting group (10) and constrained to a pulling means (25).

Cartoning machine comprising means (GD, GS) for picking up and transporting the cardboard dies in use comprising two independent units (GD, GS) for picking up and transporting the cardboard dies.

A method of fulfilling an order comprising at least one product is provided. The method includes receiving an order comprising at least one product, determining a suitable case from a plurality of available cases for holding the at least one product, said determining being a function of one or more characteristics of each product of the at least one product and one or more characteristics of the plurality of available cases; forwarding information identifying the suitable case to a case former; providing a case blank corresponding to said suitable case to said case former; erecting a suitable case from said case blank corresponding to said suitable case with said case former; and prior to the loading said suitable case with said at least one product, labelling said suitable case with at least one label.

Cartoning machine comprising a magazine configured to store stacks of cardboard dies (F) and means for picking up and transporting the dies (F) to move the dies (F) along a path (FM, FS) between the magazine, an unfolding station (S) and a product insertion station (N). The magazine comprises two mobile storage units (M1, M2) for storing the stacked dies, each mobile storage unit (M1, M2) being configured to store a respective stack (P1, P2) of dies (F). Cyclically, each mobile storage unit is in a waiting position while the other unit is in an operating position in which the means for picking up and transporting the dies are arranged and active. The storage units (M1, M2) are arranged one on a right side (DT) and one on a left side (ST) of the machine with respect to said path.

The present disclosure provides systems, apparatus and methods for forming, filling, closing, and sealing gable-top cartons with liquid detergent compositions such as all-purpose cleaners, dish soaps, and hand soaps, and without incurring leaking. The liquid detergent compositions in the corresponding gable-top are generally from a wide spectrum of high to low viscosity and PH levels. Once properly formed, filled, and sealed the liquid detergent compositions may remain inside the gable-top carton without leaking or degradation for at least the liquid detergent composition's shell life.

A package movement assembly for an automatic packaging machine comprises a first trolley and a second trolley placed side by side and slidably movable along a packaging direction; a first gripping device and a second gripping device facing each other and between which a package to be moved can be positioned. The first gripping device and the second gripping device are mechanically mounted respectively on the first trolley and on the second trolley, and are movable along a direction substantially parallel to the packaging direction. Furthermore, the first trolley and the second trolley respectively comprise a vacuum pump, associated with the respective gripping device, in fluid connection with said plurality of gripping elements, and an electric motor mechanically connected to the vacuum pump and configured to actuate it.

An apparatus for fetching a blank from a magazine holding a number of blanks is presented. Each of the blanks is a sleeve shaped piece of packaging material folded planar. The apparatus comprises a rotary feeder provided with a gripper. The rotary feeder and the gripper are arranged to rotate around a main rotational axis, such that the gripper is moved between a fetching position in which a blank is fetched and a releasing position in which the blank is released. The gripper is arranged to rotate around a gripper specific rotational axis, such that fetching the blank in the fetching position is facilitated.

The invention relates to a cartoning machine comprising: a store unit for cardboard blanks; means for picking the blanks from the store unit; an unfolding station for forming boxes with the blanks, provided with an unfolding base which supports unfolding members mounted on a support; a conveyor for conveying the blanks to the unfolding station; a feeding station for the products destined for the boxes; an insertion station, in which the products are inserted into the boxes; an exit station for the packages made up of boxes with the products inside them; a mechanism for folding vertical flaps of one side of the boxes with folders mounted on a respective support. The position of said support of the unfolding base and/or the position of the support for the folders with respect to the product insertion station can be adjusted according to the format of the blanks.