Enhancing Packaging Efficiency with ADCO's Versatile Top Load Cartoning Systems
In today's diverse packaging industry, versatility and efficiency are paramount. ADCO Manufacturing's top load cartoning systems offer an adaptable and cost-effective solution for a wide range of packaging needs. Ideal for various applications, these systems are particularly suited to both fully and semi-automated environments.
ADCO's Top Load Cartoning Systems
ADCO offers a comprehensive lineup of top load carton formers, loaders, and sealers, designed to meet a variety of packaging requirements. From single machines to complete end-of-line systems, these solutions are tailored to fit most needs and budgets, and are suitable for products like wrapped bars, ice cream novelties, bakery items, snack foods, and more.
Key Components
The effectiveness of ADCO's top load systems lies in their innovative components:
- Formers: Including machines like the AF lock style former and AFC glue former, these machines combine proven reliability with advanced technology for efficient carton forming.
- Loaders: ADCO offers a variety of top load product handling solutions. For vision-guided applications, the RCL family of robotic carton loaders demonstrates flexibility and efficiency, handling a variety of products with ease. ADCO also partners with PROPACK to offer their best-in-class LJ-TRT product collators and robotic loaders.
- Closers: The multi-axis lugless straight line SLC-180 and right angle RAC-120 compact tri-seal carton closers ensure precise turning and sealing of each carton. ADCO also offers the even more economical 16B lugged tri-seal carton closer. For top seal cartons with tablock or glue top flaps, the lugged 18TS closer is available.
Versatility and Applications
ADCO's top load systems are exceptionally versatile, making them ideal for semi-automated environments where cartons are set up and closed automatically. Top load packaging offers numerous benefits over end load packaging:
- Customers will see cost and space savings by using flat cartons as opposed to pre-glued cartons.
- Top load cartons offer a larger opening for robots or operators to load products into.
- Products are loaded only once. Autoload end load cartoners require double the product handling and present more opportunities for issues to arise. In top load systems, the product is loaded directly into the carton.
- Top load is ideal for stacked or loose fill products because the four walls of the top load carton retain loose products, whereas an end load application typically has open ends that can allow loose product to fall out.
- Top load packaging is also ideal for thin pouches or other products that may slip between an end load BC pusher plate and the infeed bucket. This is not an issue with top load cartons as the product is directly loaded into the carton from above.
Conclusion
ADCO's top load cartoning systems represent a perfect blend of flexibility, efficiency, speed, and cost-effectiveness. They are a superb choice for versatile packaging solutions that cater to both delicate product arrangements and bulk loading. For more information on ADCO's top load systems and how they can meet your specific packaging needs, contact us today.
Contributing Authors:
Clare Blodgett - Clareity Marketing
Colin Warnes - ADCO Manufacturing
Published: December 19, 2023