Intermittent motion cartoner for pharma packaging

Streamline your packaging line with versatile cartoning solutions that easily adapt to diverse product sizes, ensuring efficient handling and precise sealing without disrupting production flow.

Handles and Cartons Diverse Product Forms

The X Series from IMA Group is a versatile line of intermittent motion cartoners engineered to streamline cartoning processes for a wide array of industries, including pharmaceutical, food, and personal care. Utilizing both mechanical and robotized feeding systems, it handles products from blister packs and medical syringes to chocolate boxes and juice cartons with precision. With a processing capacity of up to 90 cartons per minute, it ensures high efficiency in both primary and secondary packaging lines.

This cartoner’s servo-driven operation offers seamless integration and flexibility, adapting easily to varying carton dimensions and production requirements. Its compact footprint and balcony design enhance production floor organization, while maintaining low maintenance costs. The integrated Track & Trace system and patented Roll-One leaflet folding unit ensure compliance and secure packaging, meeting industry standards. The X Series supports sustainable production practices by accommodating recycled cardboard materials, making it an adaptable solution for modern packaging challenges.

Benefits

  • Enhances production efficiency by handling diverse product sizes without extensive reconfiguration.
  • Minimizes operational costs with low-maintenance design and fast changeover capabilities.
  • Supports sustainability initiatives through the use of recycled materials in packaging.
  • Integrates seamlessly into existing production lines with compact design and flexible feeding systems.
  • Ensures regulatory compliance with integrated Track & Trace and tamper-evident closure features.

General


Applications
Food,Home care,Nonwoven,Tobacco,Confectionery,Beverage,Coffee,Tissue,Personal,Tea,Dairy,Pharmaceuticals
End products
Chocolate boxes,Coffee pods,Detergent boxes,Medical syringes,Milk cartons,Facial tissue packs,Juice boxes,Wet wipes,Blister packs,Cigarette packs,Tea sachets,Shampoo bottles,Protein bars
Steps before
Product preparation,Product feeding
Steps after
Packing,Labeling,Track and Trace
Input ingredients
products for packaging,flat sheets for leaflet folding,recycled cardboards
Output ingredients
cartons,folded leaflets,packaged products
Market info
IMA is known for its expertise in manufacturing automated packaging machines and solutions, particularly for the pharmaceutical, cosmetics, food, tea, and coffee industries, offering innovative, high-quality equipment and comprehensive customer service.

Technical Specifications


Production output
Up to 90 cartons/min
Carton width
15–105 mm
Carton height
12–90 mm
Carton length
65–220 mm
Automation
Servo-driven
Carton dimensions
Width 15-105 mm,Height 12-90 mm,Length 65-220 mm
Changeover
Fast
Feeding system
Mechanical and robotized
T,T solution
Integrated inside the frame
Leaflet folding unit
IMA Safe Roll-One
Carton style
Intermittent motion

Operating Characteristics


Working mechanism
Intermittent motion
Feeding systems
Mechanical and robotized
Product handling
Wide product variety
Changeover time
Fast
Automation level
Manual operation minimal
Footprint
Compact
Track,Trace integration
Inside frame
Maintenance
Low cost
Training requirement
Minimal

Physical Characteristics


Integrated T,T solution
Inside the frame

Custom Options


Control panel type
Standard/Customizable
Compact footprint
Yes
Balcony design
Available
Feeding systems
Mechanical/Robotized
Carton dimension flexibility
Customizable
Track,Trace integration
Integrated
Servo-driven versions
Available
Ease of use
No special training required