Straw applicator for tetra pak cartons
Ensure precise straw attachment and minimize production interruptions with a high-speed applicator designed for seamless integration into your packaging line.

Applies Straws Precisely to Beverage Packages
The Tetra Pak® Straw Applicator 30 ensures accurate straw placement on various beverage packages, including UHT milk cartons and juice boxes, for increased production efficiency. Utilizing continuous motion and an advanced application wheel, it integrates seamlessly into high-speed packaging lines to minimize package damage. Capable of accommodating 24 different straw types, the SA 30 adapts quickly to changes in packaging design, thanks to its swift straw change capability. Its hot melt application ensures precise straw positioning, reducing glue usage by targeting the film surrounding the straw. Suitable for food and beverage industries, this applicator enhances packaging operations for dairy, plant-based product, and drink manufacturers, ensuring product integrity and streamlined processes.
Benefits
- Enhances packaging efficiency with continuous, high-speed straw application.
- Minimizes operational costs by reducing glue consumption through precise application.
- Decreases line stoppages with integrated straw detection and correction mechanisms.
- Facilitates rapid product changeovers, maintaining production flexibility.
- Preserves package integrity and appearance, reducing waste and rework.
- Applications
- Nectar,Dairy alternatives,Still drinks,Cheese,Plant-based products,Ice cream,Powders,Juice,Prepared foods,Dairy
- End products
- Still drink pouches,Plant-based drink packages,Uht milk cartons,Infant formula powder cans,Juice boxes,Nectar cartons,Ice cream novelty packages,Cheese portions,Ready-to-eat meal containers,Almond milk cartons
- Steps before
- Filling,Packaging Preparation
- Steps after
- Quality Inspection,Packing
- Input ingredients
- straw film,glue
- Output ingredients
- packaged beverage with straw,applied straw
- Market info
- Tetra Pak is renowned for providing innovative packaging solutions, specializing in carton packaging for the food and beverage industry. It is esteemed for high-quality, sustainable, and efficient processing and packaging equipment on a global scale.
- Capacity Booster
- Up to 30% increased speed
- Smooth Running Production
- Higher output
- Hot Melt Application
- Low glue consumption
- Straw Quick Change
- 15 minutes adjustment time
- Minimum Package Damage
- Continuous motion
- Operator Interface
- Intuitive touch screen
- Application Wheel
- Accurate straw application
- Straw Application Method
- Hot melt on film
- Production Compensation
- Speed increase up to 30%
- Smooth Production Flow
- Continuous motion
- Changeover Time
- 15 minutes
- Operator Interface Type
- Touch screen
- Adhesion Improvement
- Bent foil treater
- Straw Detection
- Integrated straw detector
- Automation Level
- PLC
- Density/particle size
- 0.5–2.5 g/cm³ / 50–1000 µm
- Discharge method
- Smooth package movement
- Control panel type
- Tetra Pak Operator Panel with touch screen
- Application wheel
- Straw film application
- Straw quick change
- 15 minutes
- Control panel type
- Intuitive touch screen interface
- Smooth running production
- Higher output
- Straw quick change
- 15 minutes for adjustments
- Hot melt application
- Accurate positioning of straws
- Bent foil treater
- For increased straw adhesion
- Straw Detector
- Minimizes stops downstream