Top-loading cartoner for bar and confectionery packaging

Optimize your high-speed packaging operations with a flexible cartoning solution that seamlessly groups and packs various product formats—from bars and chocolates to pharmaceutical items—ensuring efficiency and precise handling throughout your production line.

Erects, Fills, and Closes Cartons

The CMT Cartoning Machine from LoeschPack is a top-loading solution designed for high-speed, flexible packaging requirements across food, confectionery, and pharmaceutical industries. Renowned for its capability to handle diverse end-products such as chocolate bars, granola bars, and pharmaceuticals, it excels by efficiently erecting, filling, and closing cartons at speeds up to 200 cartons per minute. Utilizing a smart infeed system and largely toolless format changes, it provides seamless integration into existing production lines. Featuring a compact design, the CMT minimizes floor space while offering easy access for cleaning and maintenance. Engineered for low maintenance, it includes an easyMI touchscreen for user-friendly operation and supports customized layout variations, ensuring adaptability to specific production needs. With a focus on sustainability, the machine reduces downtime and enhances operational efficiency, making it a valuable asset for manufacturers seeking reliable packaging solutions.

Benefits

  • Enhances packaging efficiency with high-speed operation up to 200 cartons per minute.
  • Reduces changeover time with toolless format adjustments and easy access to working areas.
  • Versatile design supports various product orientations and pack configurations.
  • Minimizes maintenance costs with low-maintenance design and extended service intervals.
  • Improves product integrity with precise carton handling and secure closure methods.

General


Applications
Food,Cookies,Wafers,Granola bars,Pharmaceuticals,Confectionery,Non-food,Sweets,Chocolate,Chewing gum,Protein bars
End products
Chocolate tablets,Fruit gum rolls,Pralines,Napolitains,Chewing gum tabs,Protein bars,Chocolate bars,Chewing gum pellets,Pressed candy,Chewing gum sticks
Steps before
Feeding,Distribution,Buffering,Pre-grouping
Steps after
Display Packing,Shelf Packaging
Input ingredients
chocolate,chewing gum,confectionery,cookies,wafers,granola bars,protein bars,pharmaceuticals,flow packs,fold wrap
Output ingredients
open folding boxes,closed folding boxes,display cartons,lidded cartons,pack formations,layout variants
Market info
Loesch Pack Piepenbrock Group is known for its expertise in manufacturing innovative packaging machinery, particularly for confectionery, pharmaceuticals, and food industries, emphasizing high efficiency, precision, and customization, with a strong reputation for quality and reliability.

Technical Specifications


Speed
Up to 1,000 items per minute
Output
Up to 200 cartons simultaneously
Packaging Type
Open or closed folding boxes
Pack Formation and Layout
Flat,upright,short or long side,shingled
Primary Packaging Compatibility
Flow pack or fold wrap
Automation
Smart Infeed high-performance feeder
Format Changeover
Quick and easy,largely toolless
Access
All working areas very accessible
Display Cartons
Open and closed display cartons
Touchscreen Panel
easyMI touchscreen panel
Maintenance
Designed for low maintenance,long intervals

Operating Characteristics


Working Mechanism
Top-loading carton filling
Integrated Steps
Erect,fill,and close
Batch vs Continuous Operation
Inline Continuous
Automation Level
High-speed PLC-controlled
Flexible Configuration
Various pack formations
Cleaning Method
Manual/Automatic Accessible Areas
Changeover Time
Quick and Easy
Energy Efficiency
Enhanced for high speeds

Material Compatibility


Density/particle size
0.5–2.5 g/cm³ / 50–1000 µm

Product type Characteristics


Product Orientation
Flat / Upright / Shingled
Primary Packaging Type
Flow pack / Fold wrap
Pack Formation
Customizable layout variants
Product Type
Bars,tablets,cookies,confectionery
Carton Type
Open / Closed Display
Carton Capacity
Up to 200 cartons/minute
Product Infeed Speed
Up to 1,000 items/minute

Physical Characteristics


Machine footprint
Compact
Control panel type
easyMI touchscreen panel
Pack formation layout
Various layout variants
Top-loading/cartoning style
Open or closed folding boxes

Custom Options


Control panel type
easyMI touchscreen panel
Layout Variants
Different layout variants and pack formations possible
Format Changeovers
Quick and easy format changeovers
Packaging Integration
Top-loading,inline,or at 90 degrees
Flexibility in Packaging Design
very flexible
Primary Packaging Compatibility
Flow pack,fold wrap