VCM
VCM
Continuous-motion vertical
cartoning machine
IDEAL FOR:
- Medium and low production speeds
- Filling pre-glued cartons with loose products
Discover the key features of our VCM vertical cartoners:
DISCOVER ALL FEATURES
How it works
- Carton set-up, bottom sealing, vertical filling, and top sealing.
Technical features
- Speed: up to 150 cartons/minute in continuous motion
- Flexibility (carton dimensions):Min. 60 × 30 × 140 H mm – Max. 180 × 80 × 330 H mm – Possible extended flexibility upon customer request
- Suitable for: loose products, powders, granules
- Packaging output: cartons
- Type of closure: hot-melt glue
- Flap closure sequence: standard, reverse, gable-top, tuck-in
Key benefits
- Tailored engineering based on customer requirements
- Compact footprint and easy machine operation
- Robust and ergonomic design
- High production efficiency
- Wide flexibility in carton formats and shapes
- Monobloc aluminum carton holders for perfect carton squareness
- Positive handling of the cartons during picking and set-up phases
- Product infeed via volumetric dosing systems, multihead or linear weighers, augers or counters
- Parts in contact with the product made of stainless steel and/or food-grade
- Servo-driven machine; version with asynchronous motors available
- Machine design to minimize product fall height in order to reduce breakage and ensure maximum product integrity
- Excellent tightness against product leakage (e.g., sift-proof glue application and handling of cartons with inner liner)
- Fast, tool-free format changeover, with a color-coded system (optional)
- Availability of all PLC platforms (Siemens, Allen-Bradley, Schneider)
- User-friendly HMI
- Scalability and possibility of implementing new formats
- High-quality components
- Excellent accessibility and ergonomics for operators and maintenance personnel
- Low maintenance required
- Seamless integration with Senzani case packers and end-of-line systems, or with existing equipment
Optional features:
- “No product / No carton” functionality
- Carton closure from stopped position
- Fully washable stainless steel machine version and/or with specific components for corrosive products
- Devices for inserting sachets, gadgets, leaflets, dispensers, and similar items
- Integration of laser or ink-jet markers, check weighers, metal detectors, and barcode readers
- Funnels with Bancollan lining for fragile products
- Pouch-insertion system in addition to the product (Mac&Cheese)
Some of the possible packaging options:
