PMD Packaging Systems' Imported Range
All ECONOCORP equipment is created with simplicity in mind, using minimal parts in the design to reduce maintenance and lower repair costs. Our simple, yet reliable packing equipment can increase output volume and decrease labor hours, creating more revenue for our clients. The ECONOCORP commitment to excellence has been acknowledged not only by our clients, but also through receipt of the President’s E Star Award, recognizing our efforts in increasing imports and promoting exports in the U.S.
We are proud to have been a leader in the manufacturing of economical case packing, cartoning and tray forming equipment for more than half a century. We look forward to continuing our commitment to excellence and innovation for our partners in all types of manufacturing industries for many more years to come
Cartoning Machines
Horizontal Cartoning Equipment Solutions
At ECONOCORP Inc., we have equipment solutions for a wide variety of horizontal Cartoning needs, from counter top carton sealers to continuous-motion cartoners. With the low to moderate production company in mind, we have developed our equipment with the highest quality standards, making them economical to purchase, operate and maintain. Every model we offer comes in a standard model but can also be customized to handle cartons of different sizes, shapes and sealing needs.
All our horizontal cartoner solutions are designed to improve productivity for our clients with simple, easy-to-use equipment that can increase output while reducing labor hours. Each model is made to last, from heavy-duty and sanitary stainless-steel construction, using only the highest quality materials.
End / Horizontal Cartoning – E-System 2000
Overview The E-System 2000 is an automatic horizontal cartoner for erecting, loading and closing end load cartons. It’s method of operation is:
- End load carton is removed from a supply magazine via vacuum system
- Carton is erected at a single product load station
- Product is manually or automatically (optional) horizontally loaded into carton
- Loaded carton is transported to the closing position for tuck closure or sealing with either hot melt glue or hot air
- A completed carton is then automatically delivered from the machine to a convenient working height
Features
- Sanitary construction (essentially stainless steel)
- Intermittent motion
- Up to 25 cartons per minute (depending on carton style and other factors)
- PLC Controls
- Compact 78 x 32” (1980 x 813mm)
- Accommodates glue sealing, tuck closure or hot air closure – Paperboard or corrugated
- Left hand or Right-hand load and discharge
- Size Range*: (Carton Size LxWxD) Min 1” x ¾” x 2 ½” (25 x 19 x 64mm) Max 12” x 4” x 12” (305 x 102 x 305 mm) *The E-System 2000 can be quoted to handle cartons outside of range listed above upon request.Speed: Up to 25 cartons per minute (depending on carton style and other factors) Electrical: 220 volts, 50/60 Hz, Single Phase Air: 80 psi (6,6 bar) Volume consumption approximately 3.2 cfm, 15.8 SCFM (30 Liters/min) Shipping: Normally less than 1300 lbs (590 kg)
Options
- Extended or reduced sized cartons outside the standard range
- Adjustable magazine
- Straight back delivery chute
- 3 light beacon
- 5’ extended carton magazine
- Ink Print or Deboss Coding
- Pneumatic, Overhead Pivoting or “Tamp Style” Product Infeed
- Continuous or Intermittent motion belt conveyor
- Intermittent motion bucket conveyor
- CE Guarding
Spartan Cartoner
Overview The Spartan is a rugged, mechanical, automatic horizontal cartoner for erecting, loading and closing end load cartons at speeds of up to 40 carton per minute. It’s method of operation is:
- End load carton is removed from a supply magazine via vacuum system
- Carton is erected at a single product load station
- Product is manually or automatically (optional) horizontally loaded into carton
- Loaded carton is transported to the closing position for tuck closure or sealing with either hot melt glue or hot air
- A completed carton is then automatically delivered from the machine to a convenient working height
Features
- Sanitary Construction (essentially stainless steel)
- Intermittent motion
- Up to 40 cartons per minute (option for up to 60 cartons per minute)
- PLC Controls
- Accommodates glue sealing, tuck closure, gable top, or hot air closure – Paperboard or corrugated
- Left hand or Right-hand load
- Straight back discharge (options for Left hand or Right-hand discharge)
- Size Range*: (Carton Size LxWxD) Min 2” x 1” 5” (51 x 25 x 127mm) Max 10” x 4” x 12” (254 x 102 x 305mm) *The Spartan can be quoted to handle cartons outside of range listed above upon request.Speed: Up to 40 cartons per minute (depending on carton style and other factors) Option for up to 60 cartons per minute Electrical: 220 volts, 50/60 Hz, Single Phase Air: 80 psi (5,5 bar) Volume consumption approximately 1.6 CFM 8.5SCFM (46 Liters/min) Shipping: Normally less than 1900 lbs (860 kg)
Options
- Extended or reduced sized cartons outside the standard range
- Adjustable magazine
- 3 light beacon
- 5’ extended carton magazine
- Ink Print or Deboss Coding
- Pneumatic, Overhead Pivoting or “Tamp Style” Product Infeed
- Continuous or Intermittent motion belt conveyor
- Intermittent motion, adjustable bucket conveyor
- Nordson hot melt extruding system
- Gable Top Customization
- CE Guarding
Pegasus Cartoner
Overview The Pegasus is a continuous motion horizontal cartoner for moderate production needs. While compact at less than 13 feet long, the Pegasus offers a wide range of options for erecting, loading and closing end load cartons at speeds of up to 120 cartons per minute. It’s method of operation is:
- End load carton is removed from a supply magazine via a rotary vacuum system
- Carton is erected and placed down on continuous moving chain system
- Product is automatically horizontally loaded into a carton via a barrel cam loader from a 15 foot continuously moving bucket conveyor
- Loaded carton is transported through the machine and is either tucked closed or applied with hot melt glue and compressed shut
- Completed cartons are then automatically delivered from the back of the machine at a convenient working height
Features
- Sanitary Construction (essentially stainless steel
- Continuous Motion Variable Speed
- Up to 120 cartons per minute
- PLC Controls
- Accommodates glue sealing or tuck style closure
- Left hand load
- Straight back discharge
- Size Range*: (Carton Size LxWxD) Min 2” x 1” 4” (51 x 25 x 102mm) Max 8” x 3” x 12” (203 x 76 x 305mm) *The Pegasus can be quoted to handle cartons outside of range listed above upon request.Speed: Up to 120 cartons per minute (depending on carton style and other factors) Electrical: 220 volts, 50/60 Hz, Single Phase Air: 80 psi (5,5 bar) Volume consumption approximately .5 CFM 3 SCFM (12 Liters/min) Shipping: Normally less than 2400 lbs (1100 kg)
Options
- Extended or reduced sized cartons outside the standard range
- Adjustable magazine
- 3 light beacon
- 5’ extended carton magazine
- Overhead product confinement for loader
- Product Feeding Belt
- Ink Print or Deboss Coding
- CE Guarding
Top/Vertical Load V-System
Overview The V-System is a mechanically driven, intermittent motion vertical cartoner for erecting, loading and closing top load cartons at speeds of up to 40 cartons per minute. It’s method of operation is:
- Flat, pre-glued end load style carton is pulled via vacuum from the carton supply magazine
- The bottom of the carton is closed (tuck or glue methods available) and the carton is then presented (vertically) to the product loading area
- Product is manually or automatically (optional) vertically loaded into carton
- The machine cycle is initiated, and the top of the carton is closed (tuck or glue methods available)
- A completed carton is the automatically deliver from the machine to a convenient working height
Features
- Sanitary Construction (essentially stainless steel)
- Intermittent motion
- Up to 40 cartons per minute
- PLC Controls
- Accommodates glue or tuck closure
- Easy access to carton magazine
- Adjustable 4 chain transport system to enhance carton squareness
- Hand crank adjustment for fast size changeover
- Straight back discharge
- Size Range*: (Carton Size LxWxD) Min 1” x ¾” x 2 ½ ” (25 x 19 x 64mm) Max 8” x 3”: x 10” (203 x 76 x 254mm) *The V-System can be quoted to handle cartons outside of range listed above upon request.Speed: Up to 40 cartons per minute (depending on carton style and other factors) Electrical: 220 volts, 50/60 Hz, Single Phase Air: 80 psi (5,5 bar) 95 liters/minute Shipping: Normally 1,295 lbs (590 kg)
Options
- Extended or reduced sized cartons outside the standard range
- Adjustable magazine
- 3 light beacon
- 5’ extended carton magazine
- Ink Print or Deboss Coding
- Delivery Shelf for Discharge
- Auto Bottom Box Provision
- CE Guarding
Reverse Triseal
Overview The Reverse Triseal is a versatile, economic, compact 3-flap glue sealer. It accepts all conventional 3-flap style cartons either lock or glue-formed. The system is ideally suited for accepting cartons at random without any special timing mechanism required. This machine is designed for reliable operating without the need for extensive operator training at speed of up to 30 cartons per minute. It’s method of operation is:
- The carton is presented, hinge cover leading, into the sealing unit
- The end flaps are sealed first, and the carton is elevated to a second station
- On the next machine cycle, the front flap is sealed
- Carton is elevated into vertical squaring/compression chamber
- Completed, sealed cartons are automatically removed by the delivery chute accessory
Features
- Sanitary construction (essentially stainless steel)
- Up to 30 cartons per minute (depending on carton style and other factors)
- Hand Crank Lateral Adjustment for fast, easy changeover
- Automatic Cycle
- Left hand, Right hand or Straight back delivery chute discharge
- Accommodates glue sealing or hot air closure for paperboard or corrugated cartons
- Size Range*: (Carton Size LxWxD) Min 3” x ¾” ¾” (76 x 19 x 19mm) Max 12” x 12” x 4” (305 x 305 x 102mm) *The Reverse Triseal can be quoted to handle cartons outside of range listed above upon request.Speed: Up to 30 cartons per minute (depending on carton style and other factors) Electrical: 220 volts, 50/60 Hz, Single Phase 1400 Watt Hot Melt System Air: 60 psi (4 bar) Volume consumption approximately .025 cu.ft. (.7 liters) per cycle Shipping: Normally less than 300 lbs (140 kg)
Options
- Extended or reduced sized cartons outside the standard range
- Deboss, ink or hot leaf coding system
- Automated Infeed Systems
- Floor Stand
- CE Guarding
Tray Forming T-System
Overview The T-System is comprised of a Tray Former (Econolock to Econoform), a flighted conveyor, and a Reverse Tri Seal or Straight Line Closer. It will form corner glue, corner lock or simplex style locking trays with a hinged cover, place them on a belt conveyor for loading, and seal them using hot melt glue at speeds of up to 25 per minute. It’s method of operation is:
- Flat blank is automatically pulled from a supply magazine with vacuum cups
- Flat blank is feed forward to forming area via a set of feed fingers
- A mandril plunges the blank through a tooling cavity where it is corner glued, corner locked or folded over
- The completed formed tray is discharged straight down on to a variable speed, continuous motion, flighted conveyor
- The standard machine has 6 feet (1830mm) of load area for an operator or robot to load product in to the formed trays
- The loaded tray is transferred 90 degrees in to the Reverse Triseal or Straight Line Closer where the tray is sealed with hot melt glue and discharged from the machine
Features
- Sanitary Construction (essentially stainless steel)
- Intermittent or Continuous throughput settings
- Up to 25 trays per minute
- PLC Controls
- Accommodates glue sealing, corner lock & simplex style trays
- Accommodates paperboard or corrugated trays
- Approximately 6 feet (1830mm) of product load area
Size Range*: (Carton Size LxWxD) Min 4” x 3” x 1” (102 x 76 x 25mm) Max 9” x 7” x 3” (229 x 178 x 76mm) *The Econocorp T-System can be quoted to handle trays outside of range listed above Speed: Up to 25 trays per minute Electrical: 220 volts, 50/60 HZ, Single Phase Air: 80 psi (5,5 bar) Volume Consumption approximately 7.8 CFM, 41.6 SCFM (220.5 Liters/min) Shipping: Normally less than 1200 lbs (545 kg) Options
- Extended or reduced sized cartons outside the standard range
- Adjustable magazine
- Extended conveyor length
- Intermittent Motion drive for conveyor
- Deboss, Ink and hot leaf coding system
- 3 light beacon
- 5’ extended carton magazine
- CE Guarding
EconoForm and EconoLock Trayformers
Overview The Econoform and Econolock are trayformers that can form corner glue, corner lock or simplex style locking trays at speeds of up to 30 trays per minute. It’s method of operation is:
- Flat blank is automatically pulled from a supply magazine with vacuum cups
- Flat blank is feed forward to forming area via a set of feed fingers
- A mandril plunges the blank through a tooling cavity where it is corner glued, corner locked or folded over
- The completed formed tray is discharged straight down on to an optional belt conveyor to be loaded
Features
- Sanitary Construction (essentially stainless steel)
- Intermittent or Continuous throughput settings
- Up to 30 trays per minute for standard size range (20 trays per minute for extended size)
- PLC Controls
- Accommodates glue sealing, corner lock & simplex style trays w
- Accommodates trays with or without a hinged cover
- Accommodates paperboard or corrugated trays
Standard Size Range*: Extended Size Range*: (Carton Size LxWxD) (Carton Size LxWxD) Min 4” x 3” 1” Min 8” x 6” x 1” (102 x 76 x 25mm) (203 x 152 x 25mm) Max 9” x 7” x 3” Max 15” x 12” x 5” (229 x 178 x 76mm) (381 x 304 x 127mm) Max Blank Size 15” x 23” (381 x 584mm) Max Blank Size 25” x 39” (635 x 990mm) *The Econocorp Trayfomers can be quoted to handle trays outside of range listed above upon request. Speed: Up to 30 trays per minute for Standard size range Up to 20 trays per minute for Extended size range Electrical: 220 volts, 50/60 Hz, Single Phase Air: 80 psi (5,5 bar) Volume consumption approximately 5.5 CFM 29.5SCFM (156 Liters/min) Shipping: Normally less than 1200 lbs (540 kg) Options
- Extended or reduced sized cartons outside the standard range
- Adjustable magazine
- Double Head Construction (with independent control option)
- 10’ (3m) Continuously moving outfeed belt conveyor
- 3 light beacon
- 5’ extended carton magazine
- CE Guarding
Case Packing
At ECONOCORP Inc., we have created case packing equipment solutions to meet the diversified needs of our clients. Some of our products include semi-automatic horizontal case packers, automatic carton packers and wrap-around systems for cartons, trays and cases. Each piece of equipment we design is made to the highest quality standards, with focus on user-friendly functions that are simple to operate and provide cost-effective maintenance for our clients.
Our case packer equipment is designed to offer automated solutions for low to moderate production needs for a variety of manufacturing companies. The ultimate goal is to help our clients increase their production while saving on time and labor costs with equipment that is easy to use and requires low maintenance. Our most popular case packing equipment includes:
Our case packing equipment is sturdy and is made with heavy duty construction, including caster mounting. Although our standard equipment is designed to handle cases/cartons within set measurement standards, we also have equipment to handle cartons that are outside of the normal measurement perimeters upon request.
Our case packing equipment solutions are the cornerstone of our business. The ECONOSEAL product line that was created in the late 1960′s was so successful that we changed our name to ECONOCORP Inc. in 1976 to eliminate confusion for our clients. Although we now offer many other types of equipment, case packing still is a large part of our product line and some of our most popular products.
EconoPacker
Overview The Econopacker is a semi-automatic case packer that provides a lower cost, first step to reducing labor and automating the case packing process. Typical uses include case packing of all types of multipacked cartoned, canned and miscellaneous products at speeds of up to 10 cases per minute. It’s method of operation is:
- Products enter the Econopacker at random via the infeed belt conveyor
- The Machine will automatically collate products into the appropriate pack pattern
- An operator places a case onto the horizontal loading station by positioning the open end of the case over the loading funnel and presses the foot pedal
- The product is automatically loaded into the positioned case
- The loaded case is then pneumatically lowered onto its bottom and exits via the roller conveyor to case taper or gluer (case sealer not included)
Features
- Sanitary Construction (essentially stainless steel)
- Heavy duty, welded stainless frame
- 5 foot (1.5M) infeed belt conveyor
- Collator/Upstacker
- Product Loader
- PLC Controls
- Broad size range
- Simple and fast size changeover
- Expandable for further levels of automation
- Flexibility to run RSC and die cut designs
- Accommodates both corrugated and paperboard materials
- Up to 10 cases per minute
Size Range*: Carton Size (LxWxD) Min 8” x 6” x 4” (203 x 152 x 102mm) Max 24” x 16” x 18” (609 x 406 x 457mm) *The Econopacker can be quoted to handle cases outside of range listed above Speed: Up to 10 cases per minute Electrical: 220 volts, 50/60 Hz, Single Phase Air: 80 pis (5,5 bar). Consumption 3.0 CFM (86 liters/min) Shipping: Normally less than 1200 lbs (545kg) Options
- Extended or reduced sized cartons outside the standard range
- Adjustable magazine
- Extended conveyor length
- Intermittent Motion drive for conveyor
- Stair-Step collator/upstacker
- 3 light beacon
- 5’ extended carton magazine
- CE Guarding
Wrap Around Spartan
Overview The Spartan Wrap-Around is a compact wrap-around system for cartons, case and trays that can run at speeds of up to 20 cartons per minute. It’s method of operation is:
- Forms blank (corrugated or paperboard) into a “U” shape and transports it to product load station
- Product loaded manually or by optional automatic product loading/collating device
- Loaded package moves through series of closure/end flap gluing stations. Gluing is done by a hot melt extruding system
- For full wrap-around style, right angle transfer device accommodates side joint (flap) gluing.
- Carton/Case/Tray is discharged as a completed package
Features
- Sanitary Construction (essentially stainless steel)
- Heavy duty, welded stainless frame
- PLC Controls
- Broad size range
- Simple and fast size changeover
- Accommodates both corrugated and paperboard materials
- Up to 20 cartons/cases/trays per minute
Size Range*:Carton Size (LxWxD) Min: 8” x 5” x 4 ½” (203 X 127 X 115mm) Max: 24” x 15” x 14” (610 x 380 x 355mm) Speed: Up to 20 cartons per minute Electrical: 220 volts, 50/60 Hz, Single Phase Air: 80 psi (5,5 bar). Volume consumption 6.2 CFM, 33 SCFM (175 liters/min) Shipping: Normally less than 3500 lobs (1590kg) Options
- Extended or reduced sized cartons outside the standard range
- Adjustable magazine
- Infeed Belt or Bucket Conveyor
- Product Infeed Accessory
- Collator Upstacker/Downstacker
- 3 light beacon
- 5’ extended carton magazine
- CE Guarding
For help with any information please contact us on the details below or visit us at PMD Packaging Systems to be assisted by one of our dedicated team members.
Telephone: +27 (0) 11 795 1994
Address:
Greengate Business Park
Unit 11, Plot 187 Beyers Naude Dr
Muldersdrift, Johannesburg
South Africa
Email: brett@pmdpackaging.co.za
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