Stick Pack Hard Candy Automatic Cartoning Machine

Product Overview

The stick pack hard candy automatic cartoning machine is used to arrange, count, group, and load individually wrapped hard candy stick packs into cartons.

It is suitable for secondary packaging of strip-packed hard candy, candy bars, flexible candy packs, and similar snack products. The machine can be customized according to stick pack length, width, thickness, carton size, loading quantity, and carton closure type.

For retail candy packaging in European and North American markets, the system can be equipped with food-grade conveying structures, servo-driven loading, product detection, carton detection, and reject functions.

Working Process

1. Stick Pack Feeding and Arranging

Wrapped hard candy stick packs enter the feeding section through a conveyor. Depending on the product shape, the system can use belt conveying, guide rails, multi-lane arranging, or counting modules.

2. Automatic Counting and Grouping

The machine counts the required number of stick packs per carton. Photoelectric sensors, servo grouping mechanisms, or customized feeding magazines can be used according to product format.

3. Carton Erecting

Flat cartons are automatically picked from the carton magazine, opened, and positioned before product loading. Carton magazine width and opening position can be adjusted for different carton sizes.

4. Servo Product Loading

Grouped candy stick packs are pushed into cartons by a servo-driven loading mechanism. Push stroke, speed, and dwell time can be adjusted on the HMI according to product length and carton arrangement.

5. Carton Closing and Output

The machine can support tuck-in closing or hot melt glue sealing. Finished cartons can be transferred to downstream checkweighers, coding systems, labeling machines, case packers, or palletizing systems.

Key Features

Automatic Arranging and Counting

The machine helps reduce manual counting errors by using guided conveying, photoelectric detection, and grouping mechanisms for stick pack candy products.

Servo-Driven Carton Loading

Servo control allows adjustable loading stroke and speed, making the system suitable for different stick pack lengths, carton depths, and loading patterns.

Multi-Size Carton Compatibility

The carton magazine, guide rails, loading channel, and closing section can be adjusted according to carton dimensions.

Food-Grade Configuration

Product contact and nearby conveying areas can be configured with SUS304 stainless steel and food-grade conveyor belts for confectionery packaging environments.

Inspection and Reject Functions

Optional detection modules include missing product detection, missing carton detection, carton positioning detection, abnormal loading detection, and reject systems.

Suitable Products

• Stick pack hard candy
• Strip-packed candy
• Candy bars
• Flexible candy sachets
• Mixed flavor candy packs
• Small snack stick packs
• Retail boxed confectionery products

Suitable Customers

This machine is suitable for candy manufacturers, confectionery factories, food OEM producers, snack packaging plants, and retail food packaging lines.

It can be used as a standalone cartoning machine or integrated with upstream flow wrapping machines and downstream checkweighers, labeling machines, case packers, and palletizers.

Technical Reference

Selection Guide

Confirm Stick Pack Dimensions

Before selecting the machine, confirm the length, width, thickness, weight, and surface material of the candy stick pack. Slippery, deformable, or sticky packs may require special feeding and guiding structures.

Confirm Loading Quantity Per Carton

The number of stick packs per carton determines the counting method, grouping design, and loading channel width. Different loading patterns require different mechanical configurations.

Confirm Carton Structure

Tuck-in cartons and glue-sealed cartons require different closing systems. Glue-sealed cartons require a hot melt glue unit, glue control, and carton pressing mechanism.

Confirm Line Integration Requirements

For continuous production, the cartoning machine can be connected with upstream wrapping machines and downstream inspection, labeling, case packing, and palletizing equipment.

FAQ

1. Can the machine handle mixed flavor candy packs?

Yes. If the stick pack sizes are similar, mixed flavor cartoning can be achieved through multi-lane feeding or grouped feeding. The final design depends on the number of flavors and loading ratio.

2. Is the machine suitable for food packaging?

Yes. Product contact areas can be configured with SUS304 stainless steel and food-grade conveyor belts according to confectionery packaging requirements.

3. Can it connect with a flow wrapping machine?

Yes. The cartoner can be connected with upstream flow wrapping or stick pack machines through customized conveyors and buffering systems.

4. How does the machine reduce incorrect carton loading?

The system can use photoelectric counting, grouping detection, missing product detection, and inline checkweighing after cartoning.

5. Can it handle different carton sizes?

Yes. The carton magazine, guide rails, loading channel, and closing section can be designed with adjustable structures according to the carton size range.