FCW Series Cartoning

Machine overview

Horizontal cartoners from flat blanks suitable for a wide variety of products

The FCW Series has been designed to deliver highperformance carton wrapping with maximum flexibility, combining a hygienic and accessible structure with largecapacity blank feeding and versatile product handling.
Fully optimized for a broad range of confectionery, chocolate, and personal care products, the series accommodates multiple cartons styles and supports both single and multifeed configurations thanks to its modular architecture.
With adjustable parameters tailored for different materials and product formats, the FCW Series ensures consistent quality, operational efficiency, and easy integration into diverse production environments.

Production plant

IMA Gima

Machine highlights


  1. High‑performance horizontal cartoning

    Designed for efficient carton wrapping from flat blanks across diverse product categories.


  2. Hygienic design with full accessibility and visibility

    Comprehensive access and unobstructed visibility of all machine parts to support fast, safe, and hygienic operations.


  3. Highcapacity magazines for single or multiple flat blanks

    Large volume blank storage enabling extended autonomy and reduced loading frequency during production.


  4. Versatile carton styles and flexible product handling

    Compatibility with a wide range of carton formats, including single, doubleglued, and multilayer envelopes, ensuring maximum packaging versatility.


  5. Modular architecture for multifeed system integration

    A modular platform designed to easily accommodate various feeding systems for enhanced layout flexibility.


  6. Suitable for a wide variety of confectionery, chocolate and personal care products

    Capability to manage diverse confectionery, chocolate, and personal care products while maintaining consistent product flow and protection.

Flat blanks magazines

Flat blanks pick-up

Carton closing

Wallet folding

Wallet folding

Product infeed section

Infeed section detail

Blanks feeding

Blanks transfer

Slabs transfer

Carton folding

Product outfeed

Wallet

Wallet

Box

Technical information

Machine versions

FCW300

FCW300 horizontal cartoner from flat blanks for cartons and wallets in different styles and shapes

IMA FCW300 is a fully automatic cartoner from flat blanks, for several kinds of packages such as cartons and wallets in different styles and shapes. 
The product infeed can be custom-designed to accommodate the upstream machine release, adapting the relevant product transfer towards the flat blank. According to the required folding and closure of the carton, the machine can be equipped with or without a glue application system. 
Multiple product feeding is possible, conserving the same performance and speed requirement. 
Integration of a marker and of a camera control system is implemented without altering or increasing the framework or size of the machine. 
Thanks to extensive experience in special projects, IMA is able to adapt this machine to process completely different products.

FCW600

FCW600 horizontal cartoner from flat blanks ideal for gum slabs, small chocolates and chocolate bars

A horizontal, continuous motion, high-speed rotary cartoner for flat blanks, the FCW600 is the ideal choice for processing new packaging shapes. Ideal for gum slabs, small chocolates and chocolate bars, a wide range of carton box styles is possible. 
Together with lower procurement costs deriving from flat blanks compared to pre-glued cartons, the FCW600 also supports efficient production thanks to a carton magazine ensuring 3 times greater capacity compared to a standard pre-glued type carton magazine. 
Processing at speeds of up to 300 ppm, the FCW600 can be equipped with an automatic carton feeding system and is suited to processing new packaging shapes as well as traditional single, double glued and multilayer envelopes.

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