POD Cartoning

Machine overview

Your product: where and when you want.

POD is the only patented system for late-stage customisation allowing for a product to be placed on different markets cutting the time and money wasted to a minimum.
Past markets tended to demand big batches, and production sites were arranged with a complete set-up (cleaning + changeovers + quality check) followed by continuous and lengthy production runs. Production facilities are now being asked to produce smaller and smaller batches. In such cases today’s setting-up times are too long compared to the time spent on production.
POD (Production On Demand) is our answer. It allows customers to produce neutral big batches ready for late-stage customisation according to the different needs. This enables optimisation of how operators and machines consume time. Moreover, POD fosters extremely flexible production and sustainability thanks to its compatibility with existing blister machines and their features, without having to modify or add expensive components.

Production plant

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Machine highlights


  1. Highly flexible production 

    Products can be customised for the specific requirement of any country (leaflet, carton and serialization).


  2. Open platform

    Compatible with existing blister machines/features without having to modify or add expensive components. 


  3. Integration

    Seamless integration of production site with packaging site. 


  4. Temporary cartoning system

    Uses the market’s least expensive temporary cartoning system (blank cartons).


  5. Optimisation

    Optimised production time. 


  6. Total flexibility  

    All blister sizes and types are handled and their surface is completely printable. 

Just produce once

POD allows you to quickly customise a large neutral batch according to different reference markets. No more frequent changeovers due to different customisation needs. Just produce once. 

Technical information

TECHNICAL DATA POD
Production output120 cartons/min.
Input carton dimensionsMin. carton size: 35 x 65 x 65 mm
Max. carton size: 95 x 100 x 150 mm
Output carton dimensionsMin. carton size: 35 x 12 x 65 mm
Max. carton size: 95 x 100 x 150 mm
Blister dimensionsWidth: min. 30 mm max. 90 mm 
Length: min. 60 mm max. 145 mm
Printing technologyOpen

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