eComm pack solutions knocks out 15 boxes per minute

It is designed to address the needs of shippers, such as e-commerce and fulfillment companies, that need to procure and stock multiple size boxes to satisfy varying packaging needs.

CartonWrap produces boxes from a corrugated fanfold in realtime, each one unique to the products being boxed. The real-time format change is managed automatically through product recognition or directly from a database ensuring high flexibility of processing. High productivity with speeds of up to 15 boxes per minute can be achieved. The system can be expanded to add print and labelling systems for logos, trademarks or any other information directly to the box.

Amazon is testing the machines at warehouses in the USA. The machines work  four to five times the rate of a human packer. They need one person to load customer orders, another to stock cardboard and glue and a technician to fix jams as they occur.