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Bartelt BIC-S Cartoner (formerly Model 460)

The Bartelt BIC-S Cartoner is an intermittent motion automatic cartoning machine, designed for flexibility and reliability in compact production environments. With its 4’x6’ compact footprint, the BIC-S easily integrates into tight packaging lines, making it ideal for manufacturers aiming to maximize efficiency without sacrificing valuable floor space.

Capable of running at speeds of up to 60 cartons per minute, the BIC-S is highly adaptable, handling a variety of carton styles, including tuck end, glued flap, fifth panel, and reverse tuck end cartons. Its modular design allows seamless integration with overwrapping machines, case packers, and other equipment, creating a versatile and scalable packaging solution.

Perfect for industries like pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals, tobacco, and household products, this machine delivers reliable and efficient cartoning for a wide range of product types.

Contact us today to learn how the BIC-S can enhance your packaging operations.

  • Bucketed conveyor delivers product to the load station
  • Carton is pulled from the magazine upon detection of incoming product
  • Cartons are opened and placed into the carrier chain
  • Product is inserted once the sensors detect both carton and product in the load area
  • Flaps are folded or glued in the closure area
  • Finished cartons are discharged, ready for the next packaging operation
  • Compact footprint for space-saving integration
  • Rapid adjustment for quick changeovers
  • Digital readouts for fast and accurate size changes
  • Open-frame design for easy maintenance access
  • Tuck or glue closure options
  • Powered pivoting top rail for easy carton access
  • Product-carton verification
  • Heavy-duty welded steel frame
  • Open-frame design
  • Multiple-lug carton transport chain
  • Rapid adjustment package
  • Digital readouts
  • Vacuum pull-down or rotary carton feed
  • No product/no-carton logic
  • Tuck or glue carton closures
  • Electronically interlocked guards for operator safety
  • Allen-Bradley CompactLogix PLC
  • High-capacity carton hoppers
  • Deboss coder
  • Code dating and scanning
  • Label printing and application
  • Extended depth ranges
  • Extended load stations
  • Custom infeed and product insertion solutions
  • Rejection station
  • Dual index, dual load

Click on an industry to explore our capabilities.

Household Products

Instant Meals and Meal Kits

Pastas, Noodles, and Rice

Pharmaceuticals

Tobacco and Cigarillos

Vitamins, Supplements and Nutraceuticals

Click on each packaging style to find the solution that fits your needs.

Fifth Panel Carton

Reverse Tuck End Carton

Standard Glued Flap Carton

Standard Tuck End Carton

Additional Products

VP-1 Variety Pack Cartoner

Bartelt's VP-1 Cartoner is a servo-driven, intermittent motion, horizontal end-load system designed for variety pack cartoning. It operates on-demand, with all major functions independently optimized through the operator interface.

Bartelt BIC-L Cartoner (formerly the IMC Cartoner)

This servo-driven, horizontal, intermittent motion cartoner is ideal for packaging food, consumer goods, pharmaceuticals, tobacco, and more. Key design specifications include a multi-head rotary carton feeder, servo-driven product inserter, and servo rotary flap tuckers, delivering excellent control at speeds up to 60 cycles per minute.