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Bartelt HLG

The Bartelt HLG is a mechanically driven cartoner, designed for simplicity and reliability in manual product loading applications. Its modular design allows for easy customization, with options to extend the loading stations to accommodate up to five operators or product feeders, providing increased productivity. Depending on the application, the Scandia HLG can run in either continuous or intermittent motion, achieving speeds of up to 100 cartons per minute.

This cartoner is ideal for industries such as instant meals, pharmaceuticals, and powders, offering flexible packaging solutions for a wide range of carton styles, including tuck end, glued end, gable top, and reverse tuck end. Its manual loading feature and ergonomic design make it a practical choice for companies looking for a balance between automation and hands-on product handling.


• Heavy duty welded steel frame

• Clutch protected drive system

• Ability to handle multiple carton constructions

• Choice of closure mechanism: tuck or glue

• #40 chain in self-lubricating UHMW high-density plastic tracks

• Digital readouts for fast and accurate size changeovers

• Electronically interlocked guards for operator safety

• Four primary stations: hopper, setup, load and closure

• Cartons are loaded into an angled hopper behind the spring-loaded bars which assure proper feeding

• Each carton is picked from the hopper by vacuum cups

• A proprietary cam activated opening mechanism breaks the flat folded carton 160˚ so that it is presented square to the loading station

• Movement through the machine is made quiet by means of a #40 chain mounted in self-lubricating, high density UHMW plastic tracks

• Pushers move the carton precisely along its path and ensure square closures

• As the open carton passes to the hand load station, the operator inserts the product down a 30˚ inclined load table

• Once loaded the carton passes to the closure station where the ends are folded and tucked and/or glue sealed and finally

• Ergonomic 30˚ incline gravity feed table minimizes operator fatigue

• 160˚ pre-break easily handles a wide variety of carton types and board structures

• Easy manual adjustment for height and depth changes

• Digital readouts for precise setups

• Tuck or glue closure method

• Modular components permit upgrade to up to 5 manual loading stations

Click on the packaging styles to find the right solution for you.

• High capacity carton hopper

• Deboss coder

• Tuck or hot melt closure

• Label printing and application

• Leaflet inserter

• Extended load stations

• Extended depth ranges

• Flap printer

• Product bins

• Product conveyors

• Any hand loadable items

• Multi-component items

• Multi-compartment cartons

• Pharmaceutical pill bottles and blisters

• Automotive parts

• Prepackaged food items

Hand Load Cartoner Technical Data
Hand Load Cartoner Pack Style

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Bartelt HAB - VCC

The Bartelt HAB – VCC is specifically designed for automatic-bottom carton applications. The HAB – VCC is a great option where vertical packing of fragile or irregular product is preferred. This model is easily integrated with various automatic loading options including robots and filling machines . The HAB carton erector is frequently used with our VCC vertical carton closer but either can be alternatively configured as stand-alone machines. Depending on product and filling configurations, this cartoner achieves speeds up to 25 cycles per minute.