IPACK-IMA: Schubert showcases its advanced bar packer
With ‘The Art of Innovation’ as the slogan for this year’s event, IPACK-IMA is promising a number of outstanding technological developments. Gerhard Schubert GmbH will be a must-see at the international trade fair, as much has happened in terms of innovation since the company’s last visit to the northern Italian metropolis. The packaging machine manufacturer will demonstrate how the modular machine concept combines exceptional efficiency and durability. The cartoner on display at the stand – presented as a bar packer – has a vertical magazine with two blank stacks and a weight-optimised sealing tool.
Visitors to previous trade fairs, such as ProSweets 2025 in Cologne, will be familiar with the machine. But the true magic of the line lies in its details: instead of a pallet magazine and the ‘Comfort Feeder’ blanking solution, Schubert has equipped the cartoner with a vertical magazine. And once again, the company is demonstrating just how flexibly its in-house developments can be configured.
“Production and packaging requirements are rarely cast in stone,” explains Julia Junker, Marketing Manager at Schubert. “And packaging lines used by manufacturers in the food industry and other sectors need to be just as versatile. With Schubert, changeovers are virtually effortless thanks to the modular design.”
For example, an erection frame with a pallet magazine and Comfort Feeder can be easily replaced with a frame equipped with a vertical magazine. The cartoner itself remains unchanged; only the magazine unit needs to be replaced by experienced technicians. With the single-lane A3 erector robot, stacks of individual blanks are placed vertically into the magazine. Depending on the blank size, two stacks with a maximum height of 1200 mm can be placed one behind the other. The number of blanks varies depending on the thickness and dimensions of the cartons: the thinner and smaller they are, the more will fit into the magazine.
The trade fair model holds 4,000 pieces, ensuring that the cartoner can continuously pull, glue, erect and seal blanks for a full 60 minutes. At the stand, the model will pack four bars in two layers into shelf-ready boxes. This is also achieved thanks to the proven A3 erector, which Schubert launched in 2024. The unit is part of the vertical magazine and is capable of quickly erecting boxes in a single lane at 60 cycles per minute. “This paves the way for exceptionally reliable automated processes,” explains Junker.
IPACK-IMA, 27. bis 30. Mai, Mailand, Stand B82, Halle 7
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