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Mailer Box Former Machine
A mailer box former machine converts box blanks into sealed-bottom, open-top mailer/postal boxes for following content loading.
As shown in the following figure:
If your box looks like a twin to the box above, contact us to customize your dreamy mailer box folding machine.
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Mailer/Postal Box
Mailer/postal boxes are a commonly used packaging medium, usually made of three to five layers of corrugated paper.
Because the mailer box blank looks like an airplane, it is called an aircraft/airplane box in the Chinese market.
As such boxes have a certain degree of hardness, which can provide good protection for the goods inside in modern long-distance logistics transportation, and its low cost has won the favor of many merchants & stores, becoming a popular choice for express packaging.
Postal Box Folding Machine
A postal box folding machine automatically converts the postal box blank to a fully erected, bottom-closed, open-top mailer box for downstream product loading, as shown in the following figure:
Working Principle
Whether it is a single-work or duplex postal box forming machine, its workflow includes the following steps:
- Box Blank Automatic Lifting
- Box Blank Grabbing & Shaping
- Servo Motor Driven Transporting
- Box Bottom Forming
- Side Panel Locking Pin Insertion
- Formed Box Outputting
As shown in the video below:
Types
There are two types of mailer box erector available for your choice:
- Duplex
- Single-work
Duplex
The above video shows the operation of the duplex lid & base box folding machine, such a design is also suitable for mailer box folding.
If your requirement for mailer box output per minute is high, duplex type is a good choice.
Single-work
Schematic
The photo below is a schematic of the mailer box folder machine.
As you can see, it consists of the following components:
- Box Blanks Magazine
- Control Cabinet
- Drive Chain
- Forming Station
- Lifting Motor
- Servo Motor
- Side Panel Folder & Inserter
- Stack Tower Light
- Touch Screen
- Vacuum Grabber
Box Blanks Magazine
It pre-stores the box blanks and automatically lifts or lowers with a motor drive.
Its size is adjustable according to your box size.
Vacuum Grabber
It comprises guide rails, aluminum profile brackets, vacuum suction cups, etc.
Servo Motor
This servo motor drives the vacuum grabber forth and back between the blank magazine and the folding station.
Folding Station (Optional Hot Melt Glue Spraying)
A stamping & forming punch compresses the blank into the box shape.
If the side panels of your box adopt glue sealing, a hot melt glue applicator is available for your choice.
Side Panel Folder & Inserter
The cylinder drives four pushers & two plows to fold and insert the side panels, thus the box bottom is sealed.
Box Outlet
Formed boxes come out from the machine through this outlet.
Workflow
Let’s dive deep into the mailer box erector’s workflow step by step.
It absorbs a box blank with vacuum cups first;
Then, the vacuum cups absorb the blank to the folding station with a servo motor drive;
A folding station in the following photo:
Thirdly, this folding station finishes the mailer box forming & side panel insertion step by step;
Finally, the rear box pushes the front box out.
You can watch the video below to review the whole working process.
Configurations
| Item | Brand | Place of Origin |
| PLC | Delta | Taiwan, China |
| Touchscreen | Weinview | China |
| Photoelectric Sensor | Omron | Japan |
| Air Cylinder | AirTAC | Taiwan, China |
| Vacuum Generator | SMC | Japan |
| Relay | Schneider | France |
| Contactor | Schneider | France |
| Buttons | Schneider | France |
| Switching Power Supply | MEANWELL | Taiwan, China |
Price
If you type mailer box former into Google, the websites for corrugated box erectors & tray formers manufacturers appear in front of your eyes.
You need to contact these manufacturers to confirm the possibility of customizing the postal box folding machine.
Chinese manufacturers promote such products by aircraft box folding machines as keywords, and the listed prices are as shown below:
Manufacturers
The following manufacturers abroad supply tray former, you can turn to them for mailer box folder machine customization possibilities:
You have read this far, why not try us if you don’t mind sourcing from a Chinese supplier?
Please feel free to tell us your customization requirements via Email or WhatsApp.
Email: info@sirosilo.com
WhatsApp: +8617312124727
