Tube Cartoning Machine for Vietnamese Customer
We recently got an inquiry from a pharmaceutical factory in Vietnam. They make scar treatment products – the kind that come in small bottles, gel tubes, and sometimes with a dropper.
Their product mix:
- Option A: 1 bottle + 1 dropper + 1 instruction leaflet → into one carton 105*55*40mm
- Option B: 1 tube alone + 1 leaflet → into a carton 126*50*44mm (another size is 108*39*24mm)
- Option C: 1 bottle alone + 1 leaflet → into a third carton 108*47*36mm
*paper boxes with glue spray on both sides
Table of Contents
Our Solution – One Horizontal Cartoner Glue Sealing
✅ 1. Size compatibility – without changing parts
Our horizontal cartoning machine is designed for small-format pharma products. As long as the carton style is the same (side-glue type), all of your carton sizes can run on the same machine without mechanical changeover parts.Just adjust a few handwheels or enter dimensions on the HMI.
But one of the cartons is a non-standard shape – One side was protruding. “That protruding flap will cause carton opening failure. Please make all boxes with the same flat-side design, then we guarantee compatibility.”
And one more detail: Their dropper comes pre-packed in a small plastic bag. “The bag length cannot be longer than the carton length, otherwise the cartoner can’t form the box properly.”
✅ 2. Manual or automatic leaflet – your choice
We offer two configurations on the same machine base:
- Basic version: manual leaflet folding + manual loading + auto cartoning.
(Their operators fold leaflets at a table, then drop product + leaflet into the carton chain.) - Full version: automatic leaflet feeder + folder + inserter + auto cartoning.
(Operator only loads the bottle/tube. Machine does the rest.)
| Setup | Speed (cartons/min) | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| Manual leaflet + manual load | 40–50 | Low-volume, frequent size change |
| Auto leaflet + manual load | 30–40 | Higher volume, fewer operators |
Same machine. Different modules. This is how you scale.
Our horizontal cartoner is built for:
- Small boxes (as small as 20mm length)
- Mixed products (bottle + tube + leaflet)
- Side-glue cartons (cheaper than tuck-flap)
- Factory workers, not engineers
We don’t sell dreams. We sell a machine that:
- Runs 30–50 cpm reliably
- Changes size in under 15 minutes
- Doesn’t break when you switch from a tube to a bottle
If you have a similar challenge – small bottles, tubes, blisters, or mixed SKUs in side-glue cartons – let’s talk. We won’t ask you to standardize all your boxes. We’ll just tell you which ones work and which don’t.
