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Guides
8 guides to choosing machines.
Each guide opens with a short answer, then the tables and machines behind it.
Selection01What machines do you need to start a rigid box factory?
A semi-automatic lid-and-base rigid box line is a set of four machines: V grooving, corner pasting, paper gluing and box forming. Speeds, power, floor space, materials and what to add next.
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Process02How is a rigid box made? The six steps and the machine for each
A rigid box is made in six steps: slit the board, groove it, tape the corners, glue the paper, position the box and wrap it. What each step does, why it is done, and the machine that does it.
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Process03How are collapsible rigid boxes made?
A collapsible rigid box is made from a wrapped case and wrapped side wings that are assembled by machine. The four steps, the machine for each, speeds, sizes and how to balance the line.
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Selection04Automatic vs semi-automatic rigid box machines
What actually differs between automatic and semi-automatic rigid box machines: which steps are done by hand, the speed, accuracy, power and space of each, and how to upgrade in stages.
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Selection05What is a visual positioning machine, and how accurate is it?
A visual positioning machine places greyboard on glued cover paper with cameras and a robot arm. How it works, the ±0.1 mm accuracy of the HF-1050, where it fits in a line and when it is worth it.
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Comparison06Case maker vs positioning machine plus four-side wrapping machine
Two ways to make hardcover cases: the one-machine HF-550 case maker, or the HF-1050 positioning machine with the HF-900 four-side wrapping machine. Speed, sizes, spine, board, paper, power and footprint compared.
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Comparison07HF-5040 all-in-one machine vs a modular rigid box line
The HF-5040 does corner taping, gluing, positioning and wrapping in one machine. A modular line uses the HF-1200, HF-500, HF-850A or HF-1050, and HF-450. Speed, box sizes, board, paper, power and space compared.
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Comparison08Single-station vs double-station paper box forming machines
HF-4350 single station against HF-3250 double station: speed, box sizes, blank sizes, box styles, power and floor space for forming card lids, bases and trays, and the machines before and after.
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