Case Packing
Precision End-of-Line Packaging
Accurate case packing is a critical component for any high-performing production lines. Performing manual case packing at the end of a line can be inconsistent, labor-intensive, and prone to quality issues or injury. At Cross Company Automation, we design and integrate automated case packing systems that enhance speed, accuracy, and repeatability. All while improving overall line and throughput efficiency.
With a history of providing industrial automation solutions to manufacturers as far back as the 1950s, we have decades of experience integrating automation technologies into real-world production environments. Whether you’re looking to implement a new case packing station, upgrade a legacy system, or integrate automation into existing packaging processes, Cross can provide the right solution for your application.
We work directly with you and your team from concept to completion, ensuring that your integrated case packing automation works the way you need it to from day one. Beyond that, we also provide ongoing support, repair services, and even ISO 17025 accredited calibration services to guarantee accuracy in not only automation, but in data collection and other metrics important to your process.
Get Customized Packaging Solutions
Off-the-shelf options not compatible with your process? Need something more customized? Cross can help. Talk to our experts today about custom packaging and case packing solutions.
Is Automation Right for Your Process?
Answer a few simple questions and find out! We’ll send a copy of your inputs to help build the case for automation, and determine ROI for automating parts of your operation.
Systems for Diverse Case Packing Requirements
At Cross Company, we’re able to offer case packing automation designed to fit your unique product and packaging specifications. We’ve worked on projects of a wide range of sizes and scales, from side-loading cartons to top-load cases or wrap-around configurations. We take the nature of your project into account and devise a solution that works for your specific application.
Our team can accommodate
- Rigid, semi-rigid, or flexible packaging
- Variable product shapes and sizes
- Horizontal and vertical pack orientations
- Delicate or fragile products requiring gentle handling
- High-speed requirements with continuous or intermittent motion
Using industrial robotics, pneumatic handling, servo-driven systems, or custom end-of-arm tooling, we tailor the approach to match your throughput goals and product handling needs.
Integrating Solutions from Industry Leading Brands
Our team works with an industry leading number of suppliers when developing solutions for our customers, so we can integrate the right components every time. Our expertise, paired with access to a wider range of materials, means we can build the best solution for your process.
Seamless Integration Upstream and Downstream
Well-designed and properly integrated case packing systems need to operate as seamless parts of a broader packaging and material handling production ecosystem. That’s why Cross offers end-of-line automation that integrates seamlessly with upstream equipment such as form-fill-seal machines, cartoners, and flow wrappers, as well as downstream palletizing cells, conveyors, and labeling systems.
We engineer and integrate case packing systems that are able to synchronize with your entire line, not just the packing stage. In addition, our automation solutions can include
Vision-guided product orientation or inspection
Machine vision allows for precise product positioning, orientation verification, and quality checks. This ensures accurate case placement and reduces downstream rejects
Barcode or RFID Scanning
Scanning on the move allows for real-time product verification, tracking, and additional traceability, improving inventory accuracy throughout the entire packaging process
Weight Verification Systems
In-line checkweighers that can validate case contents and ensure target weights while flagging underfilled or overfilled cases for rework before final shipment or palletizing
Labeling and Printing
Integrated case packing systems can also be equipped with print-and-apply labeling for product ID, lot codes, expiration dates, or shipping information (including data exchange)
Plant-Wide Communication
Our case packing systems are made with industrial connectivity in mind, ensuring case packing systems are able to communicate with higher-level SCADA or MES systems
Line Cohesion
One of the main purposes of integrated case packing automation is to ensure that your line works as a single cohesive process with effective communication throughout
Why Work with Cross for Case Packing Automation?
At Cross Company, we combine decades of experience in mechanical design, motion control, metrology, and industrial automation into a collaborative, customer-focused approach that provides our customers with an automation solution that works for them. We’re not just automation integrators; we’re long-term partners committed to helping manufacturers reduce waste, increase safety, and improve line performance in the short and long term.
Having worked in industrial automation since the 1950s, we’ve seen the ins and outs of automation systems. That means we’re aware of the potential issues, hang-ups, and gotchas that can occur during an installation (and during the product lifecycle). And we’re able to leverage that knowledge to ensure you get a system that works for you.
Through our partnerships with leading manufacturers, we’re able to provide leading robotic and automation technology to manufacturers in a wide range of industries. We deliver automation systems that work and that keep working. Contact Cross Company today to learn more.