APR Box Plus 3 carton and box making machine
APR Box Plus 3 carton and box making machine
Description
APR Box Plus 3 Fully Automatic Folding and Gluing Machine for Cartons, Envelopes and Corrugated Packaging. The APR Box Plus 3 is a fully automatic folding and gluing machine designed to deliver high-speed, accurate production of linear boxes, self-forming cases, auto-bottom cartons, cardboard envelopes, and corrugated packaging products. Equipped with an automatic feeder, the Box Plus 3 provides a streamlined production workflow that reduces manual handling while increasing productivity and consistency. The machine is ideal for packaging manufacturers, carton converters, print finishers, fulfilment companies, and corrugated packaging producers looking to automate carton assembly and improve production efficiency. In addition to folding and gluing applications, the Box Plus 3 can also apply double-sided adhesive tape on cardboard and corrugated materials up to 70 cm in size, offering exceptional flexibility for a wide range of packaging applications.
Fully Automatic Carton Folding and Gluing
The APR Box Plus 3 has been engineered to automate the production of cartons and packaging products, helping manufacturers reduce labour costs and increase throughput.
Its integrated automatic feeder ensures reliable sheet handling while maintaining precise folding and gluing accuracy throughout the production process. This enables businesses to achieve consistent product quality while improving workflow efficiency and production capacity.
The machine is particularly well suited to companies producing a variety of packaging styles that require fast setup times and dependable operation.
Multiple Packaging Formats from One Machine
The Box Plus 3 offers excellent versatility by accommodating a wide range of packaging products and constructions.
From standard linear cartons to complex self-forming and auto-bottom boxes, the machine allows manufacturers to diversify their packaging capabilities while maintaining efficient production. Its ability to process both cardboard and corrugated materials makes it a valuable solution for businesses serving multiple industries and product sectors.
The addition of double-sided tape application further expands production possibilities, eliminating additional finishing processes.
Integrated Double-Sided Tape Application
The Box Plus 3 can automatically apply double-sided adhesive tape to cardboard and corrugated products up to 70 cm in size.
This capability is ideal for packaging manufacturers producing self-adhesive packaging components, promotional products, display packaging, and specialty box designs. Automated tape application improves consistency, reduces manual labour, and ensures reliable adhesive placement across every production run. The result is faster production and a higher-quality finished product.
Features
- Fully automatic folding and gluing machine
- Integrated automatic feeder system
- Produces linear cartons and boxes
- Suitable for self-forming case production
- Capable of producing auto-bottom cartons
- Processes cardboard and corrugated envelopes
- Applies double-sided adhesive tape up to 70 cm
- Suitable for cardboard and corrugated materials
- High-speed production capability
- Accurate folding and glue application
- Reduces manual labour and production costs
- Fast setup and efficient changeovers
- Consistent and repeatable production quality
- Robust industrial construction
- Designed for continuous production environments
Applications
The APR Box Plus 3 is ideal for producing:
- Folding cartons
- Linear packaging boxes
- Auto-bottom cartons
- Self-forming packaging cases
- Corrugated envelopes
- Cardboard envelopes
- Retail packaging
- E-commerce packaging
- Direct mail packaging
- Promotional packaging
- Product presentation boxes
- Custom packaging solutions
- Corrugated packaging products
- Self-adhesive packaging components
Why Choose the APR Box Plus 3?
The APR Box Plus 3 Fully Automatic Folding and Gluing Machine provides an exceptional combination of automation, flexibility, and production efficiency for modern packaging manufacturers. Its ability to fold, glue, and apply double-sided tape within a single production process helps reduce handling, improve quality, and increase output.
For carton converters, packaging manufacturers, corrugated producers, and print finishing companies, the Box Plus 3 offers a reliable solution for producing a wide range of packaging products with minimal operator intervention.
Whether manufacturing folding cartons, auto-bottom boxes, corrugated envelopes, self-forming cases, or bespoke packaging products, the APR Box Plus 3 delivers the productivity, accuracy, and versatility required for today's competitive packaging industry.
Specifications
| Manufacturer | APR Solutions |
| Model | APR Box Plus 3 |
| Year | 2026 |
| Condition | New |
| Stock Number | 0000025 |
| Minimum sheet size | W: 230 mm H: 150 mm |
| Maximum sheet size | 700 x 1200 mm |
| Material thickness | 200gsm - 600gsm |
| Feeding system | Continuous friction feeder with lower vacuum system with continuous loading of products from above |
| Mechanical Speed | 120 m/min |
| Electric connection | 400 V 3 phase + N + E 50 Hz |
| Electric power consumption | 3 Kw + 6 Kw for the Hot Melt Gluing System |
| Compressed air | 6 BAR with a ½ inch connection. |
| Hot-melt glue unit for envelope forming | n. 1 gluing system, 4kg tank capacity, with n. 2 glue applicators with degradation free heated hoses |
| PSA glueing system | n. 1 gluing system, 4kg tank capacity, with n. 2 glue applicators with degradation free heated hoses |
| PSA glue application length | between 0 mm and 35 mm |
| Silicon liner width | between 10 mm and 50 mm |
| Max length of tape application | 999 mm |
| Min length of tape application | 70 mm |
| Min. distance between 2 applications in line | 60 mm |
| Min. distance between tape application and edge of the sheet | 5mm |
| Margin of error in tape application | ± 1 mm |
| Silicon tape reel dimensions | 76 mm internal diameter x 480 mm external diameter |





