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Article | September 30, 2000

Horizontal cartoner

The “Stealth” from MGS Machine (Maple Grove, MN) is a high-speed, continuous-motion, small-center horizontal cartoner targeted toward the pharmaceutical industry.

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Capable of operating speeds to 400 cartons/min it features a touch-screen HMI and servo drives. HMI supplies online access to diagnostics information setup and changeover recipes and the operator and maintenance manual in real time.

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