ZRAY has launched a french fries box erecting and gluing machine for fast-food and central-kitchen packaging lines. The unit erects, squares, and hot-melt glues folded fries boxes from flat blanks at up to 80 boxes per minute, replacing a manual folding station that typically needs three to four workers per shift.

Built for Food-Grade Output

The machine runs the flat blanks through a dedicated feed magazine, erects the box around a forming head, and applies hot melt along the glue tab in a single cycle:

• Food-safe construction: stainless-steel contact surfaces and an NSF-grade conveyor option for washdown areas.
• Hot-melt gluing at 150–170 °C gives a strong side seam without tape, keeping the food-contact surface clean.
• Twin vacuum feed separates lightweight paperboard blanks (200–400 gsm) reliably without double-feeds.
• Siemens PLC with recipe storage for multiple box sizes; size changes under 3 minutes.
• CE and EAC certified, engineered by the team behind M&M and Duracell packaging lines.

Core parameters

Fit for Fast-Food Supply Chains

The machine suits fries processors, fast-food chains, and central kitchens that need consistent box output without relying on seasonal labor. A manual folding station typically produces 20–30 boxes per minute with three to four workers and a quality drift in the second half of a shift; the ZRAY machine holds the same rate hour after hour with zero operators on the station. The glued side seam also passes food-contact requirements, which hand-folded tabs with no adhesive sometimes fail at customer audit.

For high-volume operations, the platform can be paired with automated tray or case packing downstream. If your plant also erects standard shipping cases for bulk distribution, the Single-Piece Case Erector runs in the same line, and for large-format frozen fries production the Double-Head High-Speed Case Former covers the case-erecting stage at up to 40 CPM.

Automating your fast-food box line? Email [email protected] or WhatsApp +86 13681839278 with your box blank size and target speed. A ZRAY sales engineer replies within 24 working hours with a layout and 45-day delivery schedule. Send an inquiry directly — FAT testing with your blanks, remote video witnessing, and a 12-month warranty are standard.