Cartoning machines or cartoners are packaging systems which erect, close and fill sealed cartons. In essence, they pick up a flat carton (known as a blank), erect it into a rectangular shape, push the product into the carton (or fill it through a vertical flow), and close the carton via end flaps or a fold-over lid.An automatic or semiautomatic machine used in piece-by-piece wrapping of mass-produced articles (such as candy, soap, and razor blades) or in wrapping of predetermined quantities of merchandise (such as pastry, sugar, and cigarettes).