Case Packing Machines Global Market Report 2026

Case packing machines are automated systems designed to efficiently pack individual products into cases or cartons for secure storage and transportation. These machines streamline packaging operations by reducing manual labor, improving accuracy, and ensuring consistent packing quality across high-volume production lines. They play a key role in enhancing productivity, minimizing product damage, and optimizing overall supply chain efficiency across various manufacturing industries.

The key machine types of case packing machines are top load, side load, and wrap-around. Top load refers to machines that place products vertically from above into an erected case, typically using pick-and-place mechanisms, making them well-suited for delicate, irregular, or upright-oriented items. These machines are available in automatic and semi-automatic configurations, with capacities of less than 10 cpm, 10 to 25 cpm, 25 to 50 cpm, and 50 to 100 cpm. Key users include manufacturers of snacks, frozen food, confectionery, chocolate and bars, cereals, bakery products, powders, coffee and tea, pet food, and dairy products.

Note that the outlook for this market is being affected by rapid changes in trade relations and tariffs globally. The report will be updated prior to delivery to reflect the latest status, including revised forecasts and quantified impact analysis. The report's Recommendations and Conclusions sections will be updated to give strategies for entities dealing with the fast-moving international environment.

Tariffs are influencing the case packing machines market by increasing costs of imported servo motors, robotic arms, sensors, control panels, and stainless-steel machine frames. Food and beverage manufacturers in North America and Europe are most affected due to reliance on imported automation components, while Asia-Pacific faces export pricing pressures. These tariffs are increasing capital expenditure for packaging line upgrades. However, they are also driving local machine manufacturing, regional automation ecosystems, and innovation in cost-efficient and modular case packing solutions.

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The case packing machines market size has grown strongly in recent years. It will grow from $0.98 billion in 2025 to $1.05 billion in 2026 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.1%. The growth in the historic period can be attributed to expansion of packaged food and beverage production, rising labor cost pressures, demand for higher packaging throughput, availability of modular packaging machinery, growth in FMCG manufacturing.

The case packing machines market size is expected to see strong growth in the next few years. It will grow to $1.37 billion in 2030 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.9%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to increasing investments in smart factories, rising demand for sustainable packaging solutions, expansion of e-commerce driven packaging needs, growing focus on packaging line efficiency, increasing adoption of robotics in packaging. Major trends in the forecast period include increasing adoption of fully automated case packers, rising use of robotic pick-and-place systems, expansion of high-speed packaging lines, growing demand for flexible packaging formats, integration of vision-guided inspection.

The rising demand for automation is expected to drive the growth of the case packing machines market going forward. Automation refers to the use of technology or machines to perform tasks with minimal or no human intervention. The demand for automation is increasing due to the need for higher operational efficiency as businesses aim to reduce costs, minimize errors, and enhance productivity. Case packing machines support automation by streamlining end-of-line packaging operations, ensuring precise product placement and consistent case sealing. They reduce manual labor by enabling faster, more accurate packing processes, improving overall production efficiency and reliability. For instance, in September 2024, according to the International Federation of Robotics, a Germany-based non-profit organization, 4,281,585 robotic units were operating in factories globally in 2023, marking a 10% increase from 3,904,000 units in 2022. Therefore, the rising demand for automation is driving the growth of the case packing machines market.

Major companies operating in the case packing machines market are focusing on advancements in digital technologies, such as vision-guided robotic case packing, to enhance speed, accuracy, and flexible changeovers. Vision-guided robotic case packing integrates cameras, real-time software, and servo motion to locate and orient products on the fly, synchronize multi-axis robots, and execute recipe-driven, error-proof changeovers with minimal human input. For instance, in November 2024, Delkor Systems, a US-based manufacturer of advanced robotic packaging machinery, launched the EVO Series Case Packer, a vision-guided robotic case packer. It is a modular, servo-driven machine engineered with a simplified mechanical architecture that minimizes moving parts, increasing reliability and easing maintenance. It features an intuitive touchscreen HMI with recipe-driven changeovers, enabling rapid switching between different package patterns and case sizes with minimal manual effort and operator intervention.

In July 2024, ATS Corporation, a Canada-based automation solutions company, acquired Paxiom Group for an undisclosed amount. Through this acquisition, ATS Corporation aims to strengthen its end-of-line offering, particularly case or tray packing and palletizing, by integrating Paxiom's portfolio of case packers and related automation solutions. This allows customers to deploy faster, more flexible secondary-pack solutions across food, beverage, and pharmaceutical operations. Paxiom Group is a Canada-based packaging machinery company providing case packing machines.

Major companies operating in the case packing machines market are BluePrint Automation, Delkor Systems Inc., Mpac Group plc, Somic Verpackungsmaschinen GmbH & Co. KG, Wayne Automation Corporation, Aagard Group, Cama Group, Fallas Automation Inc., Premier Tech Systems & Automation, Econocorp Inc., Hamrick Manufacturing & Service Inc., Shemesh Automation Ltd., Bradman Lake Group, Massman Automation Designs, Serpa Packaging Solutions, Pearson Packaging Systems, Schneider Packaging Equipment Company, Douglas Machine Inc., ADCO Manufacturing, PakTech, Tishma Technologies, Combi Packaging Systems, Krones AG, Sidel Group

Asia-Pacific was the largest region in the case packing machines market in 2025. The regions covered in the case packing machines market report are Asia-Pacific, South East Asia, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa

The countries covered in the case packing machines market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Taiwan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Canada, Italy, Spain.

The case packing machines market consists of sales of carton boxes, corrugated cases, packing trays, sealing tapes, wrapping films, conveyor belts, sensors, filling nozzles, robotic arms, labeling machines, case erectors, case sealers, pallets, shrink wrappers, and control panels. Values in this market are 'factory gate' values, that is, the value of goods sold by the manufacturers or creators of the goods, whether to other entities (including downstream manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors, and retailers) or directly to end customers. The value of goods in this market includes related services sold by the creators of the goods.

The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD unless otherwise specified).

The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products.

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The report covers market characteristics, size and growth, segmentation, regional and country breakdowns, total addressable market (TAM), market attractiveness score (MAS), competitive landscape, market shares, company scoring matrix, trends and strategies for this market. It traces the market's historic and forecast market growth by geography.

• The market characteristics section of the report defines and explains the market. This section also examines key products and services offered in the market, evaluates brand-level differentiation, compares product features, and highlights major innovation and product development trends.
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• Market segmentations break down the market into sub markets.
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Scope

• Markets Covered:1) By Machine: Top Load; Side Load; Wrap Around
• 2) By Automation: Automatic; Semi-Automatic
• 3) By Capacity: Less Than 10 CPM; 10 To 25 CPM; 25 To 50 CPM; 50 To 100 CPM
• 4) By End-User: Snacks; Frozen Food; Confectionery; Chocolate And Bars; Cereals; Bakery; Powder; Coffee And Tea; Pet Food; Dairy Products
• Subsegments:
• 1) By Top Load: Robotic Pick And Place Case Packers; Gantry Top Load Case Packers; Delta Robot Top Load Case Packers; Multi Head Top Load Case Packers; Vision Guided Top Load Case Packers; Integrated Case Erector And Top Loader
• 2) By Side Load: Horizontal Side Load Case Packers; Pusher Side Load Case Packers; Intermittent Motion Side Load Case Packers; Continuous Motion Side Load Case Packers; Integrated Case Erector And Side Loader; Sanitary Design Side Load Case Packers
• 3) By Wrap Around: Full Wrap Around Case Packers; Tray And Wrap Around Case Packers; Intermittent Motion Wrap Around Case Packers; Continuous Motion Wrap Around Case Packers; Pick And Place Wrap Around Case Packers; Display Ready Wrap Around Case Packers
• Companies Mentioned: BluePrint Automation; Delkor Systems Inc.; Mpac Group plc; Somic Verpackungsmaschinen GmbH & Co. KG; Wayne Automation Corporation; Aagard Group; Cama Group; Fallas Automation Inc.; Premier Tech Systems & Automation; Econocorp Inc.; Hamrick Manufacturing & Service Inc.; Shemesh Automation Ltd.; Bradman Lake Group; Massman Automation Designs; Serpa Packaging Solutions; Pearson Packaging Systems; Schneider Packaging Equipment Company; Douglas Machine Inc.; ADCO Manufacturing; PakTech; Tishma Technologies; Combi Packaging Systems; Krones AG; Sidel Group
• Countries: Australia; Brazil; China; France; Germany; India; Indonesia; Japan; Taiwan; Russia; South Korea; UK; USA; Canada; Italy; Spain.
• Regions: Asia-Pacific; South East Asia; Western Europe; Eastern Europe; North America; South America; Middle East; Africa
• Time Series: Five years historic and ten years forecast.
• Data: Ratios of market size and growth to related markets, GDP proportions, expenditure per capita,
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