Company Category: Depalletizers (Mechanical)

AFA Systems Ltd. (AFA) is a secondary packaging machinery manufacturer whose focus is to provide customers with the best in engineered product handling and packaging machinery solutions. Our team’s extensive experience coupled with state of the art engineering tools and facilities assures our customers a proven partner for fulfilling their packaging automation requirements. Our primary expertise custom engineered cartoners, case packers and palletizers. Our reach also includes case erectors, tray formers, accumulators and custom designed machines. Our primary industry is food and beverage. | Desde el inicio de AFA Systems Ltd, nos hemos especializado en soluciones de automatizacin de diseo personalizado para su producto en una variedad importante de industrias en todo el mundo. Nuestros productos principales incluyen encartonadoras horizontales y verticales, encajadoras de carga superior y lateral, mangas de cartulina. | AFA Systems is a leading designer and manufacturer of end-of-line packaging automation equipment, recognized for delivering rugged, production-proven solutions that help manufacturers improve efficiency, reliability, and throughput. Headquartered in Ontario, Canada and a state-of-art facility located in Ohio, USA, AFA supports customers across North America and the world with engineered systems built for real-world manufacturing environments.AFA specializes in transforming complex packaging challenges into practical, dependable automation. The company designs and manufactures complete systems for cartoning, case packing, palletizing, and integrated material handling, with a strong focus on clean mechanical design, consistent performance, and long-term uptime. Each project is engineered to match the customer’s product, packaging format, and line requirements, ensuring solutions that are both effective and easy to operate and maintain.In the beverage industry, AFA is particularly well known for its case packers designed specifically for wine and bottles. These applications demand careful handling, accurate placement, and strong package protection without compromising speed. AFA’s bottle and wine case packing systems are engineered to manage these challenges through controlled product movement, precise loading, and stable case presentation—protecting both the product and brand while maintaining reliable output.AFA also designs high-performance cartoners for cans, supporting a wide range of can packaging formats used in beverage and consumer goods markets. These cartoners deliver consistent carton formation, accurate loading, and dependable operation at production speeds, while remaining flexible enough to accommodate multiple SKUs and pack styles with efficient changeovers.Beyond equipment design, AFA is known for its robust spare parts and service support. Customers benefit from responsive technical assistance, readily available spare parts, and knowledgeable service teams in both Canada and the United States. This commitment to after-sales support ensures long-term reliability, protects customer investments, and keeps production lines running smoothly for years to come. | AFA Systems Ltd. (AFA) is a secondary packaging machinery manufacturer whose focus is to provide customers with the best in engineered product handling and packaging machinery solutions. Our team’s extensive experience coupled with state of the art engineering tools and facilities assures our customers a proven partner for fulfilling their packaging automation requirements.At AFA Systems, our product is an automation solution. We are specialists in the science of making automation work. Our tool is engineering and the end result is performance. AFA’s automation program starts when standard automation practices stop. We design, build and integrate automation components that work together as one highly effective manufacturing cell. It is this unique skill set that has allowed AFA to solve automation problems for our customers. Let AFA help your company improve its competitive advantage by overcoming all of your automation challenges. | AFA Systems Ltd. is a leading global manufacturer of engineered packaging automation systems, specializing in high-performance end-of-line machinery. For over two decades, AFA has been delivering customized cartoning, case packing, palletizing, and robotic integration solutions to some of the world’s most recognized brands across the food, beverage, personal care, nutraceutical, and industrial markets.Our mission is to design and build world-class automation systems that deliver reliability, flexibility, and total cost-of-ownership value. We accomplish this through a unique blend of advanced engineering, integrated robotics, modular design, and unmatched customer service. From high-speed continuous motion cartoners to complex robotic palletizing cells, AFA Systems provides turnkey automation solutions that improve line efficiency, product protection, and operating profitability.Core Capabilities:Cartoning Systems: AFA designs and manufactures a complete range of cartoners, including vertical (VFFS), horizontal (HFFS), continuous motion, intermittent motion, auto-load, and manual load configurations. Our machines can handle a wide variety of carton styles, sizes, and closure types including tuck, glue, and hot melt sealing. Case Packing & Tray Packing: AFA has recently launched our TRANSPACKTOR Case Packer that is designed to place the case over the product array for increase efficiency and gentle product handling. Our portfolio also includes side-load, wrap-around, top-load, and robotic case packers. Palletizing Systems: AFA offers both conventional and robotic palletizing solutions. From low-speed manual assist systems to fully autonomous multi-line robotic palletizers, we tailor each solution to match the specific production, space, and labor requirements of our customers. Robotic Integration: We leverage robotics to increase line flexibility, reduce labor costs, and improve safety. AFA integrates articulated arms, delta robots, and SCARA robots for picking, placing, collating, and palletizing. Custom Engineered Solutions: Every AFA system is engineered-to-order, ensuring that your equipment fits your space, throughput requirements, and product specifications. Aftermarket Services – Full Lifecycle Support:AFA Systems supports every machine we build with comprehensive aftermarket services to ensure long-term performance, uptime, and productivity. OEM Spare Parts: Fast delivery of high-quality OEM parts reduces downtime and ensures optimal machine performance.Field Service Support: Our experienced technicians provide global on-site support for commissioning, maintenance, upgrades, and emergency repairs.Machine Upgrades and Retrofits: Extend the lifecycle of your existing equipment with servo upgrades, robotics integration, safety enhancements, and performance optimization kits.Training and Documentation: We offer personalized training for operators and maintenance teams, as well as detailed technical manuals, videos, and SOPs to maintain performance standards.Remote Diagnostics and Virtual Support: AFA provides real-time troubleshooting, performance monitoring, and firmware/software updates.Why AFA?AFA Systems brings together deep industry knowledge, engineering excellence, and customer-first service. Whether you need a high-speed cartoner for a new product launch, a flexible robotic case packing cell, or a full-line automation system, AFA delivers solutions that meet your technical requirements and business goals. | AFA Systems Ltd. (AFA) is a secondary packaging machinery manufacturer whose focus is to provide customers with the best in engineered product handling and packaging machinery solutions. Our team’s extensive experience coupled with state of the art engineering tools and facilities assures our customers a proven partner for fulfilling their packaging automation requirements. | AFA Systems is a leading designer and manufacturer of end-of-line packaging automation equipment, recognized for delivering rugged, production-proven solutions that help manufacturers improve efficiency, reliability, and throughput. Headquartered in Ontario, Canada and a state-of-art facility located in Ohio, USA, AFA supports customers across North America and the world with engineered systems built for real-world manufacturing environments. AFA specializes in transforming complex packaging challenges into practical, dependable automation. The company designs and manufactures complete systems for cartoning, case packing, palletizing, and integrated material handling, with a strong focus on clean mechanical design, consistent performance, and long-term uptime. Each project is engineered to match the customer’s product, packaging format, and line requirements, ensuring solutions that are both effective and easy to operate and maintain. In the beverage industry, AFA is particularly well known for its case packers designed specifically for wine and bottles. These applications demand careful handling, accurate placement, and strong package protection without compromising speed. AFA’s bottle and wine case packing systems are engineered to manage these challenges through controlled product movement, precise loading, and stable case presentation—protecting both the product and brand while maintaining reliable output. AFA also designs high-performance cartoners for cans, supporting a wide range of can packaging formats used in beverage and consumer goods markets. These cartoners deliver consistent carton formation, accurate loading, and dependable operation at production speeds, while remaining flexible enough to accommodate multiple SKUs and pack styles with efficient changeovers. Beyond equipment design, AFA is known for its robust spare parts and service support. Customers benefit from responsive technical assistance, readily available spare parts, and knowledgeable service teams in both Canada and the United States. This commitment to after-sales support ensures long-term reliability, protects customer investments, and keeps production lines running smoothly for years to come.