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Mechanical De-Boxer (DC-40-16)

Removes cardboard cartons from 20kg / 40lb blocks of cheese at a rate of 16 blocks per minute.

Industry Dairy Med
The fully automatic, Mechanical De-Boxer is the original market leader with proven reliability, highest throughput and safest design.

Also known as the Mechanical De-Boxer or DC-40-16, it is specifically designed to remove cardboard cartons from 20kg/40lb blocks of cheese at a rate of 16 blocks per minute.

The Mechanical De-Boxer/De-Cartoner safely and reliably removes the outer packaging presenting a de-boxed, wrapped block every time.

The De-Boxer/De-Cartoner uses MHM’s proprietary cutting and carton removal technology which has been improved year after year to provide unparalleled reliability.

Key benefits:

  • Reduced labour – allows staff to be re-deployed to higher value work
  • Elimination of manual handling, knives and the associated risk of injury to staff
  • Waste corrugate managed effectively
  • Best in class footprint


Previously known as H&C Mechanical De-Bagger, these were originally developed by Haden & Custance (H&C), which is now part of MHM Automation.

While many other companies provide solutions to putting product into packaging, we are specialists in removing packaging from product ready for further processing.

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