I am looking for an automatic packaging machine that sandwiches items
between two continuous rolls of cohesive corrugated cardboard (rolls
are approx 18" wide) and then cuts the package to length and applies a
shipping label.  The end result is a package for various sized
shipments up to about 15" x 15" x 2 to 3 inches thick.  This machine
exists and I have seen it in action at a packaging show.

Hello malco3h-ga,

Thank you for your question.

The product you're looking for is called a "cold seal machine."

Ohio-based manufacturer System Packaging, a division of Glassline
Corporation, produces a couple models of this type of machine:

For nonrandomly sized packages: model 900 
See: http://www.glasslinecompanies.com/systempackaging/pages/model900.html
(scroll down to the bottom to see picture)
Approx. $31,000

For random length packages (e.g., books/videos): model 9000
See: http://www.glasslinecompanies.com/systempackaging/pages/model9000.html
(scroll down to the bottom to see picture)
Approx. $42,000

Applicator attachment for labels is about $18,000 - $19,000.

System Packaging
http://www.glasslinecompanies.com/
Perrysburg, Ohio 43551
Telephone: (419) 666-9712
Fax: (419) 666-8072
Contact: Don Antonevich

You may indeed have seen their products, as the representative I spoke
to says the company has attended shows.

If you require any clarification, please don't hesitate to ask before
rating this answer.  Thank you.


Search strategy:
  contacted www.pmmi.org

Additional link:
  Walz Scale Company (retailer)
  http://www.walzeq.com/feedback.htm

Many thanks.  I will work with this company to see if they can solve our situation.

Check e-bay. May also contact a glassware company as they use that
type of material often.

Glad to help.  Let me know if you have any questions, and please stop by again!

jbf777

If you need a shipping label applied FOX IV Technologies offers
printer applicators that can print and apply a shipping label with
packing slip informatioin on the reverse.

www.foxiv.com