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Integrated robotic cartoning — form, load, and close

Form. Load. Close.
Correct from the first box.

The Peregrine IS is a fully integrated, vision-guided cartoning system that forms cartons from flat blanks, loads product, and closes them — all inline in one monoblock. Patent-pending PBT carton forming and PCT carton control, JLS TRAK, VOB tooling, and a single control architecture. One of the smallest footprints in the industry — with fast, repeatable changeovers and U.S.-based support for maximum efficiency and uptime.
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120+
Cartons/min — max speed
Form·Load·Close
In one monoblock
Up to 3
Loading robots — ~450 products/min
50%
Smaller footprint vs. traditional*
Multiple PatentsAll in Food Packaging Automation
In-House ProgrammingControls, Vision & Robotics Expertise
Factory-Tested ReliabilityBacked by JLS Service & Support
World-Class ServiceDedicated Installation, Startup & Support
24–26 Week Delivery WindowFor Standardized Platforms
JLS Peregrine IS watercolor bird illustration

The JLS Peregrine IS is a fully integrated, vision-guided cartoning system that forms cartons from flat blanks, loads product, and closes them — all inline in one monoblock. Patent-pending PBT carton forming and PCT carton control, JLS TRAK, JLS-engineered VOB vacuum tooling, and a single B&R control architecture. 120+ cartons per minute, IP69K-capable, up to ~50% smaller footprint than traditional cartoners.

JLS Peregrine integrated robotic cartoning system with feature callouts — robotic carton forming, loading, and closing in the industry's narrowest footprint

In action

Watch the Peregrine IS form, load, and close cartons — in one monoblock

JLS Peregrine IS — monoblock robotic forming, loading and closing JLS Peregrine IS

JLS Peregrine IS — monoblock robotic forming, loading and closing

See the Peregrine IS form, load, and close top-load cartons in one integrated monoblock system.

Why Peregrine IS

The cartoning system that does it all — in one monoblock.

Traditional carton formers drop the carton onto a lug belt, takeaway conveyor, or vacuum belt after forming — and that transfer point is the leading cause of downtime. Right-angle offsets eat floor space, full changeovers stop the line for hours, and separate controls add complexity. The Peregrine IS was engineered to eliminate each of these problems: PBT forming runs inline, PCT never lets go of the carton, and a single B&R controller runs everything from one HMI.

Flat blank in. Sealed carton out. Every Peregrine IS is configured to your primary pack, carton style, and facility — so the most complex step on the line becomes one of the most predictable. Also see the standalone Peregrine carton loader for lines where forming is already in place.

IBIE 2025 · Best-in-ClassAutomation & Robotics — won by the Peregrine IS

The Challenge

The gap most food lines share — and the system built to close it.

✕The Problem

Manual handling at this station is hard to staff — and harder to keep consistent

The same repetitive work, every shift — capping throughput and adding food-safety risk.

The repetitive manual work at this step is increasingly difficult to staff, and consistency slips across shifts. When people fall behind, the line slows, rework climbs, and hand contact adds a food-safety exposure. Add high annual turnover, rising ergonomic claims, and a shrinking labor pool, and the cost of doing it by hand keeps climbing.

Chronic
Turnover in manual packing roles
24–36 mo
Typical full-payback window
Line rate
Throughput manual handling can't sustain
✓The Solution

Engineered robotic automation configured to your exact product

JLS engineers, tests, and installs the system — proven before it ships.

JLS designs the system around your product, package, and line — robots, tooling, vision, and controls engineered and programmed in-house. We prove it on your actual product in our York, PA Flight Lab before final design, so the line runs at rate, holds consistent placement every cycle, and stands up to daily washdown.

24–36 mo
Typical ROI timeline
Minutes
Recipe-driven changeover
In-house
Controls & software, by JLS

Test before you commit

See the Peregrine IS form and load
your cartons before you commit.

Send us your product. We'll run it on a live Peregrine in our Flight Lab with tooling configured for it — your primary packs picked and loaded into your carton — before any capital commitment.

Live
Robotic test with real product
U.S. Built
U.S. built automation
No
Commitment required
Test your product in the Flight Lab

Applications & Package Types

The Peregrine IS — integrated cartoning

The Peregrine IS forms the carton from a flat blank, loads product, and closes it — all inline in one monoblock. PBT (Positive Board Transport) puts forming and closing in line with loading for a dramatically small footprint. Vision identifies each pack so high-payload washdown-capable delta robots load it with no fixed tooling, while JLS TRAK and PCT keep the carton under full control from forming through closing. One configured-for-your-line turnkey system.

Products Cartoned

BakerySnack cakes, cookies, muffins
CheeseSticks, cubes, blocks
Frozen FoodsIQF, finger foods, ice cream novelties
Meat & PoultrySausage, bacon, nuggets, meatballs
Assembled SandwichesWrapped & bagged
Other ProductsTalk to our engineers

Primary Packs Loaded

Flow PacksFlow-wrapped product
Thermoformed PouchesSealed protein packs
Flexible Bags / VFFSBagger output
Sleeves & Naked ProductVision-guided, no tooling
Top-Load CartonsGlue or lock-style tri-seal
Multi-CountBack-to-back SKUs

The Challenge

Traditional cartoning is bulky, rigid,
and prone to downtime.

✕ The Problem

Conveyor transfers and rigid formers cost you floor space and uptime

The transfer between forming and loading is the #1 source of downtime.

Traditional cartoning lines drop the carton onto a vacuum belt or high-speed conveyor after forming — and that transfer point is the leading cause of downtime. Right-angle offsets to fit the former eat floor space, full changeovers stop the line for hours, and separate controls for the conveyor and the robots add complexity. Manual carton loading adds labor that's increasingly hard to staff.

#1
Downtime cause:
transfer points
Hours
Traditional
changeover time
Floor
Lost to right-angle
former offsets
→
✓ The Solution

Vision-guided robotic loading — any pack into the carton, under full control

One Peregrine loads what your line makes.

Peregrine picks primary packages from your flow wrapper, thermoformer, or bagger — vision identifies each pack's position and orientation, so high-payload washdown-capable delta robots load them into top-load cartons with no fixed tooling. JLS TRAK moves cartons at high speed and PCT never lets go, eliminating the transfer-point failures that stall traditional lines. Add robots to scale. Designed, built, and programmed in-house by JLS.

120+/min
Cartons —
covers 90% of apps
Seconds
Changeover
on the HMI
In-house
Programming & Support
JLS Flight Lab

See the Peregrine load your
cartons before you commit.

Send us your product. We'll run it on a live Peregrine in York, PA — your primary packs picked and loaded into your carton, with the tooling configured for it — before any capital commitment.

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Application Engineering & Integration

Configured for your product. Scalable across your line.

Every Peregrine IS ships from the same proven monoblock platform — forming, loading, and closing cartons in one compact footprint, configured to your carton style and primary pack. One team, one facility, one integration.

UPSTREAM Flow-wrapped / bagged product PEREGRINE IS MONOBLOCK CARTONER FORM · LOAD · CLOSE PER APPLICATION DOWNSTREAM Case packing OUTPUT Distribution

Core Technology

The engineering behind the Peregrine

The core systems on the Peregrine IS — PBT carton forming, JLS TRAK and PCT carton handling, JLS-engineered VOB tooling, vision-guided robotics, and a single control platform — are designed, built, and programmed in-house at our York, PA facility. Backed by multiple patents, these are the innovations behind one of the smallest-footprint robotic cartoners in the food industry.

Stainless steel construction icon
IP69K-Capable · Built for Washdown

Designed to get wet — IP69K washdown

Open-frame design, sloped surfaces, and NEMA 4X controls, washdown construction options — with IP69K-rated components — for high-pressure, high-temperature washdown where required. Built for the food zone from day one — VOB tooling makes sanitation a tool swap, not a cleaning event.

IP69K*-capable Minimal Harborage NEMA 4X
Vision-guided accuracy icon
Locate · Pick · Load

Vision-guided delta robotics

Vision identifies the exact position and orientation of each incoming pack — naked or packaged — so high-payload washdown-capable delta robots pick and load it into the carton with no fixed tooling or guides. Handles flow packs, thermoformed pouches, flexible bags, and loose product without changeover.

Vision-Guided No Fixed Tooling High-Payload Delta
VOB vacuum tooling icon
Vacuum On Board · Sanitary

VOB vacuum tooling

JLS Vacuum-On-Board tooling puts the vacuum generator on the robot arm — eliminating problematic hosing and clogged airlines, and cutting compressed-air use by more than 50% versus conventional vacuum systems. Sanitation is a simple end-of-arm tool swap. Every tool is configured and lab-tested for your product.

Vacuum On Board 50%+ Air Savings Tool-Swap Sanitation
Tool-less changeover — under 5 minutes
On-the-Fly · HMI-Driven

On-the-fly changeover

Switch SKUs without stopping — JLS TRAK changes pitch between carriers so different counts run back-to-back. Carton changeover uses a quick-change blank station and HMI recipe; tool changes for the robots take minutes. No mechanical re-tooling, no hours-long line stop.

Seconds on HMI Back-to-Back SKUs
Multi-cell multi-head scaling icon
No Conveyor Transitions

JLS TRAK + PCT carton control

JLS TRAK moves cartons at high speed with extremely accurate positioning, and PCT (Positive Carton Transport) keeps full control of the carton through loading — it never lets go. That eliminates the transfer-point drop that is the #1 source of downtime on traditional cartoning lines. Add robots to scale throughput.

PCT Never Releases No Transfer Failures
In-house programming and HMI icon
York, PA · Designed & Programmed In-House

Single control platform & in-house software

One B&R controller runs the JLS TRAK track and the robots from a single HMI — no separate conveyor control system to integrate. Software is written and owned entirely by JLS, so new recipes and remote support come directly from the team that built your system.

In-House Programming ERP/MES Ready

Options & Add-Ons

More ways to fit your line.

Product stacking, grouping and shingling icon

Multi-count & collated loading

Peregrine can strategically position the carton while loading, so the robots place single packs or build multi-count and collated arrangements in each carton — optimizing robot efficiency. Vision keeps placement consistent carton after carton.

Counts and arrangements are part of the recipe — switching is an HMI change alongside changeover, with no mechanical re-tooling.

Multi-Count
Multiple packs
per carton
Collated
Arranged in
the carton
Recipe
Counts change
on the HMI
Cardboard insert feeding icon
Carton Blank Magazine
An ergonomic, quick-change blank station feeds flat carton blanks, and PBT (Positive Blank Transport) places them in perfect registration — easily accessed within the guard doors for fast clearing and changeover.
Integrated sanitary infeed
Integrated Sanitary Infeed
JLS coordinates sanitary infeed conveyors that present product cleanly and consistently to the robots — the steady, even supply vision-guided picking depends on.
Additional loading robots icon
Additional Loading Robots
For higher production rates, add loading robots to increase throughput — the platform and single B&R control architecture scale without re-engineering the line.
Configure Your System
Need Something Specific?
Every Peregrine is configured to your product, carton, and facility. Talk to a JLS application engineer about your exact requirements.
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Talk to a JLS Application Specialist

See exactly how the Peregrine fits your line.

Our application specialists know food production — not just robots. Share your product, your line layout, and your throughput targets. They'll tell you whether the Peregrine is the right fit, what configuration makes sense, and what to expect from commissioning through full ROI.

JLS + Reiser: Expertise across the line

Planning more than just cartoning?

JLS and Reiser (a leading food processing and packaging equipment company) help deliver complete lines — from product preparation and primary loading through packaging, case packing, and load securement — engineered as one coordinated solution.

Full food production line — JLS + Reiser: expertise across the line Ten production-line stages across four zones. JLS-built robotic automation stages are shown in purple; stages available through Reiser's OEM portfolio in blue; customer-selected or partner equipment in gray. Dashed lines mark coordinated integration points. Prepare. Portion. Form. Load. Seal. Case. Carton. Collate. Stack. Secure. 01Mixing &blendingGrindingEmulsifyingMarinatingTumblingAvailable throughReiser portfolio 02Forming &portioningStuffingExtrudingPatty formingDepositingAvailable throughReiser portfolio 03FurtherprocessingSlicingDicingShreddingTenderizingAvailable throughReiser portfolio 04PrimaryloadingPick & placeVision-guidedLane loadingProduct collationJLS TALON®JLS KESTREL™JLS Automation 05PrimarypackagingThermoformingTray sealingVacuum / MAPSkin packAvailable throughReiser portfolio 06CasepackingRobotic case loadingRobotic loadingWashdown configurationsHygienic optionsJLS OSPREY®HAWK™ · PATTY HAWK™Case erecting & sealing via partner equip.JLS Automation 07CartoningForm, load,close cartonsCompact footprintWashdown-capable designJLS PEREGRINE® ISPEREGRINE ISJLS Automation 08Collation /bundlingCount & stackBundle packMultipackPartner equipmentscope-dependent 09PalletizingLayer buildingRobotic palletizingSlip-sheet placeLayer padPartner equipmentscope-dependent 10LoadsecurementStretch wrapBandingCorner boardTop sheetPartner equipmentscope-dependent Tier 1 Primary Packaging The package that touches the product Tier 2 Secondary Packaging Cases, cartons, and multipacks for retail or distribution Tier 3 Tertiary Packaging Stretch wrap, ship-ready unit

Together, JLS and Reiser help food manufacturers develop coordinated processing and packaging lines—from product preparation and primary package loading and sealing through cartoning, case packing and load securement.

Illustrative line architecture. Stages, equipment suppliers and sequence vary by product and project scope. Not every food line uses every stage, and slicing, cooking, freezing, inspection and other processes may occur in different positions.

Scroll left and right to scan the full line. Open the printable line map →

JLS-built robotic automation Available through Reiser’s OEM portfolio Customer-selected / third-party equipment Coordinated integration point

Reiser role across the line

Food-processing expertise, application development, equipment selection, product testing, and sales & lifecycle support.

JLS role at robotic packaging stages

Robotic engineering, product & package handling, controls interfaces, and integration & FAT when included in project scope.

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Specs & Configuration

Peregrine technical specifications

Configuration snapshot

The Peregrine IS is configured to your primary pack, carton style, and throughput target. Robot count scales with your rate; the monoblock footprint stays the same.

1 robot
Entry rate*
Lower-volume lines — same monoblock platform.
2+ robots
120+ CPM
Higher-throughput configurations. Add robots as volume grows.

*Cartons per minute vary by primary pack, carton style, and count-per-carton. JLS confirms the right configuration during a line assessment.

Specification Value
Throughput 120+ cartons per minute (CPM)
System Architecture Form, Load & Close monoblock (PBT inline forming)
Configuration Range 1–4 forming heads · 1–3 loading robots · 1–4 closing heads
Footprint (approx.) One of the narrowest cartoning footprints in the category (up to ~50% floor-space savings). Contact JLS for actual footprint sizes.
Robot Type High-payload washdown-capable delta robots
End-of-Arm Tooling VOB (Vacuum-on-Board) — configured per primary pack
Primary Packs Loaded Flow packs, thermoformed pouches, flexible bags/VFFS, sleeves, naked product
Carton Types Top-load tri-seal; other styles per application
Carton Transport JLS TRAK high-speed carton conveyor + PCT (Positive Carton Transport) — no drop transfer
Vision System JLS EyeQ — identifies pack position and orientation for tooling-free loading
Control System Single B&R controller for forming, loading, and closing — one HMI
Changeover HMI-guided recipe changeover (seconds, not hours)
Sanitation rating IP69K-capable†; open-frame stainless NEMA 4X construction
Electrical Supply 480VAC ±10%, 3-phase, 60Hz
Air Supply 80+ PSI, clean, dry, lube-free
Manufactured York, PA — designed, built, and programmed by JLS Automation

*Estimated rates vary by product, tooling, and configuration. Specifications may vary by configuration — contact JLS for your specific application.

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Compare

Peregrine IS vs. the field

Feature Manual Loading Standard Pick-and-Place Peregrine IS
Throughput Limited by hand speed Varies; often requires separate former 120+ cartons/min
Carton forming included Manual erect or separate machine Separate former required PBT inline forming — no separate machine
Transfer-point downtime Manual — operator errors Belt drop after forming = #1 downtime cause PCT never releases — zero transfer drops
Washdown rating N/A IP54–IP65 (partial) IP69K*-capable
Labor required 2–4 operators/line 1–2 operators Eliminates manual cartoning positions
Changeover time N/A 30–60+ min (mechanical) Seconds on HMI; back-to-back SKUs
Footprint vs. traditional N/A Full right-angle former offset required Up to ~50% smaller footprint vs. traditional cartoners
In-house programming N/A Varies by vendor ✓ In-house by JLS

Based on typical top-load cartoning installations. *Specific components are IP69K-rated; system-level ingress protection varies by configuration. Contact JLS for details.

FAQ

Questions our engineers get asked most

Integrated cartoning, throughput, PBT board forming, carton control, sanitation, and ROI — answered by JLS application engineers.

JLS doesn't publish standard list pricing — cost is confirmed during the proposal process based on your product, package format, and configuration. Most JLS Peregrine IS projects evaluate payback in the 24–36 month range, depending on labor cost, shift schedule, line speed, and uptime improvement. JLS reviews your product, package format, line speed, staffing model, and current production challenges to determine where a Peregrine IS creates the strongest return.

The Peregrine IS is a fully integrated, vision-guided cartoning system. It forms cartons from flat blanks using PBT (Positive Board Transport), robotically picks and loads primary packages into those cartons, and closes them — all inline in one monoblock. JLS TRAK moves the carton at high speed and PCT keeps full control through loading and closing.

Flow packs, thermoformed pouches, flexible and VFFS bags, sleeves, and naked product. Vision identifies the position and orientation of each pack, so the robots load a wide variety of products into top-load cartons with no fixed tooling or guides — across bakery, cheese, frozen, meat & poultry, and assembled sandwiches.

The Peregrine IS runs glue and lock-style tri-seal cartons today — bring us your carton spec and we can quote it. Micro-flute corrugate is an application we’re actively developing. We believe the platform suits it, and we’d approach it the way we approach any new application: review the design together, then prove it with conceptual testing and your actual carton in the Flight Lab before anyone commits to a build. If micro-flute is on your roadmap, it’s a conversation worth having early.

The Peregrine IS runs at 120+ cartons per minute — at 30+ robot cycles per minute on a four-carton configuration, rates run above 120 (33 cycles ≈ 130 cpm) — with up to three loading robots handling roughly 450 products per minute. That covers more than 90% of applications. Actual throughput varies by application and is limited by upstream and downstream capacity. Additional loading robots can be added to increase throughput.

PCT (Positive Carton Transport) keeps full control of the carton through loading and never lets go. Traditional systems drop the carton onto a vacuum belt or conveyor after forming, and that transfer point is the #1 source of downtime. PCT eliminates it — paired with the JLS TRAK high-speed track for accurate positioning.

Up to ~50% smaller footprint than traditional top- and end-load cartoners. The inline PBT design eliminates the right-angle former offsets that consume floor space, so a Peregrine IS in line behind your primary packaging can free up significant production floor.

Changeover happens in seconds via an HMI recipe — no mechanical adjustment required. JLS TRAK changes pitch between carriers so different counts run back-to-back, and a quick-change carton blank station handles carton changes. Tool changes for the robots, when needed, take minutes.

Yes. The Peregrine IS is IP69K-capable, with open-frame cleanable construction and NEMA 4X controls. VOB tooling makes sanitation a simple end-of-arm tool swap rather than a cleaning event — no clogged airlines to contend with.

The Peregrine IS is designed, built, programmed, and tested at JLS Automation’s facility in York, Pennsylvania. A single B&R controller runs the JLS TRAK track and the robots from one HMI — no separate conveyor control system — and JLS writes and supports its own software, so service comes from the team that built your system.

It depends on the current process, line speed, and shift schedule, but the Peregrine IS typically takes over repetitive manual positions for carton forming, loading, and closing, and runs them consistently across every shift. Beyond headcount, processors choose automation for consistency, ergonomics, food safety, uptime, and more predictable throughput when labor availability is tight.

Yes. Before any capital commitment, JLS runs your actual product on a Peregrine IS in our York, PA Flight Lab with tooling configured for it, and validates the application on your real product — validating tooling, pick method, and carton loading before final design and reducing project risk.

Often, yes. The Peregrine IS is frequently integrated into existing production and packaging lines. The final design depends on available floor space, line speed, product presentation, controls, sanitation access, and your upstream and downstream equipment. JLS reviews the full line so the system fits the way the plant already runs.

To scope a Peregrine IS system, JLS typically reviews your product type and dimensions, photos or video of the current line, package format, target speeds, SKU mix, labor model, sanitation requirements, available floor space, and the main production problem to solve. Clear application detail up front makes it easier to recommend the right configuration and estimate scope.

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* Specific components of the Peregrine IS are IP69K-rated. System-level ingress protection varies by configuration. Contact your JLS representative for full details on your application.

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