The Focke HLP 180 is an entry-level hinge-lid cigarette packing machine — producing 180 hard box packs per minute through an intermittent motion process that erects blanks, fills packs, seals lids, and cellophaners in sequence. It suits tobacco factory operations targeting annual cigarette production under 1 billion cigarettes per year where hinge-lid hard box format is required.
The HLP 180’s lower capital cost compared to the HLP 225 and HLP 250 makes it an accessible entry point to automated hinge-lid cigarette packing. Its intermittent motion design provides sufficient dwell time at each station for reliable blank erection and cigarette pack forming at rated cigarette production speed.
