Barca de Mexico Brings Technology to the Forefront, Paper360º September/October 2025

Jose Ignacio Barragán Ocampo stands beside the newest machine installed at his corrugated packaging plant in San Juan del Río, Querétaro, Mexico. The equipment, a J&L Mark 5 XT Specialty Folder-Gluer, folds, glues, and ejects completed boxes at speeds that would have been difficult to imagine a year ago. The machine is now fully operational. The process of bringing it to the floor, however, started much earlier.

For years, Barca de Mexico relied on manual folding for several of its product lines. This method was sufficient for simpler box styles, labor was consistent, and the team managed the workload well. But as demand changed, a particular box design began to have higher levels of demand: the 4-cell auto bottom. The design, used for packaging items like beverages and other goods that require internal compartment, is more complex to assemble than standard designs, and presented a unique challenge.

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