C-Suite 6-8-10 Automatic Fanfold Magazine System

How it works

Each row of the magazine has a left and a right section, and each section can hold a different fanfold board. The box machine takes board from the section that suits the box being cut, so the board width follows the box size instead of one board width for every order.

Configurations

• 3+3 – six fanfold boards
• 4+4 – eight fanfold boards
• 5+5 – ten fanfold boards

Technical specifications

• Board width: 400–2500 mm
• Board thickness: 2–7 mm
• Axis speed: 3 m/min
• Total servo motor power: 0.75 kW
• Electric supply: 220 V, 50/60 Hz, single phase
• Compressed air: 6–7 bar
• Weight: 1200 kg

Frequently asked questions

Can C-Suite be used on its own?

No. C-Suite is an add-on magazine system. It is mounted behind a Neobox or Optibox CNC box machine and feeds board to it.

Why use a fanfold magazine?

With several board widths ready in the magazine, the box machine can switch between box sizes without stopping to load a new board, which keeps mixed orders running.

Which configuration do I need?

It depends on how many different board widths and grades you run. Tell us your box size range and daily output and we will recommend 3+3, 4+4 or 5+5.

Why use several board widths?

Cutting each box from the narrowest board that fits reduces board waste, especially when orders vary a lot in size.

Can I add C-Suite to an existing Neobox or Optibox?

Ask our team about your machine; the magazine is designed to be fitted behind these machines.

Can I start small and automate later?

Yes. The range is modular: a CNC machine can be extended with a magazine, a sheet feeder, a scanner and a closing machine as volumes grow.

Do you help with box design?

Yes. EDDAWORKS® includes 50+ box styles and a designer, and our team helps set up the styles you need.

See all box on demand machines and CNC cardboard packaging.

Full specifications, layout drawings and options are in the product catalogue.

Where the C-Suite 6-8-10 is used

C-Suite 6-8-10 is an automatic fanfold magazine fitted behind a Neobox or Optibox CNC box machine. It holds six, eight or ten fanfold boards and feeds the right one to the machine, so boxes of different widths and board grades can be made one after another without changing board by hand.

Mixed orders in e-commerce and fulfilment

When consecutive orders need very different box sizes, the magazine switches to the board width that fits each box, which saves board and keeps the machine running.

Several board grades

Light and heavy products can use different flutes and grades, all loaded in the magazine at the same time.

Furniture and long products

Wide and narrow boxes for panels and components run in the same shift without stopping to change the board.

How the C-Suite magazine works

Each row of the magazine has a left and a right section, and each section holds a different fanfold board. When the box machine cuts a box, it takes board from the section that suits that box, so the board width follows the box size instead of one board width for every order.

Board widths from 400 to 2500 mm and thicknesses from 2 to 7 mm can be loaded. The magazine axis moves at 3 m/min, driven by servo motors with a total power of 0.75 kW.

• 3+3 configuration: six fanfold boards.
• 4+4 configuration: eight fanfold boards.
• 5+5 configuration: ten fanfold boards.

Why made-to-measure boxes pay off

A packing operation that ships many product sizes from a few stock boxes pays three times for the empty space: in cardboard, in void fill such as paper or air pillows, and in freight, because carriers charge bulky parcels by volume. Products that move inside an oversized box are also more likely to be damaged.

Cutting each box to the product removes most of that empty space. Instead of storing dozens of box sizes, the plant stores a few grades of fanfold or sheet board and cuts what it needs, when it needs it. See our guide What is a box on demand machine? and our e-commerce and mixed box sizes page.

How the machines work together

Edda’s cardboard range is modular. A plant can start with a single CNC box machine and add feeding, measuring, closing and labelling as volumes grow:

Machine	Role	Key figures	Power / air
Neobox	CNC box maker (independent axle-driven tools)	Board up to 2500 mm, 2–7 mm; 200 / 120 m/min axes; 7–16 longitudinal stations	220 V single-phase, 2.5 kW
Optibox	CNC box maker (tool-carrying belt)	Board up to 2500 mm, 2–7 mm; 200 / 120 m/min axes; 7–16 longitudinal stations	220 V single-phase, 2.5 kW
C-Suite 6-8-10	Fanfold magazine behind Neobox/Optibox	6, 8 or 10 boards; 400–2500 mm wide	220 V single-phase, 6–7 bar
Sealmaster	FEFCO 0410 closing and gluing	Boxes 100–1200 × 300–2800 × 28–250 mm; 3 hot-melt stations	380 V three-phase, 8 kW
Themis	Complete line: scan, cut, form, close	Products 100 × 20 × 300 to 1000 × 250 × 3000 mm	380 V, 15.5 kW, 7–8 bar
Lotis Max	Closing, taping and labelling RTA boxes	Boxes 200–1200 × 18–200 × 200–2500 mm; 60 m/min	380 V, 10.5 kW, 6 bar

Box styles and sizes are managed in the EDDAWORKS® software, which includes more than 50 predefined box styles and a box designer.

Installation and integration

The C-Suite weighs 1200 kg, runs on 220 V, 50/60 Hz single-phase power and needs compressed air at 6–7 bar. It is mounted directly behind the Neobox or Optibox, with space around it for loading fanfold stacks.

Our engineers plan the layout with you: board storage and feeding, the position of the CNC machine, the path from cutting to packing, and the connection to closing, labelling and palletising.

What to check before ordering

• Number of board widths and grades you run, which decides between 3+3, 4+4 and 5+5.
• Box size range and daily output.
• Space behind the box machine for the magazine and fanfold stacks.
• Compressed air supply at 6–7 bar.

Operation, maintenance and service

Operators load board or boxes, select jobs in the software and keep the machine clear. Routine care includes cleaning tools and conveyors, checking wear parts and following the maintenance intervals in the operating manual.

Edda machines run in more than 80 countries. Installation, training and service are provided by Edda and its local distributors, with remote support from our engineers in Bursa, Türkiye, where the machines are designed and built.

Corrugated board: grades and flutes

Edda CNC box machines process single and double wall corrugated board from 2 to 7 mm thick. The flute – the wavy middle layer – decides how stiff and how thick the board is:

• E flute is thin and smooth, with a good printing surface, for light products and retail boxes.
• B flute is a common choice for shipping boxes with good crush resistance.
• C flute is thicker, with more cushioning and stacking strength.
• Double wall (F/E, E/B, E/C, B/C) combines two flutes for heavy, long or valuable products such as furniture parts and doors.

Running two or three grades – for example in the C-Suite magazine – lets you match the board to each product instead of over-packing light items in heavy board.

Typical configurations

• Entry: one Neobox or Optibox with fanfold board, operator enters sizes and folds boxes.
• Mixed orders: CNC machine with the C-Suite magazine, so several board widths and grades are ready.
• Sheet board: CNC machine with the Safia sheet feeder.
• Closing without tape: CNC machine plus Sealmaster for FEFCO 0410 boxes.
• Full automation: the Themis line, from 3D measuring to a closed box.
• Flat-pack furniture: boxes closed, taped and labelled on the Lotis Max line.

Getting started with box on demand

Most plants start by listing their products and current box sizes, and how many of each they ship. From that list our team calculates which box styles, board grades and machine configuration fit, and how much board, void fill and freight volume made-to-measure boxes could save. Send us your product list with dimensions and monthly volumes to start the review.