Abstract:
Apparatus and method are provided for automatically loading a desired quantity of flat, flexible bags into dispensing cartons which comprises, in combination, a stacker mounted adjacent to and aligned with a completed bag dispenser, said stacker having vibration means for automatically collecting a desired number of completed bags in an aligned stack, means for conveying said aligned stack of bags to a carton loading station, means for depositing a stiffening member over a predetermined portion of said aligned stack of bags, means for folding said stack of bags, means for conveying an empty carton from a continuous conveyor of empty cartons to said carton loading station, and means for automatically folding and stuffing said stack of bags into an empty carton at said carton loading station.