Case equipment is used to erect, pack, seal, or unpack cases of products. In most instances, case equipment is used to form cardboard boxes; however, corrugated materials and plastics formers are also available. Types of case equipment include case erectors, case cartoners, carton packers, carton sealers, and unpackers.

Case erectors and case cartoners are case equipment which automatically forms corrugated cases. A stack of corrugated blanks are knocked down and placed into the machine. The blanks are pulled out of the machine one-by-one and formed into cases. The newly formed cases are sealed at the bottom with tape or glue.