Container sizing method and system

A container forming system comprising:

• a camera system for determining a height, a width, a length of a container and one or more objects within the container;
• a cutter configured to sequentially cut vertical edges of the container based on a determined height of one or more objects within the container;
• a marker configure to crease sidewalls of the container based on the determined height of one or more objects within the container;
• a closing station for enclosing the one or more objects within the container;
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• a controller configured to move the cutter and the marker based on a determined floorplan and height of each container.

A container sizing system for sizing open top cartons having varied widths, lengths, and heights, the system comprising:

• a frame;
• a controller;
• one or more cutters movably mounted to the frame and operatively connected to the controller, the one or more cutters being movable in a first horizontal direction, a second horizontal direction perpendicular to the first horizontal direction, and a vertical direction perpendicular to the first and second horizontal directions such that the same cutter(s) can be repositioned to accommodate different carton widths, lengths, and heights;
• one or more markers movably mounted to the frame, each marker being mounted to a robotic arm and comprising a pair of marker elements for compressing and marking a carton wall therebetween to score or crease the carton wall, the robotic arm(s) being operatively connected to the controller and configured to move, in use, the marker element pair mounted thereto in the first horizontal direction, the second horizontal direction, and the vertical direction such that the same marker element pair can be repositioned to accommodate different carton widths, lengths, and height;
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• a measurement system operatively connected to the controller and configured to determine, in use, a width, a length, and a desired height of an open top carton and to determine a height of one or more objects to be contained within the open top carton;
• wherein the controller is configured to:
• move the one or more cutters and the one or more marker element pairs in the first horizontal direction based on the determined width of the open top carton;
• move the one or more cutters and the one or more marker element pairs in the second horizontal direction based on the determined length of the open top carton;
• cause the one or more cutters to cut vertical edges of the open top carton based on the determined height of the one or more objects to be contained within the open top carton cause the robotic arm(s) to move the one or more marker element pairs in the vertical direction, and first horizontal direction and the second horizontal direction based on the one or more objects to be contained within the open top carton;
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• cause the one or more marker element pairs to score or crease vertical walls of the open top carton between the vertical edges to at least partially define foldable flaps or panels.

A method of sizing and forming a container comprising:

• scanning by a vision system a width and a length of a first container;
• scanning by the vision system contents and arrangement of the contents of the container within the first container;
• determining a start position for a cutter based on scan results of the first container;
• cutting at least a portion of the wall of the first container in a first cutting path;
• determining a starting creasing position for a creaser to crease walls of the first container;
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• creasing a first portion of a wall of the first container.