Case packer

A machine for packing groups of products into boxes, comprising:

• a frame mounted on a base;
• a box feed unit supplying flat blanks;
• a packing station at which the boxes are filled;
• a feed unit by which products are directed along a predetermined path substantially perpendicular to a predetermined feed path followed by the blanks;
• a first folding and closing assembly by which the top end face of the box is formed, and a second folding and closing assembly by which the bottom end face of the box is formed;
• a plurality of mounting points arranged symmetrically on either side of a vertical median plane passing through the machine base, in such a way that the position occupied by the product feed unit is mirror image reversible relative to the vertical median plane, and the positions occupied by the first folding and closing assembly and by the second folding and closing assembly are interchangeable, relative likewise to the median plane of the base.