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title: "Opening, closing & checking - Elten Logistics"
description: "Elten machines that open and check bale arms and roll containers and unfold folding crates. The manual work between two process steps, automated."
url: "https://elten-us.ubo-dev.nl/oplossingen/opening-closing-checking/"
language: "en"
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Solutions

# Opening, closing & checking

Featured

## The machines for opening, closing and checking

[All machines](https://elten-us.ubo-dev.nl/machines/?oplossing=opening-closing-checking)

- [Bale armsCheckingChecking bale armsCapacity3500+ bale arms per hourBuildPowder coating or stainless steelCertificationCE, UL and CSADeliveryStandard or custom-madeView machine](https://elten-us.ubo-dev.nl/machines/checking-bale-arms/)
- [Bale armsOpeningOpening bale armsCapacity3500+ bale arms per hourBuildPowder coating or stainless steelCertificationCE, UL and CSADeliveryStandard or custom-madeView machine](https://elten-us.ubo-dev.nl/machines/opening-bale-arms/)
- [Roll containersCheckingChecking roll containersCapacity120+ roll containers per hourBuildPowder coating or stainless steelCertificationCE, UL and CSADeliveryStandard or custom-madeView machine](https://elten-us.ubo-dev.nl/machines/checking-roll-containers/)
- [Roll containersOpeningOpening roll containersCapacity120+ roll containers per hourBuildPowder coating or stainless steelCertificationCE, UL and CSADeliveryStandard or custom-madeView machine](https://elten-us.ubo-dev.nl/machines/opening-roll-containers/)
- [Folding cratesUnfoldingUnfolding folding cratesCapacity2000+ folding crates per hourBuildPowder coating or stainless steelCertificationCE, UL and CSAView machine](https://elten-us.ubo-dev.nl/machines/unfolding-folding-crates/)

Why Elten?

## No complicated solution when it can be simpler

Elten is one of the market leaders in handling crates, dollies and pallets. Not because we do everything. Precisely because we know this trade down to the last detail.

[Read how we build](https://elten-us.ubo-dev.nl/about-us/)

1. ### Designed to perform  
We don't start with a standard machine, but with the application. Calculated, tested in our own workshop and built to keep performing.
2. ### Integrated to fit  
Mechanics, controls and software under one roof. No black box, but a machine that connects seamlessly to the rest of the line.
3. ### Committed to deliver  
Responsibility from engineering to service. No pointing fingers. Reachable worldwide, also after handover.

Projects

## How it runs in practice

Pharmaceutical industryBale arm opener

![project deksels ontstapelen](https://elten-us.ubo-dev.nl/media/uploads/2026/10/project-deksels-ontstapelen.jpg?width=1280 "project deksels ontstapelen")

Pharmaceutical industry

### Destacking lids and placing them on containers

A high-speed destacker and lidder for two types of plastic containers.

- 700lids per hour
[Read the project](https://elten-us.ubo-dev.nl/projecten/destacking-lids-and-placing-them-on-containers/)

![project kratontstapelaar en kratstapelaar met geintegreerde bale arm](https://elten-us.ubo-dev.nl/media/uploads/2026/10/project-kratontstapelaar-en-kratstapelaar-met-geintegreerde-bale-arm.png?width=1280 "project kratontstapelaar en kratstapelaar met geintegreerde bale arm")

### Crate destacker and crate stacker with integrated bale arm opener

A destacker de-stacks stacks of nested crates and transports the single crates into the process.

[Read the project](https://elten-us.ubo-dev.nl/projecten/crate-destacker-and-crate-stacker-with-integrated-bale-arm/)

FAQ

## Frequently asked questions

Is your question not listed? Email [questions@elten.nl](mailto:questions@elten.nl) or call [+31 (0)36 547 4080](tel:+31365474080).

Can one machine both stack and destack?

Yes. We supply stackers, destackers and machines that do both. What fits depends on your process and the position in the line.

What capacity does a stacker achieve?

A crate stacker handles 3500+ crates per hour. The exact capacity depends on your product carrier and your line.

Does the machine fit into an existing line?

Yes. Standalone or as part of a complete system, even if the infeed and outfeed are at different heights.

## We help with your challenge

Put your challenge to an engineer. We think along with you from the first sketch, even if the solution isn’t settled yet.

[Discuss your application](https://elten-us.ubo-dev.nl/contact/)[Contact us](https://elten-us.ubo-dev.nl/contact/)