Automated Packaging Machine for Food Bag Packaging

The objective of this machine, developed in Sophia Antipolis, was to carry out several successive operations on the fly and at high speed: cutting, filling and then ultrasonic welding of pouch packaging. This involves packaging for pasty products (such as cream, shampoo, sauces, etc.) with sizes ranging from 40 mm x 60 mm to 80 mm x 200 mm.

Details of the various operations

• Production of flexible bags, welded and cut on 4 sides, from thin films and containing a juice in liquid, pasty or gel form
• Sealing of continuous films by ultrasound
• Continuous or discontinuous dosing and filling
• Perfect sealing ensured by welding through the juice
• Ink / thermal marking, embossing Batch number
• Film feed in 600 mm width reel, slit for useful width of 300 mm

Results of the Automated Packaging Machine

The machine reaches a speed of 20 meters per minute on 7 parallel lanes, which allows for the production of 1,200 bags per minute, or 72,000 bags per hour.

• Dimensions of the bags: width from 40 to 80 mm, length from 60 to 200 mm
• Up to 7 pouches in film width
• Filling range: from 0.5 to 20 ml, optimal level of precision
• Scrolling speed from 12 to 20 m/min
• Speeds up to 1200 sachets / min
• Fully automated checkout and checkout
• Very fast format change (30 minutes)