Packing Machines

They are the machines that involve the package forming, filling and sealing. These machines generally use heat sealable plastic film that is formed into a package, filled horizontally or vertically and transported in the same manner for sealing. The horizontal packaging is used for solid food stuff. The vertical machine forms a tube,fills with liquid, powders or other runny substances and sealed.

Horizontal Packing Machines can be of following types

Flow wrapping machine has a film reel mounted above the operating level, the product is loaded horizontally and a longitudinal seal is formed below the pack.

Lower reel flow wrapping machine has film reel mounted below the operating level, product is placed on to the film web and a longitudinal seal is formed above the pack.

Edge sealing machine has a horizontal web of film on which the product is placed and then sealed to another web placed above it.

Sachet form, fill and seal machine forms the packs sealed on 2 or more sides, filled vertically, sealed on the remaining side and moved horizontally with the pack vertical.

Vertical Packing Machines can be of following types

Vertical form, fill and seal machine for cartons uses a heavy paper laminate, which is formed, filled with product and sealed to produce a pack resembling a carton.

Vertical sachet form, fill and seal machine uses one or two webs of film which are formed, filled and sealed to produce a one side open sachet.

Strip packing machine produces strips of individually sealed sachet packs joined together in predetermined lengths.

Further there are deep draw Packing Machines that use deformable material, deformed by pressure or heat to form the pack and there are blow mould machines that mould the plastic into a pack.