High-speed tea bag packaging solution
Streamline your tea packaging process with a high-speed solution capable of handling up to 400 bags per minute, ensuring precise knotting and exceptional product quality for free-flowing and black tea products.

Packs and Cartons Naked Tea Bags Efficiently
The C24-T from IMA Group is a powerful solution for tea and beverage manufacturers seeking high-speed packaging efficiency. Tailored for naked tea bags, it operates at speeds up to 400 bags per minute. This machine excels in mechanical bag rejection and conformity control through a video camera, ensuring consistent quality. Integrated with optional cartoning attachments, it seamlessly connects to existing production lines for comprehensive end-of-line solutions. The C24-T is energy-efficient, with an average power consumption of 2.8 kW, and allows the use of sustainable packaging materials. A PC-driven, motorized system provides quick access for maintenance, enhancing operational uptime. Designed to handle up to approximately 3.0 grams of tea, it is ideal for a wide range of bagged tea products including black, herbal, and specialty teas.
Benefits
- Maximizes packaging speed at 400 bags per minute, enhancing production efficiency.
- Ensures consistent product quality with mechanical rejection and video-monitored knot conformity.
- Integrates seamlessly with existing lines, reducing additional setup costs and time.
- Supports eco-friendly packaging, aligning with sustainability goals.
- Decreases maintenance downtime with quick-access motorized safety guards.
- Applications
- Black tea,Beverage,Free-flowing products,Naked tea bags,Tea
- End products
- Green tea bags,Earl grey tea bags,Black tea bags,Rooibos tea bags,Chamomile tea bags,Ceylon tea bags,Assam tea bags,Loose leaf tea,Herbal tea bags
- Steps before
- Tea sorting,Tea blending,Raw material inspection
- Steps after
- Cartoning,End-of-line packaging,Palletizing
- Input ingredients
- free-flowing products,black tea,sustainable packaging materials
- Output ingredients
- naked tea bags,knotted tea bags,pre-erected cartons,packaged tea bags
- Market info
- IMA is known for its expertise in manufacturing automated packaging machines and solutions, particularly for the pharmaceutical, cosmetics, food, tea, and coffee industries, offering innovative, high-quality equipment and comprehensive customer service.
- Machine speed
- Up to 400 bags/minute
- Tea bag capacity
- Up to approximately 3.0 grams
- Filter bag maximum volume
- 9.5 cubic centimeters
- Total installed power
- 17 kW
- Average power consumption
- 2.8 kW
- Maximum power consumption
- 3 kW
- Compressed air exercise pressure
- 6 bar
- Compressed air consumption
- Up to max 370 Nl/min
- Machine net weight
- Max. 3,200 Kg with cartoning attachment
- Working mechanism
- High-speed knotted naked tea bag packaging
- Integrated steps
- Tea bag packaging with optional cartoning
- Batch vs. continuous operation
- Continuous
- Automation level
- PC-controlled with mechanical rejection
- Cleaning method
- Manual
- Free-flowing products
- Yes
- Sustainable packaging materials
- Yes
- Container type
- Pre-erected cartons
- Filling purpose
- Tea bag packaging
- Machine speed
- Up to 400 bags/minute
- Tea bag capacity
- Up to approximately 3.0 grams
- Filter bag maximum volume
- 9.5 cubic centimeters
- Machine net weight
- Max. 3,200 Kg for machine with cartoning attachment
- Discharge method
- Naked bags only
- Control panel type
- On-board PC controlled
- Integration possibilities
- Easy integration into existing production lines
- Cartoning attachment
- Automatic for pre-erected cartons
- Video camera control
- Knot conformity monitoring