High speed wrapping solution for hard candies and toffees

Enhance your production with a high-speed solution designed for precision wrapping of diverse confectionery and solid products, ensuring seamless integration into your existing packaging line for superior efficiency.

Wraps and Packages Confectionery and Food Products

The HCW4+F3/F4 series by Theegarten-Pactec is a robust packaging solution for high-speed confectionery and food operations. This system seamlessly combines primary and secondary packaging processes, utilizing a bottom fold technique for initial wrapping and efficient stick pack grouping for secondary packaging. Designed for diverse applications in sweets and food industries, it is perfect for wrapping hard candies, chocolate truffles, soft caramel chewies, and even non-food products like dishwasher tablets. With an impressive throughput of up to 1,500 wrapped products per minute, it includes smart grouping to handle empty cycles, ensuring complete product batches for final packing. The system is PLC-controlled for seamless integration into existing lines and offers energy-efficient operations with optimized motor control, reducing energy consumption by up to 30%. Available in durable materials, it is engineered for minimal downtime and easy maintenance, featuring quick-changeover capabilities. Additionally, customization options are available to meet unique production requirements, supported by Theegarten-Pactec’s expert engineering team.

Benefits

  • Increases packaging speed with up to 1,500 products per minute.
  • Ensures precise product handling with intelligent grouping systems.
  • Cuts energy use by 30% due to optimized motor control.
  • Reduces labor costs with seamless PLC integration.
  • Adapts to various packaging needs with versatile material compatibility.

General


Applications
Soft caramels,Fudge,Hard candies,Bouillon cubes,Chocolate products,Toffee,Bubble gum,Sweets,Cereals,Jelly products,Effervescent tablets,Dishwasher tablets,Preformed products,Chewing gum
End products
Chocolate truffles,Berry-flavored bubble gum,Toffee squares,Spearmint chewing gum,Citrus effervescent tablets,Beef bouillon cubes,Soft caramel chewies,Fudge bites,Hard candies with center-filling,Jelly bears,Honey nut granola clusters,Lemon dishwasher tablets
Steps before
Product forming,Pre-cooling,Center-filling (for hard candies),Pre-molding
Steps after
Distribution,Storage,Quality control,Labeling,Shipment
Input ingredients
pre-formed products,hard candies,éclairs,toffees,products suitable for plate feeding
Output ingredients
bottom fold wrapped products,folded stick packs,sealed stick packs,multi-piece folded stick packs,multi-piece sealed stick packs,flow packs
Market info
Theegarten-Pactec is known for its expertise in manufacturing highly specialized packaging machines for small-sized confectionery products, offering innovative, flexible, and efficient solutions tailored to various customer needs in the industry.

Technical Specifications


Wrapping Speed
1,500 wrapped products/min
Stick Pack Output
300 folded / 130 sealed stick packs/min
Primary Packaging Type
Bottom Fold
Secondary Packaging Type
Sealed or Folded Stick Packs
Automation
Intelligent Grouping
Batch vs. Continuous
Batch
Recyclable Material Processing
Mono films and paper-based
Compatibility
Hard Candy,Éclair,Toffees
Integration Options
FPC5 for Flow Packs

Operating Characteristics


Automation level
PLC / Intelligent Grouping
Batch vs. continuous operation
Batch
Changeover time
Quick
Packaging speed
1,500 products/min
Energy efficiency
Optimized for high speed
Integration with secondary packaging
Flow packs / Stick packs

Physical Characteristics


Machine footprint
Compact
Feed/Discharge method
Plate feeding system
Control panel type
Intelligent grouping section
Combination type
HCW4 for primary and F3/F4 or FPC5 for secondary
Secondary packaging type
Folded stick packs / Flow packs

Custom Options


Control panel type
HMI / Touchscreen
Integration possibilities
Primary and secondary packaging integration
Packaging types
Bottom fold,sealed or folded stick packs
Compact footprint
Yes