Intermittent motion bulk packaging for pasta and granular products
Optimize your production line with precision packaging for pasta and granular products, offering versatile bag customization and efficient sealing solutions for enhanced handling and reduced waste.
Forms and Seals Customizable Pillow Bags
The GEA V-Packer KLC from GEA is a versatile intermittent motion vertical packaging machine tailored for bulk food producers handling pasta and granular dry products. Known for its high customization, the machine integrates interchangeable hot bar and heat impulse sealing jaws, enabling the production of pillow bags—with or without handles. Designed to streamline packaging lines, it is particularly effective for products like tubetti pasta, granulated sugar, and mixed nuts. Featuring a maximum film width of 870 mm, and upgradable options like the KLC-XL for larger reels and KLC-High Speed for increased output, it offers packaging speeds up to 25 bags per minute. User-friendly electronic controls manage operations through a touchscreen interface, ensuring precision and efficiency. Constructed with stainless steel components, it guarantees durability and minimal maintenance. Whether for pasta manufacturers or snack producers, this equipment integrates seamlessly into existing operations, offering enhanced productivity and customization.
Benefits
- Enhances packaging efficiency with customizable bag options for diverse product lines.
- Boosts output with high-speed capability, adapting to increased production demands.
- Minimizes maintenance downtime, thanks to durable stainless steel construction.
- Simplifies operation and troubleshooting through an intuitive touchscreen interface.
- Accommodates various film types with interchangeable sealing jaws, offering flexibility in packaging design.
- Applications
- Snacks,Short cut pasta,Pasta,Granular dry products,Pillow bags,Breakfast cereals
- End products
- Diced nuts,Cereal flakes,Granola clusters,Fusilli pasta,Granulated sugar,Potato chips,Mixed nuts packaging,Corn chips,Tubetti pasta
- Steps before
- Short cut pasta production,Granular dry product preparation,Film reel setup
- Steps after
- Bag sealing,Product packaging,Handling and distribution
- Input ingredients
- short cut pasta,granular dry products,film reels
- Output ingredients
- catering size packages,bags with handle,bags without handle,5-kg bags,10-kg bags,pillow bags
- Market info
- GEA is known for its expertise in engineering innovative and sustainable equipment and solutions, focusing on sectors such as food, beverages, pharmaceuticals, and energy, with a reputation for quality, efficiency, and advanced technological applications in industrial processing.
- Packaging speed
- Up to 20 5-kg bags per minute (pillow bags - KLC model)
- Packaging speed
- Up to 10 10-kg bags per minute (pillow bags - KLC-XL model)
- Packaging speed
- Up to 25 5-kg bags per minute (pillow bags - KLC-HS model)
- Max film width
- 870 mm
- Film reel width (KLC-XL model)
- Up to 1100 mm
- Sealing jaw type
- Interchangeable hot bar / heat impulse
- Control interface
- Touchscreen type color panel
- Customization
- Bags with or without handle
- Material in contact
- Stainless steel
- Machine variations
- KLC,KLC-XL,KLC-HS
- Working mechanism
- Intermittent motion
- Bag type
- Pillow bags
- Automation level
- PLC
- Customization options
- Bags with or without handle
- Film width
- Up to 870 mm
- Sealing methods
- Hot bar / Heat impulse
- Packaging speed
- Up to 25 5-kg bags per minute
- Abrasion resistance
- Yes
- Biological compatibility
- Yes
- Cleanability
- Yes,stainless steel components
- Corrosive resistance (e.g. acids)
- Stainless steel
- Density/particle size
- Granular,up to 5/10 kg packaging
- Granular dry products compatibility
- Yes
- Short cut pasta compatibility
- Yes
- Max Film Width
- 870 mm
- Machine Variations
- KLC,KLC-XL,KLC-High Speed
- Interchangeable Sealing Jaw
- Hot bar / Heat impulse
- Bag Options
- With or without handle
- Material Contact Parts
- Stainless Steel
- Control panel type
- Touchscreen color panel
- Sealing jaw type
- Interchangeable hot bar / heat impulse
- Bag design
- With or without handle