Tea bag packaging system for long-leaf and premium tea
Optimize your tea bag production with a versatile system designed to efficiently package long-leaf and premium teas into sustainable, high-quality tetrahedral and pillow bags, enhancing flavor preservation and tailoring to modern eco-packaging demands.

Packages Compostable and Recyclable Tea Bags
The CT11 from IMA Group is a versatile tea bag packaging machine tailored for tea and herbal tea producers focused on sustainable packaging. It features a modular design, integrating filling, forming, and sealing capabilities to produce tetrahedral and pillow-shaped bags efficiently. With a production speed of up to 200 bags per minute, the CT11 optimizes operations with a multihead weighing system for precise dosing and ultrasonic technology for energy-efficient sealing. It supports compostable and recyclable materials, meeting growing environmental demands. Its PLC-controlled modularity allows seamless integration with a cartoning unit, packaging up to 25 bags per carton. The machine’s energy efficiency benefits from innovations like kinetic energy regeneration and ultrasonic sealing, reducing energy consumption during operation.
Benefits
- Enhances production efficiency by achieving up to 200 bags per minute.
- Supports sustainable practices with compostable and recyclable packaging options.
- Minimizes energy costs using regenerative and ultrasonic sealing technology.
- Adaptable to various tea products with precise multihead weighing.
- Streamlines packaging operations with integrated cartoning capability.
- Applications
- Recyclable packaging,Tea bags,Premium tea,Herbal tea,Long-leaf tea,Tea,Compostable packaging,Beverage products
- End products
- Tetrahedral peppermint tea bags,Organic green tea bags,Premium oolong tea bags,Recyclable jasmine tea bags,Long-leaf black tea bags,Pillow-shaped rooibos tea bags,Herbal chamomile tea bags,Compostable earl grey tea bags
- Steps before
- Selection of long-leaf tea and herbs,Mixing of tea blends,Quality inspection of tea materials,Preparation of packaging materials
- Steps after
- Cartoning,Outer envelope sealing,Oxidation protection,Storage and logistics,Distribution
- Input ingredients
- long-leaf tea,premium quality tea,compostable packaging materials,recyclable packaging materials,filter material,paper cardboard,tag,cotton thread
- Output ingredients
- see-through tetrahedral tea bags,pillow tea bags,sealed outer envelope,cartons with 10 to 25 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.
- Production speed
- Up to 200 bags or envelopes per minute
- Teabag capacity
- From 2.2 to a maximum of 16 cm³ according to bag size
- Power required
- Total installed power
- Average power consumption
- 12 kW
- Maximum power consumption
- 16 kW
- Compressed air exercise pressure
- 6 bar
- Compressed air consumption
- Up to max. 880 Nl/min
- Machine net weight
- Max. 5850 kg
- Bag type
- See-through tetrahedral and pillow tea bags
- Working mechanism
- Modular structure
- Integrated steps
- Forming,sealing,filling,cutting
- Batch vs. continuous operation
- Continuous
- Automation level
- PLC-controlled
- Energy efficiency
- Kinetic energy regeneration
- Cleaning method
- Manual
- Bag type
- Tetrahedral and pillow bags
- Changeover time
- Not specified
- Density/particle size
- 0.5–2.5 g/cm³ / 50–1000 µm
- Tea type suitability
- Long-leaf and premium tea
- Footprint
- Exceptionally reduced
- Bag type
- Tetrahedral and pillow bags
- Packaging material compatibility
- Compostable / Recyclable
- Envelope sealing
- Continuous sealing on a single station
- Machine weight
- Max. 5850 kg
- Carton capacity
- 10 to 25 bags
- Sealing technology
- Ultrasonic
- Modular structure
- Yes
- Integration capability
- Cartoning attachment
- Outer envelope sealing unit
- Tetrahedral or pillow bags
- Bag type customization
- See-through tetrahedral and pillow bags
- Sustainable packaging
- Compostable/recyclable materials