Twin station fold wrapping machine for chocolate bars

Efficiently transform diverse chocolate and confectionery items into perfectly wrapped delights with this high-speed, twin-station fold wrapping solution, ensuring optimal packaging quality and robust product protection for your production line.

Wraps and Seals Chocolate and Confectionery Bars

The LTM-DUO from LoeschPack is a twin-station fold wrapping machine designed for high-speed packaging of chocolate and confectionery. It excels in wrapping and sealing bars and tablets in both biodegradable foil and traditional materials, offering versatility in packaging options. The machine processes up to 215 items per minute, ensuring efficient packaging while maintaining high product protection and quality standards. Its continuous operation is facilitated by a streamlined, two-stage folding system that minimizes product handling and ensures superior sealing performance. This flexible system accommodates a range of bar sizes, from small treats to 300-gram bars, making it ideal for diverse production requirements in the chocolate and confectionery industries. The LTM-DUO integrates seamlessly into existing production lines, featuring PLC-controlled automation and the capability to quickly switch between different packaging formats with minimal downtime. In terms of maintenance, the machine’s design promotes hygiene with full separation of drive and product areas and includes easy format changeover and part access, ensuring operational efficiency and prolonged equipment life.

Benefits

  • Enhances production efficiency by packing up to 215 bars per minute.
  • Offers flexibility with quick changeovers for various bar sizes and packaging materials.
  • Improves product protection and quality with a reliable two-stage folding and sealing process.
  • Reduces waste through the capability to use biodegradable packaging materials.
  • Ensures high hygiene standards with separation between drive and product areas.

General


Applications
Food,Cookies,Wafers,Granola bars,Confectionery,Non-food,Chocolate,Protein bars
End products
Whole-nut chocolate bars,Chocolate tablets,Fruit gum rolls,Chewing gum tabs,Protein bars,Chocolate bars,Chewing gum pellets,Pressed candy,Chewing gum sticks
Steps before
Feeding,Distribution,Buffering
Steps after
Cartoning,Banderole and Overwrapping,Display Carton Packaging
Input ingredients
chocolate bars,biodegradable packaging foil,paper wrap,cardboard wrap
Output ingredients
wrapped chocolate bars,wrapped whole-nut chocolate bars,wrapped chocolate in foil and paper/cardboard
Market info
Loesch Pack Piepenbrock Group is known for its expertise in manufacturing innovative packaging machinery, particularly for confectionery, pharmaceuticals, and food industries, emphasizing high efficiency, precision, and customization, with a strong reputation for quality and reliability.

Technical Specifications


Speed
Up to 215 chocolate bars per minute
Packaging material compatibility
Foil,paper,cardboard
Format flexibility
Small bar to 300 gram bar
Packaging stages
Two-stage fold wrapping
Material processing
Biodegradable packaging foil
Product protection
Tightly sealed inner wrap
Automation
High-speed operation
Format changeover
Quick and easy
System integration
Optimal integration of buffer systems
Hygiene standards
Full separation of drive and product areas

Operating Characteristics


Automation level
Manual / PLC / SCADA
Batch vs. continuous operation
Batch / Inline Continuous
Energy efficiency
0.5–2 kWh/kg moisture
Changeover time
Quick and easy
CIP/SIP
Full separation of drive and product areas
Cleaning method
CIP / Manual
Integration capabilities
Optimal integration with buffer systems
Packaging flexibility
Range from small bar to 300 gram bar
Packaging material flexibility
Processes various materials including biodegradable
Sealing options
Tightly sealed inner wrap comparable with flow packs

Material Compatibility


Biodegradable Packaging
Yes
Density/particle size
0.5–2.5 g/cm³ / 50–1000 µm

Product type Characteristics


Product shape
Bars / Tablets
Packaging material flexibility
Foil / Paperboard
Product size range
Small bar to 300-gram bars
Material biodegradability
Yes/No
Seal type
Various
Product protection
High
Speed
Up to 215 bars per minute

Custom Options


Packaging material compatibility
Biodegradable foil,paper,cardboard
Packaging format flexibility
Small bar to 300g bar
Sealing options
Variety of seals available
Quick format changeovers
Minimized number of format parts