Vertical form-fill-seal for pillow bag packaging
Looking to enhance the speed and reliability of your packaging process? This high-speed vertical form-fill-seal machine is designed to efficiently package delicate and brittle snacks into neatly sealed pillow bags, minimizing breakage and ensuring consistent quality.
Packs and Seals High-Speed Pillow Bags
The GEA SmartPacker CX250-S is an advanced vertical form fill seal machine designed for intricate packaging demands in the food and snack industries. It features a low-drop design that minimizes product damage, making it ideal for packing brittle candies, chips, and nuts into pillow bags. Operating at speeds of up to 250 bags per minute, it enables high-efficiency production with its innovative product-in-seal detection and easy-to-use labeling system. This machine’s robust frame and double-hinged doors ensure easy access for maintenance, reducing downtime. With options for high seal force and gas-tight sealing, it accommodates a wide range of film materials. The CX250-S offers quick setup and changeovers, with reduced maintenance costs due to its durable forming set reinforced with fiberglass. Configurable for various bag enhancements, it integrates seamlessly into automated lines and provides real-time performance monitoring with GEA’s CostFox software.
Benefits
- Enhances product integrity by minimizing damage to brittle items during high-speed packing.
- Optimizes production efficiency with quick setup and rapid film changeovers.
- Decreases operational interruptions with advanced product-in-seal detection that prevents contamination.
- Reduces maintenance costs through durable components and easy-access design.
- Improves packaging flexibility with customizable bag options and precise labeling integration.
- Applications
- Dried fruit,Snacks,Confectionery,Savory snacks,Nuts
- End products
- Gummy bears,Hard candies,Tortilla chips,Pretzels,Potato chips,Prunes,Raisins,Cashews,Almonds
- Steps before
- Weighing,Filling,Sorting
- Steps after
- Sealing,Labelling,Quality Control
- Input ingredients
- confectionery,savory snacks,dried fruit,nuts,hard candy,crackers
- Output ingredients
- pillow style bags,packaged confectionery,packaged snacks,packaged nuts
- 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.
- Bag width
- 70/250 mm
- Maximum bag weight
- 0.3 kg
- Maximum speed
- up to 250 bags/min
- Equipment dimensions
- 1425x1264x2280 mm
- Low-drop design
- Yes
- Product-in-seal detection
- Yes
- Seal force
- High (enabling gas-tight bags over a range of film material)
- Film changeover time
- less than 5 minutes
- Labeling speed
- up to 180 labels/min
- Label width
- 150 mm
- Working Mechanism
- Vertical form-fill-seal
- Integrated Steps
- Labelling,printing,sealing
- Automation Level
- PLC-controlled
- Changeover Time
- Less than 5 minutes
- Efficiency
- High speed,up to 250 bags/min
- Cleaning Method
- Manual or CIP
- Abrasion resistance
- High
- Cleanability
- Easy-to-clean
- Corrosive resistance (e.g. acids)
- Yes
- Density/particle size
- 0.3 kg max
- Discharge method
- Low-drop design
- Control panel type
- Touchscreen
- Bag enhancement options
- Labelling,printing,euro hole,re-closability
- Labelling integration
- GEA TiroLabel integrated,up to 180 labels/min
- Control panel type
- Quick menu for setup
- Maintenance access
- Double-hinged doors for easy access