Vertical form-fill-seal packer for frozen vegetables
Efficiently streamline your packaging line with a versatile solution that excels in sealing various bag styles and weights, ensuring operational flexibility and reduced waste for enhanced productivity in handling frozen foods and snacks.
Packs and Seals Diverse Food Products Efficiently
The GEA SmartPacker SX400, from GEA, offers a dynamic solution for food processors seeking efficient and versatile packaging. This vertical form-fill-seal machine seamlessly integrates into high-speed production lines, handling applications from frozen vegetables to snacks, ensuring flexibility with pouch styles up to 10 kg. Operating with intermittent motion, it enables fast changeovers in less than 5 minutes, significantly limiting downtime. The machine delivers high throughput with up to 100 bags per minute while maintaining over 98% uptime, backed by advanced product-in-seal detection and a durable forming set. Engineered for diverse environments, it provides reliable performance with options for hygienic design and ultrasonic sealing, crucial for fresh produce and grated cheese. Automated features like film splicing and a smart sealing system enhance efficiency, coupled with GEA’s CostFox for real-time performance tracking. Designed to comply with stringent hygiene standards, the SmartPacker SX400 supports robust food packaging operations in environments demanding high efficiency and minimal maintenance.
Benefits
- Enhances packaging flexibility, accommodating multiple pouch styles and sizes.
- Maximizes production efficiency with high-speed operations up to 100 bags per minute.
- Reduces downtime with rapid changeovers and over 98% uptime reliability.
- Minimizes waste with advanced product-in-seal detection technology.
- Supports hygiene standards with stainless steel design and optional ultrasonic sealing.
- Applications
- Seafood,Snacks,Salads,Meat,Confectionery,Cheese,Vegetables,Poultry,Frozen foods,Potato products,Fish
- End products
- Chicken nuggets,Fresh salads,Fish fingers,Iqf protein products,Grated cheese,Frozen vegetables,Potato snacks,Pomme duchesse,Cut vegetables,French fries
- Steps before
- Ingredient preparation,Product conditioning,Mixing,Pre-weighing of product
- Steps after
- Secondary packaging,Labelling,Palletizing,Distribution
- Input ingredients
- grated cheese,frozen vegetables,chicken nuggets,fresh meat,poultry,vegetable products,fresh salads,confectionery,fish,potato products
- Output ingredients
- pillow bags,gusset bags,block bottom bags,quarto seal bags,envelope bags,re-closable doy style bags,pouch styles,packaging
- 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.
- Maximum Speed
- up to 100 bags/min
- Bag Width (min./max.)
- 70/400 mm
- Maximum Bag Weight
- 10 kg
- Equipment Dimensions (H x W x D)
- 2245x1360x2260 mm
- Automation
- Automatic product-in-seal detection
- Bag Type
- Pillow,gusset,block bottom,quarto seal,envelope,re-closable doy style
- Film and Dosing Equipment
- Depends on product
- Changeover Time
- Less than 5 minutes
- Sealing System
- Ultrasonic sealing option
- Sealing Strip Lifespan
- up to 1 million bags
- Supported Materials
- Recyclable materials like PE or PP based
- Air Expeller Type
- Inflatable silicon bellows
- Automation level
- Intermittent motion vertical form-fill-seal
- Batch vs. continuous operation
- Continuous
- Changeover time
- Less than 5 minutes
- CIP/SIP
- Not specified
- Energy efficiency
- Not specified
- Air incorporation control
- Shape absorbing air reduction system
- Cleaning method
- Manual
- Density/particle size
- 0.5–2.5 g/cm³ / 50–1000 µm
- Bag style
- Pillow,gusset,block bottom,quarto seal,envelope,re-closable doy style
- Machine footprint
- 2245x1360x2260 mm
- Bag width (min./max.)
- 70/400 mm
- Maximum bag weight
- 10 kg
- Compact footprint
- Yes
- Control panel type
- Quick menu
- Discharge method
- Vertical form-fill-seal
- Bag style customization
- Pillow,gusset,block bottom,quarto seal,envelope,re-closable doy
- Additional sealing options
- Ultrasonic sealing,Smart Sealing System
- Labeling options
- GEA TiroLabel integration
- Shape absorbing air reduction
- Inflatable silicon bellows
- Zipper unit
- Re-closable zip for pillow and stand-up bags
- Film splicing
- Automatic film splicing
- Software integration
- GEA CostFox performance measurement
- Hygienic design features
- Stainless steel,Viwateq® surfaces