Vertical pouch packaging system for food products
Achieve high-speed, precise packaging with our vertical pouch system, ideal for creating re-closeable stand-up pouches in a variety of styles, ensuring product freshness and consumer convenience.
Creates Re-sealable Stand-Up Pouches
The GEA SmartPacker CX400 D-Zip is a versatile vertical pouch packaging machine designed specifically for the food and beverage industries. What sets this machine apart is its ability to produce re-sealable stand-up pouches at high speeds, making it ideal for diverse applications such as candy, nuts, frozen fruits, and grated cheese. This bagger operates on a continuous motion system, allowing for a throughput of up to 100 pouches per minute, ensuring minimal downtime and high efficiency.
The machine integrates seamlessly into existing production lines, allowing for quick changeovers between packaging styles without the need for special tools. This flexibility is supported by the machine’s PLC control system and options for remote monitoring, enhancing operational control and troubleshooting. Its compact footprint is a significant advantage for production floors with limited space.
Constructed with robust materials, the CX400 D-Zip is designed to maintain high sealing integrity, critical for preserving product freshness and quality. The newly developed corner seal unit enhances the machine’s performance, reducing complexity while improving sealing quality and overall system reliability. Designed with ease of maintenance in mind, it supports rapid cleaning and service interventions.
Backed by GEA’s extensive expertise in packaging technology, the SmartPacker is a reliable choice for food processors seeking a modern, efficient, and adaptable packaging solution that meets industry standards for performance and safety.
Benefits
- Enhances production flexibility with quick switch between packaging styles.
- Increases efficiency by producing up to 100 pouches per minute.
- Minimizes operational downtime with easy, tool-free maintenance.
- Ensures product freshness with air/gas-tight sealing capabilities.
- Optimizes floor space with a compact, small-footprint design.
- Applications
- Fresh frozen applications,Candy,Food service products,Grated cheese,Frozen fruits,Confectionery,Snack foods,Nuts,Packaged foods,Retail food products
- End products
- Chocolate truffles,Gummy bears,Shredded mozzarella,Mixed berries,Restaurant condiments,Vacuum-sealed snack packs,Frozen peas,Potato chips,Convenience meal kits,Almonds
- Steps before
- Filling,Product preparation,Weighing,Sorting,Inspection
- Steps after
- Sealing,Labeling,Boxing,Distribution,Quality control
- Input ingredients
- candy,nuts,frozen fruits,grated cheese
- Output ingredients
- re-closeable stand-up pouches,D-ZIP bags,different bag styles
- 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.
- Output Speed
- Up to 100 bags/minute
- Bag Type
- D-ZIP bags,Stand-up pouches
- Changeover Time
- Under 45 minutes
- Footprint
- Smallest in industry
- Sealing Type
- Air/Gas-tight sealing
- Bag Styles
- More than 10 different styles
- Automation
- PLC-controlled
- Automation level
- PLC / SCADA
- Changeover time
- Under 45 minutes
- CIP/SIP
- Potential for CIP
- Energy efficiency
- High uptime and accurate operation
- Batch vs. continuous operation
- Continuous
- Cleaning method
- Easy to clean
- Integration level
- Integrated corner seal unit
- Uptime
- Maximum uptime
- Versatility
- Produce more than 10 different bag styles
- Density/particle size
- 0.5–2.5 g/cm³ / 50–1000 µm
- Machine Footprint
- Smallest in industry
- Discharge Method
- Front discharge
- Bag Type Compatibility
- More than 10 different styles
- Bag Type
- D-ZIP / Stand-up pouches
- Footprint
- Compact
- Control panel type
- Touchscreen / HMI
- Discharge method
- Front discharge
- Bag type compatibility
- More than 10 different bag styles
- Changeover time
- Under 45 minutes
- Integration options
- Real-time data access and remote support