How to choose the most suitable food packaging machine for your product? The simplest way is to choose according to the characteristics of the material. I have listed seven types of packaging machines sold on the market and help you easily solve the packaging selection problem.
1. Máquina de embalagem para líquidos
The liquid packaging machine can be applied to package pure liquids without any solid particles. Because it has a pump to control the quantitative filling, if the liquid contains particles or is too viscous, it can easily clog pipes or valves.
In general, this beverage packaging machine is only suitable for water, milk, beverages, and liquid sauces without any particles etc.
2. Máquina de embalagem para pastas
Compared with a liquid food packaging machine, the paste packaging machine is designed for semifluid products, such as honey, tomato sauce, mayonnaise, chilli oil, jam, and so on. What’s the most notable feature of this honey sachet packaging machine?
It will have a hopper with a stirrer and a heating function. This function can effectively prevent the paste from solidifying or stratifying.
3. Máquina de embalagem para pós
A powder packaging machine is suitable for automatic packaging of powders such as milk powder, coffee, seasoning powder, and medicinal powder. For light and dusty powders such as laundry powder and flour, a special powder filling machine provides a sealed packaging environment to prevent powder leakage.
Most powder packaging machines use a spiral feeding system. It can facilitate the powder’s downward flow to ensure continuous feeding. The screw speed and number of turns can determine the stable quantitative.
4. Máquina de embalagem para grânulos
There are many types of granule food packaging machines: the tea packaging machine, the bucket packaging machine, and the quantitative packaging machine are the most common.
If you only want to make tea bags, the tea packaging machine is the perfect choice. The bucket packaging machine and the quantitative packaging machine can both package puffed food, nuts, and other granular and small-piece materials with good liquidity.
Note: The quantitative packaging machine is suitable for loading multiple materials simultaneously.
5. Máquina de embalagem em formato travesseiro
The pillow packaging machine is famous for the appearance of the finished product it packs. It can be used to package candies, chocolate, cookies, and bread, but all products are back-sealed, showing a typical “pillow-shaped” appearance.
Different from other vertical packaging machines, pillow packaging machines are horizontal in packaging. It avoids the breakage, wear, and deformation caused by falling in the vertical packaging machine, which is particularly suitable for fragile items (biscuits, wafers, chocolate, fruit pies).
6. Máquina de embalagem a vácuo
The core function of the vacuum food packaging machine is to extract the air and reduce the oxygen content to inhibit bacterial growth and extend the products’ shelf life.
Therefore, it is particularly suitable for products that need to be preserved, fresh, and moisture-proof, such as meat, frozen seafood, cooked food, and so on.
Vacuum can change the internal environment of the package, and the most important function is vacuuming. If your company’s products need to be kept fresh, this machine is the best choice.
7. Máquina de selagem e corte
The sealing and cutting machine is used to attach a layer of plastic film to the product, ensuring the product’s aesthetic appeal.
This machine is usually needed for the packaging of frozen foods (pizza, dumplings) and gift box foods (nut gift boxes, moon cake boxes). This protective film not only prevents products from dust and moisture but also facilitates their transportation and storage.
The sealing and cutting machine directly uses ready-made roll film to wrap the product. At the same time, it cooperates with the heat shrink machine to make the packaging fit the product shape tightly.
Hope this article can help you choose your right food packaging machine. If you still have any questions, please contact me to solve them.