A vertical form fill and seal (VFFS) machine is a versatile piece of equipment used in automated production lines to create, fill, and seal packages. Here’s a breakdown of how it works:

1. Forming the Bag: The machine unwinds a roll of flat plastic film, which is then guided by a forming tube. This tube shapes the film into a pouch of the desired size.

2. Filling the Bag: Once the pouch is formed, it’s held open by a clamp. The product is then dispensed into the open pouch using a variety of filling mechanisms depending on the product characteristics. This could be by weight, auger, pump, or volumetric cup depending on the product’s consistency.

3. Sealing the Bag: After filling, the pouch is heat-sealed closed at the top. Some machines can also create a seal at the bottom of the pouch, depending on the desired style (e.g., pillow pouch vs. doy pouch).

4. Trimming and Completing the Package: After sealing, the pouch is cut from the remaining film. The finished package can then have additional features added, such as a date code, a tear notch for easy opening, or a hole punch for hanging.

The VersaPak is the most compact vertical form, fill and seal machine designed to produce pillow bags. Engineered to be manually or auto loaded, this bagging machine can sit on any surface and package your product effectively. Using non-proprietary flat roll stock film, pouches will be formed over the collar with back and horizontal seals. Producing up to 20 pouches per minute, this versatile bagging machine is easy to use, clean and change over.

Automatically package fruits, vegetables, snacks, candies, hardware, parts, tools, household goods, personal care items and anything else that needs automatic bagging.

For rates up to 20 pouches per minute