Packaging shredded cheese requires the highest levels of precision, efficiency, and quality – and that is exactly what our pouch packaging machines are designed for. They ensure that pouches are filled with precise amounts, can be adjusted with virtually no tools and in a semi-automated manner, and can be cleaned quickly and thoroughly. This ensures consistently high product quality while maximizing performance.
Using state-of-the-art technology, we reduce the residual oxygen levels in the pouch to a minimum – ensuring optimal freshness and a long shelf life for your products. With our decades of experience and a large number of machines installed, we guarantee a solution that perfectly combines speed, quality, and cost-effectiveness.
High performance at any filling weight
by smart control of the multihead weigher
When combined with multihead weighers, our machines achieve maximum cycle rates while maintaining high filling volumes. Thanks to smart discharge management, our machine pauses briefly when there are minor delays in the multihead weigher, thereby ensuring more filled and ready-to-sell pouches.
Diversity and flexibility
in terms of filling volume, pouch type, and product
Our pouch packaging machines can package single-serve units with small fill quantities, such as 100 g, as well as larger quantities exceeding 1,000 g, in stand-up pouches with zippers. In addition, it is possible to fill product mixes and cheese varieties.
High speeds and machine output
With our pouch packaging machines, you can produce at consistently high speeds, even with large filling volumes. This means machine outputs of 40 to 165 pouches per minute are possible. For the shredded cheese sector, we recommend production on single (simplex) to triple (triplex) machines.
Precise and efficient filling
Shredded cheese is typically packaged using multihead weighers, which combine precise weight control with high speed. During the filling process, the shredded cheese is handled with particular care to prevent any loss of quality. The process is supplemented by targeted product gassing, which reduces the residual oxygen levels in the pouch to a minimum. The result: products that stay fresh for longer, an extended shelf life, and consistently high product quality.
Quick and easy format changeovers in < 15 minutes
Our machines allow for virtually tool-free format changes in less than 15 minutes, depending on the machine type. Using the integrated recipe management system, production and machine parameters for individual products and formats can be easily loaded via the HMI. This reduces downtime and increases machine utilization and productivity – especially during frequent product changes. We offer various levels of automation to make changeovers as simple and quick as possible.
Premium products deserve premium pouch quality
The essence of designing a pouch
Stand-up bottom
An additional fold in the packaging material creates a pouch's stand-up base. This very stable base construction enables the pouch to stand independently on a flat surface. In addition to the primary function of being able to stand on its own, the stand-up bottom and the resulting bottom fold give the pouch a higher filling volume than a flat pouch. The bottom shape can usually be round, as in doypacks, or trapezoidal, as in deltapacks.
Zipper
A so-called zipper reclosure is often used to make the pouch reclosable. This zipper consists of two plastic lips that can be pressed together, pulled apart, and sealed into the top area of the pouch. This makes it possible to reclose the pouch after it has been opened for the first time and maintain the filling product's freshness to a certain extent.
Tear opening notch
The tear-opening notch is a punched hole in the upper side seal seam of the pouch. This punching makes it easier for the consumer to tear open the pouch without tools and consume the contents. The tear-opening notch is usually designed as an incision or punched-out arrowhead.
Side sealing seam
The side sealing seam is the two sealed pouch edges and closes it in this area. The side sealing seam requires exceptional quality and strength. Its width can be freely selected according to the length of the pouch. Depending on the contents, filling quantity, and size, the pouch must be able to withstand various pressures and sealing requirements. Optical and functional sealing patterns, such as cross and ripple patterns, can also be created in the sealing seam.
Top sealing seam
A top sealing seam permanently closes the pouch after filling. The side sealing seam requires exceptional quality and strength. Depending on the contents, filling quantity, and size, the pouch must be able to withstand various pressures and tightness requirements. In addition to the technical requirements, wider top sealing seams are often produced to give the pouch a corresponding appearance. Additional functions like hanging devices (euro hole or round hole) are integrated into the top seam.
Sealing seam quality
Sealing seam quality is one of a pouch`s core criteria. It must meet a wide range of quality and functional criteria. Thanks to our innovative and high-quality sealing technology, our machines can guarantee consistently high sealing seam strength over the long term. This also applies to different packaging materials and mono-materials.
Processability of mono-materials
All of our new machines can process recyclable mono-materials as standard. Thanks to innovative unwinding and sealing technology, new and thinner films and papers can be processed at the same quality and speed.
Filling level
To minimize packaging material and costs, but also from a sustainability perspective, keeping the space between the product fill level and the top seam as small as possible is essential. Some technical processes, such as tightening before head sealing, require a certain amount of space in the headspace of the pouch. Headspace steaming, intended to counteract possible pouch inflation, also requires a certain amount of free space in the head area of the pouch. We are happy to help with the optimum design of the pouch dimensions depending on the intended filling quantity and filling level.
Overview of common pouch details
Details that really matter
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Stand-up bottom
An additional fold in the packaging material creates a pouch's stand-up base. This very stable base construction enables the pouch to stand independently on a flat surface. In addition to the primary function of being able to stand on its own, the stand-up bottom and the resulting bottom fold give the pouch a higher filling volume than a flat pouch. The bottom shape can usually be round, as in doypacks, or trapezoidal, as in deltapacks.
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Zipper
A so-called zipper reclosure is often used to make the pouch reclosable. This zipper consists of two plastic lips that can be pressed together, pulled apart, and sealed into the top area of the pouch. This makes it possible to reclose the pouch after it has been opened for the first time and maintain the filling product's freshness to a certain extent.
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Tear opening notch
The tear-opening notch is a punched hole in the upper side seal seam of the pouch. This punching makes it easier for the consumer to tear open the pouch without tools and consume the contents. The tear-opening notch is usually designed as an incision or punched-out arrowhead.
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Side sealing seam
The side sealing seam is the two sealed pouch edges and closes it in this area. The side sealing seam requires exceptional quality and strength. Its width can be freely selected according to the length of the pouch. Depending on the contents, filling quantity, and size, the pouch must be able to withstand various pressures and sealing requirements. Optical and functional sealing patterns, such as cross and ripple patterns, can also be created in the sealing seam.
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Top sealing seam
A top sealing seam permanently closes the pouch after filling. The side sealing seam requires exceptional quality and strength. Depending on the contents, filling quantity, and size, the pouch must be able to withstand various pressures and tightness requirements. In addition to the technical requirements, wider top sealing seams are often produced to give the pouch a corresponding appearance. Additional functions like hanging devices (euro hole or round hole) are integrated into the top seam.
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Sealing seam quality
Sealing seam quality is one of a pouch`s core criteria. It must meet a wide range of quality and functional criteria. Thanks to our innovative and high-quality sealing technology, our machines can guarantee consistently high sealing seam strength over the long term. This also applies to different packaging materials and mono-materials.
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Processability of mono-materials
All of our new machines can process recyclable mono-materials as standard. Thanks to innovative unwinding and sealing technology, new and thinner films and papers can be processed at the same quality and speed.
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Filling level
To minimize packaging material and costs, but also from a sustainability perspective, keeping the space between the product fill level and the top seam as small as possible is essential. Some technical processes, such as tightening before head sealing, require a certain amount of space in the headspace of the pouch. Headspace steaming, intended to counteract possible pouch inflation, also requires a certain amount of free space in the head area of the pouch. We are happy to help with the optimum design of the pouch dimensions depending on the intended filling quantity and filling level.
We are happy to support you in your pouch packaging project with customized machine and dosing technology.
We look forward to your inquiry.
Phone: +49 2267 699-0
Email: sales@sn-packaging.de
FM 060
Horizontal form, fill and seal machine (HFFS) simplex
Format range pouch width
40 – 220 mm
Format range pouch height
50 – 250 mm
Realistic output rate
up to 65 pouches/min.
JExemplary yearly production output (single shift)
about 6 million pouches
(Data dependent on filling properties, pouch size, and production times)
FBM 22
Horizontal form, fill and seal machine (HFFS) duplex
Format range pouch width
120 – 190 mm
Format range pouch height
100 – 450 mm
Realistic output rate
up to 130 pouches/min.
Exemplary yearly production output (single shift)
about 14 million pouches
(Data dependent on filling properties, pouch size, and production times)
FMH 300
Horizontal form, fill and seal machine (HFFS)
Format range pouch width
115 – 194 mm
Format range pouch height
80 – 350 mm
Realistic output rate
up to 180 pouches/min.
Exemplary yearly production output (three shifts)
about 55 million pouches
(Data dependent on filling properties, pouch size, and production times)
Contact
We are happy to support you in your pouch packaging project with customized machine and dosing technology.
We look forward to your inquiry.
Phone: +49 2267 699-0
Email: sales@sn-packaging.de