Bag Width Range | 80-240 mm | Weight | 1500 kg |
Bag Length Range | 150-370 mm | Total power | 3.02 kw |
Filling weight | ≤ 1500g | Compress air | ≥ 0.4 m³/min |
Max Speed | ≤ 60 bags/min | Dimensions | 1860 mm*1520 mm*1550 mm |
Every square foot of production space and every minute of labor counts for small food entrepreneurs. Imagine this: hand-sealed pouches leak or arrive crushed, and your small-batch spice blends or artisanal granola sit in bulky jars. Packaging is essential for survival, not just for show. However, when industrial machines require warehouse-sized footprints and investments of over $100,000, scaling up seems unattainable. This is the point at which horizontal pouch packaging machines with precise engineering become your silent growth partner.
Space limitations stifle productivity. Traditional vertical baggers require 10 to 15 feet of floor space, which most small kitchens or startup facilities cannot accommodate, and their six-figure price tags are also a consideration. Approximately 30–50% of staff time is wasted on manual filling and sealing due to the absence of automation. Even worse, uneven seals or excessive filling result in expensive waste—up to 15% of products are discarded because of inadequate packaging integrity. Without precise vacuum sealing, temperature-sensitive products like cured meats or herbs quickly deteriorate, but industrial chamber systems are more expensive and require more technical expertise.
Presenting small horizontal pouch packaging machines made for areas under 500 square feet, such as UnionPack’s A-Series. These agile units, which are as narrow as 585 mm wide, combine automated filling, vacuum sealing, and coding in a footprint smaller than a commercial refrigerator, in contrast to rigid vertical systems. They change operations as follows:
1. Agility in Saving Space: They fit into shared commissaries, micro-bakeries, or food truck kitchens with modular designs (such as conveyor-free versions). No need for a factory floor.
2. Plug-and-Play Accuracy: Modifiable PLC controls manage a range of pouch dimensions (50 g to 5 kg) and materials (vacuum, flat, or stand-up bags). No coding knowledge is needed; just enter the weight and size parameters.
3. Slashers at Cost: Trim-free sealing and servo-driven film indexing can cut down on film waste by 40%.
Specialty foods don’t work with generic machines. The nitrogen-flush requirements of a coffee roaster are very different from the liquid-pH issues faced by a fermented hot sauce brand. UnionPack engineers provide end-to-end customization for horizontal bagging machines:
Product-Specific Tooling: Replaceable filling nozzles stop viscous substances like honey and oils from dripping or clumping in powders like matcha.
Seal Strongholds: Dual-pulse heat technology-enforced seals for fatty and oily products (almonds, jerky). 50% higher pressure tolerance than conventional seals, according to lab testing.
Future-Proof Improvements: Start with simple vacuum sealing and then add gas flushing, UV date coding, or AI-guided weight sensors. Just pay for what you currently need.
Bag Width Range | 80-240 mm | Weight | 1500 kg |
Bag Length Range | 150-370 mm | Total power | 3.02 kw |
Filling weight | ≤ 1500g | Compress air | ≥ 0.4 m³/min |
Max Speed | ≤ 60 bags/min | Dimensions | 1860 mm*1520 mm*1550 mm |
Bag Width Range | 180-300 mm | Weight | 1800 kg |
Bag Length Range | 150-450 mm | Total power | 3.62 kw |
Filling weight | ≤ 2500 g | Compress air | ≥ 0.4 m³/min |
Max Speed | ≤ 50 bags/min | Dimensions | 2080 mm*1720 mm*1650mm |
Bag Width Range | 240-400 mm | Weight | 2500 kg |
Bag Length Range | 150-600 mm | Total power | 3.62 kw |
Filling Range | ≤ 5000g | Compress air | ≥ 0.4 m³/min |
Max Speed | ≤ 30 bags/min | Dimensions | 2150 mm*2020 mm*1700 mm |
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