Pouch Packaging Machines for Shredded Cheese

Pouch packaging machines for shredded cheese

Efficient, fast, and safe

The filling and packaging of shredded cheese require the highest hygiene standards from the pouch packaging machine. Shredded cheese will usually be filled using multihead weighers that combine the target weight from individual weights. For example, the machine and dosing system must be cleaned frequently and intensively to prevent contamination and germs. To achieve maximum product shelf-life and product freshness in the pouch, residual oxygen will be reduced to a minimum.

With decades of experience and many machines on the market, we supply the perfect pouch packaging technology for shredded cheese. Our machines combine the highest quality standards with precise dosing technology and maximum speed. We aim to produce perfect pouches at the lowest unit costs and reliably over the machine's entire lifetime.

Highlights

Hygiene

Fulfillment of the highest hygiene requirements

Speed

High machine performance and output rates

Format changeover

Fast and partly tool-free format changes

Product shelf life

Long product shelf life

Processability of Monomaterials

All of our new machines can process recyclable single-material materials, so-called monomaterials, as standard. Innovative unwinding and sealing technology means that newer and thinner films and papers can be processed with consistent quality and speed.

Leading packaging technology for shredded cheese

"With our technology, you can produce first-class pouches at maximum speed throughout the entire machine runtime."

Olaf Clemens, Owner / CEO

We have a lot of experience with grated cheese

High output for every fill weight

via smart discharge management of the multihead weigher

Combined with multihead weighers, our machines achieve maximum cycle outputs with high filling quantities. With the help of smart discharge management, our machine waits for small delays in the multihead weigher and thus ensures more filled and sealable pouches. For larger product quantities, such as 500 grams, 750 grams, or 1,000 grams, filling can be divided between two stations. This means that short filling times per station can be maintained and high speeds achieved.

Long product shelf life

Thanks to minimal residual oxygen levels

With our complex product protection gassing, we reduce the residual oxygen in the pouch to a minimum, ensuring the longest possible product shelf life and freshness.

Processing thinner and recyclable packaging materials

"Thanks to many innovative solutions, our machines can also process the thinnest recyclable packaging films for grated cheese. Which is economically, but above all ecologically highly relevant."

Reiner Müller, Director Business Development & Global Accounts

Powerful in every respect

Processing thin films

Our innovative solutions enable processing the thinnest recyclable packaging films for shredded cheese. Continuous film unwinding reduces the stress on the packaging material by up to 70 %. The ability to process extremely thin films means immediate savings in packaging material and a significant cost reduction.

High flexibility

Our machines produce three-edge or four-edge sealed pouches, as well as bottom-fold and stand-up pouches. Resealing, such as zippers, is also possible. A wide range of filling weights can be filled. On request, the machine can be converted from simplex to duplex formats or duplex to triplex.

Quick and easy format changes

Depending on the format and machine type, format changes can be made in just a few minutes without tools. Production and machine parameters for individual products and formats can easily be load automatically in the operating panel (HMI) via integrated recipe management. Short format and product changeover times significantly reduce the non-production time (downtime) and ultimately ensure higher machine utilization and greater productivity.

Low space requirement due to the rotary principle

We have always stood for horizontal rotary machines (HFFS). This machine principle requires little space in production, particularly when working with a rotary table. We can supply you with pouch packaging machines with integrated dosing systems from a footprint of 20 m².

The space advantages of our rotary machines become increasingly apparent, especially with multiple machines.

Furthermore, the control cabinet can also be integrated into certain machine models, which simplifies the handling and commissioning of the machine, saves space compared to an external control cabinet, and improves accessibility.

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 all pouch details

Overview of common pouch details

Details that really matter

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.