This section of the website covers form, fill and seal machines which form a wrap, normally from film fed from a reel, insert product into the wrap and then seal individual packs using heat, pressure or ultrasonic welding. Products can be liquid, powder, granular, small bulk items or solid blocks. Form, fill and seal machines are very widely used for primary packaging, particularly in the food and confectionery industries.
Vertical form, fill and seal machines form, fill and seal packages on a vertical axis with product dispensed from above with intermittent or continuous motion. They are generally used for packaging powder, granular and viscous products as well as small bulk items.
Flow-wrapping machines (also called horizontal form, fill and seal machines form, fill and seal packages on a horizontal axis in continuous motion. Very common applications are packaging confectionery and biscuits.