Welcome to All about packaging machines, an educational website showing how packaging machines work using video animations and diagrams.
Please note this website is a work in progress. More categories will be added regularly.
There are thousands of different machines for packaging every conceivable raw material and manufactured product. Packaging machinery is particularly important in fast moving consumer goods (fmcg) industries such as food, drinks, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, toiletries and household products. The machines illustrated on this website are widely used in these industries.
A comprehensive descriptive list of packaging machines is found in European standard
EN 415-1:2014, Safety of packaging machines - Part 1: Terminology and classification of packaging machines and associated equipment.
Packaging machines are grouped on this website in the following functional categories. Navigate using the top bar or the links below.
Container filling
Form, fill and seal
Case and tray packing
Palletizing and depalletizing
Pallet wrapping
About the author
Before retiring, the author spent 35 years working in the field of bottling and packaging machinery, most of the time for a major international drinks company. He also contributed for many years to drafting of British and European standards for safety of packaging machines.
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