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Fragile chips
Chips and puffed snacks break when they drop too far or hit hard transfers. Broken pieces and crumbs end up in the bag.
What we do · Drop heights and transfer points are set for your snack and confirmed in the test.
Snack Packaging
Choose the package first, then match product handling, weighing and output to your snack. Our SVC260, VP and VGT baggers and both pendulum bucket conveyors are used for snacks.
Packages: pillow and gusset bags or quad-seal bags
Snack Packaging Challenges
Six points that decide whether a snack line runs well.
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Light, bulky product
Airy snacks fill a big bag for a small weight. The bag size, the hopper volume and the bagging speed all follow from the bulk density.
What we do · Bag size and weigher hopper volume are chosen from your product's bulk density.
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Seasoning and oil
Seasoning powder and oil coat buckets, hoppers and chutes and change how the product flows.
What we do · Contact surfaces and cleaning access are reviewed for your product.
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Crumbs in the seal
Crumbs and seasoning dust in the seal area cause weak or leaking seals.
What we do · Every packaging test checks seal quality and product in the seal area.
05
Headspace and gas
Some snacks are packed with gas and a set headspace, others are not. Not every snack needs nitrogen.
What we do · Gas flush on the VGT is used only where your product and film call for it.
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Bounce and settling
Light pieces bounce and settle slowly, so the bag has to settle before the top seal is made.
What we do · Product settler and bag deflator options on the VGT are matched to your snack.
Recommended Packaging Route
The same handling and weighing feed whichever packaging machine your package needs.
- 01
Pendulum Bucket Conveyor
Hygienic or Standard model lifts the snacks to the weigher
- 02
Multihead Weighing
Doses the target weight
- 03
Packaging Machine
SVC260, VP or VGT, chosen by the package
- 04
Inspection
Checkweighing and contaminant checks
- 05
Case Packing and Palletizing
Bags into cases, cases onto pallets
Gas flush, product settler and zipper are options on the VGT and are fitted to the project.
LINYOPACK machines
Modules Matched to the Product
Start from the package: each packaging machine below is labelled with the bags it makes. Handling, weighing, inspection and end-of-line modules complete the line.
Packaging machines
SVC260 Continuous-Motion VFFS
Continuous motion for higher outputs. Bags up to 260 mm wide and 400 mm long, up to 160 bags/min.*
VP Series Compact VFFS
Compact baggers for lower outputs. 20–90 bags/min,* film up to 520 mm wide.
VGT Series Quad-Seal VFFS
Front panel up to 300 mm wide, up to 80 bags/min.* Gas flush, product settler and zipper as options.
*Machine maximum. Actual output depends on product, fill weight, bag size and film.
Around the packaging machine
Pendulum Bucket Conveyors
Hygienic and Standard models, both used for snacks and confectionery. 10–20 m³/h and up to 25 m lift, in Z-type and C-type layouts. We check the capacity in kg/h with your bulk density.
Multihead Weighing
Weigher configurations for chips and puffed snacks are available. The final choice follows the piece size, the bulk density, the target weight and the dose rate the bagger needs.
Inspection
Checkweighing, metal detection, combined units, or X-ray where the application calls for it. The method is chosen once the product and package are known.
Case Packing and Palletizing
Robotic case packing and palletizing, integrated around the finished bag, the case pattern, the case rate and the pallet pattern.
Define Sustainable Good Output
A snack line runs at the pace of its slowest stage. The conveyor is rated in m³/h, so we convert it to kg/h with your bulk density and compare it with what the packing line needs.
Conveyor supplykg/h = m³/h × Bulk densityLine demandkg/h = Good bags per hour × Fill weight
Supply must stay above demand. We set the final line target from product tests and agreed FAT conditions.
Request a Packaging Test- 01
Product handling
Enough kg/h at your bulk density
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Weighing
Enough sustainable doses per minute
- 03
Bagging
Enough good bags per minute
- 04
Inspection
Enough accepted packs per minute
- 05
Case packing
Enough cases per minute at the bags per case you need
- 06
Palletizing
Keeps up with the case rate
Test With Your Snack
Send a sample or the product details. We run them before the final configuration is fixed.
How the packaging test worksWhat to send
Snack sample or product specification
Piece size and bulk density
Target fill weight
Package type and size
Film sample
Gas flush requirement, if any
Required good output
Inspection requirement
Bags per case
What the test checks
Conveyor throughput in kg/h
Breakage and crumbs
Seasoning and oil behaviour
Weight result
Product drop and bounce
Product in the seal area
Seal quality
Gas flush, if used
Sustainable output
Reject and stop causes
Request a Packaging Test
Photo: quad-seal bag from a VGT run in our workshop.
Related Pages
The machines, industry and package format behind this application.
Which LINYOPACK machines are used for snacks?
The SVC260, VP and VGT baggers and both pendulum bucket conveyors.
Which packaging machine should I choose?
Start from the package. Pillow and side gusset bags: the SVC260 for higher outputs or the VP series for a compact line. Quad-seal bags with or without a back seal: the VGT series.
Can a multihead weigher handle chips and puffed snacks?
Yes. Weigher configurations for chips and puffed snacks are available. The model and its weighing result are confirmed with your product.
Can the VGT use gas flush?
Yes. Gas flush is an option on the VGT. Whether your product needs it, and the settings, are defined from the product and the film.
Does every snack need nitrogen?
No. The gas and headspace a snack needs depend on the product, the film and the package you sell.
Can the line run 160 bags/min with snacks?
160 bags/min is the SVC260's machine maximum. The output of a snack line is set from the actual product, weighing, bag and line conditions.
Do the bucket conveyors prevent breakage?
They are built for free-flowing pieces such as snacks and confectionery. Breakage and crumbs are still checked with your product in the test.
Can inspection, case packing and palletizing be added?
Yes. Checkweighing, metal detection, robotic case packing and palletizing can be integrated around the bag, the case and the pallet.
Start With Your Snack
Send the product, target weight, package format and required output. We will use them to choose the packaging machine and plan the test.
- 01Product
- 02Target weight
- 03Package
- 04Output
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