Packaging Formats
Five food packaging formats and the machines that make them. Choose the package around your product and how it will be sold.
From left: pillow bag, side gusset bag, quad-seal bag, wide-spout pouch, tray.
Choose Your Format
Each page shows how the package is made, the machines that make it and the products already running in it.
Pillow Bag
The standard back-seal bag.
Side Gusset Bag
Folded sides for a fuller, squarer pack.
Quad-Seal Bag
Four sealed edges, with or without a back seal.
Wide-Spout Pouch
1–5 kg stand-up pouches with a 33 mm angled spout.
Tray
Plastic or paper-based trays: MAP, VSP or seal-only.
Formats and Machines
Which of our machines makes each format, and what usually goes in it.
| Format | Our machines | Typical products |
|---|---|---|
| Pillow Bag | SVC260, VP Series, VP-YT | Frozen foods, snacks, nuts, pet food, powders |
| Side Gusset Bag | SVC260 with the gusset assembly | Frozen foods, pet food, nuts, snacks |
| Quad-Seal Bag | VGT Series | Coffee, nuts, snacks, grains, milk and protein powders |
| Wide-Spout Pouch | Wide-Spout Family, 1–5 kg | Rice, grains, beans, pet food |
| Tray | Hybrid Pro T680 | Fresh meat, seafood, ready meals |
Typical products are a guide, not a limit. Each product is tested before the setup is fixed.
Not Sure Which Format?
Tell us these, and we suggest the format and the machine. Application consulting is free, with a first proposal within 1 working day.
Start With Your ProductWhat decides the format
Your product
Target fill weight
How the pack will be sold
Film, pouch or tray
Required output
Gas or headspace needs
Which format should I choose?
Start from the product and how it will be sold. The format then decides the machine: bags on the SVC260, VP Series or VGT Series, 1–5 kg spout pouches on the Wide-Spout Family, and sealed trays on the Hybrid Pro T680.
Can one machine make several formats?
The SVC260 makes pillow bags as standard and side gusset bags with the gusset assembly. The VP Series makes pillow and chain bags. The VGT makes quad-seal bags with or without a back seal.
Do you fill premade pouches or zipper bags?
Our Wide-Spout family fills premade stand-up pouches with a 33 mm angled spout. A zipper applicator is an option on the VGT for quad-seal bags.
Can I test my package before I order?
Yes. The packaging test is free; you cover the shipping of your samples. You get the result within 3–5 working days after they arrive.
Start With Your Product
Send your product, package and target output. We will reply with the next engineering step.
- 01Product
- 02Package
- 03Output
- 04Line scope
We reply within 1 working day.
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