Snacks Packaging
PFM offers snack producers a complete range of flexible packaging solutions designed to ensure gentle product handling and high production efficiency. Easy to operate and highly flexible, PFM machines enable fast format changes while delivering reliable sealing and consistent product protection.
Example of snack products:
Potato chips
Extremely fragile and oily products with high air content require protective packaging and gentle handling. PFM flow-wrap solutions with nitrogen flushing, cushioned feeding systems, and barrier films help preserve crispness and product integrity.
Tortilla chips
Sharp edges and shape variability increase breakage and puncture risks during packaging. PFM VFFS pillow-pack solutions with anti-puncture films and controlled feeding systems ensure stable pack formation and maintained crispness.
Popcorn
Lightweight and air-filled products are highly crushable and sensitive to static. PFM pillow-bag packaging with gentle vertical filling, multihead weighing, and static-reducing films supports consistent and protective packaging.
Salted nuts
Hard products with oily surfaces require precise dosing and barrier protection against oxidation. PFM pillow or block-bottom bag solutions with accurate weighing systems and gentle drop handling ensure reliable packaging quality.
Cheese puffs
Brittle and greasy snacks require delicate handling and oxygen protection. PFM horizontal flow-wrap solutions with nitrogen flushing and oil-barrier films help maintain product texture and freshness.
Crackers
Thin and breakable products with low moisture tolerance demand stable handling and airtight sealing. PFM VFFS packaging with controlled transport and multi-stack feeding systems reduces breakage while preserving crispness.
Vegetable chips
Irregular shapes and fragile textures require adaptable packaging geometry and protective sealing. PFM wide pillow or block-bottom bag solutions with long-dwell sealing and gentle feeding maintain pack integrity.
Dried seaweed
Ultra-thin sheets with hygroscopic salt coatings are highly brittle and moisture-sensitive. PFM pillow-pack solutions with nitrogen flushing, anti-static films, and low-compression sealing protect product structure and quality.
Advanced flexible packaging for the snacks industry
Snack products are often fragile, lightweight and sensitive to moisture and oxidation. Chips, crackers and puffed snacks can easily break during handling, while oils and salt residues may affect machine performance and sealing quality. Packaging must preserve crispness, protect product integrity and provide convenient formats suitable for grab and go consumption.
PFM packaging technologies address these challenges through gentle feeding systems, precision weighing solutions and high barrier sealing technologies. Integrated automation and modified atmosphere compatibility ensure consistent product protection and efficient production across a wide variety of snack applications.
Gentle Handling for Fragile Products
Optimized feeding systems and controlled product transfer minimize breakage and preserve the structure of delicate snacks such as chips, crackers and puffed products.
Precision Weighing for Irregular Shapes
MBP multihead weighers ensure accurate dosing even with products that vary in size, density and shape, preventing channel clogging and improving production stability.
Flexible Packaging Formats
PFM solutions produce pillow packs, gusseted bags and stand up pouches with resealable options adapted to single serve and on the go consumption.
High Speed Production and Fast Changeovers
Servo controlled systems enable rapid recipe and format changes while maintaining stable high speed packaging performance.
Example of Packs
Dedicated Machines
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Azimuth EVO
The PFM AZIMUTH EVO is a full-servo vertical form fill seal wrapper that produces pillow pack bags and Steelo Bags (block bottom with 4 side sealed corners) starting from a flat reel of heat-sealable packaging material.
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Azimuth EVO Inclined Version
The PFM AZIMUTH EVO Inclined is a full-servo vertical form fill seal wrapper that produces pillow pack bags and Steelo Bags (block bottom with 4 side sealed corners) it is designed for fragile and delicate products requiring controlled handling during vertical packaging.
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Comet
The PFM COMET is a continuous motion vertical form fill seal machine designed for high-speed wrapping of granular products with hermetic sealing performance: chips/crisps, candies and many others combined with multihead weighers and volumetric dosing systems.
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Compact
The Compact is the revolutionary horizontal packing machine for producing triple-seal, square bottom and gusseted flow-packs.
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MBP C1 Series
The MBP Series C1 is the entry-level budget combination multi-head weigher featuring an outstanding speed/accuracy ratio achieved thanks to its extremely low “weight regeneration time”.
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MBP C2 Series
Designed for high-speed, high-precision weighing of various types of granular products, the Series C2 is the fruit of 20 years’ research, development and design work. The outstanding speed/accuracy ratio ensures greater savings and operating safety.
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R 700/800
The R700 is a vertical form fill and seal packaging machine for the production of bags sealed on three sides, such as pillow-bags, as well as block bottom bags and/or block bottom bags with 4 corner seals.
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R 700/800 Twin
The R700 TWIN is a vertical form fill and seal packaging machine for the production of bags sealed on three sides, such as pillow-bags, as well as block bottom bags and/or block bottom bags with 4 corner seals.
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RC 700/800
RC700 is a vertical form fill and seal packaging machine for the production of bags such as pillow-bag, square bottom and Steelo-bag (squared bottom with 4 side seals).
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RQ 700/800
Intermittent, Single-reel Vertical Form Fill Seal with removable sealing unit.
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RX 800
RX800 is the entry-level VFFS machine of the MBP R range, representing the synthesis of operational simplicity, high productivity and very low running costs.
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Solaris Evo
The Solaris EVO is th high speed continuous motion vertical form fill and seal wrapper that produces 3-side sealed pillow-bags, block-bottom and Steelo- bags, doy-style bags also with zip and eurohole.
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Zenith
The PFM ZENITH is a vertical form fill seal machine designed for granular products (chips/crisps, candies and many others), combining dosing systems and wrapping into a stable and easy-to-manage process.
