Ilapak - Smart Flow Wrapper

Applications & Use Cases

• Wrapping individual food items such as confectionery, bakery products, and snack bars.
• Packaging non-food items like small hardware, medical devices, or cosmetic products.
• Creating hermetically sealed packs for extended shelf life of perishable goods.
• Bundling multiple smaller items into a single retail-ready package.

Typical Specifications

Typical capacity

Flow wrappers in this class commonly achieve speeds of 50 to 200 packs per minute, depending on product size and film type.

Power supply

Units of this type typically require a 3-phase electrical supply, commonly 400V, 50Hz, with varying amperage requirements.

Construction material

For food processing applications, machines are typically constructed from stainless steel for hygiene and durability.

Film compatibility

Commonly compatible with a range of heat-sealable films, including OPP, laminated films, and some barrier films.

Product dimensions

The maximum and minimum product dimensions that can be wrapped are typically configurable and depend on the machine's forming box and jaw width.

Integrated printing

Many modern flow wrappers, like this unit, feature integrated date or batch coding printers, commonly thermal transfer overprinters (TTO).

Frequently Asked Questions

• What is a flow wrapper?

  A flow wrapper is a horizontal form-fill-seal machine that creates a continuous pillow-pack style bag around a product using a single roll of film, sealing it with a bottom seal, a back seal, and two end seals.

• What kind of products are suitable for flow wrapping?

• What maintenance is typically required for a used flow wrapper?

• Can a flow wrapper handle different product sizes?

• What are the benefits of an integrated printer?