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COMPLETE FLEXIBLE PACKAGING LINE
INFINITE SOLUTIONS
JUST ONE HUB
Let us answer your demands with an infinity of targeted technologies developed through the synergies within the IMA FLX HUB. Our primary, secondary and end-of-line packaging solutions combine with each other to form tailored turnkey lines able to handle the broadest variety of flexible pack styles. Machines can be configured to process recyclable and sustainable materials, while digital features and connectivity maximise line efficiency. For Food, Pharma, Wet Wipes and Pet markets, IMA FLX HUB will place you at the centre of a neverending partnership.
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The hub companies
Besides HFFS flow wrappers, VFFS vertical baggers and Stand-up machines, IMA Ilapak portfolio includes systems for modified atmosphere applications, feeding, counting and weighing systems and complete, fully automated lines.
IMA Delta Systems is recognized, in the North American market, for automated primary flow wrapping solutions. IMA Delta Systems partners with its customers to create custom designed solutions for automated feeding, grouping, stacking, collating, and other handling applications.
HFFS wrappers and fully automated lines for the packaging of candies, jellies, gums, chocolates, bars, biscuits, wafers and noodles are IMA Eurosicma’s core business.
Starting from the end of the processing lines, customized handling, portoning and buffering systems can be supplied with flow and fold wrappers, both single and multipack.
IMA Record designs and builds horizontal flow pack machines technologically advanced, durable and reliable, interfaced with modular composed automatic feeders, easy to be integrated into automated packaging systems.
IMA Fillshape designs and manufactures pouch making and filling machines for flexible stand-up pouches – with and without spout – for dairy, food, beverage and personal care sectors. It offers the most revolutionary technology in the field of flexible containers, but it leaves the customer free to choose the shape of the pouch, spout and cap.
IMA Tecmar is a company dedicated to the design and manufacture of packaging machines and flexible packaging systems for South American market. Vertical baggers, 4 side seals multi-lane and sticks machines are the IMA Tecmar’s flagship products.
Technologies Overview
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STAND-UP POUCH
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STICK PACK & 4 SIDE SEAL
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WEIGHING & COUNTING
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TURN-KEY
Horizontal Form Fill & Seal flow wrappers
HFFS Flow wrapping machines tailored to match each customer’s specific needs and deliver maximum production flexibility and efficiency at each performance level.
Every model is available in different versions with a large range of options for the packaging of food and non-food products. Moreover, product feeding, distribution and conditioning to a flow wrapping system is one of the added value of the FLX Hub offer.
IMA FLX can provide HFFS complete and turn-key solutions ensuring the highest efficiency is achieved and maintained.
Industries
IMA FLX Hub, with its vast range of flexible packaging solutions, can satisfy every HFFS packaging requirement of Food, Wet Wipes, Home & Personal Care and Pharma & Medical markets.
Among the bakery packaging machines, the portfolio mainly includes: bread & sandwich packaging machines, pizza & tortillas packaging machines, biscuits packaging machines and customized feeders. Cakes, croissants and rusks packaging machines complete the range. Besides the applications for the bakery sector, IMA FLX Hub offers candies and chocolate packaging machines, vegetables and fruits packaging machines, meat & poultry packaging machines.
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| Bakery | Biscuits & Cookies | Pizza & Tortillas | Snacks | Pasta & Noodles | Chocolate & Confectionery | Dairy |
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| Meat & Poultry | Fish & Seafood | IQF | Produce | Home & Personal Care | Wet Wipes | Pharma & Medical |
IMA FLX Hub, with its vast range of flexible packaging solutions, can satisfy every HFFS packaging requirement of Food, Wet Wipes, Home & Personal Care and Pharma & Medical markets.
Among the bakery packaging machines, the portfolio mainly includes: bread & sandwich packaging machines, pizza & tortillas packaging machines, biscuits packaging machines and customized feeders. Cakes, croissants and rusks packaging machines complete the range. Besides the applications for the bakery sector, IMA FLX Hub offers candies and chocolate packaging machines, vegetables and fruits packaging machines, meat & poultry packaging machines.
Pack Styles
Thanks to the many years of hands-on experience in these industries, a wide range of pack styles - such as Pillow with and without gusseting, Quad Seal, 3 Side Seal and X-Fold - can be produced by IMA FLX Hub HFFS flow wrapping solutions.
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| Pillow | Pillow with and without gusseting | Pillow reclosable |
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| Quattro | Quattro reclosable | 3 Side Seal | Shrink | Shrink barrier | X-Fold |
HFFS TOP SOLUTIONS
Stand-Up Pouch machines
New range of innovative Stand-Up pouch machinery for liquid and solid products
Continuous motion rotary assemble fill and seal machines for pouches (Spouted and unspouted) & HFFS Stand-Up pouches for liquid and solid products for food, pet food, personal care and beverage industries.
Industries
IMA FLX Hub, with its vast range of flexible packaging solutions, can satisfy every HFFS Stand-Up pouch packaging requirement of Food and Home & Personal Care markets.
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| Snack | Chocolate & Confectionery | Dairy | Baby Food | Beverages | Preserves & Condiments |
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| Pet food | Home & Personal Care |
Pack Styles
Thanks to the many years of hands-on experience in these industries, a wide range of pack styles - such as -Spouted with and without handles, Unspouted with zipper and Shaped pouches can be produced by IMA FLX Hub HFFS Stand-Up pouch wrapping solutions.
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| With spout and handle | With soft spout profile | Shaped profile with spout | With round corner | With top spout child safe | ||
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| With top spout | Shaped profile | Shaped profile with top spout | With straw hole | |||
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| With tear notch | With hang hole | With round corners | With tear notch and zipper | Shaped profile | ||
HFFS STAND UP POUCH TOP SOLUTIONS
Vertical Form Fill & Seal bagging machines
Continuous & Intermittent film motion packaging machineries
Vertical baggers designed and manufactured to produce the highest quality and most innovative range of pack styles, whilst delivering flexibility and exceptional performance.
Ideal for loose, fresh or frozen, powders and granulated products.
Industries
IMA FLX Hub, with its vast range of flexible packaging solutions, can satisfy every VFFS packaging requirement of the Food market.
Besides the bakery & snacks packaging machines, IMA FLX Hub offers Meat & Poultry packaging machines, including specifically chicken nuggets packaging machines. Produce packaging machines includes dry fruits packaging and as far as Cheese is concerned, the portfolio mainly includes grated and shredded cheese packaging machines. Candies and chocolate packaging machines complete the range.
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Pack Styles
Thanks to the many years of hands-on experience in these industries, a wide range of pack styles - such as Pillow, Block bottom, 3 side seal vertical and Quattro vertical - can be produced by IMA FLX Hub VFFS wrapping solutions.
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| Pillow ultrasonic | Pillow vertical | Block bottom | Block bottom with window and handle | 3 Side seal vertical | Quattro vertical |
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| Carry fresh handle | Doy shark | Flexcan® | Easypack® |
VFFS TOP SOLUTIONS
Stick Pack and 4 Side Seal machines
Multi-lane vertical machines for stick type packages ensure an increase in production and optimize the consumption of wrapping material.
Based on servo-motorized mechanism, the machines can pack different sizes of sticks and are suitable for liquids, powders and granulated products.
Wide range of multi-lane 4 side seals lines for the package of liquid, powders, granulated, pills and parts.
Industries
IMA FLX Hub, with its vast range of flexible packaging solutions, can satisfy every Stick Pack and 4 Side Seal packaging requirement of the Food market.
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Pack Styles
Thanks to the many years of hands-on experience in these industries, a wide range of pack styles - such as Centered stick pack, Pour spout stick pack, Fin seal and Pour spout fin seal - can be produced by IMA FLX Hub VFFS wrapping solutions.
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| Centered stick pack | Pour spout stick pack | Easy opening features stick pack | Fin Seal | Easy opening features fin seal | Pour spout fin seal |
OUR TOP SOLUTION
Weighing and Counting solutions
Multi-head weighers, linear weighers and visual counting systems designed for the food industry.
Compact-design multi-head weighers suitable for a wide range of products: dry, fresh and frozen. Sanitary and wash-down execution available with small, medium and large hopper volume to best meet the application target.
Linear counting machines equipped with vibratory lanes capable of delicately handling baked goods and fruit and vegetables.
High-speed vision systems with camera or combining camera and laser technology. Ideal for fresh, par-baked, frozen, and raw dough bakery products.
Industries
IMA FLX Hub, with its vast range of flexible packaging solutions, can satisfy every Weighing & Counting packaging requirement of the Food market.
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Discover our full array of secondary and end of line packaging solutions to add the final touch that your product deserves
Thanks to our deep knowledge in advanced automation, we can deliver a comprehensive range fo manipulation, cartoning, overwrapping, case packing, stretch banding, shrink wrapping, palletizing and de-palletizing solutions. Print & apply systems and modular labelers for self-adhesive labels complete our offering and contribute to cover almost any label application request.
Pack Styles
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| Wrap around tray with or without closing lid | Top loading tray and display box | Display box for flexible packs | Pre-glued carton for single product |
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| Wrap around cases | Standard RSC case | Pallet |
END OF LINE TOP SOLUTIONS
Cartoning
Overwrapping
Case Packing & Palletizing
Complete packaging line for biscuits in trays
- Tray denesters and 10 Pick&Place robots for biscuits feeding into trays
- N. 2 flow wrappers with gusseting
- Side loading and Cartoning
- Ideal also for a wide range of confectionery and bakery products
Complete IQF pizza packaging line
- Diverting, alignment, switching, phasing and feeding systems
- N. 2 Flow wrapping platforms – 12” pizza, up to 110 ppm
- Shrink tunnel, metal detector combined to rejecting system, side cartoner and wrap around machine
Complete packaging solution for jellies, lollipops, hard candies
- High-speed flow wrappers for individual flow packs – 500 packs/min – lollipops; 700/750 packs/min jellies; 1200/1500 packs/min – hard candies
- Multi-head weigher and VFFS vertical baggers for multi-packs in Quad seals bags – up to 50 bpm
- Ideal also for a wide range of confectionery products such as hard candies, lollipops and many more
Complete pouch line solution for baby food
- High-speed Spouted Pouch Filler up to 240 ppm
- Integrated post filling thermal treatment
- No limit buffer solution by trays for seamless production or multi-flavour secondary packaging
- Cartooning flexibility from 12 up to 48 count
- Flexibility in handling cardboard or corrugated cartons
- Robotic management of multi-flavour boxes from 1 to 4 flavours in any bundle combination
Meet up on Trade Shows
OpenLab is the IMA Group’s network of technological laboratories and testing area, dedicated to the research on sustainable materials, technologies and production optimization processes.
Thanks to the implementation of the most modern digital infrastructures, together with think tank spaces, environments dedicated to the generation of ideas and the prototyping of materials, we aim to build a connection between knowledge and skills coming from machines, packaging manufacturing and customers.
OpenLab analyzes most of the new sustainable and innovative materials as new compostable, biodegradable, paper-based or ultra-thin film, before they are commercially available in order to run them on vertical and horizontal packaging lines.
Thanks to OpenLab, we are able to design turnkey solutions that perfectly match the sealing and flow characteristics of the chosen film. The offer also includes in-depth tests on new materials, from laboratory analysis to production tests that simulate real life conditions, avoiding downtime and costly errors.
Make informed material decisions
OpenLab has carried out in-depth analysis of the composition and performance of most flexible films available on the market. Drawing on this extensive library and on its own practical experience, IMA FLX HUB can help you to enhance efficiency by selecting the best film for your application.
Technical troubles? OpenLab’ll get shot of them.
OpenLab experts will work through any technical glitches that are preventing your film and your packaging machine from interfacing seamlessly. Whether it’s a different film composition or a mechanical machine fault that is causing an issue, IMA FLX HUB will analyse both material and machine to diagnose the problem and restore reliable performance.
Test tomorrow’s films. Today.
OpenLab evaluates most emerging sustainable and breakthrough materials before they are even commercially available in order to know how to run them on the IMA FLX HUB machines. If you are thinking about introducing a new biodegradable, performance-enhanced or ultra-thin film, be sure to take advantage of OpenLab testing capabilities.
IMA FLX HUB can design a turn-key machine to accommodate the sealing and running characteristics of your chosen film. In addition, the offer includes also thorough testing of new materials, from laboratory analysis right through to trials on production lines that simulate real-life conditions – avoiding actual downtime and costly mistakes.