Eight machine families that close the cycle after processing: from vertical bags to wrapped pallets. Specifications, formats and selection criteria to configure the line around the real product, not a catalogue.
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MCF Technology integrates complete lines: we define the process, select machines from qualified manufacturers, handle overall CE marking, testing with your product, installation and on-site service worldwide. Throughput values are typical configuration ranges: the contractual performance is fixed in the quotation after yield trials on the real batch.
Forming, filling and sealing of bags from roll-stock film, with multihead or volumetric dosing. This is the reference configuration for frozen food, dried fruit, pre-washed vegetables, snacks and dry pasta, integrated downstream of MCF process lines.
Servo axes for film draw and jaws: format change managed by recipe from the HMI
Seal control with independent temperature regulation and drift alarms
Gas flushing (MAP) ready, with in-line O₂ probe
PackML interface to the line supervisor
Products handled
Frozen and IQF products · Dried fruit and pulses · Snacks and chips · Dry pasta · Fresh-cut salads
Gravimetric dosing of fine and free-flowing products
Auger fillers for powders
Servo-driven auger filling for powders, flours, milk powder, cocoa, ground spices and protein blends. The auger plus check-weigher combination reduces give-away and limits powder dispersion in the room.
Indicative technical data
Dose range
5 g – 5,000 g
Typical accuracy
±0.5–1% depending on product flowability
Augers
Tool-free interchangeable sets, removable for washing
Hopper agitator
Paddle or ribbon type, independent speed
Extraction
Dust filter and bag-neck seal ready
Features and controls
Closed-loop weight control: automatic correction of auger revolutions
Contact surfaces in AISI 316L, Ra ≤ 0.8 µm finish
Quick tool-free disassembly for dry or wet cleaning
Stored product recipes with change traceability
Products handled
Flours and semolina · Milk powder · Cocoa and ground coffee · Spices · Supplements and proteins
Stand-up pouches with zip or spout, pre-printed
Rotary fillers for pre-made pouches (doypack)
Rotary carousel with grippers that picks up the pre-made pouch, opens, fills and seals it. Suited to higher perceived-value products where the printed pouch is part of the shelf positioning: dried fruit, organic products, sauces and purées.
Indicative technical data
Typical output
30–80 pouches/min depending on number of stations
Stations
6, 8, 10 or 12 grippers
Pouch formats
Width 80–250 mm, height 100–350 mm
Dosers
Auger, volumetric, liquid pump, weigher
Closures
Zip, spout, easy-open, coffee valve
Features and controls
Vacuum and sensor-based pouch opening control: automatic rejection if not opened
Double sealing station plus seam cooling
Format change via gripper kit and HMI recipe
Nitrogen flushing ready for oxygen-sensitive products
Products handled
Premium dried fruit · Sauces and purées · Coffee beans · Pet food · Organic products
High-speed single-dose units on multiple parallel lanes
Multilane stick packs and sachets
Multilane machines for single-dose powders, granules and liquids: sugar, instant coffee, supplements, rehydration salts, sauces. Lanes run in parallel with independent dosers, so a lane under maintenance does not stop production.
Indicative technical data
Lanes
4, 6, 8, 10 or 12
Typical output
60–90 cycles/min per lane
Dose range
1 g – 60 g (powders), 2 – 50 ml (liquids)
Stick formats
Width 20–70 mm, length 40–160 mm
Sealing
Continuous longitudinal, cross-sealed with heated jaws
Features and controls
Print-registration photocell with automatic pitch correction
Independent doser per lane: single-lane shutdown from the HMI
Single-stick or multi-comb cutting for cartoning
Automatic counting and rejection of out-of-weight packs
Products handled
Sugar and sweeteners · Instant coffee · Powdered supplements · Single-dose sauces · Salts and preparations
Film wrapping of single products or trays
Horizontal flow-pack wrappers (HFFS)
Horizontal wrapping of solid products, bread, bakery items, trays, bars and cut fruit and vegetables. The infeed conveyor can be loaded manually or by an automatic gripper/delta-robot system.
Indicative technical data
Typical output
80–250 pieces/min depending on pack length
Product dimensions
Width 20–250 mm, height 5–120 mm
Servo axes
3–5 independent synchronised axes
Sealing
Rotary or reciprocating, longitudinal sealing wheels
Options
MAP, easy-open notch, in-line date coding
Features and controls
Tool-free format change with recipes and digital positioners
No product / no bag: no film consumed without product
Automatic feeding with vision and pick & place robot
Automatic rejection of packs with out-of-tolerance seals
Products handled
Bakery products · Bars and snacks · Cut fruit and vegetables · Trays · Portioned cheese
Filling, closing and pasteurising rigid containers
Fillers for jars, cans and bottles
Volumetric or weight filling of liquid, dense and particulate products into glass, tinplate or PET containers, with twist-off, capping or seaming closure and pasteurisation tunnel downstream.
Indicative technical data
Typical output
1,500–12,000 pieces/h depending on format
Containers
Glass, tinplate, PET from 106 ml to 5,000 ml
Filling
Piston volumetric, weight-based, level or net-weight
Closure
Twist-off, seamer, screw capper
Heat treatment
Pasteurisation tunnel or downstream autoclave
Features and controls
Anti-drip system and product recovery to reduce waste
Vacuum and cap-presence control with automatic rejection
CIP integrated on the product circuit
Synchronisation with labeller and end-of-line equipment
Products handled
Passata and sauces · Jams and spreads · Pulses in brine · Honey · Juices and beverages
Cold-room lines for individually quick-frozen products
Frozen and IQF packaging
Packaging downstream of IQF tunnels: vibrating conveyors, low-temperature multihead weighing, vertical bagging and end-of-line handling in the cold room. Materials and components are selected for condensation, frost and frequent washdowns.
Indicative technical data
Operating temperature
−25 °C to +5 °C in the packaging room
Typical output
1,000–8,000 kg/h at line infeed
Conveying
AISI 304/316 vibrating channels with removable sides
Weighing
Cold-rated multihead with anti-condensation heating
Formats
Bags 250 g – 2.5 kg, industrial sack up to 15 kg
Features and controls
IP65/IP69K electrical components suited to washdown and defrosting
Reduced product breakage via shorter drops and soft channels
Frost management: defrost cycles scheduled from the HMI
In-line metal detector and X-ray before case packing
Products handled
IQF vegetables · Frozen fruit · Potatoes and fried products · Seafood · Frozen ready meals
From the single pack to the pallet ready for shipment
End of line: case packing, palletising and wrapping
Case forming, wrap-around or top-load case packing, closing, marking, robotic palletising and wrapping. End-of-line equipment closes the integrated MCF line and sets the staffing actually needed per shift.
Indicative technical data
Case packers
10–40 cases/min depending on format and pattern
Palletisers
Anthropomorphic or cartesian robot, 8–25 cycles/min
Robot payload
50–250 kg at wrist, suction or fork grip
Pallet height
up to 2,400 mm including the pallet base
Wrappers
Turntable or rotary-arm type, with top cap
Features and controls
Pallet patterns set by recipe and simulated before installation
Logistics marking and labelling with code-reading verification
Guards and barriers compliant with EN ISO 13849-1
Integration with the customer's WMS to confirm the closed pallet
Products handled
Cartons and cases · Plastic crates · EPAL and industrial pallets · Display units
Frequently asked questions
Does MCF Technology manufacture the packaging machines?
MCF Technology is a line integrator: we design the process, select machines from qualified manufacturers, and handle their integration, overall CE marking, testing and after-sales service. Line and process responsibility is ours; the single machines are built by partner manufacturers named in the technical file delivered to the customer.
Can I buy a single packaging machine?
Yes, when the machine enters a line we integrate or an existing plant where we carry out a site survey. In that case we supply sizing, installation, commissioning with the real product and operator training, plus conformity documentation.
Are the published throughput figures guaranteed?
The published values are typical configuration ranges, not contractual performance. Guaranteed throughput is defined in the quotation after trials on the real product: flowability, moisture, piece size and the chosen film can change actual cadence by as much as 30%.
Do you run trials on my product before the order?
Yes. The yield lab processes a sample of your batch to verify dose, seal integrity, expected shelf life and reject rates. The test report becomes part of the technical supply specification.
Do you deliver and install outside Europe?
Yes: delivery, installation, commissioning and on-site service are included in the turnkey scope worldwide, with multilingual technical documentation and adaptation to the voltage, frequency and import requirements of the destination country.
How are spare parts and after-sales support handled once the line is running?
We deliver the critical spare-parts list with manufacturer codes, a recommended first-intervention kit, and a service contract with stated response times. Remote diagnostics run on the line PLC; field interventions are carried out by our own or certified technicians.
Let's configure packaging around your product
Send us your product, format, hourly capacity and destination market: we respond with a line configuration, footprint, indicative CAPEX and delivery times.
