LVP Automation offers advanced Vertical Form Fill and Seal (VFFS) machines designed to provide fast, efficient packaging for a wide range of products, including food, pharmaceuticals, and other granular or powdered items. These VFFS systems form and seal bags directly from rollstock film, preserving product freshness, quality, and storage efficiency. Ideal for high-speed, large-scale production, LVP’s VFFS machines are versatile and can handle diverse bag styles and sizes.
A VFFS machine forms the bag from a roll of film, fills it and seals it. What decides whether the line actually works is the dosing system sitting above it. Multihead weighers suit snacks and particulates, auger fillers suit powders, and volumetric or cup fillers suit uniform pieces. Specify the doser against your product first, because a fast bagger fed by the wrong filler is a slow line with a good machine in it.
An intermittent machine indexes the film, stops it, then seals. A continuous machine seals on the move with the jaws travelling alongside the film. Continuous is faster and smoother on the film, intermittent is simpler and gives the product a moment to settle in the bag before the seal closes. Product behaviour usually decides this more than the target rate does, particularly with anything that aerates or bounces.
Rate depends on the product, the bag size and the film, so any single number is a half truth. As a working guide, snack lines often run beyond 80 to 120 bags a minute, while powders typically run lower because dust control and dosing accuracy set the pace rather than the bagger. Size the line on your slowest realistic product and bag size, not the one that demonstrates best.
Pillow, gusseted and block bottom cover most requirements, and each changes how the pack stands and stacks on shelf. On top of the style, options include zippers, tear notches, euro-holes and carry handles. These are worth deciding before you specify, because a resealable zipper or a hanging hole is a machine capability rather than a print change, and adding one afterwards is a different conversation.
Laminates, mono-materials where suitable, PE, PP, paper laminate options and recyclable films are all workable, subject to the seal window and the product. Mono-material is usually the move that improves recyclability, but it narrows the sealing window, so it has to be trialled with your actual product rather than assumed. Bring the film specification into the machine conversation instead of settling it afterwards with your film supplier.
Modified atmosphere packaging is available for oxygen sensitive foods and buys shelf life without changing the recipe. It is only as good as the seal, so seal strength has to be validated with your film and your product rather than in principle. If shelf life is part of the commercial case for the line, put the MAP validation in the acceptance tests rather than leaving it to be discovered in a trial run.
Recipe selection sets sealing temperatures, timings and jaw pressure, and the forming set and film roll are designed for quick swaps, which is what keeps a multi SKU line moving. Date, lot and batch coding integrates inline with thermal inkjet, continuous inkjet or thermal transfer overprinting, and machine vision can verify print presence and legibility. Stainless frames, smooth surfaces, dust extraction for powders and guarded access suit food and pharma GMP environments.
VFFS is a primary packaging step, so it sits alongside tray sealing and thermoforming depending on the pack. Downstream it hands off through PLC and HMI handshakes to checkweighers, metal detection, x-ray, end of line machines and palletising, with data links for traceability to MES or WMS. All of it can be specified as one complete packaging line. LVP Automation specifies, installs and supports VFFS machines from Finglas, Dublin 11 as part of our wider automation services.
Continuous or intermittent motion with matched dosing keeps lines running fast while maintaining consistent seal integrity.
Switch quickly between pillow, gusseted and block-bottom bags; add zippers or punch options to meet retail and bulk needs.
Interfaces cleanly with weighers, augers, cup fillers, printers/label applicators, checkweighers and case packers for end-to-end efficiency.
Quick answers on products, films, speeds, options, hygiene and integration for VFFS packaging.
Powders (e.g., flour, protein), granulates (rice, coffee), snacks, sweets, hardware and small components, paired with the right dosing system.
Multihead weighers for snacks and particulates, auger fillers for powders, and volumetric/cup fillers for uniform pieces.
Pillow, gusseted and block-bottom bags; options for zippers, tear notches, euro-holes and carry handles.
Depends on product, bag size and film, snack lines often exceed 80–120 bpm; powders typically run lower due to dust control and dosing.
Laminates, mono-materials (where suitable), PE, PP, paper-laminate options and recyclable films, subject to seal window and product.
Yes, MAP options extend shelf life for oxygen-sensitive foods; we validate seal strength with your film and product.
Recipe selection sets temperatures, timings and jaw pressure; forming set and film roll swaps are designed for quick change.
Yes, TIJ/CIJ printers or thermal transfer overprinters (TTO) integrate easily; vision can verify print presence/legibility.
Stainless frames, smooth surfaces, dust extraction for powders and guarded access, suited to food/pharma GMP environments.
PLC/HMI handshakes to checkweighers, metal detectors, x-ray, case packers and palletisers; data links for traceability to MES/WMS.
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