Pet Food Packaging: all the solutions

In the field of Pet Food packaging, a product’s quality is often judged by the aesthetics of its packaging. The visual appeal of the bags thus becomes essential for drawing the consumer’s attention.

Dry Pet Food packaging can be carried out using:

• an open mouth bagging machine
• a vertical packaging machine
• a big bag packaging machine

Pet food packaging machines: which to choose?

The ideal packaging machine depends on:

• the bag type
• the bag size
• the production requirements (capacity and speed)

Pet Food bagging machine for preformed bags:

Automatic open-mouth bagging machines are used for packaging Pet Food in medium or large bags.

The IABA range is designed for medium production capacities with bags of 5 to 30 kg, and consists of:

• IABA 600 S: up to 10 BPM
• IABA 800 S: up to 15 BPM
• UNIVERSAL 1200: up to 20 BPM. Ideal for medium to high production capacities. featuring high packaging speeds and a wide range of packable formats.
• IABA 600 D: up to 30 BPM. Automatic bagging machine with double filling station. Ideal for high production capacities.

These bagging machines can fill flat or folding preformed bags.

The MF POUCH 3000 bagging machine is used for:

• High production capacities
• High levels of flexibility in terms of bag type and size
• Small sizes (from 300 g to 5 kg)

The MF POUCH 3000 is recommended for those with particular packaging aesthetic requirements. The bags can be of different types, with various closures, and can be graphically customised.

Vertical Packaging Machine for Pet Food (VFFS):

The VFFS packaging machines are used for bags in small and large formats formed from film reels.

The variety of MF TECNO products allows the process to be adapted to meet the performance requirements:

• MF 50: for speeds of up to 20 BPM. Compact automatic vertical packaging machine for small formats. Ideal for medium to high production capacities.
• MF 52: for speeds of up to 50 BPM. VFFS for small and medium formats. Ideal for medium to high production capacities.
• MF 52 CONTINUOUS: continuous motion for small and medium formats at high speed. Ideal for high production capacities.
• MF 54: for speeds of up to 20 BPM. Automatic vertical packaging machine for medium to large formats. Ideal for medium to high production capacities.
• MF 58: for speeds of up to 20 BPM. VFFS for large formats. Ideal for medium to high production capacities.

Semi-automatic Big Bag bagging machine

The semi-automatic big bag bagging machine is used for sizes ranging from 500 to 2000 kg.

It can be equipped with a net weight or gross weight scale.

The net weight MF Big Bag PN Pet Food bagging machine is ideal for medium to high production capacities.

The gross weight MF Big Bag PL bagging machine is ideal for medium production capacities.

Complete Pet Food packaging systems

In many cases, the market demands aren’t limited to a packaging system alone.

MF TECNO offers comprehensive Pet Food packaging systems.

Our product range includes conveyor systems, scales, bagging machines, palletisers, and wrapping machines.

The shrinkwrappers and boxing machines fall within the category of secondary packaging systems.

The following image shows a complete 20 BPM system with 10 kg bags, consisting of:

• a Tipping Bucket Elevator
• an MF 54 vertical packaging machine
• an MF PRC 1000 6-Column Palletiser
• an MF WRAP 35 rotating platform wrapping machine

Pet Food Production

Not only packaging, but pet food production as well.

Our group company MIAL has been building animal feed and pet food extrusion plants for over 50 years.