Vertical form/fill/seal

A new series of vertical form/ fill/seal machines from Packaging Aids (San Rafael, CA) bags food and non-food products into overlap-, gusset-, fin- and flat bottom-style bags at speeds to 120 bags/min.

Nov 30, 1996

Called the VM Series (for cam-operated seal jaws) and the VMP Series (for the pneumatically operated versions), the machines are PLC controlled. Options include heat or impulse sealing, MAP capabilities, dating/coding and hole punch systems.

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