From loose product to pallet-ready cases, Vicanpack builds pouch, bag, sachet, and stick packing lines around your packaging process. The equipment can weigh or dose the product, form and seal each pack, print production information, check pack weight, count finished packs, load cartons, seal cases, and stack them on pallets.

The system works with powders, granules, snacks, sauces, liquids, bakery products, hardware, and daily-use goods. Available equipment includes VFFS machines, premade pouch packers, multilane sachet and stick pack machines, flow wrappers, cartoners, case packers, and robot palletizers. Vicanpack selects each machine according to your package style, pack size, line speed, carton arrangement, and available floor space.

Flexible packaging covers far more than one type of bag. A factory may pack snacks into pillow bags, coffee into zipper pouches, seasoning into sachets, drink powder into stick packs or biscuits into flow-wrapped packs. Each format needs its own feeding, dosing and sealing method.

Vicanpack builds the packing line around the finished package you plan to sell. The system can start with raw product feeding and continue through weighing, filling, bag packing, pack counting, carton loading, case sealing and pallet stacking.

You can choose a primary packing section only, or connect it with downstream equipment when the packed products need retail cartons or shipping cases.

Choosing the main package format comes before choosing the machine. Roll film bags, premade pouches, sachets and stick packs may look similar on the shelf, but the machines handle them in different ways.

Roll Film Bags

A vertical form fill seal machine pulls film from a roll, forms the bag, fills the product and seals the finished pack. This setup commonly handles:

• Rice, beans, seeds and grains
• Chips, nuts, candy and dried fruit
• Milk powder, spice and flour
• Frozen food and pet food
• Detergent powder and fertilizer

The machine can make pillow bags, back-seal bags, gusset bags and other film-based formats according to the bag former and sealing structure.

Premade Pouches

A premade pouch machine takes finished empty bags from a magazine, opens each pouch, fills the product and seals the top.

Vicanpack can configure the pouch packing system for stand-up pouches, zipper bags, flat pouches, shaped bags and spout pouches. The line can pack granules, powders, liquids, sauces and pastes.

Premade pouches suit products that need printed bags, resealable zippers or a specific shelf shape.

Sachets

A sachet packing system produces small flat packs for single-use or measured portions. Common products include coffee powder, seasoning, sugar, salt, sauce, shampoo, cream and pharmaceutical powders.

The machine can make three-side seal, four-side seal or back-seal sachets. The filling unit changes according to whether the product flows like powder, granules or liquid.

Stick Packs

Stick packs use a narrow shape and usually hold a small product dose. Instant coffee, drink mix, sugar, supplement powder, honey, sauce and liquid products often use this format.

A multilane stick packing machine splits one film roll into several lanes. Each lane forms, fills and seals packs during the same production cycle.

Flow-Wrapped Packs

A flow wrapper moves solid products horizontally through film forming and sealing. It suits biscuits, bread, chocolate bars, soap, masks, hardware and other individual or grouped items.

For products that arrive in random positions, Vicanpack can add feeding belts, sorting units or servo-controlled conveyors before the wrapper.

The packing machine controls the bag, but the filling unit controls how much product enters it. Choosing the wrong feeding method can cause unstable weights, product leakage or frequent machine stops.

Granules and Pieces

Multihead weighers handle snacks, nuts, candy, frozen food and other free-flowing products. Linear weighers or volumetric cups can handle rice, beans, sugar, salt and similar granules.

Powders

An auger filler measures flour, milk powder, protein powder, spice and detergent powder. Dusty products may need enclosed feeding, dust collection or an anti-leak filling outlet.

Liquids and Pastes

Pump fillers and piston fillers handle water-like liquids, oil, shampoo, honey, ketchup, sauce and paste. Product viscosity, filling temperature and whether the liquid contains particles affect the pump type.

Solid Products

Biscuits, bakery products, soap, hardware and other pieces need sorting and feeding before flow wrapping. Belt spacing, product direction and pack count determine the feeding-line design.

A Pouch Bag Sachet Stick Packing System does not follow one fixed machine list. The package route changes with the product, pack size and shipping method.

Granule VFFS Packing Line

A typical granule line may include:

Product conveyor → Multihead weigher → VFFS machine → Checkweigher → Metal detector → Collection conveyor

The factory can later add carton packing, case sealing or palletizing equipment.

Powder Sachet or Stick Pack Line

A powder line may use:

Powder feeder → Auger measuring unit → Multilane packing machine → Pack counting → Cartoning machine → Case packing

This route works for products that need several small packs inside one retail carton.

Premade Pouch Packing Line

A premade pouch line may include:

Product feeding → Weighing or filling → Rotary pouch machine → Weight checking → Pouch collection → Case loading

Factories can also add pouch coding, zipper opening checks or seal inspection according to the package requirements.

Automatic Flow Wrapping Line

A flow wrapping line may use:

Product sorting → Automatic feeding → Flow wrapper → Pack inspection → Cartoning → Case packing

The feeding section controls the spacing between products so the wrapper receives each item in the correct position.

Multiple-Machine Packing System

Factories with high daily output may run several primary packing machines at the same time. Shared conveyors can collect the finished bags and send them toward counting, cartoning or case packing.

The layout must leave enough distance for product merging and accumulation. Simply placing several machines on one conveyor can cause pack collisions and blocked discharge points.

Not every project ends after bag sealing. Sachets, stick packs, pouches and wrapped products may need further packing before they enter storage or transport.

A downstream section can include:

• Pack counting and grouping
• Carton erecting
• Product loading into folding cartons
• Carton closing
• Corrugated case erecting
• Carton or pouch case packing
• Case sealing
• Case labeling
• Robotic palletizing

A cartoning system handles the smaller retail carton. A case packing system handles the larger corrugated shipping case. Some lines need both stages, while others send finished bags directly into shipping cases.

For example:

Stick packs → Folding carton → Shipping case → Pallet

or:

Large pouches → Shipping case → Pallet

Vicanpack plans the route according to the number of packs per carton, cartons per case and the arrangement required inside each shipping case.

Soft bags do not always travel smoothly on ordinary conveyors. Lightweight sachets may overlap. Tall pouches may fall over. Products inside pillow bags may shift during turning or climbing.

The line may need:

• Bag flattening conveyors
• Inclined conveyors
• Turning belts
• Counting belts
• Pack spacing units
• Pouch standing conveyors
• Reject stations
• Accumulation sections

These parts often determine whether the full line can run continuously. The primary packing machine may reach the target speed, but poor bag transfer can still limit the final output.

Some factories want one complete connected line. Others prefer separate machine sections because they run several products or carton formats.

A connected line reduces repeated manual transfer, but it also requires closer speed matching between machines. When the upstream machine stops, the downstream section needs enough accumulation space to avoid an immediate full-line shutdown.

Separate sections give operators more flexibility when product sizes change often. They may suit factories that use one cartoning machine for packs from several different packing machines.

Vicanpack reviews the production schedule before deciding how tightly the machines should connect.

One machine can often handle several pack sizes within a defined range, but it cannot change freely between every bag format.

A VFFS machine can change bag length through the control panel, while bag-width changes usually require another forming collar. A premade pouch machine may need guide adjustments or replacement grippers. A multilane machine normally keeps the same lane structure even when pack length changes.

Switching from a pillow bag to a zipper pouch requires a different machine type, not a simple setting change.

Before choosing the line, confirm:

• Main bag format
• Minimum and maximum bag size
• Filling weight range
• Film or pouch material
• Number of products per carton
• Planned production speed
• Future package formats

This information helps Vicanpack avoid building unnecessary changeover functions that the factory will not use.

To select the machines and draw the line layout, provide:

• Product name and photos
• Product condition and flow characteristics
• Target filling weight
• Bag style and dimensions
• Film roll or premade pouch sample
• Required packs per minute
• Carton and shipping-case dimensions
• Number of packs per carton or case
• Available workshop length and width
• Existing equipment that needs connection

For liquid or paste products, also provide viscosity, filling temperature and particle size. For fragile food, explain how much product breakage the factory can accept. For powders, state whether the product produces dust or absorbs moisture easily.

Machine selection answers only part of the project. Conveyor direction, operator access, cleaning space, electrical cabinet position and material feeding height also affect daily production.

A short workshop may need an L-shaped or U-shaped layout instead of one straight line. A factory with low ceiling height may need a different product elevator. Heavy bags may require wider belts and smaller transfer gaps.

Vicanpack uses the factory drawing to arrange each machine before production. This avoids placing filling hoppers where operators cannot reach them or leaving too little space for film replacement and machine maintenance.

Can one system pack powder, granules and liquids?

The complete system can cover these product types, but each product needs a suitable filling unit. A single machine does not automatically handle every material without changing or replacing the dosing section.

Can the line make both sachets and stick packs?

Sachets and stick packs use different bag proportions and sealing arrangements. Some multilane platforms support different configurations, but changing between the two may require major parts rather than a quick adjustment.

Can Vicanpack add cartoning later?

Yes. The original packing line can reserve conveyor height, discharge direction and control connections for a future cartoning system.

Does every pouch line need a case packing system?

No. Small factories may collect finished pouches manually. A case packing system becomes more relevant when the factory needs fixed case counts, higher output or fewer manual loading steps.

Can the system connect several packing machines to one cartoner?

It can, but the design needs product merging, buffering and counting controls. The cartoner must also match the combined output from the upstream machines.

Which machine suits printed premade pouches?

A rotary or horizontal premade pouch packing machine usually handles printed finished bags. A VFFS machine works with roll film rather than individual empty pouches.