Is your pack a sachet or stick pack formed from roll film?
Ketchup, honey and other condiments are packed in several formats, and each format runs on a different machine family. Check the finished pack first. This page applies only when the pack is a stick pack or a flat sachet that the machine forms from roll film, several lanes at a time.
| Finished pack | Where it is covered |
|---|---|
| Back-seal stick pack, or flat 3-side or 4-side seal sachet, formed from roll film on a multi-lane machine | This page |
| Stand-up, zipper or spout pouch made by a pouch converter | Premade pouch filling machines |
| Sauce or condiment cup, or honey dosed into a cap cavity, sealed with foil | Cup and cap-cavity filling machines |
| Bottles and jars of sauce, edible oil or honey | Filling and labeling lines in the labeling machine family |
| Powder stick packs and sachets on multi-lane machines | Multi-lane powder stick pack and sachet machines |
| Granule stick packs and sachets | Stick pack machines and sachet packing machines |
The two family pages also compare stick packs with sachets, and sachets with premade pouches, if you have not fixed the format yet. Everything on this page is a multi-lane machine; if your volume only justifies a single lane, say so in your brief.
If the packs must be counted into cartons or cases, a multi-lane liquid machine can be followed by a counting discharge conveyor, cartoning, checkweighing, case packing, case sealing and robotic palletizing. The carton step is covered under cartoning machines.
Liquid data to send before we suggest a series
The series tables below do not list fill volume, dosing unit or a viscosity limit, because those are set by the liquid, not by the frame. Send the items below with your first enquiry. Each one changes a specific part of the configuration. If you do not know a value yet, write "unknown"; we mark it as an open point for the review or the sample test.
| What to state | What it changes |
|---|---|
| Product name and type; a safety data sheet for chemical or flammable products | Material and electrical requirements, and how the product can be shipped for a test |
| Viscosity at the filling temperature, with the measuring method and temperature | Dosing unit and nozzle. A viscosity figure without its temperature and method cannot be compared. |
| Filling temperature: ambient, or held warm | Hopper and product-line arrangement, and how the seal behaves when warm product reaches it |
| Particles, seeds or pieces, and the size of the largest piece | Whether the pump and nozzle pass them without blocking |
| Foaming, and whether it gets worse when the product is stirred or pumped | Fill speed and nozzle choice; foam can carry product into the seal area |
| Stringing or dripping after the nozzle closes, typical of honey, syrups and gels | Nozzle choice and how the seal area is kept clean |
| Alcohol or other flammable content, and your site's hazardous-area requirements | The electrical design that the quotation is checked against |
| Sensitivity to oxygen, moisture or light, and the shelf life you need | Film structure; the machine does not add barrier |
| Fill per pack in ml or g, with the density if you state grams | Model and pack length |
| Seal type, and the finished width and length of one pack | Series, model and how many lanes fit the film width |
| Film: laminate structure, sealing layer, thickness, roll width, and whether it is printed with registration marks | Seal settings, and whether the photo-eye tracks a printed mark |
| Target good packs per hour and shifts per day | Lane count and model size |
| How often you change product, how you clean, and any requirement for product-contact materials | What the quotation must include for cleaning and contact parts |
| Pack features such as tear notch, cut style, shaped outline or date coding | Whether they are part of the offered configuration |
The full project brief checklist adds the site, power supply and utility details that every quotation needs.
Listed specifications for the BY, Y and SY series
All three series are listed with the same configuration: forming, dosing, filling, sealing and cutting run automatically; a photo-eye tracks the color mark on the film; a PLC with touchscreen controls the machine; film is pulled by servo; seal temperatures have PID independent control; and the machine is built in 304 stainless steel. Lane count and model size are chosen per project.
How to read the tables: the values are listed series data, not results measured on your liquid. Speed counts cuts per minute, not packs. Bag width is the finished width of one pack in one lane. Dimensions are the whole machine, length × width × height. The number of lanes that fits depends on your pack width and the model's film width, so ask us to confirm it for your size rather than dividing one by the other.
Back-seal stick packs: LV-400BY, LV-680BY, LV-980BY
| Listed value | LV-400BY | LV-680BY | LV-980BY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lanes | 2–4 | 3–10 | 4–16 |
| Bag width per lane | 20–65 mm | 20–85 mm | 20–105 mm |
| Bag length | 50–150 mm | 50–150 mm | 50–150 mm |
| Maximum film width | 400 mm | 680 mm | 980 mm |
| Speed | 20–40 cuts per minute | 20–40 cuts per minute | 20–40 cuts per minute |
| Power supply | 220 V, 50/60 Hz | 220 V, 50/60 Hz | 220 V, 50/60 Hz |
| Power | 4.5 kW | 6 kW | 7.5 kW |
| Machine weight | 500 kg | 650 kg | 800 kg |
| Machine dimensions | 700 × 1375 × 2180 mm | 1350 × 1600 × 2250 mm | 1650 × 1800 × 2350 mm |
3-side seal sachets: LV-400Y, LV-680Y, LV-980Y
| Listed value | LV-400Y | LV-680Y | LV-980Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lanes | 2–4 | 3–10 | 4–16 |
| Bag width per lane | 17–75 mm | 17–100 mm | 17–110 mm |
| Bag length | 50–180 mm | 50–180 mm | 50–180 mm |
| Maximum film width | 400 mm | 680 mm | 980 mm |
| Speed | 20–40 cuts per minute | 20–40 cuts per minute | 20–40 cuts per minute |
| Power supply | 220 V, 50/60 Hz | 220 V, 50/60 Hz | 220 V, 50/60 Hz |
| Power | 4.5 kW | 6 kW | 7.5 kW |
| Machine weight | 500 kg | 650 kg | 800 kg |
| Machine dimensions | 700 × 1375 × 2380 mm | 1350 × 1600 × 2550 mm | 1650 × 1800 × 2650 mm |
4-side seal sachets: LV-500SY, LV-700SY, LV-980SY
| Listed value | LV-500SY | LV-700SY | LV-980SY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lanes | 2–4 | 3–10 | 4–16 |
| Bag width per lane | 50–125 mm | 50–125 mm | 50–125 mm |
| Bag length | 45–160 mm | 45–160 mm | 45–160 mm |
| Maximum film width | 500 mm | 700 mm | 980 mm |
| Speed | 20–40 cuts per minute | 20–40 cuts per minute | 20–40 cuts per minute |
| Power supply | 220 V, 50/60 Hz | 220 V, 50/60 Hz | 220 V, 50/60 Hz |
| Power | 4 kW | 5.5 kW | 7 kW |
| Machine weight | 650 kg | 850 kg | 1000 kg |
| Machine dimensions | 1540 × 1375 × 2270 mm | 1790 × 1445 × 2340 mm | 1940 × 1600 × 2650 mm |
None of the three tables lists a fill range, a dosing unit or a viscosity limit. Those are confirmed for your liquid in the quotation, using the data from the previous section.
From cuts per minute to packs per minute
A cut is one cycle of the knife across the film. On a multi-lane machine each cut releases one pack from every running lane, so packs formed per minute are at most the cut rate multiplied by the number of lanes. The listed 20–40 cuts per minute is a range for the series, not an output figure for your liquid. The rate you can run depends on the product, the fill and the pack length, and it is set in a sample test.
Hypothetical example, to show the method only: at 30 cuts per minute on 8 lanes, 30 × 8 = up to 240 packs formed per minute, or up to 14,400 per hour. This is not a rating for any model. It counts packs formed before rejects, stoppages and changeovers. Eight lanes sits inside the listed lane range of the mid-size (680 or 700) and 980 models; whether eight lanes fit your pack width is confirmed for your size.
Working back from a target, also hypothetical: 12,000 good packs per hour is 200 packs per minute. At an assumed 25 cuts per minute that needs 8 lanes; at 20 cuts per minute it needs 10, in both cases before any allowance for rejects and stoppages. Add the margin you want, then ask us whether that lane count fits your pack width on the model.
When you compare quotations, ask each supplier three questions about the speed figure:
- Is it per lane or for the whole machine, and does it count cuts or packs?
- Does it count packs formed or good packs, and over how long a timed run?
- Which product, fill volume and pack length was it measured with?
Back seal, 3-side seal or 4-side seal for your liquid
The series data list free-flowing liquids under the back-seal series and sauces and pastes under the 3-side and 4-side seal series. Those lists are examples, not exclusions, and they are not test results. The table compares the three formats on the same points.
| Seal format | Series | Listed bag width per lane | Listed bag length | Products listed in the series data | To confirm for your liquid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back seal (stick pack) | LV-400BY, LV-680BY, LV-980BY | 20–65, 20–85, 20–105 mm | 50–150 mm | Coffee and juice concentrate, plant enzymes, soy sauce, vinegar, olive oil, herbal liquids, serums, liquid face masks, mouthwash, disinfectant | Dosing unit, fill range, and whether thick sauces, pastes or honey run in this format |
| 3-side seal (sachet) | LV-400Y, LV-680Y, LV-980Y | 17–75, 17–100, 17–110 mm | 50–180 mm | Ketchup, barbecue sauce, hot sauce, peanut butter, jam, honey, syrup, mayonnaise, sports gels, shower gel, shampoo, pet food | Dosing unit, fill range, particle size, heating, and whether thin liquids run in this format |
| 4-side seal (sachet) | LV-500SY, LV-700SY, LV-980SY | 50–125 mm on all three models | 45–160 mm | The same sauces, pastes and viscous products as the 3-side seal series | Dosing unit, fill range, particle size, heating, and whether thin liquids run in this format |
If your product pours freely, like soy sauce, vinegar, oil, a concentrate or mouthwash, start with the BY series. If it is a sauce, paste, gel or honey, start with Y or SY. If the pack must be narrower than 50 mm, only the Y series lists that width among the sachet series; above 50 mm, choose between Y and SY by the seal style your pack design calls for. Thick products are not limited to sachets: the site also lists stick pack configurations for ketchup and tomato paste, mustard and wasabi, and energy gels. Until the dosing unit and your product's viscosity at filling temperature have been reviewed, we cannot say that a given series will run your product. The sample test settles that.
Dosing, cleaning and contact parts: what the quotation must confirm
Beyond the listed configuration above, everything that touches the liquid is chosen for your product and stated in the quotation. Use this list to check that a quotation covers each point. If a quotation is silent on one of them, that point is still open.
| State in your brief | Ask the quotation to confirm in writing |
|---|---|
| Viscosity at filling temperature, particles, fill per pack | The dosing unit, whether each lane's dose can be adjusted on its own, and the fill range of the offered configuration |
| Whether the product strings or drips after filling | The nozzle type and how the seal area is kept clean |
| Filling temperature, and whether the product must be kept warm or stirred | Whether heating, insulation or stirring is included, and the maximum product temperature for the offered configuration |
| Size of the largest particle or piece | That the pump and nozzle pass it |
| Changeover frequency and your cleaning method | Which product-contact parts come off for cleaning, whether a clean-in-place connection is offered, and what a product change involves |
| Any material requirement for product-contact parts | The material of each product-contact part, including seals and hoses |
| Alcohol or flammable content and your site's hazardous-area requirements | The electrical design and the requirement it was checked against |
| Pack features: tear notch, cut style, shaped outline, date coding | Which of them are included |
| Whether you may add lanes later | Whether the frame, film width and dosing layout allow it |
What a sample test should settle for a liquid
A test is worth running when the liquid is viscous, contains particles, foams or strings, needs a very small dose, or will run on a film that has not been run before. Before the run, agree three things in writing:
- Fill: how many packs from each lane are weighed, against which target and which tolerance.
- Seals: how packs are checked, whether visually, by hand or by a leak or drop check you specify, and that packs from every lane are included.
- Output: whether the figure counts packs formed or good packs, at which cut rate and over how long a timed run.
Run the test with product from a normal batch at the temperature you will fill in production, and with film in the production specification. How much liquid and film to send, where the test runs, whether packed samples come back and any cost are agreed with the team before you ship anything.
A test is a short run. It shows how your liquid and film behave and helps settle the configuration. It does not by itself establish long-term output, or the result with another batch or another film. Those points belong in the quotation and acceptance terms. The sample test preparation guide lists what to send and what to agree.
Liquid and sauce configurations on this site
These pages are catalog configurations for liquids and pastes. Use them as the closest starting point for discussion. Most of them do not publish technical data; dosing, lanes and output are confirmed for your product in the quotation.
Stick packs
Sachets
Questions buyers ask about liquid stick packs and sachets
Can one machine pack both thin liquids and thick sauces?
Do not assume it. The series data list thin liquids and sauces under different series, and whether one configuration handles both depends on its dosing unit and nozzle. If you need both, state both products in your brief, ask for the range to be confirmed in writing, and test the more difficult product.
Can honey be packed in stick packs?
The series data list honey under the 3-side and 4-side seal sachet series, not under the back-seal stick pack series. If you want honey sticks, send the honey's viscosity at filling temperature, whether you fill it warm, and the stick size; whether the stick format suits it is confirmed for your honey, preferably with a test. Honey dosed into cap cavities is a separate route, covered under cup and cap-cavity filling.
What fill volumes can these machines handle?
The series data do not list a fill range, because it depends on the dosing unit and the pack size. Individual configurations do: the LV-500SY series ketchup sachet configuration lists 5–100 ml, and the 4-lane hand sanitizer configuration lists 1–50 ml. These figures belong to those configurations only. Give your fill per pack and pack size, and the fill range is confirmed in the quotation.
Do you publish prices?
No. A quotation depends on the model, the lane count, the dosing unit and the options your liquid needs, so it is prepared from your brief.
Send your liquid data for a series review
Send the liquid data from the table above, a sample pack or a drawing of the finished pack, your film specification and your target good packs per hour. We check which series and model fit, how many lanes your pack width allows, and whether a sample test is needed first. You get a proposed configuration and the next step toward a test or a quotation. Values you do not know yet can be marked "unknown". Use the project brief checklist if you want to send everything at once.