The difference between vertical packaging machine and pillow packaging machine

The development of automation technology is driving the development of packaging technology. Nowadays, automatic packaging machines have been widely used, especially in industries such as food, chemical, medical, and hardware accessories. At present, common automatic packaging machines can be divided into vertical and pillow type. So what are the differences between these two types of automatic packaging machines?

Vertical Packaging Machine
The vertical packaging machine has a small footprint and a high degree of automation. The rolls of small vertical packaging machines are usually located at the upper front end, while the rolls of other vertical packaging machines are placed at the upper back end. Then, the roll material is made into packaging bags using a bag maker, followed by processes such as material filling, sealing, and conveying.
Vertical packaging machines can be divided into two types: homemade bags and bag feeding machines. Bag feeding refers to placing pre made packaging bags in the bagging area, and sequentially completing processes such as opening, blowing, measuring and cutting, sealing, and printing through horizontal bagging. The difference between homemade bag making and feeding bag making is that homemade bag making requires automatic completion of the process of forming rolls or films into bags, which is basically completed in a horizontal form.

pillow packing machine
The pillow packaging machine occupies a large area and has a slightly lower degree of automation. Its characteristic is to place the packaging materials into a horizontal conveying mechanism and deliver them to the entrance of the roll or film (at this time, the roll or film is already in a cylindrical shape through the bag maker, and the packaged items will enter the cylindrical packaging material), and then run synchronously, passing through processes such as heat sealing, vacuum packaging (vacuum packaging), air supply (inflatable packaging), and cutting in sequence.

Pillow packaging machines are more suitable for single or multiple integrated materials such as bread, cookies, instant noodles, etc., in block, strip, or ball shapes. Vertical packaging machines are commonly used for materials of powder, liquid, and granular types.