Handling sauces on a production line requires precise control. High-viscosity recipes, oil-rich emulsions, and sauces with particulates demand accurate dosing, stable filling, and hygienic sealing to maintain product quality and consistent weights.
The Hefestus HERMES sauce packaging machine delivers fully integrated automation — from cup or tray feeding and precision filling to sealing and optional Modified Atmosphere Packaging (MAP). Available in standard or servo-driven configurations, the system provides reliable, high-speed packaging for smooth or particulate sauces.
Solution:
High-viscosity sauces, oil-rich emulsions, and particulate recipes require controlled dosing to prevent clogging, air pockets, or ingredient damage. The Hefestus sauce packaging machine uses product-specific filling technologies—including servo-driven piston fillers, auger fillers for powders, and weight-controlled dosing systems—to ensure accurate portion control, clean filling, and stable performance at high production speeds.
Solution:
Manual steps introduce bottlenecks, inconsistent fill weights, and variable sealing quality. The Hefestus sauce packaging machine integrates thermoforming, filling, sealing, and optional Modified Atmosphere Packaging (MAP) into one automated workflow, improving throughput while reducing labor dependency and product waste.
Solution:
Sauce products must maintain flavor, texture, and stability during storage and distribution. With integrated MAP technology, controlled gas flushing and secure sealing help reduce oxidation, moisture changes, and microbial exposure—supporting longer shelf life without altering your formulation.
Solution:
Producers often need to package sauces in different retail or foodservice formats. The Hefestus system supports thermoformed trays, cups, multi-compartment portions, and shaped packaging, with compatibility for flexible films, foil, paper, and printed upper films for a wide range of packaging applications.
From cooking sauces and dips to dressings, marinades, and prepared meal components, food producers rely on our system for accurate dosing, hygienic filling, and reliable sealing performance.
Ideal for branded consumer products such as ketchup, mayonnaise, and specialty sauces that require attractive packaging, consistent portion control, and extended shelf life.
Designed for high-volume production of sauces and condiments packaged in thermoformed trays, cups, or portion packs for restaurants, catering services, and commercial kitchens.
Entry-level solution designed for smaller production lines or manufacturers transitioning from manual packaging.
Up to 100 units/minute.
Balanced capacity and flexibility for growing sauce producers requiring higher throughput and multiple packaging formats.
Up to 200 units/minute.
High-output industrial configuration for large-scale retail or foodservice sauce production.
Up to 300 units/minute.
Color Touchscreen
Filling accuracy: ±1–2% depending on product viscosity.
Allen Bradley components
Upper Film: Flexible film, paper, foil (up to 120 microns)
Pre-printed upper film
Lower Film: Rigid film, flexible film, foil (up to 1000 microns)
Stainless steel food-grade construction designed for hygienic food production environments.
FFS 100:
2350 mm (W) × 1260 mm (D) × 2200 mm (H)
FFS 200:
2800 mm (W) × 1260 mm (D) × 2200 mm (H)
FFS 300:
2800 mm (W) × 1500 mm (D) × 2200 mm (H)
The Hefestus sauce packaging machine forms, fills, and seals in one continuous sequence, keeping production stable while reducing manual handling and improving fill accuracy and yield consistency.
The Push & Pull Conveying System stabilizes package movement and fill placement. Short travel steps and controlled motion increase cycle efficiency without requiring additional floor space.
From smooth sauces to oil-based emulsions and particulate recipes, the system maintains controlled dosing without damaging ingredients or causing separation during filling.
Shaped cutting, rollstock sealing, pre-cut lids, and optional MAP sealing allow packaging of cups, trays, and portion packs while maintaining strong, hygienic seals.
Depending on the model, the system delivers 100–300 units per minute and up to 24 cycles per minute with stable performance, reliable dosing accuracy, and low maintenance requirements.
Compatible with rigid and flexible films—including foil, paper, and printed upper films—the system supports thermoformed packaging formats such as trays, cups, and hanging-hole packs.
Optional laminar flow air systems, UV container sterilization, and CIP-compatible filling systems support hygienic packaging for sensitive food products such as dairy, dips, and fresh preparations.
Your production demands are growing — your equipment must keep up. Whether you’re automating for the first time or upgrading outdated systems, our sauce packaging machine gives you the speed, accuracy, and reliability needed to scale without compromise.
Let’s build the right configuration for your production goals.
The Hermes system supports a wide range of cup and tray packaging formats, including:
Custom and irregular packaging formats can be supported upon request.
The Hermes platform can integrate additional automation units to support a complete packaging line:
If your operation spans multiple product types, our condiment packaging machine variant supports precise dosing and hygienic packaging across a wide range of sauces, dressings, and condiments.
Producers scaling early-stage operations benefit from our small sauce packaging machine, delivering accurate filling and reliable sealing without requiring large industrial floor space.
Large brands and distributors needing higher throughput rely on our commercial condiment packaging machine to manage demanding daily production volumes with stable performance.
Some manufacturers prefer a streamlined sauce packing machine configuration designed for specific packaging formats and simplified production workflows.
Operations prioritizing dosing efficiency can choose the automatic sauce filling machine, optimized for viscous, particulate, or oil-based sauce formulations.
Request a demo or speak with our engineering team to evaluate your product, packaging format, and workflow requirements.
The system fills smooth sauces, high-viscosity emulsions, oil-based blends, and sauces with particulates without damaging ingredients or disrupting product consistency. The Hefestus sauce packaging machine maintains stable dosing even with thick formulations.
Yes. The platform supports trays, cups, shaped thermoforms, and custom packaging formats with minimal adjustments and efficient format changeovers.
Yes. Optional Modified Atmosphere Packaging (MAP) can be integrated to help extend the shelf life of fresh and refrigerated sauce products.
The system is designed for fast, tool-free cleaning with stainless-steel construction and easily accessible product-contact areas.
Yes. You can begin with the FFS 100 and later upgrade to the FFS 200 or FFS 300 as production demand increases.
Yes. Accurate dosing and stable cycle speeds make it suitable for both retail portions and foodservice packaging formats.
The system is designed for low to high-viscosity sauces including emulsified and particulate formulations.
Yes. The Hefestus system can be integrated with upstream preparation equipment and downstream labeling or cartoning systems.
Yes. Depending on the product type, the system can use piston fillers, auger fillers, or weight-controlled dosing systems to handle liquids, powders, and particulate products.
Yes. The Hermes platform supports optional modules such as de-nesting systems, lid placing, capping, coding, and labeling units to create a fully automated packaging line.
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