As demand grows, your ready meal production line cannot afford slowdowns, spills, or inconsistent fills. Multi-component dishes, sauces, and layered meals require equipment that delivers precise portioning without compromising texture or freshness.
The Hefestus ready meal packaging machine is built to automate your workflow, from forming and filling to sealing and optional MAP, so you can boost output, maintain product integrity, and scale efficiently without adding labor.
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Our precision dosing system handles layered ingredients, sauces, and solid components without crushing or mixing them. You get consistent fills, clean operation, and reliable weight control, even at high speeds.
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The ready meal packaging machine integrates forming, filling, and sealing in one continuous, high-speed process. This eliminates bottlenecks, stabilizes production capacity, and reduces dependency on manual labor.
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Optional Modified Atmosphere Packaging (MAP) extends shelf life without altering taste or texture. Controlled gas flush and high-integrity sealing protect against oxidation and microbial growth, keeping meals fresh from production to consumer.
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The system supports thermoformed trays, cups, and multi-compartment formats. Our ready meal thermoforming packaging machine is designed for creating specialized shapes, as well as pre-printed or flexible films to match retail branding needs.
Pre-packaged ready meals, single-serve trays, frozen meals, and fresh refrigerated dishes.
Branded multi-compartment trays, snack-size portions, and retail-ready ready meal kits.
Bulk trays, portion-controlled meals, and catering-friendly ready-to-eat meal packages.
Entry-level solution, ideal for smaller production lines.
Up to 100 units/minute.
Mid-range system with increased throughput and flexibility.
Up to 200 units/minute.
High-speed industrial solution for large-scale ready meal production.
Up to 300 units/minute.
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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)
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)
Form, fill, and seal in one automated sequence. Production lines become cleaner, faster, and more predictable — reducing labor costs while improving yield and throughput.
Our Push & Pull Conveying System reduces cycle times and improves fill accuracy. Optimized spacing and controlled movement maximize output without increasing machine footprint.
This ready meal packaging machine handles layered meals, sauces and gravies, high-viscosity components and multi-ingredient dishes. The system maintains texture, prevents ingredient separation, and ensures consistent presentation for retail-ready trays.
Choose from rollstock sealing, pre-cut lid sealing, or MAP sealing with optional gas flush. Compatible with ready meal sealing machine formats, small portion packs, or multi-compartment trays.
Depending on your model, output can reach 100 to 300 units per minute, maintaining consistency, freshness, and presentation quality for every tray.
Compatible with flexible upper films, rigid or semi-rigid lower films, printed options for branding, and ready to eat food packaging machine formats. The system ensures your packaging stands out on shelves while keeping production efficient.
The Hefestus ready meal packaging machine fits efficiently into tight floor spaces while delivering industry-leading reliability. It’s designed for continuous operation, easy sanitation, and seamless integration with existing lines.
Your production is growing — your packaging must keep pace. Whether replacing manual labor or upgrading outdated systems, our ready meal packaging machine delivers the precision, speed, and reliability needed to scale without compromise.
Let’s design the right system for your ready meals, trays, and production goals.
Request a demo or speak with our engineering team to evaluate your product, packaging format, and workflow requirements.
Yes, it is built for layered dishes, sauces, and ingredient separation, including trays with multiple compartments.
Yes. MAP extends shelf life while maintaining taste, texture, and appearance.
Absolutely. It supports small portion formats and full-scale production lines.
Thermoformed trays, cups, multi-compartment trays, and ready-to-eat food packaging machine formats.
Depending on the model, throughput ranges from 100 to 300 units per minute.
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