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Scale Your Packaging with Confidence

High-Speed Form Fill Seal Automation for Your Growing Business

Scaling production shouldn’t mean increasing labor costs, inefficiencies, or product waste. Whether you’re handling liquids, powders, or solids, you need a reliable, high-speed solution that keeps up with demand without sacrificing quality.

 

Hefestus Thermoforming Form Fill Seal (FFS) machines empower you to automate your entire packaging process—from forming and filling to sealing—so you can maximize efficiency, reduce waste, and focus on growth.

Your Challenges, Solved

Challenge: Production Bottlenecks are Slowing You Down

Solution: Hefestus FFS machines combine forming, filling, and sealing into one streamlined, high-speed process—eliminating manual inefficiencies.

Challenge: Your Packaging Needs to Be Flexible

Solution: Handle liquids, powders, pastes, or solids with precision, and choose from a variety of packaging materials, including flexible films, rigid foils, and printed branding options.

Challenge: You Need to Maintain Product Freshness & Quality

Solution: Our Modified Atmosphere Packaging (MAP) technology extends shelf life while custom sealing methods preserve integrity—ensuring your product stays fresh for longer without extra processing steps.

How Hefestus FFS Helps You Scale

How Hefestus FFS Helps You Scale

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Fully Integrated Efficiency

Form, fill, and seal in a single automated process for faster production and fewer errors. Plus, seamless integration with existing production lines makes adoption effortless.

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Precision & Speed with Push & Pull Conveying

Hefestus’s Push & Pull Conveying System enables shorter step cycles, higher precision, and increased production capacity—while optimizing floor space for compact operations.

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Adaptable to Your Products

Handle a wide variety of products—liquids, spreads, flakes, solids, powders, heavy viscosity materials, sweets or treats.

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Precision Filling for Every Need

Choose from shaped cutting by mold knife, rollstock sealing, pre-cut sealing, or MAP (modified atmosphere) sealing—with optional gas flush capabilities for extended shelf life.

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Faster Production Without Compromise

With models reaching speeds of 100 to 300 units per minute (up to 24 cycles per minute), you can scale up without sacrificing quality—or increasing your footprint.

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Built for Your Packaging Flexibility

Compatible with flexible and rigid films—including paper, foil, and printed upper films—with options for hanging-hole designs (Round “O” and Semi-Round “D”) for retail display.

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Designed for Real-World Production

Compact yet powerful, Hefestus FFS machines fit efficiently into tight production spaces while maintaining industry-leading speed and reliability.

Industries That Rely on Hefestus FFS

Hefestus FFS technology powers high-performance packaging across multiple industries:

Food & Beverage
Packaged snacks, sauces, dairy products, and more.

Pharmaceuticals
Secure, sterile packaging for powders, tablets, and liquids.

Cosmetics
Streamlined packaging for creams, lotions, and personal care products.

FFS Models to Fit Your Needs

Explore our range of Form Fill Seal machines, designed to meet the needs of different industries and production scales.

 

  • FFS 100: Entry-level model, ideal for smaller operations (up to 100 units per minute)
  • FFS 200: Mid-range system with enhanced capacity (up to 200 units per minute)
  • FFS 300: High-speed solution for large-scale production (up to 300 units per minute)

The Next Step in Your Packaging Automation

Your business is growing—your packaging should keep up. Let’s create a tailored FFS solution that fits your space, integrates seamlessly, and adapts to your unique production needs.

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Technical Specifications

Control System:

Control Panel: Color Touch Screen Panel
Control Elements: By Allen Bradley

Film Specifications:

Upper Film: Flexible Film, Paper, Folio, Thickness Up To 120 Microns
Lower Film: Rigid Film Flexible Film, Folio, Thickness Up To 1000 Microns
Printed Upper Film

Type of Forming:

With Compressed Air Only
Plugs: Unheated

Type of Cutting:

Shaped Cutting By Mould Knife

Types of Packaging:

Sealing Only
Sealing And Gas (Modified Atmosphere)

Packages:

Hanging Hole Round "O" Shaped
Hanging Hole Semi Round "D" Shaped

Dimensions:

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)

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