The GEA V-Packer IM-IV is a vertical packaging machine featuring variable and adjustable inclination which makes it suitable for handling particularly fragile products such as nests and jumbo pasta shells as well as bakery products.
The new V-Packer IM-IV is extremely versatile in terms of types of packages and packaging process: it’s designed for pillow, pillow with gussets, square bottom, 4-seal square bottom and with the adjustable inclination of the sealing core and conveyor belts, allows the product to slide smoothly through the various steps, avoiding breakage and dust.
To support the food industry towards a more sustainable packaging, the V-Packer series is equipped with dedicated sealing jaws that allows to pack with paper-based film, in addition to laminated plastic film.
| Packaging speed (pillow bags) | Speed | Product reference | Density | |
| GEA M-Weigher H10 | Up to 80 bags / minute | Medium | 500g bags of Tubetti | 400g/l |
GEA offers a complete system composed of Multihead weigher + Packaging machine permitting to meet the expectations of Customers who are looking for a single supplier to deal with.
For whom are looking for a complete solutions to handle fragile products, GEA offers the GEA M-Weigher H14-L, the weigher composed by larger buckets that allow precision weighing of even bulky and fragile product such as dry pasta nests.

GEA multihead weighers guarantee the highest performances thanks to their remarkable accuracy and reliability. The highest speed version with 20 hoppers, combined with a continuous motion packaging unit, is able to pack up to 130 bags per minute.

The GEA V-Packer IM is an intermittent motion packaging system suitable for the handling of short cut pasta and dry granular food.

High speed packaging system designed for short-cut pasta and dry granular food.

High speed packaging system designed for short-cut pasta and dry granular food.
Last year was not a year of hyped-up headlines for alternative proteins. Perhaps that is precisely why it was an important year for food biotech, the biotechnology behind everyday foods and ingredients. While the sector worked through a difficult funding environment, approvals were still granted, pilot lines set up and new platforms tested in the background. In short: headlines are turning into infrastructure. Frederieke Reiners heads GEA’s New Food business. She and her team work at the intersection of biotechnology and industrial food production. In this interview, she takes us on a world tour of food biotech in seven questions.