Flow wrapping · Automatic feeding
Horizontal Flow Wrapping Machines
Eleven horizontal flow wrapper models, automatic feeding systems and a complete wafer production line for confectionery, biscuits, bakery and other food products, engineered and supported by Protrus.
12
Machines in this range
20 to 900
Packs per minute across the range
Hot + cold
Seal options on every flow wrapper
Servo
Recipe-based control
Company and portfolio
Packaging solutions, connected.
Protrus provides equipment and project support for food, beverage and process industries. Based in New Jersey, USA, with manufacturing operations in Turkey, we support customers from equipment selection through installation, commissioning and maintenance.
This range covers eleven horizontal flow wrapper models, automatic feeding systems and a complete automatic wafer production line, from the high-speed Titan to mobile-jaw machines for large and bulky products. Model selection starts with product dimensions, product handling characteristics, film type and required output.
Flow wrapping · 11 models
Horizontal Flow Wrappers
Select the wrapping platform around product handling, dimensions and pack style. Jump to a model below, or compare the range in the table.
Compare the Flow Wrapper Models
| Model | Best for | Output, pcs/min | Feeding | Installed power |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Titan | High-capacity lines, single solid products | Up to 900 cold seal, 200 hot seal | In-line servo feeding, ADS | 15 kW |
| Silver | Mixed product families on one line | Up to 400 cold seal, 200 heat seal | In-line servo feeding, ADS | 7 kW |
| Twinline | Biscuit and cake pile packs | 120 to 250 packs by pile ratio | Twin-lane pile infeed, ADS | 6 kW |
| Silver + Carton Feeder | Soft, filled and cup products on a card | 150 to 200 packs with card | Soft-contact servo belts, card magazine | Approx. 7 kW |
| Silver On Edge | Biscuit and cracker rolls on edge | 100 to 140 | Automatic or manual | 6 kW |
| E-Motion MFX | Entry-level lines, firm single products | 40 to 200 | Manual or semi-automatic 90° | 3 kW |
| E-Motion Plus | Wide products up to 600 mm | Up to 150 cold seal, 120 hot seal | Manual or semi-automatic 90° | 3 kW |
| E-Motion RSI | Soft, sticky and irregular products | Up to 120 | Manual or semi-automatic 90° | 3.5 kW |
| E-Motion PMJ | Larger products, loose goods and trays | 20 to 60 | Manual or semi-automatic 90° | 5.5 kW |
| E-Motion MJ | Large, tall and bulky products | 20 to 60 | Manual or inline from the line | 5.5 kW |
| Magazine Feeding | Single biscuits and small flat stacks | Up to 120 | Multi-lane magazine, pusher | 3.5 kW |
Catalog values for the standard machines. All flow wrappers seal hot and cold on OPP, CPP and BOPP films; final output depends on the product, the film and the configuration and is confirmed in each Protrus offer.
Titan Model
High-speed, full-servo horizontal flow wrapper
The high-speed model in the range, built for plants where one production line has to be packed at full rate around the clock. Seventeen Omron servo motors drive the feeding, chain, discs and cross-seal jaws under one motion controller, so cut length, pitch and seal timing are set on the 14-inch touch screen instead of with change gears. A double reel holder with automatic splicer joins the next reel on the fly.
900 /min
cold seal
200 /min
hot seal
17
Omron servo motors
Typical products:
Silver Model
Versatile servo flow wrapper for hot and cold seal
The all-round model: one machine seals both cold-seal and heat-seal films, so a plant can pack chocolate bars in the morning and biscuits, cakes or halva in the afternoon. In-line feeding brings products into the pack without hand contact, and pack length, product pitch and seal timing are stored as recipes on the 10-inch Omron touch screen.
400 /min
cold-seal film
200 /min
heat-seal film
10
Omron servo motors
Typical products:
Twinline Model
Twin-lane pile packing for biscuits and cakes
Biscuits arrive in two lanes, are counted into two short stacks and are pushed into the film side by side, so one pack holds 2 × 1, 2 × 2, 2 × 3 or 2 × 4 pieces. The pillow pack sits tight around the pile so the biscuits cannot slide and break in transport, and a change of pile ratio is a recipe call and a short guide adjustment.
900 /min
products, up to
2×1 to 2×4
pile pack ratios
Ø 75 mm
max. biscuit, 30 mm high
Typical products:
Silver Model with Carton Feeder
A card or tray under every pack
A card magazine releases one precut card per pack into the lug chain, the soft-contact infeed lays the products on it, and the wrapper closes card and product together in one pillow pack. A missing product never produces an empty card or an empty pack, and with card feeding switched off in the recipe the machine runs as a standard Silver flow wrapper.
200 /min
packs on a card
400 /min
products into the pack
Hot + cold
seal on one machine
Typical products:
Silver On Edge Model
Biscuit and cracker slug packs, standing on edge
Designed for industrial biscuit production lines: biscuits and crackers stand upright, face to face, and travel as a closed roll that the infeed separates into slugs. The machine works with a fully automatic product feeding system or with manual feeding, so it fits both oven lines and smaller batches, and a double reel holder with auto splicer keeps long runs going.
100 to 140
pieces per minute
15 to 40
pieces per slug, typical
6 kW
installed power
Typical products:
E-Motion MFX
Adaptable entry-level flow wrapping
Built for companies with limited or specialized production lines. The drive is configured with a single servo motor for a lean entry-level machine or with full servo drives for more precise axis control, and products are fed by hand or by a semi-automatic 90-degree feeding system that gives the line an L shape. A plant can start with manual feeding and add the feeding system when volumes grow.
40 to 200
pieces per minute
90°
semi-automatic feeding option
3 kW
installed power
Typical products:
E-Motion Plus
Wide products, from a chocolate bar to a pizza
One flow wrapper for many products, including widths up to 600 mm with a wider film reel and forming box. Pushers on a long stainless lug chain hold each product in its own pocket, a dancer arm keeps the film tension steady and print-mark tracking keeps the artwork in place. Hot-seal and cold-seal films run on the same machine, with manual feeding or the semi-automatic 90-degree feeding system.
150 /min
cold seal
120 /min
hot seal
600 mm
product width, up to
Typical products:
E-Motion RSI
Reverse flow wrapping for soft, sticky and irregular products
The reel sits under the infeed and the film runs up into the forming box, so the product is laid onto the film by a flat belt and is never pushed by lugs. Powder and crumbs fall away from the fin seal, which lies on top of the pack, so the seal stays clean and tight. It is an entry-level way into reverse flow wrapping, with manual feeding or the semi-automatic 90-degree feeding system.
120 /min
hot or cold seal
15 mm
fin seal on top
3.5 kW
installed power
Typical products:
E-Motion PMJ
Mobile-jaw wrapping with a standard or reverse film path
Three Omron servo axes drive the infeed, the film and the sealing jaw independently, linked by electronic cam. The jaw pair travels with the pack for the whole seal time, so thick, wide and recyclable films seal reliably and tall or soft products are packed without pressing them. It is built in a standard layout with film from above, or in a reverse layout with film from below for loose goods and trays.
20 to 60
pieces per minute
3
servo axes, electronic cam
600 mm
film width, up to
Typical products:
E-Motion MJ
Mobile-jaw wrapping for large, tall and bulky products
The jaw pair closes on the film, moves forward with the pack for the full seal time, then opens and returns: a box-motion path driven by its own servo motor. The longer contact gives a strong, even seal on wide and thick films and lets the jaws reach over tall products without crushing them. Pack length, seal time, temperature and speed are stored as recipes on the touchscreen HMI.
20 to 60
pieces per minute
600 mm
film width, up to
500 mm
pack length, approx.
Typical products:
E-Motion Magazine Feeding
Biscuit magazine and flow wrapper in one machine
A multi-lane magazine holds a buffer of biscuits, keeps them in line without pressure on the edges and delivers the same count into every lug pocket: one biscuit, a small stack or a multilayer group. Operators only refill the lanes, or the magazine is fed from the production line. Round, square and rectangular biscuits run with single or full servo control.
120 /min
hot or cold seal
350 mm
film width, up to
3.5 kW
installed power
Typical products:
Production line solutions
Complete Line Solutions
Wafer production planned as one synchronized line, from baking to wrapping.
Automatic Wafer Production Line
From liquid batter to cut, cooled and wrapped cream wafers
Five machine groups work as one line: baking oven, arch-type sheet cooler, cream spreading machine, refrigerated book cooler and cutting and distribution system, with the flow wrapper planned in from the start. Every machine group has its own PLC and the line follows the oven speed, so output stays steady from the first sheet to the last pack.
5 + 1
machine groups and flow wrapper
290 × 470
mm sheets, or 350 × 500
14 /min
books, single cutter
Typical products:
Automatic feeding
Product flow, under control.
Distribution modules connect upstream production with horizontal wrapping.
When the output of an oven or production line is higher than one wrapper can take, or the products must reach the wrapper without hand work, the Automatic Distribution System (ADS) takes over. Each system is designed around the physical properties of the product (stickiness, softness, fragility), the width of the production line and the line layout.
2,000 mm
line width, from 300 mm
15 kW
electric power
Servo + AC
drives
ADS | Biscuit System
Multi-lane distribution and transfer: biscuits leave the oven or cooling belt in rows and are divided, aligned and sent to one or more wrappers.
Corners and turns
45° and 90° transfer modules and curved belts route the product flow around the factory layout.
The final module arrangement, lane count, transfer details and dimensions are selected to match the product and factory layout.
Automatic feeding
Modules for line integration
Complementary equipment for conveying, accumulation, feeding and inspection.
Distribution
ADS | Pro
Automatic distribution with buffer belts that bridge short stops of a wrapper.
Transfer
ADS | Module 1
Conveyor transfer module for product flow between equipment stages.
Feeding
Magazine Feeding
Multi-lane magazine that stacks and counts biscuits into the lug chain infeed.
Inspection
Metal Detector
In-line inspection on the infeed or outfeed of the flow wrapper.
Conveying
Conveyor Belt
Food-grade belt transfer between line stages and to the outfeed.
Accumulation and transfer
Turn Table
Curved belt that routes the product flow around the factory layout.
Applications
A broad range of food products
From a single chocolate bar to a tray of fresh produce, each product group has a matching wrapper in the range.
Confectionery
Chocolate bars, tablet chocolate, sweets, halva, Turkish delight, marshmallow and fruit leather.
Biscuits and wafers
Single biscuits, sandwich biscuits, crackers, biscuit stacks, on-edge packs and wafer family packs.
Bakery and produce
Bread, croissants, buns, tortillas, pizza, grissini, fruit and vegetables.
Project integration
From product to production line
A clear specification connects the machine, feeding system and factory layout.
01
Product assessment
Product length, width, height, texture, temperature and grouping pattern.
02
Pack and film selection
Pack format, sealing method, film properties, reel size and print registration.
03
Line configuration
Infeed orientation, upstream interfaces, distribution modules and available floor space.
04
Commissioning and support
Installation, commissioning, operator support and maintenance planning.
Protrus supports installation, commissioning and annual maintenance. Equipment and spare-parts availability in the USA is confirmed for the selected machine and project.
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