Horizontal Form Fill Seal (HFFS)
Flow-wrapping for bars, biscuits, trays, and any product that travels horizontally through a wrapper. 40 to 180 packs per minute.
What this machine does
For product that shouldn't be dropped into a bag.
An HFFS wraps product that travels horizontally — bars, biscuits, trays of cookies, blocks of chocolate. The film comes down from above, the product pushes into the film tube, the bottom folds closed, and rotary seal jaws cut and seal the back end while the next front-end seal forms.
The trade-off: HFFS needs an infeed that presents product in a single file at consistent spacing. Manual infeed works for low speed; above 60 ppm you need a feeder (bucket conveyor, automatic loader, or robotic pick-and-place for delicate products).
Best-fit products
Runs these well — and what each one needs
- Protein bars, energy bars→ automatic feeder + servo wrapper
- Biscuits, cookies, wafers→ stacking conveyor + fin-seal wrap
- Chocolate bars, pralines→ servo wrapper with delicate handling
- Trays (cheese, ready-meals)→ manual or auto-load + film wrap
- Cubes, bars, blocks→ chain infeed
Configurations & options
Right-sized to your real product
- Wrap styles: pillow, fin-seal, gusseted
- Infeed: manual loading, automatic feeder, bucket conveyor, robotic
- Coding unit: ink-jet or thermal transfer
- Gas flush (MAP) for oxygen-sensitive products
- Easy-tear notch or perforation
- Vision inspection for seal integrity + print registration
- PLC + HMI: Siemens or Mitsubishi (configurable)
Is this the right machine for you?
Four honest questions before you buy
- Does your product have a stable shape and travel horizontally without damage?
- Are you wrapping at 40+ ppm? Below that, manual wrapping or a simpler system may suffice.
- Do you have a way to feed product in single file at consistent spacing?
- Are you OK with a flow-wrap pack (vs. a carton or stand-up pouch)?
Common questions
The things buyers actually ask us.
Can I run chocolate without melting it on the wrapper?
What's the difference between fin-seal and pillow wrap?
How automated does my infeed need to be?
Can the wrapper handle multiple product sizes?
What we'd test before you commit
Send 20 sample products + 1 roll of film.
We'll test sustained throughput, seal integrity at three speeds, and product-damage rate. Video within 15 working days. No charge.
Get a sample test →Spec sheet
Three models, sized to your speed target.
| Model | Speed (peak) | Product size (L×W×H) | Wrap | Power | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FW-80 | up to 80 ppm | 100–280 × ≤200 × 1–8 mm | Pillow · gusset (flow-wrap) | 14–15 kW · AC380V 3P | 2500 kg |
| FW-150 | up to 150 ppm | 100–280 × ≤200 × 1–8 mm | Pillow · gusset (flow-wrap) | 14–15 kW · AC380V 3P | 2500 kg |
| FW-180 | up to 180 ppm | 100–280 × ≤200 × 1–8 mm | Pillow · gusset (flow-wrap) | 14–15 kW · AC380V 3P | 2500 kg |
Not sure which family?
Wrap it, then carton it.
Cartoning Machines
Once your product is flow-wrapped, a cartoner loads the wrapped pack — or a multipack — into a retail-ready paperboard carton, with optional leaflet and serialization.
See it in contextIndustries we build for
The products and industries that run HFFS most — and the gotchas that catch first-time buyers.
Want a video of your product running before you commit?
Send us a sample — we'll run it on a matching machine and send the video back.