Businesses in a wide range of industries, including food production, hospitality, cosmetics, and cleaning agents are turning to sachets as an automated packaging solution. With a sachet machine, a single roll of laminate can be fed into the machine, which is then folded, filled with a predetermined volume of product, sealed and cut to size, all in a single automated process.

By switching to a sachet packaging machine, there are certainly benefits for manufacturers in terms of reducing the amount of labour and time required for product packaging. However, there are also a range of key benefits to sachets when compared with other traditional packaging solutions, for example:

Affordable

As a sachet machine automatically folds, fills, seals and cuts sachets to a predetermined size, very little material is needed to package the product in this way, and there is also very little waste material left over. By switching to sachets for a small packaging solution, you can stand to save a considerable amount on total materials costs.

By saving waste, as well as being more affordable, sachets are also kinder to the environment than some other packaging solutions.

Customisable

Sachets are highly customisable in terms of appearance:

• They can be created in a variety of sizes to suit requirements
• They can feature a range of seals and opening styles
• They can easily be branded to appeal to their target market

Versatile

As well as being customisable by size and volume, a major benefit of sachet packaging is the range of products that it can be used for. Sachets are extremely popular for seasoning, sauces and flavouring in the food industry, but are also widely used for cleaning products and cosmetics, for example, powders, creams, tablets and even wipes. 

Transportation and Storage

Because of the small size and low weight of sachets, costs associated with storing and transporting them can also be reduced, which can contribute to reducing the carbon footprint of your company. Sachets can be boxed extremely compactly, helping to reduce the need for excessive outer packaging for wholesale.

Shelf Life

As sachets are airtight, they help to preserve the quality of the product inside, so whenever a consumer does open the packaging, they can rest assured that the product will be fresh and ready to use. As sachets are designed for small volumes, it’s expected that consumers will use all of the contents of a sachet immediately after opening, so there is no need for resealing. 

If you are considering switching to sachet packaging, at Intamac Packaging Systems, we can supply single lane or multi lane (up to 10 lanes) stick pack and sachet machines to suit your packaging requirements. 

For further specifications of our sachet machines, you can read more here, or call our team on 01420 593682.