Horizontal Flow Wrap Packaging

Pillow Pouch Packing Machine

Nine horizontal flow wrap (HFFS) configurations — same pillow pouch output, different product feeding systems and film paths. Forms pouches from rollstock film, wraps around your product, seals and cuts — all in continuous motion. 20–1,200 pcs/min across candy, snack, bakery, preserved fruit, frozen, and liquid applications. Tell us your product, we match the machine.

Quality

CE Certified

Source

Factory Direct · Guangdong

Customization

OEM · Voltage · Language

After-Sales

2-Year Warranty · 24 h Support

Find Your Machine

Which Pillow Packing Machine Fits Your Product?

Nine machines, one principle: form a pillow pouch from rollstock film around your product, seal both ends, and cut. The difference is how the product reaches the film (manual, chain conveyor, candy turnplate, turntable, tidying belt, or liquid pump) and how the film reaches the product (top, under, or rear). Choose by your product type and production line needs below.

General Purpose Flow Wrappers

Versatile pillow wrappers for biscuits, bread, bars, soap, hardware, and semi-soft products. Differentiated by film path — top, under, or rear — which determines how delicately the product can be handled.

Candy & Confectionery Lines

Integrated candy infeed + pillow wrapper combinations for hard candy, toffee, gummy, nougat, and chocolate. Turnplate or sorting-tray feeders replace manual placement for fully automatic throughput.

Specialty Packaging Lines

Dedicated configurations for applications the general-purpose and candy platforms cannot handle — auto-sorted bars and cubes, and room-temperature liquid filling straight into pillow pouches.

Not sure which configuration fits your product? Send us a product description or sample — we will recommend the right machine within 24 hours.

Select By Pouch Type

Every pillow packing machine produces the same finished format — a pillow pouch with a longitudinal fin seal down the back and transverse end seals at each end. The film wraps horizontally around the product; the seal pattern is inherent to the HFFS process.

Pillow pouch fin seal line drawing

Fin Seal Pillow

Pillow pouch back seal line drawing

Back Seal Pillow

Need 3-side seal sachets, stick packs, or 4-side sachets? Those formats are made on vertical machines — see our Collar Type Packing Machine or Full Automatic Vertical Packing Machine categories. For doypack / zipper / spout pouches, see Premade Bag Packing Machine.

Select By Industry

Configurations for confectionery, bakery, snack, frozen dessert, preserved fruit, fresh produce, and personal care industries.

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Select By Application

Biscuit, bar, candy, chocolate, soap, hardware, preserved fruit, moon cake, ice pop, or frozen snack — we match the feeding system to your product shape.

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Machine Operation

How a Pillow Flow Wrap Machine Works

All nine machines share the same four-step horizontal form-fill-seal (HFFS) cycle. The variable is how product enters the wrapper and how the film reaches the product — top-film, under-film, or rear-film.

01

Film Unwind & Feeding

Rollstock film (OPP/CPP, OPP/PE, PET/PE, BOPP, or composite laminate) mounts on a film shaft at the rear of the machine. A servo motor pulls the film through tension rollers that maintain consistent web tension. A photoelectric eye tracks print-registration marks on the film so that branded graphics, barcodes, and batch panels land in the correct position on every pouch — no manual film adjustment during the run.

02

Product Infeed & Film Forming

Product enters the machine on a belt conveyor, chain conveyor, or automatic feeding system (candy turnplate, turntable, tidying belt — depending on model). The flat film passes over a forming shoulder that wraps it into a continuous tube around the product. On standard top-film models the film arrives from above; on the SW-350B it arrives from below; on the SW-150 it descends from behind. Regardless of path, the film tube encases each product before any sealing begins.

03

Longitudinal (Center) Seal

Heated center-seal rollers press the overlapping film edges together along the length of the tube, forming the continuous back seam — the fin seal that gives the pillow pouch its name. Temperature and pressure are independently adjustable from the HMI touch screen so the same machine handles thin OPP/CPP for candy and thicker PET/PE for fresh produce without retooling.

04

End Seal, Cut & Discharge

Rotary or box-motion end-seal jaws clamp across the tube, sealing the front of one pouch and the rear of the next simultaneously. A built-in knife severs the two pouches. An optional date coder prints batch number and expiry on the seal. Finished pillow pouches discharge onto the output conveyor for collection, weight check, or downstream case packing. The HMI stores up to 100 product recipes for fast changeover.

Inside the Machine

Key Components at a Glance

All pillow packing machines share the same HFFS sealing platform and Siemens-based control system. The feeding system upstream is what varies by model. Each product page has detailed component breakdowns and branded part close-ups.

Shared Across All Models

  • Siemens S7-200 PLC + HMI touch screen (100-recipe memory)
  • Servo-driven film pull with photoelectric eye registration
  • Center-seal rollers with independent temperature control
  • Pneumatic end-seal jaws (rotary or box-motion, model-dependent)
  • Omron rotary encoder for pouch length tracking
  • Date coder (batch number + expiry date)
  • SMC / AirTAC pneumatic cylinders and solenoid valves
  • SUS304 stainless steel product contact surfaces

Model-Specific Feeding Systems

  • SW-350A/450A/550A — Manual placement or chain conveyor (general purpose, 3 sizes)
  • SW-350B/450B — Under-film chain conveyor, compact footprint
  • SW-150 — Rear-mounted film roll, gravity drape over product (sticky/soft items)
  • SW-1000A — Single rotary candy turnplate with mold cavities
  • SW-1000B — Dual rotary candy turnplates for mixed-content packs
  • SW-300A — Motorized turntable bulk feeder + pillow wrapper
  • SW-300B — Six-servo tidying belt conveyor for bars and cubes
  • SW-1200 — 840 mm candy sorting tray + triple-servo wrapper (highest speed)
  • SW-100 — Volumetric liquid dosing pump (no solid product infeed)

Click each model for full specifications, component photos, and factory video.

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Pillow packing machine vs. collar type machine — what is the difference?

A pillow packing machine is a horizontal form-fill-seal (HFFS) system — product travels on a horizontal conveyor while film wraps around it from above, below, or behind to form a sealed pillow pouch. A collar type packing machine is a vertical form-fill-seal (VFFS) system — film wraps around a vertical forming tube and product drops into the bag from above by gravity. Pillow machines are best for individually shaped solid products (candy, biscuits, bars, fresh produce) that can ride on a conveyor. Collar type machines are best for bulk granule, powder, and liquid fills that can be dosed into a vertical tube. For premade stand-up, zipper, or vacuum pouches, see the premade bag packing machine category. For spout pouches with screw-cap filling, see the spout pouch filling and capping machine.

Which pillow packing machine should I choose?

Choose by product type and feeding requirement. For general solid products (biscuits, bread, soap, hardware): SW-350A/450A/550A. For small delicate items with compact footprint: SW-350B/450B. For sticky or soft products (preserved fruit, mochi, jelly candy): SW-150. For single-candy wrapping with tray feeding: SW-1000A. For two candy types in one pouch: SW-1000B. For full auto candy line with turntable: SW-300A. For bars and cubes with auto-sorting: SW-300B. For highest speed single-piece candy: SW-1200. For liquid ice pops: SW-100.

What is the difference between top-film, under-film, and rear-film feeding?

These describe how the rollstock film reaches the product. Top-film (standard): film unwinds from a shaft above the conveyor and wraps over the top of the product — used by the SW-350A, SW-1000A, SW-1000B, SW-300A, SW-300B, and SW-1200. Under-film (film beneath feeding): film arrives from below the conveyor and the product is placed directly on top of it — used by the SW-350B/450B. Rear-film (film back feeding): film is mounted at the rear of the machine and descends from above onto the product, so the product sits on a clean belt surface — used by the SW-150 for sticky or soft items that cannot slide on film.

What products can a pillow packing machine handle?

Individually shaped solid products, semi-solid items, and room-temperature liquids. Typical applications: biscuits, bread, cake, wafer, chocolate bars, hard candy, toffee, gummy, nougat, rice bars, shaqima, chicken stock cubes, soap, hardware fasteners, stationery, preserved fruit slices, hawthorn flakes, mochi, jelly candy, moon cake, fresh pre-cut fruit and vegetables, frozen food, and ice pop liquid sticks. Product dimensions depend on model — the smallest (SW-1200) handles individual candy; the largest (SW-550A) handles products up to 500 mm long. All models require the product to maintain its shape on a conveyor — pourable granules and free-flowing powder should use a collar type VFFS machine instead (for example, the SW-420A multi-head weigher for irregular granules or the SW-420E auger filler for fine powder). For vacuum-sealed meat, seafood, or cheese in premade pouches, see the SW-130ZK premade bag vacuum machine.

What is the speed range across models?

The slowest is the SW-100 at 20–200 bags/min (liquid dosing into pillow pouches). The fastest is the SW-1200 at up to 1,200 pieces/min (triple-servo candy wrapping). Mid-range models run 40–500 bags/min depending on product size and film type. Actual throughput depends on product dimensions (smaller products allow more per minute at the same film speed), infeed method (automatic tray or belt feeder is faster than manual placement), and film specification (heavier laminates need longer seal dwell time).

Can I add automatic feeding to a standard pillow packing machine?

Yes. The SW-1000A and SW-1000B include integrated candy turnplates. The SW-300A includes a motorized turntable feeder. The SW-300B includes a six-servo tidying belt. The SW-350A and SW-350B use manual placement or chain conveyor by default, but upstream automatic feeders can be integrated. Contact us with your product shape and daily output target and we will recommend the right combination.

What are the lead time, payment, and shipping terms?

Lead time: 25–35 working days after deposit confirmation. Complete packaging lines (SW-300A, SW-300B) may require 35–45 working days. Payment: 30% deposit, 70% balance before shipment (T/T). Shipping: sea freight FOB Shantou, fumigation-free plywood crate. We run a factory acceptance test (FAT) with your sample product and film before shipping — video and test data provided.

Do you provide installation and training?

Remote video installation support via WhatsApp or video call is included at no extra cost. On-site installation by a ShengWei engineer is available — travel and accommodation are quoted separately. Every machine ships with an English-language operator manual, electrical diagram, and spare parts kit. 24-hour WhatsApp technical support is included for the lifetime of the machine, not just the warranty period.
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