Food packaging equipment Melbourne
Compare food packaging equipment for your Melbourne or Victorian production site. Vemag Australia supplies tray sealers, thermoformers and vacuum packaging machines. Start with the pack you need and how it will move through your line.
Start with the pack your customer will receive
Put a filled pack, a drawing or the proposed materials on the table before choosing a machine. Record the dimensions, product weight, how the food sits in the pack and any film or tray you already buy. A ready meal in a pre-made tray, a portion of cheese in a pack formed from film and a cut of meat in a vacuum bag have different loading and sealing requirements.
Seal a pre-made tray
Provide the tray and lidding film. Check the flange, product height, loading method and required seal before choosing tooling.
Form the pack from film
Choose this route when you want to form the pack on the machine. Bring the pack drawing and discuss the cavity layout, film and product loading.
Seal food in vacuum bags
Bring the bag and a representative product. Check the loading position, seal area and any shrink, cooling or drying steps you need after sealing.
Browse the food packaging machinery catalogue for related loading, handling and downstream equipment.
Compare catalogue machines by the job they do
The Variovac Rotarius is a semi-automatic tray sealer with a rotary table. The Variovac Linus 1100 is an automatic inline tray sealer. Compare them using how trays arrive at the machine, who loads them and what happens to sealed trays at discharge.
The Variovac Primus forms packs from film. The Supervac GK 1600 B is a vacuum bag packaging machine. The choice depends on the finished pack and how it will be handled, checked and moved through the room. Confirm the exact tooling and configuration with Vemag Australia.
Measure the space from loading to discharge
Mark the current conveyor heights and direction of travel on a plan of the room. Include door openings, access for cleaning and servicing, space to change tooling and the space an operator needs to replenish film, trays or bags. Identify any section of the existing line that must stay in use during installation.
Measure saleable packs over a normal shift. Note the time spent on cleaning, format changes, replenishing packaging and clearing stops. A machine cycle figure alone cannot tell you how many packs the line will deliver. Check whether loading, seal time, inspection or downstream handling sets the pace.
- Give the site postcode, loading access and any constraints on moving equipment into the room.
- Record power, compressed air and other utilities at the proposed machine position so the supplier can check the requirement for the quoted configuration.
- Show where labelling, inspection and packing into cartons happen and how product transfers between those stages.
For work upstream of packaging, see food processing equipment for Melbourne.
Agree what a packaging trial needs to show
Bring food at the temperature and condition you normally pack it, along with the tray and film or bag specification. For products with sauce or free liquid, check how the load behaves on the way to sealing and whether food reaches the sealing surface.
Agree how you will judge seal integrity, pack appearance and repeatability across the formats you sell. If shelf life is part of the decision, include your own validation requirements in the brief. Discuss trial arrangements with the customer centre.
Request a quote for a Melbourne or Victorian site
Send your pack dimensions, material details, daily quantities by format and a line sketch. Include the equipment you plan to keep, the delivery postcode and any date the change must fit around. Ask for the quotation to show which tooling, freight, commissioning and training are included.
Questions about food packaging equipment in Melbourne
Can I keep my existing trays and film?
Provide both specifications and physical examples if available. The tray profile, film and tooling need to be assessed together before you commit to a machine.
When should I compare a semi-automatic and an inline tray sealer?
Start with how trays are loaded and unloaded, the number of formats and packs needed per shift. Compare the staffing and space required for each layout.
Can I add a new pack format to an existing line?
Share your current machine models, pack drawings and the location of loading, sealing and inspection. The team can assess what can stay and where tooling or handling changes may be needed.
Can I get a quote for a site outside Melbourne?
Send your Victorian site postcode, equipment brief and access details. Confirm the scope for delivery, installation and service for that address in the quotation.
Contact
Discuss your Melbourne packaging project
Share your pack format, production needs and site layout with Vemag Australia.
- Australia(07) 3829 3868
- New Zealand+64 9 415 0137
- Salessales@vemag.com.au