Production Line Configurator — build your complete packaging line
Answer 4 questions about your product, target speed, and bag style. Get a complete line BOM — bagger + elevator + filler + metal detector + checkweigher + downstream — with estimated footprint, crew size, investment range, and ROI payback.
Configure my line →Example complete packaging lines
Four reference configurations across the most common product categories. The interactive wizard produces a custom BOM for your exact product, speed, and bag style — these examples show what the output looks like.
Snack VFFS Line — 60 bpm pillow bag
Chips, nuts, frozen vegetables, rice — pillow or gusseted bag, 100-500g fill.
Line components (BOM)
- • LTC620 servo VFFS bagger
- • Z-bucket elevator (product feed)
- • 10-head multihead weigher
- • Inline metal detector (ferrous/non-ferrous/stainless)
- • In-motion checkweigher
- • Discharge conveyor + accumulator table
Specs & investment
- • Footprint: ~24㎡ (6m × 4m)
- • Crew: 1-2 operators per shift
- • Power: ~12 kW connected load
- • Compressed air: 0.6 m³/min at 0.6 MPa
- • Investment range: ~$87K-$104K USD
- • Typical payback: 14-22 months
Coffee Premade Pouch Line — 50 bpm stand-up with valve
Whole bean or ground coffee, doypack or flat-bottom, 250g-1kg fill, one-way degassing valve.
Line components (BOM)
- • LTC8-200 rotary premade pouch machine
- • Z-bucket elevator (for beans) or auger (for ground)
- • 14-head multihead weigher (beans) or auger filler (ground)
- • One-way valve applicator
- • Nitrogen flush system (oxygen <2%)
- • Inline metal detector
- • Checkweigher + automatic reject
Specs & investment
- • Footprint: ~30㎡ (6m × 5m)
- • Crew: 1-2 operators per shift
- • Power: ~15 kW connected load
- • Compressed air: 0.8 m³/min at 0.6 MPa
- • Investment range: ~$140K-$180K USD
- • Typical payback: 18-28 months
Powder Stick Pack Line — 4 lanes × 50 bpm
Coffee sticks, sugar sticks, protein powder, pharma sachets — 2-15g fill per stick.
Line components (BOM)
- • 4-lane LTC-Stick bagger
- • Auger filler system with vibrating feed
- • Product holding hopper (50L)
- • Inline metal detector
- • Checkweigher
- • Carton erector + case packer (optional)
Specs & investment
- • Footprint: ~18㎡ (4.5m × 4m)
- • Crew: 1 operator per shift
- • Power: ~9 kW connected load
- • Compressed air: 0.5 m³/min at 0.6 MPa
- • Investment range: ~$95K-$130K USD
- • Typical payback: 12-20 months
Liquid Sachet Line — 60 bpm 4-side-seal
Ketchup, sauce, shampoo, sanitizer samples — 5-30ml fill per sachet.
Line components (BOM)
- • BG-130C 4-side-seal sachet machine
- • Piston filler (with product feed pump)
- • 50L jacketed product tank
- • Inline metal detector
- • Checkweigher
- • Discharge conveyor
Specs & investment
- • Footprint: ~12㎡ (3m × 4m)
- • Crew: 1 operator per shift
- • Power: ~5 kW connected load
- • Compressed air: 0.4 m³/min at 0.6 MPa
- • Investment range: ~$45K-$65K USD
- • Typical payback: 8-14 months
Investment ranges are order-of-magnitude indicators. Run the 4-step configurator for a line tailored to your product, or email sales for an engineer-validated quote within 1 business day.
What the configurator walks you through
Four steps, ~5 minutes. Output is a downloadable PDF proposal with the full BOM, layout diagram, and ROI calculation.
- 1
Product & capacity
What you're packaging, target bags per minute, monthly volume, shift pattern.
- 2
Bag style
Pillow, stand-up pouch, stick, sachet — drives machine family selection.
- 3
Line components
Elevator, filler type, metal detector, checkweigher, optional end-of-line automation.
- 4
BOM + ROI + PDF
Complete bill of materials, footprint, crew, investment range, payback period, downloadable proposal.
Line component glossary
Every complete packaging line is built from these standard components. The configurator picks the right size and tier for your product.
Bagger (VFFS or Premade Pouch)
Forms and seals the bag — either from flat film (VFFS) or pre-made pouches.
Product feed (elevator / hopper)
Z-bucket elevator, auger, or vibrating feed table — lifts product from a bulk hopper into the filler.
Filler (multihead / auger / piston / cup)
Doses the product into the bag. Multihead for granules, auger for powder, piston for liquid, cup for free-flowing.
Metal detector
Inline inspection for ferrous, non-ferrous, and stainless contaminants. Required for food and pharma compliance.
Checkweigher
In-motion weighing — verifies each bag is within tolerance, auto-rejects under/overweight.
Date coder (inkjet / laser)
Prints batch number, expiry, and production date on each bag.
End-of-line (cartoner, case packer, palletizer)
Optional automation for packing finished bags into cartons, cases, and onto pallets.
Nitrogen flush / gas flush
Replaces oxygen inside the bag with nitrogen or CO₂ — extends shelf life for coffee, snacks, dairy.