Ilpra can provide customized solutions for specific needs in addition to the various lines of standard machines designed to meet the needs of both small production and high continuous flow production.
Flexible and customized packaging solutions

Thanks to the whole line of packaging machines, which includes Pot Fillers, Tray Sealers, and Thermoformers, packaging solutions can be extremely flexible and customized.
The solutions and technologies offered on the various models, created as a result of extensive experience and specialized industry knowledge, enable packaging using the following methods:
- sealing;
- vacuum;
- modified atmosphere (MAP);
- skin.
The various Ilpra packaging lines are made to function either as standalone machines or as simply integrated parts of any semi-automatic or fully automated production line.
The agreement for flexible packaging and packaging of chocolate products

Recently ILPRA signed a binding agreement for the acquisition of 30% of the share capital of MACS, a Bologna-based company, in the hearth of the italian packaging valley, active in the production and sale of packaging machines. MACS works mainly in the food, pharmaceutical, home and personal care sectors, with applications in flexible packaging, in particular for the doypack bags and in the packaging of chocolate. MACS automatic machines join the Ilpra portfolio with solutions for sealing, vacuum, skin, modified atmosphere.
“The operation is highly strategic for the group, as it allows us to expand the range of products, entering a new and strongly growing market segment, such as that of doypack and flexible packaging” commented Maurizio Bertocco, president and CEO of Ilpra.
Who is MACS? The overview

With engineering and project management that really understands the challenges of today’s packaging industry MACS is an important technological hub providing seamless packaging solutions to a customer’s base seeking for a true partner helping them to compete effectively in today’s demanding markets. MACS has become over the years a major supplier of integrated packaging technology to key industry sectors including food and beverages, bakery and biscuits, chocolate and confectionery, frozen foods, pharma and consumer goods.
From products buffering to gentle feeding, from handling and distribution systems to traditional wrapping and vertical flexible packaging, from doypack to full automated primary packaging integrated lines, time after time the world leading companies place their trust in MACS Integrated Packaging Technology. MACS provides high quality seamless simple and advanced packaging solutions that are entirely developed and designed in-house using shared platforms throughout the project lifecycle.
The flexible applications

The high customization level for the total flexibility to meet even the most demanding requirements. The main solutions are designed for flexible and rigid technology mainly for chocolate, biscuits, personal care and other specific applications:
- Doypack HFFS Machine DOY|STAR is the complete form fill and seal model for doypack pouches;
- Pre-made pouch HFS machines with the 2K20 DOY|FILL, the machine filler for pre-made pouches with a wide range of configurations for solids and liquids;
- Rotary filler for Shisha: the machine 2K20 DOY|FILL SH is family of rotary fillers for pre made pouch designed for shisha feeding;
- Vacuum filler: the machine 2K20 DOY|FILL UM is a family of vacuum chambers packs machines;
- Rotary filler for spouted pouches: the machine MFJ is the filling and capping machine for pre spouted pouches with universal magazine for rail neck handling pouches feeding;
- VFFS Machines: the BAGG|100 with a maximum bag width from 60 to 480 mm for pillow bag with a cycle speed for minute up to 180;
- VFFS Machines, the BAGG QD dedicated to 4 seals quad style pouches with the mjax bag width from 60 to 340 mm with a cycle speed for minute up to 60;
- Multilane sachet machines: the model HP45|1000, is a family of multilane 4 side sealed flat sachets machines;
- Multilane stick machines, the model STK|1000 is a family of multilane stick machines.
The rigid packaging solutions
The MACS RIGID technology for automatic food applications that need products feeding technology for specific sectors:
Chocolate: foil wrapping technology for chocolate like double twist for a protected twist, side twist, top twist, bunch, envelope fold.
- The machine CHOCO|STAR (500 PPM) is the name of a series for single or high foil wrappers, complimented with a variety of dedicated feeding systems;
- The model INSPIRE (800 PPM) is the name of a series for single or high speed foil wrappers complimented with a variety of dedicated feeding systems;
- The model M4|DISK (800 PPM) is the name of a series for single or high speed foil wrappers for Balls and eggs for double twist module and fancy rolled module.
The Multi pack technology with the model LINK (150 PPM) series machine is a small chocolate products like napolitans, bars, etc. The multipack wrap around style cartoner.
Wafer and biscuits technology, the Edge Technology with the EDGE|100 (100 PPM) series is a family of wrappers for biscuits in rolls to serve mid to high requirements
Personal care applications with the XFOLD Technology with the machine XWRAP|250 (output 250 PPM) is a family of XFOLD wrappers to serve mid demanding requirements in personal care applications.
The filling solutions
Rotary filler
- The CJ|TWISTER series is a family model of rotary fillers for cups and jars filling, sealing and capping;
- The CJ|HALWA series is a rotary filler model machine specifically designed for halwa applications.
Linear filler
- The CJ|RUNNER is a linear filler machine model for cups and jars filling, sealing and capping;
- The Bucket filler machine, the BU EVO series is a linear filler model for buckets filling, sealing and capping.
The BUCHET LID PLACING with the BU|LID series is the model machine for bucket capping machine and the linear jars filler, the WAVER series is the modular model machine for filling and capping bottles and jars.