Welcome to Packaging Machinery Source

Packaging machinery and packaging supplies form an important part of the huge packaging industry sector estimated to be worth more than £900 billion globally.

Packaging machinery has been designed for a multitude of tasks. There are packaging machines for a wide range of functions including wrapping, sealing, lidding, filling, cartonising and palletising a huge variety of items from buttons to boats.

Packaging machinery is available for the production of different layers of packaging whether it is primary – for the covering of an item; secondary – to contain a variety of packs for example; or tertiary – for the bulk handling, movement and storage of packs.

Packaging Machinery, Packaging Machines, Pallet Wrapping Machinery

Packaging is the process of enclosing or protecting products for distribution, storage, sale, and use.
Packaging and package labelling has several purposes which include: physical protection, security, and containment.


Packaging comes in many different forms depending on its intended purpose, for example a transport package or distribution package. Packaging may also be discussed in relation to the type of product being packaged for example, bulk chemical packaging, pharmaceutical packaging, etc. Because of the variety in the types of packaging available and different purposes for packaging there is a huge choice of packaging machinery available. These can be identified by and selected on the technical capabilities, labour requirements, maintainability, serviceability, reliability, capital cost, floor space, flexibility and energy usage.

Packaging machines may include one of the following general types: Vacuum packing machines, packaging wrapping machines, pallet wrapping machinery or shrink wrapping machines.

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