Pulses and cereals
Short pasta packaging machine
Dry short pasta is hard, heavy and abrasive, and some shapes tangle together. It is mainly sold in Stabilo or pillow bags, and bag weight and presentation must be consistent.
At YM Packaging we design vertical lines with multihead weighers for short pasta, built to run long hours every day.
Packing short pasta: the challenges
- Abrasive product: dry pasta wears hoppers and forming tubes.
- Shapes that tangle: some pasta shapes interlock and make weighing harder.
- Breakage: long drops break pieces and create crumbs.
- A stable bag: the Stabilo four-side-seal bag gives strong shelf presence.
Common packs for short pasta
Recommended machines
A typical short pasta packing line
- Pasta infeed from the dryer or silo.
- Weighing with a multihead weigher.
- Bag forming, filling and sealing.
- Checkweighing and metal detection.
- Case packing and palletising.
Frequently asked questions
Do you pack long pasta?
This page covers short pasta. For long pasta or other formats, tell us about your product and we will look into it.
Which bag is used for short pasta?
Mainly the Stabilo four-side-seal bag and the pillow bag.
What speed can I achieve?
It depends on the format and the product. The VXC reaches up to 120 bags/min with Stabilo bags; we confirm it in trials.
