Stick Pack Machine Suppliers & Manufacturers
Find stick pack machine manufacturers and suppliers on Towobo. Compare multi-lane vertical form-fill-seal stick pack machines for sugar sticks, coffee sticks, flavoured drink powder, sweetener sticks, protein powder, salt, and other single-serve or portion-control sachets in the standard 15–35mm width stick format.
Stick pack format and machine principle
A stick pack is a long, narrow, single-serve flexible sachet — typically 15–35mm wide and 60–180mm long — used for portion-controlled food, beverage, and nutritional products. The stick pack format is produced on a multi-lane VFFS (vertical form fill seal) machine where multiple stick packs are formed, filled, and sealed simultaneously in parallel. Stick pack machine operating principle: multiple forming tubes are mounted side by side (commonly 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 or more lanes); a single wide flat film roll feeds all lanes; the film is split into individual lanes by slitting and guiding, or a single wide film is used with multiple forming collars; each lane forms a tube, fills it with product, and creates the longitudinal seal and transverse seals simultaneously; all lanes operate synchronised; the result is multiple stick packs per machine cycle, with very high throughput for the machine footprint. Products commonly packed in stick packs: sugar sticks (2–5g) — the single largest volume stick pack application globally; coffee sachets (instant coffee, 1.5–3g); flavoured drink powders (isotonic, fruit drink, milk shake); sweetener sticks (stevia, aspartame, sucralose; 0.3–2g); salt and pepper sticks for food service; protein powder sticks (single-serve portion); pharmaceutical powders and granules for oral sachet dosing; tea powder, matcha, and herbal tea blends; cosmeticsingle-dose powder or granule products. Dosing for stick packs: auger filler — the standard for fine powders (instant coffee, flavoured drink powder, protein, pharmaceutical); volumetric cup or rotary wheel filler — for free-flowing granules (sugar, salt); linear weigher — occasionally for coarser granules where weight accuracy is critical.
Multi-lane output and sourcing
The appeal of stick pack machines is their ability to produce very high numbers of individual sachets per minute from a compact machine footprint, by running many lanes in parallel. Output rates depend on number of lanes, fill weight, and product flowability: a 10-lane machine running sugar at 60 cycles per minute produces 600 stick packs per minute; a 6-lane instant coffee machine at 50 cycles per minute produces 300 stick packs per minute. High-lane-count machines (16–20 lanes) are used for very high-volume commodity stick packs (sugar, salt, single-serve flavouring). Film material for stick packs: OPP/PE (oriented polypropylene/polyethylene) — the most common for food and beverage stick packs; good moisture barrier; cellophane/PE — for premium presentation (less common); PET/Al/PE — for products requiring high oxygen and moisture barrier (pharmaceutical, sensitive flavours); paper/PE — for sustainable fibre-based stick packs increasingly used by brands with sustainability commitments. Secondary packaging of stick packs: produced stick packs are typically conveyed to a cartoning machine, flow wrapper, or shipper for secondary packaging into retail cartons, stick pack dispensers, or boxes. Key suppliers of stick pack machines: IMA (Italy), Rovema (Germany), Martini (Italy), and a range of Chinese manufacturers for standard sugar/coffee applications. When sourcing, specify: product type, fill weight per sachet, number of lanes, target output, film material, dosing method, and secondary packaging integration.
Frequently asked questions
What is the standard stick pack width and length for sugar sticks?
Standard single-serve sugar sticks for the food service and hospitality market are typically 14–16mm wide and 80–100mm long, containing 3–5g of sugar. Premium or branded sugar sticks may be slightly wider (18–20mm) for better label space. The stick pack machine's forming tubes and film slit width must match the target stick pack dimensions — this is a critical specification to confirm with the machine manufacturer. Sachet dimensions vary by market and customer preference, and the machine should ideally accommodate the stick pack dimensions in use across the customer's product range.
What is the difference between a stick pack and a flat sachet?
A stick pack is a narrow, elongated VFFS format produced on a multi-lane vertical machine — the pack is tall and narrow with a back-seal running along its length (longitudinal seal). A flat sachet (3-side or 4-side seal sachet) is a flat pouch produced on a sachet machine — all four (or three) seals run along the perimeter of a flat pack; typically wider relative to height. Stick packs are associated with single-serve dispensing (stir into a drink, tear and pour) while flat sachets are used for a wider range of products including wet products (sauces, condiments, liquid soap). Sachet packing machines and stick pack machines are related but distinct — a sachet machine typically produces flat sachets, while a stick pack machine specifically produces the narrow stick format.
Can a stick pack machine also produce flat sachets?
Standard stick pack machines are optimised for the narrow vertical stick format. They cannot typically produce wider flat sachets without major reconfiguration or replacement of forming parts. Some multi-format sachet/stick pack machines exist that can switch between stick pack and flat sachet modes by changing forming tubes and sealing jaws, but these are purpose-designed for that flexibility. For operations requiring both stick packs and flat sachets, separate dedicated machines are the most practical solution.
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