IMA for: Chocolate & Confectionery As a leading confectionery machine manufacturer, IMA serves the international Chocolate & Confectionery market with the best platforms and machines available to satisfy the processing and packaging industry needs.
State-of-the-art processing and packaging
for all chocolate and confectionery products.
IMA offers state-of-the-art processing and packaging machines able to handle gums, candies, coated sweets and bars, from powder handling and granulation, tableting, weighing and counting systems to fill cartons and rigid containers, vertical and horizontal flow wrappers, blister packaging, cartoning, up to wraparound tray, top loading for display boxes, and end-of-line solutions.
IMA Chocolate & Confectionery Technologies
- Blister Packaging
- Carton Closing
- Carton Forming
- Cartoning
- Case Packing
- Coating
- Counting/Dosing
- Feeding & Manipulation
- Granulation
- Horizontal Form, Fill & Seal
- Overwrapping
- Palletizing
- Primary wrapping
- Shrink wrapping and stretch banding
- Stand-Up Pouch Form Fill and Seal
- Tableting
- Tray packing
- Vertical Form Fill and Seal
- Weighing and Counting
Main segments
Gums
Chewing gum slabs & sticks, gum cubes, pellets and bubble gums.
Our advanced in-house technologies are tailored to meet specific needs, ensuring efficient compression, coating and packaging. Whether it’s wrapping, primary packaging (cartons, rigid containers, flowpacks, doypacks and blisters), secondary packaging, or end-of-line solutions, everything needed is provided to streamline production and enhance product quality.
Primary Solutions
FTC Series
Counting/Dosing

VEGATRONIC 2000
Vertical Form Fill and Seal

VEGATRONIC 6000
Vertical Form Fill and Seal

WA PRO 12
Weighing and Counting

WA 16-10 SLIM
Weighing and Counting

EURO 77 DS 900
Horizontal Form, Fill & Seal

EURO 77 CUT&WRAP
Horizontal Form, Fill & Seal

EURO 77 SLABS
Horizontal Form, Fill & Seal

XWM Series
Primary wrapping
New

DOYTRONIC 120
Stand-Up Pouch Form Fill and Seal

SWIFTVISION
Counting/Dosing

Secondary and End-of-Line Solutions
FCW Series
Cartoning

FTC530
Cartoning

FTO Series
Overwrapping

FTB WA Series
Tray packing

FTB TL Series
Cartoning

AC Series
Cartoning

MB Series
Cartoning

CR Series
Cartoning

HYWRAP20
Overwrapping

MMP Series
Case Packing

CP Series
Case Packing

RP Series
Palletizing

AIO G Series
Case Packing

AIO C Series
Case Packing

PT Series
Palletizing

Candies
Hard and soft candies, sugar-coated and non sugar-coated jellies, lollipops, chewy candies, toffees, marshmallows.
With unparalleled expertise, IMA excels in processing and packaging all types of candies and sweets. We address a wide range of production needs, from tableting and coating to dosing, filling and capping. Our solutions extend beyond candy processing, wrapping and candy filling machines to flow-wrapping, cartoning and more, ensuring that every end-of-line requirement is met with precision.
Primary Solutions
FTC Series
Counting/Dosing

VEGATRONIC 2000
Vertical Form Fill and Seal

VEGATRONIC 6000
Vertical Form Fill and Seal

WA PRO 12
Weighing and Counting

WA 16-10 SLIM
Weighing and Counting

XWM Series
Primary wrapping
New

EURO 77 DS 900
Horizontal Form, Fill & Seal

EURO 77 CUT&WRAP
Horizontal Form, Fill & Seal

EAGLE Series
Horizontal Form, Fill & Seal

DOYTRONIC 120
Stand-Up Pouch Form Fill and Seal

Secondary and End-of-Line Solutions
FTC530
Cartoning

FTO Series
Overwrapping

FTB TL Series
Cartoning

FTB WA Series
Tray packing

AC Series
Cartoning

MB Series
Cartoning

CR Series
Cartoning

HYWRAP20
Overwrapping

MMP Series
Case Packing

CP Series
Case Packing

RP Series
Palletizing

AIO G Series
Case Packing

AIO C Series
Case Packing

PT Series
Palletizing

Coated Sweets
Chocolate dragées, sugar-coated nuts, candies, nonpareils and sprinkles.
IMA offers an all-in-one solution for coated sweet production. From chocolate dragées to sugar-coated nuts, dried fruits, nonpareils and sprinkles, we provide a versatile range of machines. Our comprehensive offerings include coating, flow-wrapping, filling, cartoning, overwrapping, case packing and palletizing — ensuring every aspect of your production is handled seamlessly.
Primary Solutions
FTC Series
Counting/Dosing

VEGATRONIC 2000
Vertical Form Fill and Seal

VEGATRONIC 6000
Vertical Form Fill and Seal

WA PRO 12
Weighing and Counting

WA 16-10 SLIM
Weighing and Counting

EURO 77 DS 900
Horizontal Form, Fill & Seal

DOYTRONIC 120
Stand-Up Pouch Form Fill and Seal

C40 Series
Blister Packaging

Secondary and End-of-Line Solutions
FTO Series
Overwrapping

FTB WA Series
Tray packing

FTB TL Series
Cartoning

AC Series
Cartoning

MB Series
Cartoning

CR Series
Cartoning

HYWRAP20
Overwrapping

MMP Series
Case Packing

CP Series
Case Packing

RP Series
Palletizing

AIO G Series
Case Packing

AIO C Series
Case Packing

PT Series
Palletizing

Chocolates & Bars
Tablets, moulded and enrobed bars, Napolitains, pralines and nougat.
IMA specialises in delivering tailored production lines for chocolate products, from tablets to enrobed bars, pralines and nougat. With a focus on wrapping machines for chocolate, we cover all market requirements with our confectionery packaging machines and our chocolate candy packaging machines. Leveraging proprietary technologies, we offer flexible turnkey solutions for primary wrapping with pillow bags, doypacks, block bottom bags, quad-seal bags and cartons, ensuring comprehensive coverage of all packaging needs.
Primary Solutions
VEGATRONIC 2000
Vertical Form Fill and Seal

VEGATRONIC 6000
Vertical Form Fill and Seal

WA PRO 12
Weighing and Counting

WA 16-10 SLIM
Weighing and Counting

DOYTRONIC 120
Stand-Up Pouch Form Fill and Seal

EAGLE Series
Horizontal Form, Fill & Seal

RAPTOR
Feeding & Manipulation

SMART
Feeding & Manipulation

MINISMART
Feeding & Manipulation

EURO 88 HSF
Horizontal Form, Fill & Seal

EURO 88 PP
Horizontal Form, Fill & Seal

C40 Series
Blister Packaging

Secondary and End-of-Line Solutions
FTO Series
Overwrapping

FTB WA Series
Tray packing

FTB TL Series
Cartoning

AC Series
Cartoning

MB Series
Cartoning

CR Series
Cartoning

HYWRAP20
Overwrapping

MMP Series
Case Packing

CP Series
Case Packing

RP Series
Palletizing

AIO G Series
Case Packing

AIO C Series
Case Packing

PT Series
Palletizing

Main Applications
Processing solutions
Smart coating solutions for confectionery
Flexible coating solutions for sugar-coating and powder-layering processes, ensuring perfect mixing, uniform syrup distribution and fast, energy-saving drying.
Flexible granulation solutions for gums and candies
Fluid bed granulators and high-shear mixers ensure maximum product yield with minimal cleaning and maintenance. From lab-scale development to full-scale production, IMA solutions handle candies, gums, instant mixes and more, preserving even the most delicate ingredients.
High-efficiency tableting for candies and chewing gums
IMA’s tableting machines deliver high-efficiency production for confectionery products. Featuring flexible feeding systems and advanced punches, they ensure precision, consistent quality and easy format changeovers for diverse marketing needs.
Main Applications
Primary packaging solutions
High-speed flow-wrapping for candies and gums
Discover IMA high-speed flow wrappers equipped with a centrifugal disc feeder for hard and soft candies, jellies, lollipops and coated pellets.
Cut & Wrap flow-wrapping for products coming in rope format
IMA offers cut & wrap units to handle and portion chewing gums, bubble gums, toffees, chewy candies and all products coming in rope format from extrusion lines.
Dosing and filling for gums and candies
Medium- to high-speed vertical dosing, counting and filling solutions for various carton sizes, shapes and closures, bottles, jars and tins.
Stick pack wrapping machine for gums and candies
High-speed wrapping machine for single and double-wrapping of gum pellets, mints and pressed candies, packaged with on-edge product orientation.
Flow-wrapping line for marshmallows, bars and Napolitains
Customised solutions with a centrifugal disc feeder or aligning systems to orientate products before entering the high-speed pressure-free timing systems and consequently the flow-wrapping process.
Flow-wrapping line for snack bars
Flow-wrapping line equipped with high-speed, precision, parallel Pick & Place robots.
Stand-up pouch for confectionery products
Forming, filling and sealing of stand-up pouches with reclosable options and recyclable films — combining freshness, sustainability and shelf appeal.
Blister packaging machines for confectionery products
With one of the widest ranges available, IMA’s blister machines are perfectly suited to the confectionery sector. Equipped with cutting-edge feeding technologies, the solutions ensure maximum efficiency and flexibility in handling products of any shape, size or consistency — even sticky or powdery items.
Main Applications
Secondary and end-of-line solutions
High-speed overwrapping machines
The FTO513 Series ensure airtight, tamper-evident protection and a premium finish for individual cartons, multipacks, and rigid containers.
Compact top-loading cartoning machine for tray and display boxes
FTB TL Series: its modular design allows maximum flexibility, enabling the processing of many different product types and countless configurations.
End-of-Line Solutions
From chocolates and candies to bars, chewing gum and sweet treats, our end-of-line systems handle every confectionery format—tubes, bags, flowpacks, cartons and bottles.
We deliver complete packaging readiness, offering any type of packaging from display to shipping and storage.
With advanced cartoning, case packing, palletizing, wrapping and labelling technologies, we ensure products are protected, efficiently packed and retail-ready.
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Cartoning
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Cartoning
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Cartoning
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Cartoning
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Cartoning
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Cartoning
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Cartoning
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Overwrapping
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Overwrapping
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Palletizing
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