IMA for: Produce The proven experience of IMA in the fresh fruit and vegetable packaging industry is thoughtfully applied to our entire range of packaging machinery and automatic packaging lines, designed and manufactured to meet all sector packaging needs.
Packaging solutions
for the fruit and vegetable industry.
Packaging fresh produce is undoubtedly one of the most challenging applications to master. IMA’s weighing, feeding, vertical and horizontal packaging systems for fresh produce are built to withstand very humid production environments, treat delicate fruit and vegetables with extreme care and produce eye-catching packages that safeguard the freshness of the product, as well as being easy to clean.
Main segments
Salads
Fresh-cut salads, mixed salads, whole lettuce heads.
For the fresh-cut salad market, IMA offers tailored multi-head weighing systems, with or without plungers depending on the application, ensuring accurate dosing and gentle product handling. These systems are integrated with intermittent Vertical Form, Fill & Seal (VFFS) bagging machines able to handle recyclable and sustainable wrapping materials, also available with ultrasonic sealing technology.
For tray-packed salads and whole lettuce heads packaged without trays, the IMA portfolio includes dedicated feeding and horizontal flow-wrapping solutions.
Compact end‑of‑line technologies keep salad packing efficient and distribution‑ready.
Frozen vegetables
Mixed frozen vegetables, frozen soups, French fries and other frozen specialties.
IMA provides a comprehensive range of hygienic and high-precision multi-head weighing systems, ensuring optimal product dosing and gentle handling. These systems are seamlessly integrated with Vertical Form, Fill & Seal (VFFS) packaging machines, offering a wide variety of bag styles, including pillow bags, block-bottom and quad-seal formats, to meet the specific requirements of frozen food applications.
Advanced case packing and palletizing technologies provide consistent and efficient packing for streamlined distribution.
Fresh vegetables
Potatoes, sprouts, carrots, onions, garlic, celery, cabbage, swedes, turnips, tomatoes, peppers and more.
IMA’s comprehensive portfolio features advanced solutions for the weighing, counting, feeding and packaging of fresh vegetables. Linear systems ensure precise counting and weighing for products such as potatoes, sprouts, onions, and garlic, integrated with vertical bagging machines capable of delivering a wide range of packaging formats — including pillow bags, block-bottom, carry-fresh styles, and net bags with clip closure via dedicated net baggers. For tray-packed products, horizontal flow-wrapping systems guarantee efficient and high-quality packaging, also available for tray-less applications such as traffic light peppers.
Cutting‑edge case packing and palletizing systems ensure products move seamlessly through the distribution chain.
Fresh fruits
Apples, bananas, citrus fruits such as lemons and oranges, diced and sliced fruit.
IMA offers a wide range of packaging solutions and feeding, counting and weighing systems for fresh fruit. These include multi-head weighers and vertical bagging systems for diced and sliced products, as well as feeding and horizontal flow-wrapping solutions for tray and tray-less formats, ideal for apples, pears, bananas and similar fruits. Additionally, IMA provides linear weighing and counting systems specifically designed for citrus fruits, which are packaged using net clipping technology.
Dedicated end‑of‑line equipment ensures gentle, accurate handling of all fruit packs.
Main applications
Vertical bagging for fresh-cut salad
IMA designs and builds complete packaging lines for cut salad, including elevators, multi-head weighers, plungers, intermittent or continuous vertical machines with and without ultrasonic sealing.
Carry-Fresh for fresh produce
Robust and compact intermittent vertical bagging machine, designed for packaging, in “carry-fresh” packs, a wide range of fresh products such as potatoes, onions, carrots and more.
Linear weighing for fresh produce
High-performance linear weighing systems specifically engineered for bulky and irregular fresh produce such as carrots, onions, potatoes, Brussels sprouts, citrus and similar products.
Multi-head weighing for leafly products
Hygienic multi-head weigher with tool-free maintenance developed to meet the most stringent technical and sanitation requirements in the leafy vegetable sector.
Net Clipping for citrus
High-performance net bagging solutions for fresh produce for packaging fresh fruits and vegetables with package weights ranging from 1 to 10 pounds.
Flow-wrapping of irregular products
IMA offers flow-wrapping solutions designed for irregular fruits and vegetables of various sizes, with automatic adjustment of the package length.
Flow-wrapping of vegetables in a tray
Hygienic flowpack packaging machines, designed to process various types of fruit and vegetables, with and without trays, using recyclable materials.
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