Mini-portion Cup Form, Fill & Seal Technology

Thermoformed mini-portion cups
are a cost-effective and convenient packaging solution.

Hygienic packaging ensuring quality and freshness for the breakfast buffet in a hotel, on board of airlines, for catering and for single households. The convenient round, oval, square or even honeycomb shaped cups offer perfect protection and attractive staging for high-quality products. Another packaging solution for portion packs could be coffee tablets (capsules) for professional purposes which can also be handled on our machines. Whether you are looking for a market entry or a high-speed machine in a low hygiene class or in aseptic execution, our machine portfolio for mini-portion cups offers you the right solution.


  1. Customised to meet your requirements 

    Thanks to decades of experience, we provide you form, fill and seal machine configurations for mini-portion cups that optimally meet your industry, application and hygiene requirements. 


  2. Future-oriented 

    With our packaging solutions you are ready for the future. You can process different cup styles at high outputs and with sustainable packaging materials. 


  3. Complete packaging lines 

    We deliver you both: stand-alone form, fill seal machines and complete packaging lines, covering end-of-line solutions such as pick & place equipment, tray packing, cartoning and case packing. 

Coffee creamer

The advantages of coffee creamer in portion-cups include ease of use, convenience for on-the-go use, and hygiene by providing a single-serve option. Filled with our machines in aseptic execution, they offer the perfect combination of quality, convenience and long shelf life.

Dressings & sauces

Portion cups are small and designed for convenience, allowing for precise serving sizes to help with portion control or for on-the-go consumption, for restaurants, catering, etc. They provide freshness, and hygiene for dressings and sauces.

Honey, jam, marmalade

Portion cups are designed for convenience, allowing for precise serving sizes to help with portion control for honey, jam, marmalade. Especially in restaurants or hotels, pre-portioned sizes lead to less food waste.

Butter and margarine

Individually packaged butter and margarine in portion cups are ideal for the use in restaurants, hotels and on board of airplanes.

Mini-portion cups design 

IMA supports customers in the design of new packaging. The suitability of a new cup shape can be easily assessed based on sample cups, and any changes can be discussed directly with the designers.  
Development and design of a customised cup shape are simulated in 3D on the screen. Sample cups can be produced in our own development laboratory.  

Machine overview

MTA-P Series

Mini-portion Cup Form, Fill & Seal

Up to 36,000 cups/h

Pack style: Mini-portion Cup

INTECMA S.A.

P-Series

Mini-portion Cup Form, Fill & Seal

Up to 151,200 cups/h

Pack style: Mini-portion Cup, Thermoformed Cup

Hassia Verpackungsmaschinen GmbH

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