Stand-Up Pouch Form Fill and Seal

Technology

Stand-up Pouch Form, Fill
& Seal technology.

IMA designs and manufactures high-performance Stand-up Pouch Form-Fill-Seal machines that meet the diverse demands of both the liquid and solid product markets. From pet food, snacks, shredded cheese, ground and whole bean coffee, breakfast cereals and confectionery to liquid soap, sauces, condiments and ready-to-drink coffee products, industrial products like motor oil, windshield cleaner, AdBlue, etc., our technologies and advanced pouch filling machines ensure outstanding flexibility, efficiency and premium Doypack quality.
IMA’s high-speed systems combine vertical intermittent Doypack forming with horizontal filling, featuring magnetic shuttle-driven automatic format changeovers. Designed for maximum flexibility and efficiency, these solutions support a wide range of customisations—zippers, tear notches, hang-holes and rounded corners, all providing enhanced functionality and shelf appeal. As an automatic pouch packing machine, the system delivers high productivity and consistent pack quality.

Applications

Stand-up Pouch solutions
for solid products.

IMA’s high-speed systems combine vertical intermittent Doypack forming with horizontal filling, featuring magnetic shuttle-driven automatic format changeovers. Designed for maximum flexibility and efficiency, these solutions support a wide range of customisations—zippers, tear notches, hang-holes, and rounded corners, all providing enhanced functionality and shelf appeal.

Applications
Confectionery products
Forming, filling and sealing of stand-up pouches designed specifically for confectionery items—such as candies, gummies and chocolate pieces—using recyclable films and reclosable features. These pouches combine optimal product protection with enhanced consumer convenience, offering excellent barrier properties for freshness, attractive shelf presence and sustainable packaging solutions. Ideal for brands seeking to balance visual impact, functionality and environmental responsibility with a reliable doypack filling and sealing machine.
Applications
Grated, shredded and diced cheese
Forming, filling and sealing of stand-up pouches specifically designed for grated, shredded and diced cheese. These solutions feature Modified Atmosphere Packaging (MAP) to preserve freshness and extend shelf life, along with reclosable zippers and hermetic sealing options to ensure hygiene and convenience. The pouch format offers excellent barrier protection, strong visual impact on the shelf and compatibility with recyclable films—meeting both consumer expectations and sustainability goals. Ideal for retail and foodservice applications, this packaging combines functionality, product integrity and brand differentiation supported by advanced pouch packing machine technology.
Applications
Pet food – flakes, pellets and seeds
Forming, filling and sealing of Doypack stand-up pouches designed for dry pet food formats such as flakes, pellets and seeds. These packaging solutions feature reclosable options for enhanced user convenience and are compatible with recyclable films. Engineered to maintain product freshness and integrity, the pouches offer excellent barrier properties, strong shelf visibility and efficient handling throughout the supply chain.
Applications
Snack fruit & nuts
From prunes, apricots and apples to nuts, seeds and trail mixes, packaging plays a crucial role in preserving product quality and consumer satisfaction. IMA’s forming, filling and sealing solutions for stand-up pouches are designed to protect sensitive ingredients from moisture and oxidation, ensuring extended shelf life and maintaining taste, texture and nutritional value. Featuring airtight sealing and reclosable options, these pouches also offer strong shelf appeal and are compatible with recyclable films—supporting sustainability without compromising performance.
Applications
Breakfast cereals
As consumer demand for diverse and nutritious breakfast options grows, packaging must evolve to meet both functional and aesthetic expectations. IMA provides advanced solutions for forming, filling and sealing stand-up pouches tailored to cereal products—from multigrain flakes to protein-rich blends. Doypacks offer features such as easy-opening systems, reclosable zippers and rounded corners for enhanced usability.

Discover DOYTRONIC 120

The DOYTRONIC 120 by IMA Ilapak is a compact form-fill-seal machine that combines vertical bag forming with horizontal filling and sealing via a magnetic shuttle movement. This innovative hybrid configuration enables the machine to operate in tight spaces without compromising on performance or flexibility.

Pack Styles

Stand-up Pouch

Stand-up Pouch with hang-hole

Stand-up Pouch with tear-notch and zipper

Stand-up Pouch with round corners

Applications

Stand-up Pouch solutions
for liquidproducts.

High-performance Stand-up Pouch filling machines to meet the various demands of multiple markets for liquid applications. From food applications such as baby food, juices, condiments and dairy products, to pet food, home and personal care, as well as industrial products, our technologies guarantee outstanding flexibility, efficiency and premium final pack quality, with solutions for recyclable mono-material packaging for a reduced environmental impact.

IMA offers various solutions to maximise efficiency as well as cutting operational costs by offering dedicated pouch-making machines and fillers or integrated solutions, ideal for today’s evolving liquid product markets.

Applications
Beverages
Stand-up pouches designed for beverages – such as tea, juices, low pH products – using recyclable films and reclosable features. These pouches combine optimal product protection with enhanced consumer convenience, offering excellent barrier properties for freshness, attractive shelf presence and sustainable packaging solutions. Ideal for brands seeking to balance visual impact, functionality and environmental responsibility with a high-performance pouch-filling machine.
Applications
Preserves and condiments
From vinegar, soy sauce or general toppings (processed through either cold or hot filling techniques) packaging plays a crucial role in preserving product quality and consumer satisfaction. IMA’s form, fill and seal solutions for stand-up pouches are designed to protect sensitive ingredients, ensuring extended shelf life while maintaining taste and texture. Featuring airtight sealing and reclosable options, these pouches also offer strong shelf appeal and are compatible with recyclable films – supporting sustainability without compromising performance.
Applications
Personal care
and home care products
IMA provides advanced solutions for forming, filling and sealing stand-up pouches tailored for personal care and home care products such as shampoo, conditioner, liquid soaps, dish washer, laundry soap, floor cleaner, etc. Doypacks offer features such as corner spout, easy-opening systems, handle and rounded corners for enhanced usability. All of them accompanied by the possibility to configure the machine with a recyclable mono-material packaging configuration. These solutions combine the benefits of an automatic pouch-packing machine with sustainable packaging capabilities.
Applications
Industrial products
IMA also provides solutions for forming, filling and sealing stand-up pouches for industrial products such as motor oil, windshield cleaner, AdBlue, general lubricants, etc., using robust doypack filling and sealing machine technology designed for demanding production environments.