For a small food business, choosing the right packaging machine means finding the balance between production capacity, ease of use, ease of cleaning and budget.
Up to 200 packs per day: the single chamber
For production below 200 packs/day, a single manual chamber is the right choice. The price range goes from 3,000 euros for basic models to 10,000-12,000 euros for professional models with large chambers.
- Volume: 50-200 packs/day with 1 operator
- Investment: 3,000-12,000 euros
- Typical applications: butchers, delis, artisan dairies
- Chamber choice: at least 400x500 mm for most products
- With MAP: add 3,000-5,000 euros for gas injection
From 200 to 600 packs per day: the double chamber
The double chamber is ideal for artisan cured meat producers and sliced product labs. While one chamber is in cycle, the operator loads the other, eliminating dead time. Productivity doubles without doubling cost.
- Volume: 200-600 packs/day with 1 operator
- Investment: 8,000-20,000 euros
- Typical applications: cured meat producers, sliced product labs
- Main advantage: 2x productivity vs single chamber
Over 600 packs per day: when to invest more
Above 600 packs/day, the automatic belt chamber becomes interesting. Labour savings make the investment sustainable in 18-24 months for continuous production.
- Switching threshold: 600+ packs/day with continuous production
- Automatic chamber investment: 30,000-60,000 euros
- Labour saving: 1 freed operator = 30,000-35,000 euros/year
- Estimated break-even: 12-24 months
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