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Mass-Tech · Bottling Line Series
Bottle Packaging Machine — Shrink Wrap, Carton & Depalletizing Lines
Bottle packaging machine systems from Mass-Tech turn filled bottles, jars and cans into retail-ready bundles, cases and pallets — covering shrink wrap, drop-type carton packing and can depalletizing for water, juice, CSD, dairy and beer lines from 2,000 to 36,000 bottles per hour. We design, build and install end-of-line packaging equipment that bolts onto your existing filling machine and cap line, backed by a 2-year warranty, 24-hour engineer response and 5-day spare parts delivery worldwide.
Mass-Tech Engineered
MODEL · MT-BPM-SERIES
Throughput Range
2,000–36,000BPH
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6
Anchor Machines
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8–15PPM
Shrink Wrapping
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20PPM
Carton Packing
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2-Yr
All-Parts Warranty
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5-Day
Parts Worldwide
Industry Insight // Production Floor Reality
From Filled Bottle To Pallet — Why End-Of-Line Packaging Bottlenecks Beverage Production
A bottle packaging machine, in normal speaking, refers to the equipment that picks up a filled, capped and labeled bottle from the end of your filling line and transforms it into a bundle, case or pallet ready to deliver — using heat-shrink wrap, corrugated cartons or a combination of both. This is the secondary packaging stage that bridges your beverage liquid filling line and your warehouse loading dock, and on most beverage production lines it is exactly where throughput stalls.
Our Experience Indicates Three Types Of Failures Appear Repeatedly On Beverage Manufacturing Floors
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Recurring Modes
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Manual Stall
1.5–2packs/min · 30–45 min lost / SKU
Manuals tell that filling lines stall around 1.5–2 packs/min when four operators are stretched across hand-bundling, sealing and stacking — losing 30–45 minutes each SKU changeover from 500ml shrink bundles to 1.5L trays.
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Speed Variance
12,000BPH · filler short-cycled
Differing pack type speed variances in shrink film and corrugated carton packings cause overflow accumulation tables at 12,000 BPH and necessitate a short cycle in the filler.
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Trust Concern
15-Yrvoices · single-warehouse risk
Trust issues regarding Chinese packaging machines and equipment — a genuine concern expressed by 15-year whispering employees on r/TheBrewery — when no clear warranty standards are applied and parts supply is routed through a single overseas warehouse.
Mass-Tech Solution
Mass-Tech supplies integrated bottle packaging machines as part of build-to-order bottling lines we have designed and shipped in China since 2000. The Mass-Tech shrink wrappers, carton packers and depalletizers are configured to fall neatly inside the throughput range of our own water and beverage fillers (2,000–36,000 BPH) — as well as to work smoothly with other third-party fillers manufactured by Krones, Sidel, KHS and other domestic OEMs via standard PLC communication standards.
2000
Since
PLC-Compatible
Krones
Sidel
KHS
Domestic OEMs
Standard PLC Protocols
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The following six core solutions comprise the majority of our delivered Chinese lines, how they match a given line speed, what they cost in real American dollars, and what after-sales value packs in the trust-us culture of first-time Chinese market bottle-packaging systems customers.
Mass-Tech Engineering
Packaging Line Portfolio
Mass-Tech Bottle Packaging Machines — Six Anchor Models
Six Anchor Models & Integrated Line Capability for 2,000–36,000 BPH Beverage Operations
Below are the six bottle packaging machines we configure into beverage lines most often. Every spec table comes from our own engineering data sheets — no marketing rounding. Pick the configuration that best matches your throughput, then run the Capacity Selector in the next section to confirm the pairing with the rest of your line.
Portfolio At A Glance
06units
Anchor models in active configuration
36kBPH
Maximum verified line throughput
01OEM
Single-vendor scope, pre-engineered
304SS
Food-grade stainless construction
§ 01 / Anchor Models
Engineering Specifications, Verbatim From Our Data Sheets
Six configurations covering shrink-wrap, drop-type carton packing, full case integration and can depalletizing. Select a model on the left rail to load its full data sheet, application fit, and recommended line range.
Select Model
Engineering Note
All six models share recipe-based changeover and pre-engineered conveyor handover so machines slot into a Mass-Tech bottling line without third-party integration.
Premium Shrink Packager · Full-Automatic
MABS-6545Auto Shrink Packager
10–15
Packs / Minute
Our premium PE-film shrink packaging machine for beer, beverage, pure water, fruit juice and dairy production lines. Constant-temperature membrane heat-binding seals delivers a clean, secure shrink even at high-speed operation, and the inductive switch on the membrane transfer system reduces film waste roll-to-roll. PLC automatic program circulation control with frequency-changing devices keeps belt speed stable through SKU changeover.
Overall DimensionsL 5,500 × W 3,200 × H 2,100 mm
Thermal Shrinkage TunnelL 1,800 × W 650 × H 450 mm
Max Package DimensionL 600 × W 400 × H 350 mm
Packaging Speed10–15 packs / minute
Sealing Time / Temperature0.5–1.5 s @ 140–160 °C
Power Supply / Power3-phase 5-wire 380 V / 19 kW
Working Air Pressure0.6–0.8 MPa
Air Consumption0.5 m³ / minute
Film CompatibilityPOF, PE (BOPP optional for tamper-evident sleeve shrink)
Best Fit
6,000–24,000 BPH beverage lines that need a single full-automatic shrink wrap machine running multiple bottle SKUs with recipe-based changeover under 10 minutes.
Mid-Speed Shrink Wrapper · Full-Automatic
Mid-Speed Shrink Wrapping Machine
8–10
Bundles / Minute
Specially designed for the high-speed packing requirements of beverages — pure water, juice and dairy products. Fully automatic functions cover bottle transfer, arrangement, membrane wrap, sealing & cutting, shrinkage, cooling and final shaping. The user-friendly touch-screen panel keeps recipe setup simple for line operators with limited training.
Overall DimensionsL 5,050 × W 3,300 × H 2,100 mm
Heat-Shrinkable FurnaceL 3,700 × W 920 × H 350 mm
Max Product SizeL 600 × W 400 × H 350 mm
Packing Speed8–10 bundles / minute
Conveyor Belt Width920 mm (adjustable)
Working Power3-phase AC / 380 V / 20 kW
Working Gas Pressure0.6–0.8 MPa
Machine Weight1.2 T
Best Fit
2,000–6,000 BPH water and juice lines, contract packagers, and small-to-medium beverage producers stepping up from manual bundling.
Continuous Inline · High-Speed
Linear Type Film Shrink Wrapping Machine
24–36k
BPH Range
An inline shrink wrapper, also called a straight-line shrink packaging machine, built for continuous high-speed bundling of bottles, cans, cartons and other regular-shape products. Six core modules work in sequence: a variable-speed conveyor with product sensors, an unwinding film handling unit with tension control and edge guides, a high-precision sealing & cutting module with non-stick heating bars, an infrared or hot-air heat tunnel (shrink tunnel) with adjustable temperature zones, a cooling fan zone, and a PLC-based control panel with HMI touchscreen. Safety features include emergency stops, thermal overload protection and full enclosure guards.
ConfigurationInline / continuous
Tunnel TypeInfrared OR hot-air circulation, adjustable temperature zones
Film HandlingTension-controlled unwind + edge guide + automatic film splice
ControlPLC + HMI touchscreen, recipe storage, fault diagnosis
CoolingFan-assisted shaping zone post-tunnel
SafetyE-stop, thermal overload protection, enclosure guard
Film CompatibilityPOF (heat-driven), PE (cooling-driven)
Best Fit
24,000–36,000 BPH high-speed CSD, water and beer lines that require continuous inline operation without stop-and-go cycle gaps.
Drop-Type Carton Packer · Glass-Bottle Optimised
MSZX-20Automatic Carton Box Packing Machine
20
Packs / Minute
Drop-type carton packaging machine engineered for high-end and glass-bottle products where transit protection is non-negotiable. Pre-cut flat cardboard is loaded horizontally, formed and filled in a single drop motion that protects fragile bottles from shock loading. Highly approved power and air optimisation keeps running cost low for a 20-pack-per-minute carton packing machine.
ModelMSZX-20
Overall DimensionsL 5,000 × W 2,800 × H 1,850 mm
Weight2,500 kg
Cardboard Form / OrientationPre-cut flat cardboard, horizontal
Power Source3-phase 380 V 50 Hz
Power7 kW
Air Pressure0.6–0.8 MPa
Capacity20 packs / minute
Best Fit
Glass-bottle wine, vinegar, soy sauce and high-end mineral water lines where drop protection trumps speed.
Integrated Case System · 3-Module End-Of-Line
Carton Opening / Packing / Sealing Integrated System
12k+
BPH Lines
Three-module integrated industrial solution that automates the full case journey: case erecting, product loading and case sealing. A vacuum-cup magazine picks one flat blank at a time, opens it and folds the bottom flaps; hot melt, tape or interlocking crash-lock seals the bottom. Loading uses top-load (gravity chute or pick-and-place robotics), side-load (for fragile items or trays) or 4-axis vision-guided robotic placement for irregular orientation. Top sealing closes with hot-melt glue (highest speed), pressure-sensitive BOPP / PVC tape (heat-sensitive products), or stitching for heavy-duty industrial cases.
StationsCase erector + packing (top / side / robotic) + sealing
Sealing MethodsHot melt / pressure-sensitive tape / stitching / compression
Loading MethodsTop load (gravity / robotic) / Side load / 4-axis vision robotic
BufferingInfeed accumulation table to synchronise product flow
Suitable ProductsBottles, pouches, trays, irregular items
Best Fit
Full end-of-line automation where one integrated system replaces separate erector, packer and sealer machines — typical for 12,000+ BPH lines.
Can Depalletizer · High-Throughput Layer Transfer
Empty-Can Layer Depalletizer
304
Stainless Steel
Heavy-duty fully automated system that transfers entire layers of empty cans from transport pallets onto the production conveyor system at a controlled rate. Our gantry-and-sweep mechanism matches the cycle time of the fastest filling and seaming machines on the market, and an integrated module automatically removes and stacks the cardboard interlayer slipsheets between pallet loads. Adjustable parameters handle multiple can sizes and heights — standard cans, slim cans, and special can profiles — with quick recipe-based changeover via a centralised HMI.
FunctionEmpty-can layer depalletizing onto production conveyor
MechanismGantry + sweep, layer transfer
Slipsheet HandlingAutomatic interlayer paper removal & stacking
ConstructionHeavy-duty corrosion-resistant 304 stainless steel (food-grade)
Container RangeStandard cans, slim cans, special cans (recipe-based changeover)
ControlHMI with recipe storage
IndustriesBeer / craft beer, soft drinks, juices, water, canned food, jarred products
Best Fit
Any line that fills aluminium cans or PET / glass bottles — the depalletizer feeds the front end so your filler never starves of empty containers.
§ 02 / Single-Vendor Scope
Integrated Bottling Line Capability
Mass-Tech’s core expertise spans the entire upstream side of your line — every interface to the packaging machines above is engineered in-house, not patched together after delivery.
Here’s what Mass-Tech’s core expertise is: upstream liquid filling machine — Water, juice, CSD and dairy bottle filling systems (2,000 to 36,000 BPH), 5-gallon barrel filling lines (50–2,000 barrels/hr), vinegar, soya sauce and wine filling lines, full range of water treatment plants (0.5 to 50 T/HR), 140–800 T injection moulding machine, bottle preform / bottle blower machine. That single-vendor scope is important: when a single engineering team pre-engineers the discharge interface, accumulation buffer and conveyor handover for your bottle packaging line, that interface is pre-checked rather than added-on after the fact. Buyers who might separately terms and commission three or four OEMs for part integration get a single upfront test. Even our shrink-wrapper, packer and depalletizer head into the line after that.
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Bottle Filling Systems
Water · Juice · CSD · Dairy
Water, juice, CSD and dairy bottle filling systems engineered for the full beverage range.
2,000 → 36,000 BPH
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Sauce & Wine Lines
Vinegar · Soya Sauce · Wine
Specialised filling lines tuned for viscous and corrosive condiment / fermentation products.
Glass-Bottle Compatible
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Water Treatment Plants
Full Range Capacity
Pre-treatment, RO, UV and ozone modules sized to the front-end of the bottling line.
0.5 → 50 T / HR
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Injection Moulding
Tonnage Range Coverage
Full-tonnage injection moulding capability for closure and component manufacture in-line.
140 T → 800 T
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Preform & Blower
PET Bottle Production
Bottle preform plus bottle blower machines so the line can manufacture its own containers.
In-Line Container Mfg.
Pre-engineered handover, not after-the-fact integration. When one engineering team owns the discharge interface, accumulation buffer and conveyor handover, that interface is pre-checked rather than added on after delivery — reducing commissioning time, eliminating multi-OEM finger-pointing, and protecting the verified line throughput.
Request Line Audit“
We size every shrink wrapper to the actual filler discharge rate, not the theoretical maximum. A 12,000 BPH water line that genuinely runs at 8,500 BPH gets the MABS-6545, not a Linear high-speed unit. Over-specifying packaging speed adds 30 to 50 thousand US dollars without any operational return — and we have walked customers back from that mistake.
Mass-Tech Engineering Team · Packaging Line Integration
Cost Avoided
$30–50k
Per Over-Spec Mistake
Capacity Selector — Match Your Filling Line Speed
to End-of-Line Throughput
Why BPH Does Not Equal PPM: a packaging machine producing 15 packs per minute at 6 bottles per pack handles 5,400 BPH. Move to 12 bottles per pack and the same machine handles 10,800 BPH. Pack-count multiplier is the variable that turns a single shrink-wrap PPM rating into the actual line capacity you advertise.
Example A — 6 Btl/Pack
5,400 BPH
15 PPM × 6 bottles / pack = 5,400 bottles per hour
Example B — 12 Btl/Pack
10,800 BPH
15 PPM × 12 bottles / pack = 10,800 bottles per hour
The Key Variable
Pack-Count ×
The multiplier that converts a single shrink-wrap PPM rating into the actual line capacity you advertise — same machine, double the output.
Filling Line BPH → Machine Configuration Matrix
| Filling Line BPH | Recommended Shrink Wrapping Machine | Carton Packing Machine | Depalletizer Needed? | Typical Industry Use |
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| 2,000–6,000 BPH | Mid-Speed Shrink Wrapping Machine 8–10 B/min | MSZX-20 (20 PPM) | Optional | Small-batch water, juice, contract packaging |
| 6,000–12,000 BPH | MABS-6545 Auto Shrink Packager 10–15 PPM | MSZX-20 (20 PPM) | Recommended | Mid-tier mineral water, juice, dairy |
| 12,000–24,000 BPH | MABS-6545 + Linear Unit Parallel lanes | MSZX-20 + Carton Sealing System | Required | High-volume CSD, beer, large-batch water |
| 24,000–36,000 BPH | Linear High-Speed Inline Shrink Wrapper Continuous inline tunnel | Integrated Carton Opening / Packing / Sealing System | Required (High-Throughput) | Industrial-scale beverage plant, multi-shift operation |
Engineering Rationale — Three Variables That Drive Configuration
Why BPH Does Not Equal PPM
A packaging machine producing 15 packs per minute at 6 bottles per pack handles 5,400 BPH. Move to 12 bottles per pack and the same machine handles 10,800 BPH. Pack-count multiplier is the variable that turns a single shrink-wrap PPM rating into the actual line capacity you advertise.
Why The Depalletizer Joins The Conversation Early
Can lines feed the filler at the front end, and an empty-can starvation event costs you the same downtime as a packaging stoppage. Above 12,000 BPH, the rhythm-match between the depalletizer and the filler determines whether the back-end shrink wrapper gets a steady or a stop-and-go feed.
Why 24,000+ BPH Demands Inline
At high-output throughput, accumulation tables between a stop-and-go filling system and a stop-and-go shrink wrapper take up floor space that most beverage plants do not have. Continuous inline shrink packaging tunnels remove the cycle-time mismatch and free 8–12 metres of linear floor.
Need Help Running Your Specific BPH Against This Matrix?
Use the Mass-Tech Capacity Sizing Tool to match your exact filling line throughput with the right machine configuration — shrink wrapper, carton system, and depalletizer included.
Capex Decision // Side-By-Side Analysis
Mass-Tech Vs Manual Packing — Labor, Throughput & SKU Changeover
Most beverage producers we quote are not replacing a competitor’s shrink wrap machine — they are replacing four operators, a roll of stretch film and a heat gun. The numbers that matter are throughput per operator, SKU changeover time and pack defect rate. Here is the comparison on the same 6-bottle shrink bundle SKU.
Field / Spec
Performance Metric
Side A · Legacy
Manual Line
4 operators · bundling, sealing, stacking, QA
Side B · Automated
Mass-Tech MABS-6545
1 operator · HMI supervision
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Throughput
1.5–2 PPM
10–15 PPM
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Operators Required
4
bundling, sealing, stacking, QA
1
HMI supervision
03
SKU Changeover Time
30–45 minutes
<10 minutes
recipe-based
04
Pack Defect Rate
2–3%
operator variance
<0.1%
PLC controlled
05
Energy & Air Consumption
Heat gun + manual press
ad-hoc
19 kW + 0.5 m³/min
predictable
06
Pack Consistency Across Shift
Drifts with operator fatigue
Constant temperature
membrane heat-binding
07
MSD (Musculoskeletal Disorder) Risk
High
repetitive lifting / sealing
Low
operators supervise, do not lift
66
%
Workplace Safety Outcome
reduction in workplace musculoskeletal disorders after switching from manual hand-bundling to automatic shrink wrap machines
Source: Rexel Electrical Products case study, WorkSafe Queensland (worksafe.qld.gov.au)
ROI Logic · Plant Manager Math
Labour-cost savings most plant managers calculate first — moving from 4 hand-bundling operators to 1 HMI supervisor — typically pay back the capital investment in 12 to 18 months on a 2-shift schedule. What plant managers usually under-count is the second saving: eliminating the WorkSafe-grade safety claims that come with repetitive hand-sealing and lifting. A single MSD claim against an injured packer in many jurisdictions runs higher than the price of the shrink wrapper that would have removed the lift.
// Direct Saving
12–18 Months
Capital payback window on a 2-shift schedule, calculated from labour-cost reduction alone.
// Hidden Saving
1 MSD Claim > Wrapper Price
A single MSD claim in many jurisdictions runs higher than the shrink wrapper that would have removed the lift.
Custom Analysis
Want a labour-savings ROI worked out against your line speed and shift pattern?
Beverage Industry Applications — From Bottled Water To CSD, Dairy And Wine
Which bottle packaging machine you choose depends as much on what is inside the bottle as on the bottle itself. CO₂ off-gassing, hot-fill temperatures, aseptic compatibility and crushable-glass impact all change the ideal end-of-line configuration. Six beverage categories below cover roughly 90% of the lines we ship.
Pure / Mineral Water
Mid-Speed Shrink Wrapper + MSZX-20 carton packer. Compatible with our 5-gallon barrel filling lines (50–2,000 barrels/hour) for the institutional water segment. PE shrink film is the cost-leader for high-volume water because cooling-driven tension holds heavy 6-pack bundles without sliding.
Juice & Fruit Tea
MABS-6545 Auto Shrink Packager + Carton Sealing System. Hot-fill juice and fruit-tea production lines need a heat shrink wrapper rated for 140–160 °C bottle temperatures without film distortion. POF film is preferred for the food-grade FDA contact compliance and superior clarity that retail-shelf juice brands require.
Carbonated Soft Drinks (CSD)
Linear Inline Shrink Wrapper + Can Depalletizer. CSD lines are the textbook case for inline continuous packaging — the filler runs at 24,000+ BPH and CO₂ release through capping needs a steady downstream rhythm. The depalletizer holds the filler’s appetite for empty cans steady.
Dairy & Milk Products
Mid-Speed Shrink Wrapper + MSZX-20. Dairy lines often run downstream of an aseptic filler — your shrink packaging machine needs a clean, no-contact film transfer that does not introduce contamination risk to a sensitive product. Stainless 304 contact surfaces and inductive switch membrane control are the relevant features.
Beer (Incl. Craft & Industrial)
MABS-6545 + Can Depalletizer (for cans) or Linear + MSZX-20 (for glass bottles). A typical craft brewery can line follows the layout: depalletizer → twist rinser → filler → seamer → inspection → rinse-off → blow-off → labeller → coder → shrink/case packer → palletizer . Mass-Tech equipment slots at the depalletizer and case-packing positions, with optional integration points at the rinse and labelling stages.
Wine, Vinegar & Soy Sauce
MSZX-20 Drop-Type Carton Packer is the right answer for glass-bottle product where drop protection trumps speed. Our filling lines for vinegar, soy sauce and wine cover 2,000–36,000 BPH; the packer downstream specs out to 316 stainless contact surfaces when high-acid product is in play.
Engineering Quality, Certifications & After-Sales Commitments
Trust is the single hardest objection a Chinese packaging equipment supplier faces in international markets — and we know it.
A 15-year industry veteran on r/TheBrewery summarised the concern bluntly: “Chinese packaging equipment is a DO nightmare from…”
Mass-Tech answers that concern with concrete commitments, not marketing language. Here is what we publish and stand behind.
CE Marking
Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC — EU compliance
ISO 9001
Quality management system
304 / 316 Stainless
Food-grade contact surfaces
EN 1672-2
Food machinery hygiene
SIEMENS / Schneider
Industrial-grade PLC controls
Why certification matters in numbers: ISO 9001 certified packaging equipment manufacturers report on average 32% fewer production defects, 18% less unplanned downtime, and 22% lower warranty claim expense than uncertified peers . Approximately 67% of large-buyer procurement teams now require ISO 9001 in their RFPs for packaging system purchases. CE Marking is mandatory for legal sale into the EU under the Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC.
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Fewer Defects
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Less Downtime
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Lower Claim Exp.
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RFP Requirement
Three Commitments We Publish on Every Quote
Two-year all-parts warranty covering PLC, sensors, motors, sealing bars and conveyor components for the full two years from commissioning — not just the headline mechanical assembly.
Technical support engineer responds within 24 hours of your ticket, with WhatsApp, email and ticketing system monitored across global time zones.
Replacement parts delivered to your facility via international courier within five working days. Critical-path inventory (heating elements, sealing jaws, sensors, PLC modules) is stocked at our Zhangjiagang warehouse.
For procurement teams comparing Chinese suppliers head-to-head, the test we recommend is simple: ask each shortlisted supplier to commit those three numbers in writing on the quotation. The answer separates the brochure-ware vendors from the equipment partners.
Need our full compliance documentation pack (CE certificate numbers, ISO 9001 certificate, factory audit report)?
Download Compliance Pack →Procurement Guide — Pricing, Lead Time, Customisation, Payment & RFQ Template
Most procurement managers we work with are not asking for the cheapest price — they are asking for the price that lets them defend the purchase to their CFO without surprises. Numbers below reflect what Mass-Tech actually quotes; they are not “starting from” marketing prices. Use them to budget, then use the RFQ template to lock down the configuration before you go to formal quotation.
Indicative Pricing (USD-Equivalent Ranges)
As a point of reference, a similar modern shrink wrapper from a US based OEM like Douglas Machine would start at about USD330k for a film-only wrapper at the pre-trayed product stage; USD1,100k for a fully integrated tray-form-plus-shrink high speed packer before any optional equipment is added. Similar configuration to mass-tech would fall in the lower fraction of these USD ranges, due to our Zhangjiagang factory and go-to-market direct-to-C and B-to-C delivery strategy. Please contact us for individual quote, taking the sources of variance listed below into account.
Pricing Factor
How It Moves Mass-Tech Quotation
BPH Band & Throughput Tier
Strongest single lever — Mid-Speed Shrink vs MABS-6545 vs Linear inline span the largest cost gap
Number Of Tested Bottle SKUs
Each fully tested size adds a change-part kit and commissioning hours
Film Type Compatibility (POF / PE / BOPP)
POF-only is simplest; multi-film needs longer tunnel + tunnel baffles
Carton Material & Sealing Method
Hot-melt vs tape vs stitching change the sealing module
Customisation (Plant Layout, Filler Interface)
Standard PLC interface vs Krones / Sidel / KHS custom integration
Stainless Grade Upgrade (304 → 316)
Required for vinegar, soy sauce, brine; adds material cost
On-Site Installation & Operator Training
Optional bundled service; quoted per engineer-day
Buyer Advisory
Hidden costs in packaging supplier decisions can erode profit margins by 15–30% in growing businesses. The category that hurts most is unplanned downtime caused by parts that ship from a single overseas warehouse — which is why our 5-day international parts delivery commitment carries more dollar weight in the TCO calculation than the headline machine price difference between vendors.
Lead Time, MOQ & Payment
Production Lead Time
Lead time runs 60–90 days from PO for standard configurations, 90–120 days for custom builds, and 120–180 days for integrated full-line projects. Final FAT (factory acceptance test) happens at our Zhangjiagang facility before shipping.
Minimum Order (MOQ)
MOQ is one unit for a single machine or one line for an integrated bottling system. No tiered minimum.
Customisation Scope
Customisation scope covers plant layout CAD design, equipment manufacturing, production line installation, on-site operator training and 24-hr after-sales — quoted as a one-stop service.
Payment Terms
Payment terms are T/T 30% deposit and 70% before shipping (standard). L/C at sight is available. Alibaba escrow is available for first-time orders.
Interactive System
Packaging Line Engineering Tools
FAQ — Buyer Questions On Bottle Packaging Machines
An automatic bottle packaging machine receives filled, capped and labelled bottles from your filling line, groups them into the configured pack pattern (typically 4×6, 3×4 or 2×3), wraps each group in shrink film or loads it into a corrugated carton, then seals and shapes the package for downstream palletising. The full sequence — bottle transfer, arrangement, membrane wrap, sealing & cutting, shrinkage, cooling and shaping — runs under PLC control with HMI recipe storage for fast SKU changeover.
Plastic (PET) bottles, glass bottles, aluminium cans and Tetra Pak cartons across the 250 ml–2 L range; 5-gallon barrels through our dedicated barrel filling and packaging lines. Pack combinations 4×6, 3×4, 2×3 are standard; custom pack patterns are configured during commissioning.
Mid-Speed Shrink Wrapping Machine: 8–10 bundles/minute (4,800–6,000 BPH at 6 bottles/pack). MABS-6545 Auto Shrink Packager: 10–15 packs/minute (6,000–10,800 BPH at 6 bottles/pack). Linear Type Continuous Inline: scales to 24,000–36,000 BPH for high-speed CSD and beer lines. Speed depends on bottle dimensions, pack configuration and film type.
Our shrink wrappers run POF (polyolefin — FDA food-contact approved, superior clarity, heat-driven tension), PE (polyethylene — lower cost, cooling-driven tension, preferred for heavy water bundles), and BOPP (biaxially oriented polypropylene, used for tamper-evident sleeves and labels). PVC is not recommended for food-contact applications and is being phased out by most beverage producers.
Pricing depends on BPH band, machine count and customisation scope. For reference, a comparable US OEM shrink wrap system starts at USD 330,000 and reaches USD 1,100,000 for a fully integrated high-speed packer ; Mass-Tech configurations land in the lower fraction of that range. Request a quote with your specific BPH and pack configuration for an exact figure.
Standard single-machine configuration: 60–90 days from purchase order. Custom configuration: 90–120 days. Full integrated bottling line (filling + packaging + palletising): 120–180 days, including FAT at our Zhangjiagang facility before shipment.
Yes. All Mass-Tech bottle packaging machines carry CE Marking (compliant with EU Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC) and are manufactured under ISO 9001 quality management. Food-contact surfaces are 304 stainless steel as standard; 316 grade is available for high-acid product (vinegar, soy sauce, brine). Certificate copies are included in the compliance pack on request.
All machine parts — PLC, sensors, motors, sealing bars, conveyor components, heating elements, pneumatic valves — are covered for two years from commissioning date. Wear parts (cutting blades, gaskets) follow scheduled replacement intervals documented in the operator manual. Mis-use and unauthorised modification are exclusions.
Critical-path parts (heating elements, sealing jaws, sensors, PLC modules) are stocked at our Zhangjiagang warehouse and ship via international courier within 5 working days to most destinations. Non-stocked custom parts are quoted with lead time on the parts request.
Yes. Mass-Tech equipment uses standard SIEMENS or Schneider PLC platforms with industry-standard communication interfaces, and we provide CAD plant layout design as part of our one-stop service. Integration with Krones, Sidel, KHS or domestic OEM fillers is a standard project type — share your existing line specification on the RFQ and our application engineering team confirms the interface points before quotation.
Recipe-based changeover under 10 minutes for trained operators, compared to 30–45 minutes for a manual line. The HMI stores up to dozens of bottle / pack recipes, and the inductive switch on the membrane transfer system auto-adjusts film transfer length per recipe.
Yes — our customised one-stop service covers preliminary plant layout design, equipment manufacturing, on-site production line installation, operator training and ongoing 24-hour engineer response post-commissioning. Installation engineer-days are quoted as part of the project; training is included in the standard package.
