ELBA S.p.A

Published: January 16, 2025

ELBA S.p.A. manufactures the most customizable bag and pouch making machines

ELBA has designed and manufactured automatic high-speed bag and pouch making machines since 1956.

With over 5,000 installations worldwide, ELBA serves various markets, including food, pet food, groceries, medical, pharmaceutical, and more.

ELBA offers tailor-made solutions, indeed the modular design allows the machines to be customized, and their configuration can be upgraded at any time, to face new unpredictable market demands.

The ELBA machines can produce different kinds of bags and pouches:

• the SA-V machine can manufacture stand-up/Doypack, side gusset, center seal and 2/3 side seal pouches;
• the SA-U machine can produce simple bottom/side sealed bags, gusseted bags, boutique bags, STEB, courier bags, heavy-duty bags, and much more;
• the SA-M machines can manufacture high-quality pouches, header bags, and flat and gusseted reels for the medical and pharmaceutical markets;
• the SA-W machine can produce a wide range of wicket bags like bottom gusset bags, bread bags, poultry shrink bags, hygiene bags, and diaper bags;
• the SA-V/TVB machine can manufacture high-barrier shrink bags with a straight or curved bottom seal and side seals.

All the machines can run with recyclable films, proving ELBA’s commitment to the environment and attention to the customers’ needs. Furthermore, they have a kinetic energy recovery system that reduces total energy consumption by up to 20 percent.

Thanks to the mechanical processing department and the sister company FAE, 80% of the machine parts are produced in the ELBA facilities, ensuring high-quality controls during the whole process and the utmost attention to the smallest details.

The machines are fully equipped with Siemens components and entirely controlled by a state-of-the-art HMI based on Profinet^®, one of the most advanced communication protocols that control each of the installed stations/tools independently and in real-time and, consequently, the whole production process. Each station is independent, servo-driven, and plug-and-play. The Siemens connection system, installed on all the machines, enables the service department to offer real-time and on-site technical support within 24 working hours.

Thanks to manufacturing and technological capacities and due to constant investments in R&D, ELBA develops advanced and patented solutions, serving the market innovatively and efficiently.

Attention, high accuracy, and the perfect combination of technological and manufacturing capacities are the keystones of the ELBA strategy.

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