New Pet Food Automatic Bagging Line Installed at Avenal PetFood

At Boga Técnica, we continue to invest in innovative solutions for industrial automation. As part of this commitment, we have recently completed the commissioning of a new complete automatic bagging line for pet food at Avenal PetFood’s production facility.

This project further strengthens the long-standing partnership between both companies. Unlike the four bagging lines previously supplied by Boga Técnica for Avenal PetFood’s production plants in Monte Redondo and Caldas da Rainha, Portugal, this new installation incorporates a distinctive technology designed to improve package presentation and increase operational flexibility.

Advanced Technology in a Complete Automatic Bagging Line

The core of the installation is the FPK48 PKT vertical bagging machine. This solution produces bags with corner seals from tubular film, delivering a premium finish that closely resembles a pre-made open-mouth bag while maintaining the efficiency advantages of vertical form-fill-seal technology.

The machine can handle bag sizes ranging from 2 kg to 20 kg through interchangeable forming tubes. This flexibility allows quick adaptation to different product formats and production requirements. In addition, the system is designed to process a wide range of packaging materials, meeting the evolving demands of the pet food industry.

Highest Standards of Quality Control

The line integrates several inspection and quality control systems to ensure product integrity throughout the process.

The installation includes:

• Metal detector.
• Automatic checkweigher.
• Automatic reject systems for non-conforming products.

This combination of technologies helps ensure compliance with the highest quality and food safety standards.

End-of-Line Automation in a Complete Automatic Bagging Line

After the bagging and inspection stages, bags are automatically transferred to the PG-120 layer palletizer, which accurately builds stable pallet loads.

The pallets are then conveyed to the Uniwrap 200 automatic stretch wrapper equipped with top-sheet application, providing optimal protection during storage and transportation.

The integration of these technologies transforms the project into a complete automatic bagging line, where every stage of the process is designed to maximize productivity, improve efficiency and minimize manual handling.

Flexibility and Performance of a Complete Automatic Bagging Line

The installation is designed to handle both 800 x 1,200 mm Euro pallets, widely used within the pet food industry, and 600 x 800 mm half pallets.

In addition, the system incorporates an automatic pallet stacking solution that allows two half pallets to be combined onto a master pallet before wrapping. This feature improves logistics efficiency and facilitates container loading operations, achieving pallet heights of up to 2,400 mm.

A Project That Strengthens a Long-Term Partnership

The trust placed in Boga Técnica by Avenal PetFood over the years has enabled the successful development of multiple projects focused on continuous production improvement.

This complete automatic bagging line integrates bagging, quality control, palletizing and packaging into a single solution. The result is an installation designed to maximize operational efficiency while meeting the specific requirements of the pet food industry.

We would like to thank the entire Avenal PetFood team for their continued confidence and collaboration. We are proud to contribute to their growth and support the technological development of their production facilities through tailor-made automation solutions.

Watch the Installation in Operation

The images included in this article showcase some of the key equipment integrated into the project. To gain a better understanding of the performance and automation level achieved, we invite you to watch the video of the complete automatic bagging line in operation.

The video highlights every stage of the process, from bagging and quality control through palletizing and final packaging, demonstrating the efficiency and integration of the entire system.