Personal Care Packing Solutions
Soap bars, wipes and single-dose sachets — clean, print-registered packs for products people put on their skin.
Why Flow Wrapping for Personal Care
Personal care spans three format families — retail units in printed pillow packs, single-dose sachets at high count, and premade stand-up pouches for refill and multi-pack formats.
Three Format Families
Retail bars and wipes wrap as printed pillow packs; shampoos, creams and serums seal as single-dose sachets. Different formats, one engineering process.
The Film Is the Brand
Print-registered film is pack and label in one. Registration quality is what the shelf sees first.
Dose-Exact Sachets
Single-dose formats are portion packaging — countable, hygienic, sample-perfect at high count. The hotel trade runs on them — Dial's 0.25 oz shampoo sachets ship 500 to the case.
From Launch to Volume
Sample campaigns start small and scale; the route stays the same as volumes grow.
Presentation Is Spec
Print registration and wrapper finish are critical visual requirements here — visible at first glance, judged immediately alongside hermetic seal integrity.
Industry References
Wet Ones Singles — single-wipe flow-wrapped pillow packs built for travel and out-of-home use.
Dial Breck shampoo 0.25 oz (500 per case) — an established sealed counted pack format for hotel amenities at wholesale scale.
References describe publicly available retail pack formats as illustrations — they are not Path Pack customer cases.
Machines for Personal Care
One engineering standard across three machine families — flow wrappers, four-side-seal sachet machines and horizontal premade-pouch lines. Every machine below is configured around the product it runs — each card links to the full machine page for detailed specs.
Flow Wrapping (HFFS) — retail units and pillow packs
Retail pillow-pack configurations for soap bars and wipes — benchtop to high-speed lines, matched to the product.
Four-Side-Seal Sachet Machines — flat sachets and portion packs
Flat sachets sealed on all four sides — portion-controlled, shelf-ready packs for flat products and counted single serves.
JC800 Multi-Lane Sachet Packing Machine
Production Rate: 50-180 packs/min
Sealing Lanes: 2-6, built to order
Max. Film Width: 880 mm
Zipper: Optional reclosable zipper
Pack Size Range: Length 100-280 mm, width up to 220 mm, height 1-8 mm
Max. Film Reel Dia.: 400 mm
Drive: 10-servo system on a TRIO motion controller
Printing: 2 ink-wheel printers (ink-jet upgrade available)
Film Handling: 2 servo film-direction correction devices, back-roll correction sensor, auto tension controller
Cutters: Custom bag cutter (round-corner type) and custom easy-tear cutter
Waste Handling: Waste-film-curling machine
Packaging Films: ET+OPP, BOPP, CPP, PET+AL and other heat-sealable laminates
Control Set: TRIO PLC and motion controller; MCGS touchscreen; Inovance servos; Schneider contactors, breakers and E-stop; Panasonic eyemark sensor
Compressed Air: 0.3 m³/min
Total Power: 14-15 kW, AC 380 V / 50 Hz, 3-phase
Machine Weight: 2,500 kg
JC600 Multi-Lane Sachet Packing Machine
Production Rate: 50-180 packs/min
Sealing Lanes: 2-4, built to order
Max. Film Width: 600 mm
Zipper: Optional reclosable zipper
Pack Size Range: Length 100-280 mm, width up to 220 mm, height 1-8 mm
Max. Film Reel Dia.: 400 mm
Drive: 10-servo system on a TRIO motion controller
Printing: 2 ink-wheel printers (ink-jet upgrade available)
Film Handling: 2 servo film-direction correction devices, back-roll correction sensor, auto tension controller
Cutters: Custom bag cutter (round-corner type) and custom easy-tear cutter
Waste Handling: Waste-film curling machine
Packaging Films: ET+OPP, BOPP, CPP, PET+AL and other heat-sealable laminates
Control Set: TRIO PLC and motion controller; MCGS touchscreen; Inovance servos; Schneider contactors, breakers and E-stop; Panasonic eyemark sensor
Compressed Air: 0.3 m³/min
Total Power: 14-15 kW, AC 380 V / 50 Hz, 3-phase
Machine Weight: 2,500 kg
JC700 Multi-Lane Sachet Packing Machine
Production Rate: 50-180 packs/min
Sealing Lanes: 2-5, built to order
Max. Film Width: 700 mm
Zipper: Optional reclosable zipper
Pack Size Range: Length 100-280 mm, width up to 220 mm, height 1-8 mm
Max. Film Reel Dia.: 400 mm
Drive: 10-servo system on a TRIO motion controller
Printing: 2 ink-wheel printers (ink-jet upgrade available)
Film Handling: 2 servo film-direction correction devices, back-roll correction sensor, auto tension controller
Cutters: Custom bag cutter (round-corner type) and custom easy-tear cutter
Waste Handling: Waste-film curling machine
Packaging Films: ET+OPP, BOPP, CPP, PET+AL and other heat-sealable laminates
Control Set: TRIO PLC and motion controller; MCGS touchscreen; Inovance servos; Schneider contactors, breakers and E-stop; Panasonic eyemark sensor
Compressed Air: 0.3 m³/min
Total Power: 14-15 kW, AC 380 V / 50 Hz, 3-phase
Machine Weight: 2,500 kg
JC400 Four-Side-Seal Patch Packing Machine
Production Rate: 80-180 packs/min
Pack Size Range: Length 100-280 mm, width 85-160 mm, height 1-10 mm
Product Height Limit: 10 mm maximum
Max. Film Width: 400 mm
Max. Film Reel Dia.: 400 mm
Packaging Films: ET+OPP, BOPP, CPP, PET+AL and other single- or double-layer heat-sealable laminates
Drive: Full servo control system
Feeder: Custom-made 2-station pushing-type feeder (hand-loaded)
Printing: Ink-wheel printer standard; ink-jet option (20 languages; dates, QR and barcodes, logo marks; up to 406 m/min)
Film Handling: Auto tension controller; 2 servo film-direction correction devices plus master correction sensor on the back film frame
Quality Control: Optical fiber detection with kick-out station
Control Set: Panasonic PLC; MCGS or YiFan touchscreen; Inovance servo motors and drivers; AirTAC/SMC valves; Panasonic photoelectronics
Total Power: 10 kW, AC 380 V / 50 Hz, 3-phase
Machine Weight: 2,000 kg
JC800Z Multi-Lane Patch Packing Machine
Production Rate: 50-180 packs/min
Sealing Lanes: 2 (zipper-dedicated build)
Pack Size Range: Length 100-280 mm, width up to 220 mm, height 1-8 mm
Max. Film Width: 880 mm
Max. Film Reel Dia.: 400 mm
Drive: 10-servo system on a TRIO motion controller
Zipper: Double-side zipper heating system
Feeders: 2 rotary soft-gel patch feeders with loading magazines
Printing: 2 ink-wheel printers (ink-jet upgrade available)
Film Handling: 2 servo film-direction correction devices, back-roll correction sensor, auto tension controller
Cutters: Custom bag cutter (round-corner type) and custom easy-tear cutter
Waste Handling: Waste-film curling machine
Packaging Films: ET+OPP, BOPP, CPP, PET+AL and other heat-sealable laminates
Control Set: TRIO PLC and motion controller; MCGS touchscreen; Inovance servos; Schneider contactors, breakers and E-stop; Panasonic eyemark sensor
Compressed Air: 0.3 m³/min
Total Power: 14-15 kW, AC 380 V / 50 Hz, 3-phase
Machine Weight: 2,500 kg
Horizontal Pouch Packing Machines — stand-up, zipper and spout pouches
Pouch formats for personal care — configuration confirmed per format.
Complete the Line — cartoning, blister and sleeving
Cartoning, blister packing and bag sleeving machines that pair with the packers above — one line, one engineering standard.
JC130 Horizontal Cartoning Machine
Production Rate: 20-60 cartons/min (carton- and product-dependent)
Carton Material: 250-400 g/m² board
Carton Size Range (L×W×H): 70-210 mm × 60-150 mm × 15-60 mm
Medical-Build Window: Quoted medical build verified at 80-110 × 80-110 × 30-90 mm — checked per carton
Carton Styles: Tuck-in, auto-lock bottom, hang-tab
Feeding: 4-station product auto feeder; 5- and 10-station feeders to order; carton erecting, insertion and sealing
Options: Leaflet folding device; glue-sealing unit; single-side label sealing unit
Rejection: Auto-reject for cartons missing product or leaflet; overload auto-stop
Control Set: Siemens PLC, touchscreen, frequency converter and servo; SMC valves, cylinders, vacuum and air preparation; Sick and Omron sensors
Compressed Air: ≥0.6 MPa, 120-160 L/min
Total Power: 1.5 kW, 220/380 V / 50 Hz
Machine Weight: 2,800 kg
Dimensions (L×W×H): 4620 × 1210 × 1800 mm
JCH200 High-Speed Cartoning Machine
Production Rate: 200 cartons/min
Carton Styles: Tuck-in, auto-lock bottom, hang-tab
Product Family: Coffee and snack pouches, sachet multipacks, bottled pharma, kit sets — the JC cartoning range
Configuration: Built to order around your carton and product
How to Choose a Personal Care Packing Machine
Seven decisions frame the specification. Work them in order and the machine ends up matched to your product — not the other way around.
1. Product Type
Bar, wipe, dose liquid or cream. Format family decides the route — and alcohol-based or fragranced products add vapor at the infeed: spec corrosion-resistant film-path guides and confirm electrical enclosure requirements for your formulation before the configuration locks.
2. Throughput
Sample runs small, sachet lines large. Class follows the volume plan.
3. Film Material
Print-registered film is the brand: registration quality is the spec.
4. Seal Technology
Hermetic seals are required for liquids and creams; sealing integrity must be validated at sustained line speed.
5. Package Format
Retail pillow packs vs 4-side-seal dose sachets.
6. Hygiene and Food Contact
Skin-contact products need clean handling and strict hygiene.
7. Configuration and Delivery
Registration and dose work extends delivery. Lock artwork specs early.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which personal care formats suit flow wrapping?
Retail units — soap bars and wipe packs — suit flow wrapping as printed pillow packs. Single-dose liquids and creams belong to our horizontal pouch route as 4-side-seal sachets; the format determines the mechanical route.
Why does print registration matter so much?
The film is the brand on the shelf. A mechanically perfect pack with misregistered print still fails at retail.
Can sample lines scale to full production?
The route scales with volume — small sample runs and high-count sachet production are configurations of the same format family.
What speeds are available for personal care packing?
Configurations for this format span our full flow-wrapping range — 5 to 300 packs/min. The right class depends on your product, film and format; match speed to what your line actually sustains, not the headline number.
Why Path Pack
We start with the product, not the machine. Every project runs through the same nine-step engineering process — product, format, film, speed, feeding, sealing, structure, integration, testing — before a configuration is quoted.
Your products run on real machines with your film at your target speed before anything ships. Shelf presence starts with registration and sealing — we test both.
Evaluate your requirements with our online tools: the machine finder and bag calculator narrow the configuration before you ever talk to us.