Stick Pack Machines
SOMA multi-lane stick pack machines for powders, granules and liquids: 2 to 16 lanes, sticks up to 50 mm wide, and complete lines with cartoning.
Stick pack machines form, fill and seal narrow single-serve sticks from a roll of film, several lanes at a time. SOMA's range runs 2 to 16 lanes for powders, granules and liquids.
- 2 to 16 lanes side by side
- 720 sticks a minute on 12 lanes
- 1 to 150 ml liquid fill range
What a stick pack machine does
A stick pack machine is a vertical form fill seal machine built for long, narrow single-serve packs. Film runs off a roll and is formed into a narrow tube in each lane, then filled with a measured dose, sealed and cut. A multi-lane machine runs several lanes side by side, so one machine can make hundreds of sticks a minute.
Stick packs are a common format for drink mixes, sugar, coffee, supplements and pharmaceutical powders, and for liquids such as honey, sauces, gels and cosmetics. For larger bags, see our VFFS guide; for flat single-serve packs, see sachets.
SOMA's stick pack range
Four families cover powder, liquid, both, and complete lines with cartoning.
SM-700P and SM-700L
Powder or liquid. 1 to 50 g of powder or 1 to 100 ml of liquid per stick, on 2 to 12 lanes at 25 to 60 cycles a minute.
SM-702PL and SM-704PL
Powder and liquid. Both product types from one machine. The SM-704PL adds servo controls and reaches 70 cycles a minute.
SM-730L
Up to 16 lanes. The high-capacity liquid model: up to 80 cycles a minute, 150 ml per stick, sticks up to 50 × 250 mm.
SM-702L and SM-703L
Complete lines. Liquid stick pack lines that add automatic feeding, counting and cartoning.
Lanes, speed and stick size
Output is lanes times cycles: a 12-lane machine at 60 cycles a minute makes up to 720 sticks a minute.
- Sticks 15 to 40 mm wide and 50 to 200 mm long on most models
- Up to 50 × 250 mm sticks on the SM-730L
- Dose and speed adjust while running, with real-time monitoring
- Film and cut position correct without stopping the line
Try your product before you buy
Our PSG Lab machines make sample stick packs, sachets and pouches on the bench, so you can trial films, seal settings and fill weights, or hand buyers real samples, before committing to a production machine.
Sales, parts and service in North America
PPi Technologies Group is SOMA's exclusive North American partner, with sales, parts and service from Sarasota, Florida. Tell us your product, dose and target output, and we'll recommend a lane count and model and send a quote.
Common questions
How many sticks a minute can a stick pack machine make?
Multiply lanes by cycles a minute. A 12-lane SOMA machine at 60 cycles makes up to 720 sticks a minute, and the 16-lane SM-730L runs at up to 80 cycles.
Can one machine pack both powder and liquid?
Yes. The SM-702PL and SM-704PL run both, so one machine can cover both kinds of product.
What size stick packs can SOMA machines make?
Most models take sticks 15 to 40 mm wide and 50 to 200 mm long. The SM-730L takes sticks up to 50 mm wide and 250 mm long.
Featured machines
- SM-702PL Powder & Liquid Automatic Stick Pack — Powder and liquid automatic stick pack machine — produces both product types from a single
- SM-704PL Powder & Liquid Automatic Stick Pack — Next-generation powder and liquid automatic stick pack machine — enhanced dual-product cap
- SM-700P Granule/Powder Automatic Stick Pack — Granule and powder automatic stick pack machine — precision dosing for dry product stick p
- SM-700L Liquid Automatic Stick Pack — Liquid automatic stick pack machine — high-speed multi-lane system for liquid stick packag
- SM-730L Liquid Automatic Stick Pack — High-capacity liquid automatic stick pack machine — designed for maximum throughput in lar
- SM-702L Liquid Automatic Stick Pack Line — Liquid automatic stick pack line system — complete integrated packaging line for liquid st