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Be it for babies, toddlers or adults, diapers and panty diapers are soft and pliable, making them a special challenge in the packaging process. Optima has mastered this with flying colors since the 1970s and is a pioneer in volume-optimized packaging at top speed.

For compression, our semi- and fully automatic machines apply up to five metric tons of force but are still very gentle on the goods. They also guarantee the highest efficiency, process stability and quality, as well as flexibility. Choose between different packing dimensions as well as packaging materials such as PE film, paper, cardboard, or hybrid. By the way, Optima is also the first choice for country-specific features and turnkey plants.

Everything is in the bag Packaging know-how for baby diapers

Anyone who uses baby or panty diapers will need several of these every day. This is why, on the store shelf, it is often the product with the largest quantities in the most practical packaging format that appeals to customers. Size and type of diaper are equally crucial. With Optima, you benefit from maximum freedom and can create different formats and pack sizes with a single packaging machine.

You can pack all of these and more with Optima:

  • Preemie diapers
  • Baby diapers
  • Training Pants
  • Swim diapers
Baby diapers product group
Everything is in the bag Packaging know-how for baby diapers

Anyone who uses baby or panty diapers will need several of these every day. This is why, on the store shelf, it is often the product with the largest quantities in the most practical packaging format that appeals to customers. Size and type of diaper are equally crucial. With Optima, you benefit from maximum freedom and can create different formats and pack sizes with a single packaging machine.

You can pack all of these and more with Optima:

  • Preemie diapers
  • Baby diapers
  • Training Pants
  • Swim diapers
Baby diapers product group
Ready for any situation Packaging know-how for adult diapers

What works for babies and toddlers is also helpful in adulthood if needed – but in different sizes, of course. We specialize in this area, too. Thanks to decades of expertise, we can use high pressure to achieve the optimal pack size, even for XL diapers and incontinence pants. And all this at top speed with the best process quality, ensuring that each package on the store shelf looks as if it has just come off the production line.

You can pack all of these and more with Optima:

  • Adult diapers
  • Pull-ups (diaper pants)
Adult diapers product group
Ready for any situation Packaging know-how for adult diapers

What works for babies and toddlers is also helpful in adulthood if needed – but in different sizes, of course. We specialize in this area, too. Thanks to decades of expertise, we can use high pressure to achieve the optimal pack size, even for XL diapers and incontinence pants. And all this at top speed with the best process quality, ensuring that each package on the store shelf looks as if it has just come off the production line.

You can pack all of these and more with Optima:

  • Adult diapers
  • Pull-ups (diaper pants)
Adult diapers product group
A real eye-catcher on the store shelf
Powerful process: from the production line to product packaging

We listen to you, understand your requirements, and work with you to develop the perfect primary packaging for your products. Combined with well-thought-out process quality, this is the best guarantee for diapers and disposable pants that make an impression on the store shelf.

Packaging machine for diapers and panty diapers
1. Single product feed
2. Stacking
3. Formation
4. Packaging
Packaging machine for diapers and panty diapers
1. Single product feed
Individual diapers are transported by a machine

Only flawless products enter the packaging process. This is ensured by various testing technologies that check every single diaper. Anything not suitable for the packaging process is automatically rejected. Learn more about individual product feed.

2. Stacking
Diapers are lined up and stacked in a machine

During stacking, your products are taken over from the production machine in a continuous flow, lined up and discharged in the correct quantity. In doing so, Optima gives you a wide range of options. Learn more about stacking

3. Formation
Formation of a stack of diapers

With Optima technology, you can do it all on one machine, no matter what size package you want to pack. Learn more about formation

4. Packaging
Diapers come packed from a machine

The diapers brought into formation are filled into bags and then tightly closed. You can choose between bags made of foil, paper or a mixture of both. In any case, the result is taut packages in top quality packaging and shape. Learning more about packaging

Individual diapers are transported by a machineIndividual diapers are transported by a machine
Single product feed in detail Greatest care from the beginning

Only flawless products enter the packaging process. This is ensured by various testing technologies that check every single diaper. Anything not suitable for the packaging process is automatically rejected.

Individual products can also be discharged for targeted sampling. Metal detectors also check that no foreign objects that could harm the end user have gotten into the products.

  • Fewer interruptions in the downstream packaging process and high process stability
  • Higher plant efficiency
  • Maximum product safety
Exemplary process flow This is how product control works

Each diaper is individually received into the process and carefully inspected. If a product is not suitable for packaging, it is automatically diverted from the linear process and can be further handled manually if necessary.

Exemplary process flow This is how product control works

Each diaper is individually received into the process and carefully inspected. If a product is not suitable for packaging, it is automatically diverted from the linear process and can be further handled manually if necessary.

Diapers are pushed out in a stack by a machineDiapers are pushed out in a stack by a machine
Stacking in detail The right number in the right place

During stacking, your products are taken over from the production machine in a continuous flow, lined up and discharged in the correct quantity. With Optima, you have a wide range of options, both in terms of the type of stacker and the discharge unit. The best way to find out which solution is the best and most economical for your individual circumstances is with the help of our experts. An initial overview is provided below.

Stacker upon request You can count on it

With the help of stackers, the desired number of products is transported from the production line to the specified manual or fully automatic packaging station. You benefit from various advantages and services, depending on the nature.

Horizontal stacker
Horizontal stacker (HS)

These stackers consist of a paddle chain where the diapers are lined up side by side and then pushed out. Different discharge systems allow a variety of different discharge strokes for different speeds and packaging widths.

Linear stacker with maglev
Linear stacker (LS)

Here, a "maglev train" ensures top stacking performance. In addition, the format changeover can be performed without mechanical conversions.

As individual as your needs
Your discharge options

While entry-level systems have a single-lane discharge unit for the manual removal and further processing of stacks, high-end solutions work simultaneously with multi-lane discharge units in bag packaging machines and can run different formats. A combination of automatic and manual discharge units is also possible.

Diaper machine
Stacker with manual extension for up to three manual packing stations, such as the entry-level model OPTIMA DS1
Diaper machine
Normally, a packing system consists of a stacker with an outfeed into a packing machine
Diaper machine
In parallel operation, the outfeeds are made to an automatic packing machine and a manual packing station. In this way, small batches can be packed by hand - if desired, also at a second station
Diaper machine
For a high output - also in different formats - the ejection into several different packaging machines is provided. In addition, ejection into a manual packing station is possible
OPTIMA HS Multiple Discharge

Horizontal stacker with a packaging machine and manual packaging station

Formation of a stack of diapersFormation of a stack of diapers
Formation in detail Ready for any size

End consumers like it when store shelves can offer a choice: for example, between a large multipack for at home or a handy pack for on the go. No matter what size package you want to pack, Optima's technology makes it all possible on one machine.

Horizontally stacked diapers in package
Small pack: horizontally stacked products for convenient, small packs to go
Single row and compact diaper package
Single row: closely spaced for compact packs
Multi-row and flat diaper package
Multi-row: two or more rows for flat formats
Single row and double layer diaper wrap
Single-row and double-layer: multi-level for more compactness
Double row and double layer diaper packaging
Double row and double layer: a lot of content, conveniently packed
Automatically in top form
Formation on request

All this is possible with just one machine:

  • Rotate the products 180 degrees
  • Lay the products at 90 degrees when there are just a few units per package (undersquare)
  • Row formation: multi-row or multi-layer
Faster and easier format changeover thanks to fewer screws and quick-change systems, or fully automatic
Manual feeding of stacks (for example of rejected products) into the packaging or production process
Product-friendly compression of stacked bags for smaller packages and space-saving logistics
Diapers come packed from a machineDiapers come packed from a machine
Packaging in detail Flexible when it comes to material. Uncompromising in quality

The diapers brought into formation are filled into bags and then tightly closed. You can choose between bags made of foil, paper or a mixture of both. In any case, the result is packages that are tightly packed and have the best quality packaging and shape to keep your products hygienic and looking like they're fresh off the production line even after being transported 1,000 km. We place the utmost importance on this and are continuously optimizing. After all, packaging reflects your brand and is one of the most important buying criteria for retail customers.

Paper diaper package with pile of diapers in foreground
Absolutely sustainable
Your diapers packaged in 100% paper

Shoppers increasingly prefer sustainable paper packaging. Respond to the demand and set your products apart from the competition at the same time. Optima systems are designed for particularly gentle handling of paper bags during high output.

You don't necessarily have to invest in a new machine for this innovation. We offer a simple module to upgrade existing Optima systems. It handles a wide range of materials and offers a high buffer capacity for long run times.

Ready for circulation

Recyclable sleeve bags made of PE film and paper

The highlight of sleeve packaging is a transparent mono-polyethylene (PE) bag into which printed paper is inserted; alternatively, a PE insert is also possible. Bags and inserts can therefore be easily separated and one hundred percent recycled. The high-quality material can then be reused to make PE bags or paper packaging again. This saves resources and makes a good impression on the store shelf. It also creates maximum flexibility for design changes, for example through personalized imprints using inline printers. By the way, you don't need a new Optima machine for this – another contribution to resource-saving production.

Sustainable plastic packaging
PE film bottom gusset bag
Tried-and-true and all wrapped up

Bottom-folded bag made of PE film

Diaper packaging made of PE film is commonly known and particularly valued in areas with high humidity. The premade flat bags have a fold at the bottom and two welded side seams. They are printed as required and loaded precisely, gently and at top speed using Optima machines.

Bag filling – single or double lane
How easy it is to increase your output

Would you like more performance from your Optima machine? No problem! The packaging line on one stacker can be quickly and easily expanded by adding a second parallel lane.

One machine fills two-bahing bags from PE film
Expanding to two lanes increases the output of your machine
Diaper machine

Single-lane packaging process is standard. The second lane can be retrofitted at any time.

Diaper machine

Similarly, if two packaging machines are used with one stacker, each can be upgraded to two lanes, thus significantly increasing output.

Safety on a large scale
Everything from a single source: from primary packaging to collective packaging

Of course, packaging your diapers is not the end of the story. On the contrary, the task now is to bundle several diaper packages together and package them again for safe transport. We offer you high-performance and flexible technologies for every process stage, all the way to complete turnkey systems.

Machine OPTIMA LAPAC-B
1. Quality control
2. Grouping and formation
3. Packaging
Machine OPTIMA LAPAC-B
1. Quality control
Thermal imaging camera checks the quality of packages

State-of-the-art technology carefully inspects each package at top speed. For example, conventional and thermal imaging cameras capture the quality of the welds and the overall aesthetics. Is the side fold neatly contoured? Does it run symmetrically to the geometry of the stack of diapers?

These can all be controlled in-line:

  • Shape of packaging
  • Packaging aesthetics
  • Weight
  • Inclusion of foreign objects
2. Grouping and formation
Diaper packages are grouped and placed in package formation

The diaper packages are lined up in one or two parallel lanes, grouped in the required quantity, and placed in package formations.

3. Packaging
Package formations of the diapers are packed

With Optima technologies, you benefit from the greatest possible flexibility and safety even when it comes to transport packaging. Place the package information in boxes, for example, and close them fully automatically with adhesive tape.

Choose between these packaging options:

  • Bag
  • Bundle
  • Carton
Ready for take-off
Full support right up to palletizing

Our goal is to bring your products to the store shelf in the best quality packaging. This includes placing bundles, bags or boxes packed for transport on pallets and ensuring they are safe for transport. We would be pleased to assist you with planning your entire line and support you in selecting machine systems for secondary packaging and palletizing.

Individual layers of diaper packaging are formed

Single layers are formed in preparation. Each layer is arranged differently to ensure the product is ultimately stable when on the pallet.

Finished layers of diaper packaging are placed on a pallet

The finished layers are placed on the pallet.

Diaper packages on a pallet are wrapped with stretch film

Each completed pallet is wrapped in stretch film. In this way, everything is secured for transport.

Overview of key system types
Packaging machines for baby diapers

Your requirements are special. We adapt our machines and systems for the efficient packaging of baby diapers so we can meet those requirements. Here, it is crucial that we talk to you in person. For this reason, the following illustrations serve only to provide initial information.

OPTIMA LSOS7 The best for your production

Infeed: up to 1,600 products/minute⎹ Output: up to 120 bags/minute

The OPTIMA LSOS7 offers you the best performance available on the market as well as the greatest possible flexibility. It packages baby diapers and training pants in any size and thickness with maximum process reliability and quality. All formats are possible on one machine. Quick format changes are the specialty. The system can be fully configured according to your needs.

Packaging machine for diapers and panty diapers
OPTIMA LSOS7 The best for your production

Infeed: up to 1,600 products/minute⎹ Output: up to 120 bags/minute

The OPTIMA LSOS7 offers you the best performance available on the market as well as the greatest possible flexibility. It packages baby diapers and training pants in any size and thickness with maximum process reliability and quality. All formats are possible on one machine. Quick format changes are the specialty. The system can be fully configured according to your needs.

Packaging machine for diapers and panty diapers
OPTIMA HSOS7 A good combination: flexibility and a horizontal stacker

Infeed: up to 1,200 products/minute | Output: up to 120 bags/minute

Thanks to its modular design, the OPTIMA HSOS7 packaging system offers maximum flexibility for the pouch packaging of baby diapers. The buffer function of the horizontal stacker allows products to be manually returned to the packaging process during production – with absolutely no interruption.

OPTIMA machine LSOS8
OPTIMA HSOS7 A good combination: flexibility and a horizontal stacker

Infeed: up to 1,200 products/minute | Output: up to 120 bags/minute

Thanks to its modular design, the OPTIMA HSOS7 packaging system offers maximum flexibility for the pouch packaging of baby diapers. The buffer function of the horizontal stacker allows products to be manually returned to the packaging process during production – with absolutely no interruption.

OPTIMA machine LSOS8
OPTIMA HS6OS6 Can be configured to suit your needs

Infeed: up to 1,000 products/minute | Output: up to 60 bags/minute

Good performance doesn't have to cost an arm and a leg – even with a moderate investment, the OPTIMA HS6OS6 provides you with a system that can be configured and offers individual options as well as high compression and availability. The buffer function of the horizontal stacker allows baby diapers to be manually returned to the packaging process without interrupting production.

OPTIMA machine HS6OS6
OPTIMA HS6OS6 Can be configured to suit your needs

Infeed: up to 1,000 products/minute | Output: up to 60 bags/minute

Good performance doesn't have to cost an arm and a leg – even with a moderate investment, the OPTIMA HS6OS6 provides you with a system that can be configured and offers individual options as well as high compression and availability. The buffer function of the horizontal stacker allows baby diapers to be manually returned to the packaging process without interrupting production.

OPTIMA machine HS6OS6
OPTIMA DS1 The affordable entry-level model

Infeed: up to 500 products/minute⎹ Output: up to 50 bags/minute

Low investment, rapid deployment, high availability – these are just three advantages of the DS1 standard machine system that pay off in a short time. In addition, you have the choice between the semi-automatic version where the stacked baby diapers are further manually processed at three discharge units, and the fully automatic system including a pouch maker. This can also be integrated later and the semi-automatic system can easily be expanded so it becomes fully automatic. These features and more make the OPTIMA DS1 very popular, particularly in the Asia-Pacific region.

OPTIMA DS1
OPTIMA DS1 The affordable entry-level model

Infeed: up to 500 products/minute⎹ Output: up to 50 bags/minute

Low investment, rapid deployment, high availability – these are just three advantages of the DS1 standard machine system that pay off in a short time. In addition, you have the choice between the semi-automatic version where the stacked baby diapers are further manually processed at three discharge units, and the fully automatic system including a pouch maker. This can also be integrated later and the semi-automatic system can easily be expanded so it becomes fully automatic. These features and more make the OPTIMA DS1 very popular, particularly in the Asia-Pacific region.

OPTIMA DS1
Diaper machine

The semi-automatic version of the OPTIMA DS1 with three manual packaging stations requires little space and can be upgraded to make it fully automatic.

Diaper machine

With the fully automatic version of the OPTIMA DS1, you can choose between premade pouches or pouches from the roll for diaper packaging.

Flexible with OPTIMA
Other standard machine systems in the portfolio

We always want the best solution for our customers. That is why we offer the greatest possible flexibility. For example, by using various standard machine systems you can operate manually and fully automatically at the same time. In addition, products can be introduced into the packaging process.

Group picture of Andreas Rothbauer and customers
Nguyen Duc Vinh, Plant Manager, Viet Sing International Production and Trading Co. Ltd.

With the OPTIMA DS1, we were able to halve the number of operators. This helps us both reduce labor costs as well as increase plant capacity.

Nguyen Duc Vinh, Plant Manager, Viet Sing International Production and Trading Co. Ltd.
Overview of key system types
Packaging machines for adult diapers

Special requirements demand special machines. That's why we customize our packaging equipment to meet your needs. This will be based on a face-to-face conversation with you. The following illustrations serve as preliminary information.

OPTIMA LSOS8 High-end system with a lot of flexibility

Infeed: up to 650 products/minute⎹ Output: up to 90 bags/minute

Whether conventional adult diapers or pants – with the fully configurable OPTIMA LSOS8, you are flexible and can package all formats on one machine. And with the best performance available on the market. You can also count on maximum process reliability and packaging quality. In other words, high end.

OPTIMA machine LSOS8
OPTIMA LSOS8 High-end system with a lot of flexibility

Infeed: up to 650 products/minute⎹ Output: up to 90 bags/minute

Whether conventional adult diapers or pants – with the fully configurable OPTIMA LSOS8, you are flexible and can package all formats on one machine. And with the best performance available on the market. You can also count on maximum process reliability and packaging quality. In other words, high end.

OPTIMA machine LSOS8
OPTIMA AD3 The entry-level system with fast ROI

Infeed: up to 300 products/minute⎹ Output: up to 40 pouches/minute

You can obtain our entry-level AD3 model at an attractive price and in the shortest possible time. Availability is high, which means you benefit from a quick return on your investment. You only have to decide between feeding premade bags or bag production from the roll.

OPTIMA machine AD3SELESA
OPTIMA AD3 The entry-level system with fast ROI

Infeed: up to 300 products/minute⎹ Output: up to 40 pouches/minute

You can obtain our entry-level AD3 model at an attractive price and in the shortest possible time. Availability is high, which means you benefit from a quick return on your investment. You only have to decide between feeding premade bags or bag production from the roll.

OPTIMA machine AD3SELESA
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