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Flexible packaging lines for panty liners, sanitary napkins, and incontinence pads

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Sanitary napkins product group
Packaging know-how for sanitary napkins and panty liners
Maximum performance all along the line

They make everyday life easier for millions of women – sanitary napkins and panty liners in a wide range of thicknesses and lengths. All soft, unstable products that place special demands on the packaging process. Master it effortlessly: in any format, folded or stretched, in film, paper, or cardboard. And always at top speed and in top quality.

Optima offers you efficient, process-stable solutions and decades of experience for this. From hygienic packaging to turnkey solutions for safe transport, we can help you get it all wrapped up. Promise!

Packaging know-how for incontinence pads
When stability is the measure of all things

Mild incontinence and the need for protective pads often go hand in hand with advancing age. Packaging these thick and flexible products with maximum performance requires a stable process. Optima machines and turnkey systems will guarantee this.

With flexibility and efficiency, the machines fill incontinence pads or panties (Femcare Pants) into PE film bags or paper packaging and produce volume-optimized packages. In different sizes on one machine, if you like. Talk to our experts.

Incontinence products
Bag and folding box packaging
Efficiency from the production line all the way to the attractive product package

With Optima, you have all the options – we listen closely to your needs and work with you to develop the perfect primary packaging to ensure your panty liners, sanitary napkins, and incontinence pads make the best impression on the store shelves.

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1. Single product feed
2. Stacking
3. Formation
4. Packaging
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1. Single product feed
Assembler checks the permissible thickness of the products

Your customers expect quality and packaging free from anything harmful. This is why various technologies first check every sanitary napkin and every insert to ensure it is suitable for the packaging process. All others are automatically rejected. Learn more about the single product feed

2. Stacking
Hygiene articles are stacked in a machine

With Optima, you benefit from a great deal of flexibility – both in the transfer of your individual products from the manufacturing machine and in the output. Whether an entry-level model, stacker combined with several packaging machines, or split production flow for different formats, we will work with you to find the right solution for your requirements. Learn more about stacking

3. Formation
Formation of hygiene products

Consumers can choose between small product packets to take on the go or bulk packages to store at home. Our formation capabilities let you accomplish both on one machine. Learn more about formation

4. Packaging
Hygiene products are packaged

What looks nice sells better. We make sure your brand is a winner on the store shelf. Whether in foil, paper, a pouch, or a folding box – we package sanitary napkins, panty liners and incontinence products with maximum performance and perfect quality. Learn more about packaging

Assembler checks the permissible thickness of the productsAssembler checks the permissible thickness of the products
Single product feed in detail Playing it safe from the first step

Your customers expect quality and packaging free from anything harmful. This is why various technologies first check every sanitary napkin and every insert to ensure it is suitable for the packaging process. All others are automatically rejected.

A decisive point in the quality assurance of pads and liners is, above all, the correct thickness. Products that exceed or fall below the desired value are rejected by the system directly. Metal detectors also check that no foreign objects of any kind have made their way into the goods during production. Needless to say, targeted sampling for control purposes is also possible.

All this guarantees you:

  • Fewer interruptions in the downstream packaging process and high process stability
  • Higher plant efficiency
  • Maximum security
Exemplary process flow

This is how product control works

Each pad or insert is individually accepted into the process and carefully inspected. If a product is not suitable for packaging, the product is automatically discharged from the linear process and can be further handled manually, if necessary.

Exemplary process flow

This is how product control works

Each pad or insert is individually accepted into the process and carefully inspected. If a product is not suitable for packaging, the product is automatically discharged from the linear process and can be further handled manually, if necessary.

Hygiene articles are stacked in a machineHygiene articles are stacked in a machine
Stacking in detail

Perfectly counted and dispensed

With Optima, you benefit from a great deal of flexibility – both in the transfer of your individual products from the manufacturing machine and in the output. Whether an entry-level model, stacker combined with several packaging machines, or split production flow for different formats, we will work with you to find the right solution for your requirements.

What they all have in common is that your pads and liners – either multi-folded or stretched – are checked, gently collected and lined up in a continuous process. In the end, the correct number is always delivered as a stack. Be it for further manual processing or directly into one or more fully automatic packing machines.

Made for your requirements
Stacking as you wish

For standard stacking processes, stacker chains with a discharge unit are used. High flexibility is provided by long stacking chains with multiple discharge units in fully automatic packing machines. This will enable you to achieve high outputs and variable pack sizes in parallel operations. Alternatively, this also facilitates pouch and folding carton packaging on a single packing line. Discover our different options below and then talk to the Optima experts about your specific requirements. That's how you will quickly arrive at the best solution.

Diaper machine

A packaging system consists of a stacker and the discharge into a packing machine

Sanitary napkin machine

By combining a stacker with several packaging machines, you can achieve a high output. Alternatively, it enables the packing of different package sizes in parallel operation

Breakdown of the individual products
Smart format change during production

For maximum flexibility and output, you can determine the course by using an upstream splitter. It divides the product flow individually into two lines and directs the products into two different stackers and the corresponding packaging machines.

The benefits to you:

Maximum output
Independent packaging lines for each format
Format change during production
Sanitary napkin machine
Example of a split packaging process for the flexible packaging of different formats
General view of a machine for hygiene products

As a splitter solution, the OPTIMA ON3 OS2 guarantees you the highest degree of flexibility and output

Diapers are formatted by a machineDiapers are formatted by a machine
Formation in detail Everything in line

Consumers can choose between small product packets to take on the go or bulk packages to store at home. Our formation capabilities let you accomplish both on one machine.

Products stacked horizontally in packaging
Small pack: horizontally stacked products for convenient, small to-go packs
Products closely lined up in the packaging
Products closely lined up for compact packs
Single row bandage packing
Products standing on the folding edge
Products double row and flat packed
Multi-row: two or more rows for flat formats
Sanitary napkins double row packed
Single or multi-row and double layer for more compactness
Flexibility with OPTIMA
One machine. Various formations

All this is possible:

Rotate the products 90 or 180 degrees
Tilt or turn it 90 degrees sideways
Row formation with up to four rows
Multi-tiered row formation
Hygiene products are lined up in several tiers
Hygiene products are packagedHygiene products are packaged
Packaging in detail Your products in top form

What looks nice sells better. We make sure your brand is a winner on the store shelf. Whether in foil, paper, a pouch, or a folding box – we package sanitary napkins, panty liners and incontinence products with maximum performance and perfect quality.

We offer the best packaging performance on the market as well as decades of experience in packaging premade PE bags. You can choose from a wide variety of bag shapes here. When sealing the bags, we always make sure gaps are carefully sealed with perfect weld seams that are exactly where they should be. This way, your products are protected along the entire logistics chain and have a symmetrical shape, come what may.

Significant advantages for your production

Quick and easy format changeover thanks to fewer screws and quick-change systems, or a fully automatic system
Manual stack feeding ( e.g., of rejected products) into the packaging or production process
Product-friendly compression of bag stacks as needed: an attractive appearance and space-saving logistics for smaller packs
Bag packing machine with manual filling
A bag packaging machine with manual filling could be your solution to start with
Bottom-folded bag

Bottom-folded bags are flat, premade PE film bags with one fold and two welded side seams, and can be custom printed. Optima machines fill them with the product stacks at top speed and seal the bags securely. During the process, our systems work precisely and gently with the product.

Bottom folding bag
Side-folded bag

Side-folded bags made of PE film are either premade or made directly on the packaging machine out of a tube from the roll. After filling at top speed, Optima systems seal each bag securely and precisely.

Side gusseted bag
Side-folded bags from the roll

With Optima bag-making equipment, you can produce side-folded bags directly from the roll and entirely customized to your requirements. We integrate this step directly into your packaging process. This guarantees you smooth operations and the greatest possible efficiency.

Detail view of a machine during film processing
Honest, sustainable, excellent

Packaging bags made of 100% paper

Packaging hygiene products in fully recyclable paper is not a dream of the future – on the store shelf, it is already a reality. In close cooperation with our customers, we developed the world's first paper bag packaging without a PE coating or fillers for this market segment and won the 2021 German Packaging Award as a result. Make the switch and meet your customers' growing demands for sustainability.

Sustainable packaging
Paper packaging with bandages receives German packaging award
Honest, sustainable, excellent

Packaging bags made of 100% paper

Packaging hygiene products in fully recyclable paper is not a dream of the future – on the store shelf, it is already a reality. In close cooperation with our customers, we developed the world's first paper bag packaging without a PE coating or fillers for this market segment and won the 2021 German Packaging Award as a result. Make the switch and meet your customers' growing demands for sustainability.

Sustainable packaging
Paper packaging with bandages receives German packaging award
Paper packaging with OPTIMA

The future is now

Set the course today:

The option to handle paper and PE bags on a single line
Easier and faster format change between paper and PE bags
Cost-reduced paper bags can be processed
High buffer capacity
Can be added to existing Optima machine systems
Machine opens and fills paper packages
Dominik Bröllochs
Dominik Bröllochs, Group Sustainability Manager, OPTIMA packaging group GmbH

We have been packaging hygiene products in paper since 1989. These days, it's 100% and with the same quality and speed as foil bags. Now that's what we call honest packaging.

Dominik Bröllochs, Group Sustainability Manager, OPTIMA packaging group GmbH
Everything in the box

Folding box packaging for pads and liners

Would you rather do without bags when it comes to packaging? No problem! We also offer sophisticated packaging machines for packing sanitary napkins and pads in attractive folding boxes. These machines handle cartons from 200g/m² to 400g/m², align them horizontally, insert the product stacks, and close or glue the folding cartons fully automatically.

Product group of paper boxes for hygiene products
Everything in the box

Folding box packaging for pads and liners

Would you rather do without bags when it comes to packaging? No problem! We also offer sophisticated packaging machines for packing sanitary napkins and pads in attractive folding boxes. These machines handle cartons from 200g/m² to 400g/m², align them horizontally, insert the product stacks, and close or glue the folding cartons fully automatically.

Product group of paper boxes for hygiene products
Your plus in flexibility

Cartoner and pouch packer combined

Is flexibility important to you? It is for us too. That's why we offer you the option of packing hygiene articles into PE bags as well as boxes[1] [BD2]  on a single system. Exactly the way you need them, and with the same high-speed processing.

Cartoner and bag packer in combination
Your plus in flexibility

Cartoner and pouch packer combined

Is flexibility important to you? It is for us too. That's why we offer you the option of packing hygiene articles into PE bags as well as boxes[1] [BD2]  on a single system. Exactly the way you need them, and with the same high-speed processing.

Cartoner and bag packer in combination
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Safely packed for transport
From product packaging to collective packaging

By the time your products reach the shelves, they have often traveled many hundreds of miles. With our transport packaging, you will ensure your packages, sanitary napkins, pads, and incontinence products look like they've just come off the production line – so that everyone will want to grab them off the shelf.

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

Equipped with state-of-the-art systems, our machines identify whether the packaging quality is consistently good. For example, cameras check whether weld seams are closed and symmetrical. Therefore, if there are any changes in appearance, they are immediately detected during the process and can be quickly remedied by making machine adjustments.

This is all controlled in-line:

  • Shape of packaging
  • Packaging aesthetics
  • Weight
  • Inclusion of foreign objects
2. Grouping and formation
Bags with hygiene products are fed by a machine in rows

Bags with hygiene products can be introduced in multiple rows. Various formations are possible, depending on the sequence and layer formation; these are then packed for transport.

3. Packaging
Several packs of pads are packed together in one bag

Optima also offers flexible systems for safe and reliable transport packaging. With our machines, you can, for example, fully automatically pack the packages into large bags and close them with a weld seam.

Choose between these types of transport packaging:

  • Bag
  • Bundle
  • Carton
On the road in grand style
From collective packaging to palletizing

We make your products ready for transportation on a large scale. To this end, we support you in the project planning of your entire line as well as in selecting the machine systems for secondary packaging and palletizing for safe transport. This ensures your packages still look their best on the store shelf, even after traveling a thousand miles.

Overview of key system types
Efficient packaging solutions for sanitary napkins and pads

Your requirements are individual, so we specifically adapt our machines and systems to suit them. This will be based on a face-to-face conversation with you. The following illustrations serve as preliminary information.

OPTIMA ON3 OS2

A modular and highly flexible bag packaging system

Infeed: up to 1,800 products/minute⎹ Output: 120 packages/minute

Whether flat, folded, or prepacked, the fully automatic OPTIMA ON3 OS2 pouching and packaging machine adapts to any requirement and offers full format flexibility and fast format changeover. It also masters ultra-thin products reliably and without any problems. At the same time, it guarantees you the lowest cost per package.

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OPTIMA ON3 OS2

A modular and highly flexible bag packaging system

Infeed: up to 1,800 products/minute⎹ Output: 120 packages/minute

Whether flat, folded, or prepacked, the fully automatic OPTIMA ON3 OS2 pouching and packaging machine adapts to any requirement and offers full format flexibility and fast format changeover. It also masters ultra-thin products reliably and without any problems. At the same time, it guarantees you the lowest cost per package.

OPTIMA Hala002
OPTIMA HS1 OS1

High performance with minimum footprint

Infeed: up to 1,800 products/minute⎹ Output: 140 packages/minute

The OPTIMA HS1 OS1 gives you high performance for small packages. Additionally, the packaging system is distinguished by its reliability and a wide range of packaging formats. Thanks to its compact design and simple handling, the system can easily be integrated into your production line.

OPTIMA HS1 OS1
OPTIMA HS1 OS1

High performance with minimum footprint

Infeed: up to 1,800 products/minute⎹ Output: 140 packages/minute

The OPTIMA HS1 OS1 gives you high performance for small packages. Additionally, the packaging system is distinguished by its reliability and a wide range of packaging formats. Thanks to its compact design and simple handling, the system can easily be integrated into your production line.

OPTIMA HS1 OS1
OPTIMA Pearl

High-output standard packaging system

Infeed: up to 1,500 products/minute⎹ Output: 2 x 95 packages/minute

With the OPTIMA Pearl, your packaging of standard formats will be top quality and at high output. Its compact design means it takes up very little space during production. It also guarantees you a quick return on your investment.

OPTIMA Pearl
OPTIMA Pearl

High-output standard packaging system

Infeed: up to 1,500 products/minute⎹ Output: 2 x 95 packages/minute

With the OPTIMA Pearl, your packaging of standard formats will be top quality and at high output. Its compact design means it takes up very little space during production. It also guarantees you a quick return on your investment.

OPTIMA Pearl
OPTIMA CM180

Packaging system for panty liners and sanitary napkins in folding boxes

Output: 100 packages/minute

On the OPTIMA CM180, the transport of the premade folding boxes can be adjusted from front to rear. In addition, the quick and easy format change makes it easy for your operators. Thanks to low-vibration and low-wear movements and the transmission of all drives with toothed belts, cardan shafts, and self-lubricated chains, the system runs very smoothly and efficiently. All format parts and guides that are in contact with your products are made of stainless steel or have been surface treated.

OPTIMA CM180
OPTIMA CM180

Packaging system for panty liners and sanitary napkins in folding boxes

Output: 100 packages/minute

On the OPTIMA CM180, the transport of the premade folding boxes can be adjusted from front to rear. In addition, the quick and easy format change makes it easy for your operators. Thanks to low-vibration and low-wear movements and the transmission of all drives with toothed belts, cardan shafts, and self-lubricated chains, the system runs very smoothly and efficiently. All format parts and guides that are in contact with your products are made of stainless steel or have been surface treated.

OPTIMA CM180
OPTIMA FS1

The fully automatic entry-level solution

Infeed: up to 1,000 products/minute | Output: 2 x 50 packages/minute

The OPTIMA FS1 standard packaging system makes it easy for you to embark on the fully automatic packaging of sanitary napkins and panty liners. It enables you to use various standard formats even at high speed. In addition, it features a compact design and saves space on the production line.

OPTIMA FS1
OPTIMA FS1

The fully automatic entry-level solution

Infeed: up to 1,000 products/minute | Output: 2 x 50 packages/minute

The OPTIMA FS1 standard packaging system makes it easy for you to embark on the fully automatic packaging of sanitary napkins and panty liners. It enables you to use various standard formats even at high speed. In addition, it features a compact design and saves space on the production line.

OPTIMA FS1
OPTIMA ON3 OS11

Packaging system with individual options and high output

Infeed: up to 1,800 products/minute⎹  Output: 160 packages/minute

Good performance doesn't have to cost an arm and a leg – for just a moderate investment, the ON3 OS11 provides you with a configurable system featuring customized options. This system allows you to package all standard formats in top quality and at top speed. If higher performance is required, the system can be expanded with a second lane

OPTIMA ON3 OS11
OPTIMA ON3 OS11

Packaging system with individual options and high output

Infeed: up to 1,800 products/minute⎹  Output: 160 packages/minute

Good performance doesn't have to cost an arm and a leg – for just a moderate investment, the ON3 OS11 provides you with a configurable system featuring customized options. This system allows you to package all standard formats in top quality and at top speed. If higher performance is required, the system can be expanded with a second lane

OPTIMA ON3 OS11
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