- The next generation of Mespack’s electronic vertical positioned carrousel technology offers maximum speed, stability, and format agility
- Fast, automated changeovers and uninterrupted performance across roll‑stock and pre‑made configurations
Mespack, a leading international manufacturer of innovative and sustainable flexible and turnkey packaging solutions, presents the HKE Series. With a highly compact footprint, this is a new horizontal platform designed to deliver stable high‑speed production, uninterrupted operation, and exceptional format agility.With this launch, Mespack sets a new benchmark for roll‑stock and pre‑made pouch packaging performance.
At the core of the HKE Series lies Mespack’s next‑generation electronically controlled, vertically positioned carrousel technology, which is engineered to ensure precise pouch handling at every stage of the process. By gripping the pouch once and maintaining full control throughout the cycle, the HKE Series achieves outstanding stability, thus enabling higher speeds without compromising accuracy, seal quality, or product integrity.
Continuous Production Built for Stability and Speed
The HKE Series is designed for uninterrupted roll‑stock production, allowing manufacturers to maximize output while minimizing stops and micro‑interruptions that limit efficiency at high speeds. The vertical electronic carrousel architecture guarantees smooth, asynchronous motion, and consistent pouch positioning, even in demanding duplex, triplex, and quadruplex configurations.
Subject to the machine setup, the platform can perform as follows, thus delivering a superior production‑per‑square‑meter ratio: up to 225 ppm in pre‑made (HKE SC) configurations and up to 240 ppm in roll‑stock. Integrated electrical cabinets and optimized station layouts further contribute to a significantly reduced footprint, which makes the HKE Series ideal for high‑performance lines that have a critical constraint in regard to space.
Fast, Automated Changeovers with Maximum Format Agility
Designed to adapt quickly to evolving production needs, the HKE Series enables fast and highly repeatable changeovers. Due to automated adjustments through the HMI and Mespack’s Athena software platform, multiple parameters, including pouch width, transport settings, as well as shrink and stretch adjustments, can be modified with minimal operator intervention.
- Pre‑made (HKE SC) configurations achieve changeovers in as little as 5 minutes
- Roll‑stock configurations enable format changes in approximately 20 minutes
This high level of automation reduces downtime, minimizes setup errors, and allows manufacturers to run shorter batches more efficiently without sacrificing productivity.
One Platform, Dual Flexibility: Roll‑Stock and Pre‑Made
The HKE Series has been conceived as a highly modular platform, available in both roll‑stock and pre‑made pouch (HKE SC Series) versions or combined within the same machine. This dual approach allows customers to select the configuration that best fits their current production strategy, while preserving the flexibility to evolve, scale, or retrofit the line as requirements change.
The platform supports a wide range of pouch formats and product types, including powders, granules, liquids, solids, and pods. It is fully equipped for recyclable‑ready materials, advanced sealing technologies, hygienic design, and washdown options. Furthermore, the HKE Series enables the integration of smart process‑control solutions, such as Smart Digital Sealing for precise and energy‑efficient sealing, or Inline Thermographic Inspection systems, hence providing real‑time seal quality monitoring and enhanced process reliability.
Digitally Connected and Future‑Ready
Created with Mespack’s Athena digital ecosystem, the HKE Series enables recipe management, data monitoring, remote assistance, and preventive maintenance. This connectivity empowers manufacturers to make data‑driven decisions, improve line availability, and ensure consistent performance throughout the machine’s lifecycle.
In the words of Guillem Lloret, Innovation Director at Mespack: “The key innovation behind the HKE Series is the electronic vertical carrousel that operates with asynchronous motion. By decoupling transport, filling and sealing movements, we can independently optimize each station instead of forcing the entire machine to run at the same rhythm. This asynchronization allows us to combine higher speed with exceptional pouch stability, even in continuous roll‑stock production.”
With the HKE Series, Mespack delivers a solution that combines continuous high‑speed production, compact design, fast changeovers, and true modularity, thus helping packaging producers increase efficiency, reduce downtime, and future‑proof their operations. Visitors to Interpack 2026 will be able to discover this new platform firsthand at the Mespack booth (Hall 6, Booth B73), where the HKE Series will be showcased as one of the company’s key technological innovations for the next generation of flexible packaging. https://mespack.com/interpack-experience-innovation/
