Mespack Innovation Center: test your packaging material before you invest
Run your own films and pouch formats on production-scale Mespack machines, side by side with our engineers.
What is the Mespack Innovation Center?
The Mespack Innovation Center (MIC) in Barcelona is where brand owners, material suppliers and packaging experts test and validate new flexible packaging solutions on real production equipment. From HFFS and VFFS to water-soluble pods, cartoners and end-of-line systems, customers can run packaging trials, validate sustainable materials and optimize performance without disrupting their own production lines.
Controlled environment
A dedicated space to test packaging technologies with expert Mespack technicians. We sign an NDA before we share any confidential data.
Your own materials
Bring your film structures and formats, including recyclable and sustainable materials, and we will test them.
Joint development
Work with our specialists to adjust parameters and validate performance under real conditions.
Open innovation is part of the Mespack DNA
At Mespack, open innovation is part of our DNA. Our entire team collaborates closely with key customers and partners to develop the most challenging flexible packaging projects, following an innovation roadmap with a clear vision toward the future of flexible packaging.
Long-term committed relationships and active listening help us understand our customers' needs and make our innovative packaging solutions more user-friendly and state-of-the-art.
Explore the MIC floor plan
Six machines ready to run your material. Select a number to see what you can test on each one.
-
1VFFS · STICK PACKS
MSPH 300Compact and reliable multilane stick pack machine for low and medium productions.
-Powder
-Simple and easy to operate
-Low and medium productions -
2HFFS · STAND-UP POUCHES
H-260 FERRHorizontal form-fill-seal machine ready to run recyclable materials.
-Zipper, corner and top spout
-Liquid and powder filling
-Full servo machine -
3VFFS PHARMA · TURNKEY LINE
MSPH + CartonerPharma stick pack machine integrated with a delta picking module and the A1 cartoner by Famartec.
-Stainless steel, full servo. Liquid
-GMP, GAMP5 and FDA compliant
-From stick pack to closed carton -
4WATER-SOLUBLE PODS
Hydroforma 165Rotary-drum pod machine with the technology of the Hydroforma Series in a smaller footprint.
-Liquids
-Patented gentle pod handling
-Cavity detector with vision -
5WATER-SOLUBLE PODS
Hydroforma Flat BedFlat-bed forming technology to develop and test new water-soluble pod designs.
-Liquid -
6VFFS · 4-SIDE SEAL SACHETS
MLC1200High-speed multilane machine for bigger sachets, with a continuous sealing system.
-Liquid
-Up to 5 filling stations
-Full servo machine
Your challenges, our innovations
Recyclable materials
We test mono-material and sustainable films on real machines to make them run at industrial speed.
Automation
We optimize the efficiency of our solutions and develop new projects that expand the Mespack portfolio.
Digitization
Smart, connected machines, AI data driven, and data from every trial, powered by Mespack Athena.
Innovating together with our partners
Building on the foundation of open innovation, we engage in collaborative efforts with key partners in the flexible packaging sector to undertake challenging projects. Through close collaboration with a diverse team of experts, we collectively strive to achieve innovative and sustainable goals.
The advantages of developing a project at the MIC
Try new pouch shapes, sizes and closures on real machines before committing to a production line.
Run trials with your real liquid or powder product to check dosing, filling and sealing.
Under real production conditions, we rigorously test alternative films, zippers, spouts, and materials to ensure that operational, environmental, and regulatory standards are met, leading to regulatory and operational compliance.
Produce pilot batches for market tests and fine-tune machine parameters before scaling up.
Every trial follows the same test protocol, so results can be compared between materials, formats and suppliers.
Your team, your material suppliers and Mespack engineers work side by side on the same machine.
Every project runs under NDA: your materials, formats and results stay yours.
Trials run at the MIC, so your own lines keep producing while you develop the next format.
Mespack Innovation Center FAQs
The Mespack Innovation Center (MIC) is a testing facility where brand owners and film suppliers validate flexible packaging materials and pouch formats on real Mespack machines before investing in a line.
The MIC is at Mespack’s headquarters in the Barcelona area, Spain.
Yes. Customers bring their own film structures and formats, including recyclable and sustainable materials, and test them together with Mespack specialists.
Six machines: MS 600 (stick packs), H-260 FERR (stand-up pouches), MSPH with cartoner (pharma), Hydroforma 165 and Hydroforma Flat Bed (water-soluble pods) and MLC (4-side seal sachets), all connected to Mespack Athena.
Ink, vacuum, pressure, drop and eye mark quality tests as standard, plus customized tests such as burst, sealing pressure and peak tension.
A structured test report with the validated working recipe for your material: working temperature, sealing time and sealing pressure.
Ready to test your material?
Tell us your film, format and product. Our team will prepare a customized trial at the Mespack Innovation Center.
