HICOCA fully automated paper-wrapping and reciprocating shrink-film line: reduces labor, ensures packaging consistency, and lowers production costs

HICOCA fully automated paper-wrapping and reciprocating shrink-film line: reduces labor, ensures packaging consistency, and lowers production costs.

Paper-wrapped dried noodles remain a classic, mainstream market choice. Industry data shows they hold approximately 36% of the market share and serve as the core packaging format for many small and medium-sized noodle factories worldwide.

Traditional manual paper wrapping is labor-intensive and yields inconsistent product quality—long-standing pain points for noodle manufacturers. As early as 2010, HICOCA developed its own high-tightness paper packaging equipment, breaking the limitations of manual packaging and driving the automation of paper-wrapped noodle production. The company subsequently integrated core equipment such as intelligent feeding systems, automatic end-sealing units, and reciprocating film-wrapping machines. This created a comprehensive, fully automated line—spanning from initial feeding to final film wrapping, palletizing, and shipping—enabling standardized, industrialized, and intelligent production.

Fully Automated Process Workflow

High-precision cutter → Intelligent feeding system → Weighing, bundling, and check-weighing equipment → High-tightness paper wrapping machine → Automatic end-sealing machine → Robotic product handling/conveying → Reciprocating shrink-film machine → Constant-temperature shrink tunnel → Automatic bagging equipment → Robotic palletizing

Significantly reduces labor costs and eases staffing pressures

Taking the standard 8-station configuration as an example, compared to a traditional manual line, a single shift saves 20 operators:

Intelligent feeding saves 2 workers; the automatic paper wrapper replaces 12 manual wrappers; the film-wrapping/shrinking section saves 3 workers; automatic bagging saves 2 workers; and robotic palletizing saves 1 worker. Long-term operation drastically reduces recruitment challenges and labor expenses.

Core Equipment Highlights: Consistent quality, low waste, and energy efficiency

Three-Servo Reciprocating Shrink-Film Machine

Independent servo control for longitudinal and transverse sealing ensures tight, secure seals and virtually eliminates bag breakage; optimizes film consumption while delivering superior seal strength compared to standard films. After heat shrinking, the finished product features a neat H-shaped seal; the packaging is smooth and refined, ensuring an eye-catching display on supermarket shelves.

Upgraded Constant-Temperature Shrink Tunnel

Equipped with thermocouples for precise temperature control, ensuring uniform heating and consistent shrinking results; the optimized airflow design effectively reduces energy consumption. Features a viewing window to monitor production status without opening the unit, making inspections and maintenance more convenient.

Suitable for Noodle Plant Upgrades of All Scales

The fully automated production line boasts high integration of electrical controls and ease of operation. It addresses three core needs—reducing labor, stabilizing quality, and lowering energy consumption—making it a perfect fit for everything from small-to-medium plant retrofits to full-scale upgrades for large factories.