The new automatic and compact packaging solution.The machine is able to combine the forming of the bag with an external card applicator to obtain various kind of bags: pillow pack, square bottom, double square bottom and stabilo with card on the top. MACHINE FUNCTIONING The machine, that can be equipped with a dosing unit or manually fed, forms the bag starting from a reel.In a second step through a carousel the machine takes the bag and moves it in order to apply the cardboards on the top.Afterwards the machine creates the bag in one solution with different kinds of coupling system like hot melt, hot sealing of pre-glued cards, eyelet pouncing or label applicator. DESCRIPTION OF THE LINE  A) VERTICAL FORM FILL AND SEAL UNIT Stainless steel AISI 304/Alluminium anticorodal frame structureReel holding group with cones, motorized unwinding system and automatic machine stoppage at film run out.Film compensation by dancing roller.Pneumatically-operated, intermittent motion horizontal seal jaws.Pneumatically-operated vertical hinged sealing group for rapid forming tube changeover.Friction drive film transport belts, self-centring, simple and fast changeover driven by inverter.Signal inputs programmed for external equipment like dosers, printers, labellers.Pneumatic circuit with alarm for air runout (on the control panel)The machine can work with any heat-seal materials like polypropylene, aluminium complex, PVC.All moving mechanical parts and external support are treated with food grade chemical nickel bath with 0,3 mm metal penetration in order to guarantee inoxidizability. B) FORMING UNIT OF THE BAG WITH THE APPLICATION OF CARD OR LABELThe bags can be of different types : pillow pack, square bottom, double square bottom with card on the top.Aluminium anticorodal with contact part in AISI 304 stainless steel frame structureThe unit is adjustable in height according to the dimensions of the bagsCARDS STORAGE UNIT The system is positioned on a  adjustable sleight that can take in about 700/1000  cards (depending on the thickness of the cardboard)This unit is equipped with photocell to check the presence of the cards in the storage. CARDS POSITIONING UNIT Totally realized in aluminium anticorodal and AISI 304 stainelss steel this rotating unit is equipped with a revolving arm and flexible fingers that by means of a sucker  takes the cards from the  storage unit and positions them on the  bag. C) CARDS APPLICATION SYSTEM The card application system can be of three different kinds (depending on customer's need) :-Hot melt applicator -Eyelet punching unit with one or two heads (depending on the required speed) with storage of 500 eyelets per unit and equipped with photocell to check eyelet presence-Trough pre-heated teflon  belts with pneumatic scissors movements  Overhanging control panel, right or left hand positioning, with display and PLC. Electrical control cabinet with PLC and first cls components. Wired according to European 24V directives. Mounted on sliding guides.