What Is a Tea Bagging Machine?
A tea bagging machine is an automated device that produces tea bags by precisely filling filter bags with a fixed quantity of tea leaves, broth, or herbal medicine.
These machines enable mass production of tea, food products, and herbal medicines, improving efficiency and reducing costs compared to manual production. Weighing and filling processes are precisely controlled within a closed production line, minimizing contamination risks and ensuring hygiene. Tea bagging machines facilitate the production of high-quality tea bags, helping to maintain brand value.
Various types of tea bagging machines are available, including high-speed, high-volume models, high-mix, low-volume models, and dual-mix machines capable of handling ingredients with different specific gravities and particle sizes. Selecting an appropriate bag shape and material is essential when producing tea bags. Tea bag shapes can include flat, pyramid-shaped (tetrahedral), or designs with threads or labels. Materials range from paper and non-woven fabrics to nylon, PLA (plant-derived film), and eco-friendly options. Optional features like individual packaging and nitrogen filling are also available with some machines.
Uses of Tea Bagging Machines
Tea bagging machines are used for various purposes, ranging from in-house production to OEM supply. Below are some common applications:
1. Tea Production
Tea bagging machines are widely used for filling tea bags with black tea, green tea, herbal tea, and more, enabling large-scale production. As the demand for convenience products grows, the need for diverse flavored and herbal teas increases. Triangular tea bags, which can hold various tea leaves and offer ample internal space, are particularly popular for mass production.
2. Food Products and Functional Foods
Tea bagging machines are also utilized for producing dashi packs, often on consignment. These packs may include a blend of various dashi ingredients.
Dual-mix tea bagging machines are used to produce functional food products. For example, tea bags combining green tea or herbal tea leaves with functional extract powders use non-woven filters with fine meshes to prevent powder leakage.
3. Herbal Medicine
Modified versions of tea bagging machines are employed for producing small portions of decoction herbal medicines. These machines ensure even mixing and precise portioning of herbal formulas.