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At Mpac Langen, we recognize the unique challenges that come with packaging frozen ice cream — from fragile texture to strict temperature control and packaging hygiene. Our advanced packaging automation solutions are designed to handle these challenges, providing reliable, high-throughput, and flexible cartoning systems built for frozen-food production lines.

Whether you're producing retail ice cream tubs, multipacks, ice lollies or dessert cups, our machines deliver consistent, efficient and scalable packaging — so your ice cream stays frozen, safe, and shelf-ready.

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What We Offer

 

Versatile Cartoners Designed for Frozen Ice Cream

  • Our frozen-food cartoners handle a wide range of product formats, including ice creams, ice lollies, desserts — ensuring flexibility as your product range evolves.
  • Cartons can accommodate various packaging types: flow-wrapped ice creams, tubs, multi-packs, or individual servings.
  • Machines support different carton sizes and shapes — offering adaptability if you launch new product lines or packaging designs.

 

Industry-Leading Performance — Quality, Speed & Reliability

  • Gentle and precise infeed ensures delicate frozen ice cream products remain intact and retail ready.
  • High-speed, fully automated packaging lines deliver production throughput to meet growing demand.
  • Over 95 % OEE, even when operating 24/7, to support continuous production and minimize downtime.
  • Fast format changes: quick adjustment for different carton sizes or ice cream formats, reducing downtime and maximizing output.

 

Custom Engineering & Flexible Automation Solutions

  • Mpac Langen offers tailored solutions — from standard pack formats to bespoke packaging configurations, designed around your product and line requirements.
  • Full packaging line: from product infeed, cartoning, case packing, to palletizing — enabling end-to-end integration.

Understanding Frozen Ice Cream Packaging — What Matters

Packaging frozen ice cream isn’t just about sealing tubs — it requires addressing both food safety and temperature integrity.

Key considerations include:

Food-safe materials:

packaging must use FDA/food-grade materials that do not leak chemicals, especially at low temperatures.

Packaging integrity during handling & transport:

cartons must withstand the rigors of logistics — vibration, impact, stacking — to ensure the ice cream arrives in perfect condition.

Thermal insulation and cold-chain integrity:

packaging and transport must maintain temperatures typically at or below –18 °C to keep ice cream frozen and prevent melting or recrystallization.

Barrier protection & moisture control:

preventing moisture ingress or frost formation helps preserve product quality, texture, and shelf-life.

By combining robust cartoning automation with industry best practices in material selection and temperature-controlled packaging design, Langen helps ensure your frozen ice cream not only stays frozen — but reaches your customers as intended.

The Mpac Langen Advantage — What Sets Us Apart

 

Attribute Benefit 
Flexible, Multi-format cartoners Enables packaging of signles, multipacks, tubs, lollies – adaptable as product lines expand. 
Maximum OEE +95% to meet high demand, minimize line stoppage and product spoilage 
Customizable & Scalable Suitable for small-batch artisanal brands or large-scale producers
Integrated packaging line From infeed to palletizing – a single supplier simplifies 
Compliance with food safety & cold chain requirements Helps maintain product integrity, protect brand reputation and meet regulatory standards

 

Ideal for:

  • Artisanal or premium ice cream producers looking to scale up production
  • Large frozen dessert manufacturers launching new product lines or formats
  • Companies seeking to upgrade from manual/ carton-by-carton packaging to automated, high speed end-of-line solutions.
  • Brands aiming for flexible packaging configurations to meet retail, multipack and seasonal demand.

Our Recommended Solutions:

Side-load Cartoner

Cartons per minute (up to)

500

Motion

Continuous

Changeovers

Automatic

Box Size

Large cartons

Formats

Bags / Bars / Cans / Bottles / Doy packs / Flow-wraps / Sachets / Shrink wrapped foods / Stick packs / Tubes

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Side load cartoner

Cartons per minute (up to)

up to 500 cpm

Motion

Continuous

Changeovers

< 10 minutes.
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  1. Consultation & Requirements Review — Our experts work with you to understand your product formats, desired output rates, and packaging requirements.
  2. Custom Line Design — We tailor a packaging line (cartoning > case packing > palletizing) optimized for your ice cream products.
  3. Build & Commissioning — Build, Delivery, installation, and ramp-up handled by our team — helping you go from concept to production quickly and reliably.
  4. Ongoing Support & Scaling — As your demand grows, our systems scale with you, offering stability and consistent performance year after year.

 

With Mpac Langen’s proven experience in frozen-food cartoning and full-line packaging automation, your frozen ice cream production can move beyond stop-gap solutions and seasonal bottlenecks. You get a high-speed, robust, and scalable packaging line — built for food safety, efficiency, and flexibility.

Ready to discuss your project? Contact our team to explore a custom packaging solution that keeps your ice cream frozen, fresh and fan-ready.

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