Industrial packaging machinery held, demonstrated and supported at our Riversands workshop in Johannesburg.
We supply shrink wrapping and shrink sleeve equipment, flow wrappers, vertical and horizontal form-fill-seal lines, can filling and seaming, capsule and sachet filling, cup fill-seal, tube filling, labelling and cartoning. The range runs from standalone machines to fully automated lines. The types most often specified by Gauteng manufacturers are set up and powered in our Riversands workshop, so you can watch one run before you choose. The machine that suits you depends on your product, your packaging film and your required output.
These are the machines Gauteng manufacturers specify most often. Each one runs in our Riversands workshop, so you can watch it handle your own product before you commit to it.
Bring your product in and we will test it before you buy. Bring the packaging film you intend to use and the carton you pack into, and we will run a sample batch on the machine we have recommended. Riversands is off the N1 at Fourways, so for most Gauteng buyers this is a morning rather than a trip. Courier the product to us instead if that is easier. No deposit is required for the trial.
These are packaging lines we have commissioned for Gauteng producers, written up in full. Each one lists the product, the pack format and the throughput the line was specified around.
Model codes shown are machines we have supplied and configured for previous projects. Your machine is specified and configured to suit your product, output and pack format, not supplied off the shelf.
We’ve had a great experience working with SA Packaging Machinery. The equipment has performed exactly as we hoped, and it’s made a noticeable difference to our operations. The service before and after installation has been excellent, and we’re happy with the overall result.
PackMan purchased an Automatic 6-Lane, 4-Side Seal Vinegar Packaging Machine, and it has been performing reliably since installation. The machine delivers consistent packaging quality, operates efficiently, and has met our production expectations.
SA Packaging Machinery supplied our VFFS machine, and it has been running well since installation. The team was straightforward to deal with, and the support has been there whenever we’ve needed it.
We’ve been very happy with the equipment supplied by SA Packaging Machinery. It’s straightforward to use, performs consistently, and has helped us improve our production process. The team was easy to work with and made the entire experience smooth.
A packaging machine quotation for Johannesburg and Gauteng is built around your product, pack format, output and level of automation, so we price it once we know what you are packing and at what rate. Quotes to Johannesburg and Gauteng sites include delivery from Riversands, installation and operator training by our own technicians. How each of those factors shapes the figure is explained in our guide to packaging machine costs in South Africa.
Our Riversands premises are staffed through the working week. Bring your product, your film and your carton, and we will run it on the machine you are considering. Installation is carried out on your site by our own technicians, and common wear parts are held here in Johannesburg rather than ordered in.
Unit 2, Block 5, Outlet Park, Riversands, 10 Century Blvd, Riversands, Johannesburg, 2156, South Africa
Mon to Fri: 8am – 5pm · Sat & Sun: Closed
Our workshop, showroom and spares base, 20 minutes from OR Tambo. Call ahead and we will have a technician free to run the machine for you.
Machines are dispatched from Riversands, which puts most of the Witwatersrand within driving distance of our installation team: the northern suburbs, Ekurhuleni, the West Rand and the Vaal. If your plant is in Pretoria or Centurion, the Pretoria and Tshwane page sets out delivery and support up the N1.
A machine held in stock at Riversands takes 7 to 10 working days, covering delivery, installation and configuration at your factory. Around the Johannesburg metros we can occasionally deliver same day, depending on technician availability. A machine that is not in stock takes 10 to 12 weeks from receipt of deposit, which covers the factory build, the Factory Acceptance Test and freight. We do not quote a lead time we have not confirmed with the factory first.
We also supply, install and service packaging machines for producers in Pretoria, Cape Town, Durban, Port Elizabeth and Bloemfontein. See every area we cover on our service areas page.
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SA Packaging Machinery offers excellent service and high-quality machines. Their team is knowledgeable, professional, and always willing to assist with the best solutions for packaging needs. The machines are reliable, efficient, and easy to work with, making a big difference in productivity. I would highly recommend SA Packaging Machinery to anyone looking for great value and dependable packaging equipment.
These are the questions we are asked most often by manufacturers in Johannesburg and Gauteng. If your question is not answered here, phone the workshop. You will speak to someone who installs these machines, not a call centre.
Yes, and we would rather you did. Our Riversands workshop keeps machines set up and powered, so you can watch one run before you commit to it. Bring your own product, the film you intend to use and the carton you pack into, and we will run a sample batch on the machine you are considering. That is the only reliable way to know how your product behaves through a forming tube, a filler or a sealing jaw. Most Gauteng buyers come twice: once to see the range, and again to sign off a trial on their own product.
Machines in stock at our Riversands warehouse: 7–10 working days, covering delivery, installation and configuration at your factory. In and around the Johannesburg metros and wider Gauteng, we can occasionally deliver same day, depending on technician availability and scheduling.
Machines not in stock: 10–12 weeks from receipt of deposit. This covers the factory build, the Factory Acceptance Test and freight, through to delivery, installation and configuration at your factory.
Custom configurations are quoted per project. We don’t quote a lead time we haven’t confirmed with the factory first.
Our own technicians, not a subcontractor. They position the machine on your floor, connect it to your power and compressed air, dial in the settings for your product and film, and stay until the line is producing sealed packs at the rate quoted. Operator training happens on the same visit, on your product, with your staff, so the people running the machine on Monday morning are the people we trained. Because we are based in Johannesburg, a follow-up visit during the first weeks of production is a drive across town.
Common wear parts are held at Riversands: sealing elements, heating bands, drive belts, blades, seals and sensors. A routine replacement is a collection or a local courier, not an eight-week import. Less common assemblies we bring in to order, and we will tell you honestly which category your part falls into when you phone. Keeping the fast-moving items on a shelf in Gauteng is the single biggest difference between a line down for two days and a line down for two months.
Yes. A service call to a plant in Johannesburg, Ekurhuleni or the West Rand is a drive rather than a flight, which is why our response times in Gauteng are what they are. We service the machines we supplied, and we will look at equipment bought elsewhere where we can source the parts. Worth asking before you replace a machine that may only need a seal kit, a new element and a proper service.
Riversands is our demonstration and dispatch base, and it serves the whole country and into Southern Africa. What this page covers is specifically what Johannesburg and the wider Gauteng radius get: a walk-in showroom you can visit during business hours, local delivery on machines we have on the floor, installation by our own team, and fast-moving spares on the shelf here rather than in a container.
We do not provide in-house financing, so machines are paid for directly. Many of our customers finance through their own bank, and we supply the quotes, specifications and documentation banks require. We are a registered vendor with Wesbank, and we have supplied machines financed through Nedbank and Absa.
For entry- to mid-level machines, terms are 50% deposit and 50% before delivery. For more complex, customized, or line production machines, terms are structured around the Factory Acceptance Test and set out in your quote. We are open to adjusting terms to suit your cash flow, so tell us what works for your business and we will discuss it.
Tell us what you are packing and we will recommend the right machine for your product, output and budget. We need the product, the pack format, your target output, and the film if you know it. We will then recommend a suitable machine, quote the price, and set out the delivery and installation.
