Complete Hookah Tobacco Packaging Plant

GB Automazioni 50g (120 ppm) + 250g (40 ppm) + Mixers

COMPLETE HOOKAH TOBACCO PACKAGING PLANT - TWO LINES + MIXING EQUIPMENT

Fixed package: two complete, lightly used hookah (shisha / molasses tobacco) packaging lines with all support equipment, sold together as one lot at one price:

- 50g line: up to 120 packs per minute, built 2017, European (mainly Italian) machinery
- 250g line: up to 40 packs per minute, built 2018, U.S. and European machinery
- Barrel mixing, barrel loading and storage equipment, spare parts and dosing screws

Each line runs from bulk tobacco feeding through dosing, flow-pack sealing, check weighing, cartoning and film wrapping. The lines were used from 2017-2018 to 2019 and have been idle since 2020.

Location: Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA. Available for inspection by appointment.

Reason for sale: the owner stopped plans for U.S. tobacco production because of FDA regulatory requirements. The equipment is not being sold because of any fault.

LINE 1 - 50g LINE - UP TO 120 PACKS PER MINUTE (BUILT 2017)

1. Main control cabinet (HMI + PLC) - synchronizes the complete line
2. Manual loading table and feed hopper with twin augers
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3. Dosing machine - GB Automazioni (Italy), screw/auger dosing
4. Horizontal flow-pack machine - sealed 50g pouches
5. Inline checkweigher
6. Cartesian robot loader
7. Stepper (indexing) conveyor
8. Case box machine (cartoner) with its own control panel
9. Carpet transfer conveyor
10. Box wrapping machine - film overwrap of each carton
11. Superimpose box unit - carton grouping and stacking
12. Case cross box machine - GB Automazioni (Italy)
13. Overwrapping cross machine - film overwrap of carton bundles
14. Roller exit conveyor

LINE 2 - 250g LINE - UP TO 40 PACKS PER MINUTE (BUILT 2018)

1. Material feed hopper
2. Dosing machine - GB Automazioni (Italy)
3. Horizontal flow-pack machine - Delfin
4. Inline checkweigher - Mettler Toledo
5. Stepper conveyor
6. Case box machine (cartoner)
7. Carpet transfer conveyor
8. Box wrapping machine - Barrington Packaging Systems (USA)

MIXING AND STORAGE EQUIPMENT (INCLUDED)

- 2 barrel mixing / tumbling machines with control panels
- Barrel loading machine (lift and tipper)
- Blue storage barrels
- Stainless steel storage tubs with lids

SPARE PARTS (INCLUDED)

- Interchangeable dosing screws in several sizes (for setting pack weight)
- Spare parts and stainless steel fittings

ELECTRICAL AND UTILITIES

- 50g line: 220V / 60Hz, 3-phase + PE, approx. 22.5 kW total across 7 supply points (see layout drawing)
- 250g line: electrical details available on request
- Pneumatic components: compressed air supply required
- The equipment has been operated on U.S. 60Hz power

DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE

- Brochure for each line
- 50g line layout drawing with power supply schedule
- Additional photos
- Videos of the lines running in production and recent walk-arounds

PRICE AND TERMS

- USD 550,000 for the complete package as described (both lines + mixing and storage equipment + spare parts)
- Sold as-is, where-is (EXW Gaithersburg, Maryland)
- Buyer arranges rigging, crating and shipping unless otherwise agreed
- Inspection welcome: in person, by video call, or by a third-party inspector