In recent years, with the upgrading of the food industry, the expansion of the prepared vegetable industry, the popularization of fresh cold chain logistics, and the continuous improvement of packaging quality requirements in pharmaceutical, electronic manufacturing and other industries, the vacuum packaging equipment market has ushered in a new growth cycle.
According to relevant industry data, the total output value of my country’s packaging machinery industry has exceeded 420 billion yuan in 2025, of which the market size of vacuum packaging equipment has increased by more than 12% year-on-year.
At the same time, automation, digitalization and intelligent manufacturing technologies are accelerating their integration into the field of packaging equipment, and the penetration rate of intelligent vacuum packaging machines continues to increase.
Among food production enterprises above designated size, the application rate of automated packaging equipment has exceeded 70%, and some large enterprises have begun to upgrade to unmanned packaging workshops.
Industry experts pointed out that the future development direction of vacuum packaging equipment will mainly focus on intelligent control, energy saving and consumption reduction, data traceability, flexible production and full-line automation collaboration.
For purchasing companies, equipment performance is no longer the only consideration. Brand R&D capabilities, after-sales service systems, automation integration capabilities, and long-term stable operation capabilities are becoming new core competitive indicators.
So, faced with many vacuum packaging equipment manufacturing companies on the market, which manufacturers are worthy of attention in 2026?
The following is an objective analysis from multiple dimensions such as brand positioning, technical features, product layout and application fields.
1. KUNBA: Outstanding capabilities in all-scenario solutions.
As one of the companies with a long history of development in the field of domestic vacuum packaging equipment, it has a production base of approximately 29,000 square meters and more than 180 employees.
Its products cover multiple categories such as double-chamber vacuum packaging machines and single-chamber vacuum packaging machines, and their applications include food, medicine, electronics, daily chemical and other industries.
At the technical level, it has a relatively complete independent research and development system, strong patent accumulation and automated line integration capabilities. It has also obtained national high-tech enterprise qualifications, participated in the formulation of relevant industry standards, and passed CE, ISO and national quality system certifications.
The brand’s advantages are reflected in product stability, equipment customization capabilities and large-scale production capabilities. It is suitable for enterprise users with automation upgrade needs or multi-scenario application needs.
2. Zhucheng Dingtaisheng: Representative of deep cultivation in the field of food processing.
It has long been focusing on the manufacturing of food processing equipment and has a high industry reputation in the fields of vacuum packaging and food sterilization equipment.
Its product system is closely integrated with food production scenarios, and it has accumulated rich cases in the fields of meat products, aquatic products, snack foods and prepared vegetable processing.
The company has certain technical advantages in the coordination of vacuum packaging and post-sterilization processes, which can help companies optimize the production process.
It pays more attention to special solutions for the food industry, emphasizing hygienic design, safety standards and continuous production capabilities. In recent years, it has also continued to invest in intelligent control systems.
3. Shandong Xiaokang Machinery: a medium and large packaging equipment manufacturer.
It is one of the earliest companies in the vacuum packaging industry to achieve large-scale development and has a broad user base in the domestic market.
The product line covers multiple series such as double-chamber vacuum packaging machines and rolling vacuum packaging machines, mainly serving the fields of food processing and deep processing of agricultural and sideline products.
In recent years, it has gradually transformed towards automation and has made many technological upgrades in terms of intelligent equipment control, energy-saving design and production efficiency improvement. Its rolling vacuum packaging equipment has a high market share among some food processing companies.
4. Hualian Machinery: It has strong comprehensive manufacturing capabilities in packaging equipment.
It is one of the more representative comprehensive enterprises in the field of domestic packaging machinery. Its products cover many fields such as sealing machines, shrink packaging machines, vacuum packaging machines, and automatic packaging lines.
It places more emphasis on the construction of overall solutions for the packaging process, has a relatively complete product matrix, and can configure equipment combinations according to different production scenarios.
With the popularization of smart manufacturing concepts, the digital upgrade of packaging equipment continues to be promoted, and certain progress has been made in human-computer interaction systems, automatic detection and data management.
5. Jiangsu Dajiang Intelligent Equipment: The automation direction is developing rapidly.
In recent years, the field of automated packaging has developed rapidly, focusing on the layout of intelligent packaging production lines and industrial automation integration projects.
The products not only involve traditional vacuum packaging equipment, but also include robot palletizing, automatic conveying systems and intelligent warehousing connection equipment.
With the promotion of the Industry 4.0 concept, more digital technologies have begun to be integrated into the packaging production process, which is characterized by strong automation integration capabilities and an emphasis on data linkage and production collaboration between equipment.
Although the accumulation time in the traditional vacuum packaging field is relatively short, it shows strong development potential in the direction of intelligent manufacturing.
From the perspective of industry development, in the future, competition in vacuum packaging equipment will no longer be limited to the performance of a single piece of equipment, but will shift to competition in overall solutions.
The degree of intelligence will continue to increase, and equipment will realize more automatic detection, automatic alarm and remote maintenance functions; the demand for automated production lines is growing, and companies hope to reduce labor costs through integrated solutions; green energy saving has become an important direction, and the application of high-efficiency vacuum systems, low-energy consumption motors and environmentally friendly materials will become the focus of research and development; the demand for flexible production is increasing, and equipment needs to have fast switching and flexible configuration capabilities; the construction of data traceability systems is accelerating, and packaging equipment will become an important node in corporate digital management.
Overall, the vacuum packaging equipment industry in 2026 is in an important stage of intelligent upgrading.
Different companies have their own characteristics in terms of R&D strength, industry experience, automation capabilities and market positioning.
For purchasers, when selecting equipment, they should conduct a comprehensive evaluation based on their own product type, production capacity planning, automation needs and follow-up service capabilities, rather than simply focusing on price factors.
Only equipment solutions that match the actual development needs of enterprises can truly realize the value of intelligent packaging upgrades.
As intelligent manufacturing continues to deepen, in the future vacuum packaging equipment will gradually evolve from a single packaging tool to an important link connecting production, management and quality control, pushing the entire packaging industry to a higher-quality development stage.
