TNA Solutions will introduce its next-generation packaging system, the TNA Robag Quantum, at Interpack 2026, engineered to help food manufacturers increase throughput, simplify operations, and respond faster to changing market demands, the company says.
Since 1982, TNA has spent more than four decades innovating the Robag platform, introducing multiple generations of technology that have continually pushed industry standards forward, it notes. The TNA Robag Quantum represents the next major leap in this journey, bringing a new level of performance, flexibility, and intelligent simplicity to modern food production, the company adds.
The Robag Quantum has been engineered for snack and food producers facing the growing challenge of more packs, more SKUs, and more pressure on space, labor, and margins, TNA shares, particularly for products such as potato chips, popcorn, tortilla chips, and extruded snacks. The equipment is designed to increase capacity per tube—reaching up to 300 bags per minute, depending on bag, film, and product type—while helping simplify the overall line.
The Robag Quantum was also developed and designed to cater to confectionery markets, by serving essentially as a faster single-tube bagger that could be used instead of larger, more complex twin-tube machines.
Michael Jonson, CEO of TNA Solutions, says: “For over 40 years, the TNA Robag has continuously raised the bar in VFFS packaging through ongoing innovation. Quantum is the latest expression of that journey, built with the same pioneering spirit, and engineered for what the industry needs next.”
Responding to rising complexity in food production
As labor shortages, rising costs, and increasing product variety continue to reshape snack production, manufacturers are under pressure to do more with less. The growth of smaller bag sizes and multipacks is adding to that challenge, increasing the number of packs that need to be formed, filled, and moved—often without additional labor or factory space.
The TNA Robag Quantum has been developed to address these pressures with a different approach to capacity. Rather than simply adding more bagmakers to increase output, it is designed to deliver higher output per tube (up to 300 bags per minute, subject to bag, film and product type), helping manufacturers reduce the number of machines required for the same production target and aim to create a more manageable overall line configuration.
Delivering measurable operational gains
For producers, this may translate into significant operational gains, including higher output per tube, fewer machines for the same output and low product and film waste, depending on the application. By reducing the amount of associated infeed and outfeed equipment, manufacturers can also strive to lower maintenance demands, cleaning requirements, and total line complexity.
Simon Hill, group product innovation manager at TNA Solutions, says: “Snack manufacturers are under pressure to produce more packs, more variety and more value, without adding complexity to the factory floor. With the TNA Robag Quantum, we are helping producers rethink high-capacity packaging by increasing output per tube rather than simply adding more machines. The result is a simpler, more efficient line that supports higher OEE, lower waste, and faster routes to profitability.”
Engineered for easier operations
According to the company, the new platform has been engineered around four priorities that matter directly on the factory floor: easier, better, faster, and smarter. Simplified operation and a cleaner machine architecture reportedly help reduce day-to-day intervention and support faster changeovers. The system is also designed to maintain repeatable pack quality at high speed, while on-machine event management and integrated training support faster operator response and long-term performance improvement, TNA adds.
Crucially, the TNA Robag Quantum is designed to perform as part of a complete line. Integrated with distribution and seasoning, it supports a smarter, more connected production system that is suitable for helping manufacturers address labor constraints, space limitations, and growing product variety without adding unnecessary difficulty.
Visitors to Interpack 2026 can see the TNA Robag Quantum live at the TNA Solutions in Hall 14, Stands C56 and D56, from May 7–13.
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