Bagging equipment is needed to bag and seal powder or granular materials for retail. When shopping for bagging equipment, you should consider the following: the type of product you’re packaging, the flow of that product (i.e. free-flowing, non-free flowing, hard to handle. etc. …), the bulk density, types of bags needed to hold the product - factoring in the weight of the product, the accuracy of the filled bags, the bagging rate needed, the methods of which the bags are sealed and how that could affect the product inside. Once you’ve considered all of the above, you can compare and contrast the difference between a tubular bag packing machine or a standard bagging machine.  A tubular bag packing machine automatically collects individual, pre-made bags from the bag stock, transfers bags to the filling station where the product is injected into the bag, followed by the sealing station to make sure the product is sufficiently sealed. Tubular bag packing machines are ideal for loose, fine products that create a lot of dust. Standard bagging machines are perfect for dosage management. Standard bagging machines are best used for packaging cosmetic and pharmaceutical products by stick packing product (specialized narrow tubular bags that are used to package non-single portion products), filling the stick pack, and sealing stick pack for retail.