THIMONNIER

Filling and sealing machines for flexible pouches and Doypacks for sensitive liquid products.

Thimonnier designs and manufactures specialized packaging machines for flexible packaging, including pouches, Doypacks, and rigid shells, for liquid, paste, and viscous products. Its machines fill, dose, seal, and cap pouches for sensitive products: fruit juices, milks, and compotes in the food industry; solution and infusion bags in the medical field; and sachets and refillable pouches in the cosmetics and detergent industries. The company has mastered four sealing technologies: impulse, thermal, high-frequency, and ultrasonic, as well as precision dosing of up to 240 pouches per minute.

A French family business founded on the invention of the sewing machine by Barthélemy Thimonnier in 1830, it built a policy of continuous innovation after the war: a high-frequency welding machine in 1947, the packaging of single-serve cartons in 1952, and above all, the invention of the Doypack in 1963 by its then-president, Louis Doyen. This stand-up pouch, of which forty billion units are now sold annually, remains its signature. Based in Saint-Germain-au-Mont-d'Or, in the Rhône department, the company is currently headed by Sylvie Guinard, Louis Doyen's granddaughter, and is among the world leaders in its field.

Positioning on the line

Primary packagingPackaging machinesIndustrial process

Sector

Foodand beveragescosmeticsdetergentspharmaceuticals

THIMONNIER in video

Inventor of the Doypack and heir to the sewing machine, Thimonnier has spent over seventy years developing a comprehensive vision of the challenges of filling and sealing flexible packaging. This expertise allows them to add value at every stage, thanks to a range of services covering the filling of sensitive liquids, precision dosing, impulse, thermal, high-frequency and ultrasonic sealing, and packaging in Doypacks and medical bags.

THIMONNIER in figures

1963

invention of the Doypack

A stand-up bag invented by Louis Doyen, then president of Thimonnier, of which 40 billion are sold annually

80+

collaborators

Including a design office with 15 engineers and technicians and an after-sales service with 10 people

85 %

export revenue

A highly international business, with machines present in more than 150 countries

15 %

of R&D revenue

Significant reinvestment in research, in keeping with the company's tradition of innovation

240

sachets per minute

Maximum filling speed: up to 40 sachets per line, for volumes from 50 mL to 2 L

THIMONNIER range of solutions

Thimonnier solutions fall under the primary process and packaging: filling, dosing and sealing of flexible packaging.

Filler

The filling machine doses and introduces a predetermined quantity of product into a container. It handles free-flowing, viscous, pasty, or foaming liquids, as well as...

Foodand beveragesChemicalsCosmeticsDetergentsPharmaceuticals

Filler

Theidentity of THIMONNIER

Continuous innovation

From sewing machines to Doypacks, innovation is in the company's DNA. Its strategy now prioritizes technological advancement on strategic issues rather than simply filing patents.

Dual expertise

The company has mastered both the welding of flexible materials, particularly by high frequency, and the precision dosing of liquids, two complementary areas of expertise that form the basis of its offering.

Eco-design

Historically focused on sustainable development, the company positioned itself from the outset on eco-design and flexible packaging, which reduces the amount of material and the environmental impact.