The Turbovac T40 vacuum packer is the new version of our best selling Turbovac 440ST vacuum packing machine. The vacuum packer comes with a choice of Busch vacuum pump, 016 or 021m3. The 016m3 vacuum pump is the perfect choice for restaurants and smaller butchers shops where the vacuum packer is not used that frequently. The 021m3 vacuum pump is for more frequent use of the vacuum packer. Customer has purchase vacuum packer service kits directly from our websites and can carry out the servicing themselves to help reduce on going costs. The T40 vacuum packing machine comes complete with a seal beam capable of sealing a bag of 420mm in width and the distance from the seal beam to the back of the chamber is 370mm. It creates a double seal on the bag and can be easily converted to seal and cut off just by changing the wire type. The vacuum packer is constructed in stainless steel and has no wires in the chamber to improve cleanliness and reliability. The vacuum packing machines lid features a floating hinge system which prevents damage to the lid if anything is caught between the lid and the chamber. The Turbovac vacuum packer has digital controls where the vacuum time and seal time can be individually adjusted to suit different products and bag types and has a warm up button to get the machine and vacuum pump up to temperature before vacuum packing commences. Vacuum packing couldn't be simpler, place the product in a vacuum bag or pouch place into the chamber overlapping the seal beam and close the lid. When the vacuum packer lid closes the vacuum cycles starts and when it is complete the lid opens automatically. If you require a smaller table top vacuum packer then take a look at the 140ST, or if you need a table top machine ideally suited to vacuum packing long thin products like whole salmon then have a look at the T50 vacuum packer. If you need a machine that is a bit more substantial and can be used for longer periods of time then really a floor standing vacuum packer is what you require, have a look at Turbovac's floor standing models.