This packaging machine consists of a bagging table and a horizontal closing device arranged at right angles. The machine frame and all casings are made of stainless steel – important for long value preservation and good for easy and hygienic cleaning. Rollers and the compact design make this closing device flexible, usable in any location. All drive elements are directly accessible simply by opening the machine doors. The bags are opened with the bagging table. Whole loaves or sliced loaves of bread can be easily inserted by hand and placed on the transversely positioned product conveyor belt. Brushes align the filled bag for optimum packaging results. The filled bags are automatically transported to the closing station. An integrated vacuum device sucks excess air out of the bag before it is closed.