Namkeen Packaging Solutions from Nichrome

 

Nichrome is India’s leading integrated packaging solutions provider, with over four decades of expertise in their domain. Nichrome constantly assesses evolving market needs and develops automatic packaging solutions that are suitable, efficient and cost-effective. 

With India’s snack market growing in leaps and bounds, traditional namkeens are in demand - as they are all-time favourites. However, considerations regarding hygiene and comfort have forced namkeen makers to adopt the latest trends in packaging to retain their spots on retail shelves.

 Nichrome’s offerings include comprehensive packaging solutions for Indian namkeen packaging, in addition to other snacks such as wafers, nuts, dry fruits etc. These snack packaging machines are also capable of use in other applications such as sugar, grains, pulses, pasta, soya chunks etc. 

Every automatic packaging machine from Nichrome comes with the latest technology, with the focus on ensuring the freshness, crispness and shape of the snacks.

The VFFS namkeen packaging machine range from Nichrome includes:

Wing 200 E-line Snack Pack 

The Wing 200 is an exclusive packaging solution from Nichrome designed for startups and small-medium enterprises. It comes with Nichrome’s extensive expertise and its reliable technology in a compact, affordable design that is configured to fit relatively modest space, budget and performance requirements.
It has the capacity to pack CSPP pouches at a rate of 80 pouches/min.

Excel Vertipack 320

 The Excel Vertipack 320 is yet another versatile innovation from Nichrome and India’s first vertical pouch packaging machine. The Excel Vertipack 320 was designed for packaging dry fruits, snacks, pasta, grains etc in a number of standup pouches with or without zippers.

Excel Vertipack 320 comes with the assurance of robust performance and unmatched versatility with its sturdy design, online check weigher and metal detector, compatibility with multiple fillers, and an abundance of other features.

Sprint 250 Snackpack 

The Sprint 250 Snackpack was designed particularly for the snacks and namkeen industry and offers quick and easy tool-less changeover of parts resulting in minimum product fall height.

The Sprint 250 Snackpack’s construction is HACCP & GMP compatible and can pack a wide variety of namkeens, snacks and related food items in various pouch formats such as Gusset with D-cut, Gusset and CSPP. It has a perforation system that allows for the production of chains of small pouches. It has an output speed of 150 packs/min. 

Excel 400 Plus Multihead Weigher 

Coming with the added advantage of automation, the Excel Plus series is equipped with CE marked PLC controller and touchscreen. Some significant elements of this series are static charge eliminators, print mark scanners, servo motor driven bag length control system and adjustable cross-sealing jaws for the best performance. It can be easily integrated into upstream or downstream systems as well.

This series is compatible with a range of fillers which makes it a genuinely versatile solution for snacks, powders grains, granules, snacks etc. It can pack in a variety of pouch formats such as Pentaseal, 4 line seal, CSPP, Gusset and Pentaseal with D cut.

Sprint 250 Plus Multihead Weigher

 

The Sprint 250 Plus from Nichrome offers accuracy and efficiency for the flexible packaging of a diverse range of snacks, grains and powders and can package pouch quantities up to 2 Kgs with an output speed of up to 150 packs/min. Being an automated packaging machine, the Sprint 250 Plus comes with CE marked PLC and a touchscreen HMI. The servo motor driven sealing system is very effective at sealing while maintaining pressure levels. It offers a perforation system to deliver a chain of small pouches and is programmed to pull the exact length of film required for packaging. 

Nichrome offerings also include a range of HFFS Namkeen packaging machines with the latest linear technology from Europe. These machines are quite versatile and can be deployed to pack a wide range of powders, grains, snacks, liquids and viscous products with a range of fillers. This series offers a variety of pouch formats with superior aesthetics. 

The HFFS machines have a touchscreen interface and are based on PLCs. With a compact and versatile design, this series offers both single and perforated chain of pouches with quick and easy changeovers. Duplex modules are optional for higher output requirements. 

Conclusion 

If you’re a manufacturer of namkeens and other snacks and want to improve your packaging for a wider market, Nichrome can be considered your ideal packaging partner. Nichrome’s integrated packaging solutions are automated with CE marked PLC controllers and a touchscreen HMI for ease of operation and control. These packaging machines can be conveniently integrated into upstream/downstream systems and can be used for a wide range of applications as a result of their compatibility with multiple fillers and quick, tool-less changeover.

 Nichrome also offers the option of customizing solutions for application-specific requirements. Nichrome will develop a suitable solution after studying your products and the pertinent requirements. Nichrome is the ideal partner to deliver performance and productivity for your packaging requirements.

ENHANCE PRODUCTIVITY AND PROFITS WITH THE LEADING SNACK MACHINE MANUFACTURER

 

As consumers turn away from loose snacks and mithai towards hygienically packaged products; as online shopping becomes the norm across India; marketers of snacks need to consider automated snack packaging machines. It's the only way to build your consumer base, and expand your market.

High quality snack packaging offers many advantages, such as:

- attractive retail appeal

- hygiene; products untouched by human hands

- protection from air, water & contaminants

- longer shelf life

- better mobility

- easier to transport, distribute & store

With these advantages for your business, snack manufacturers can improve retail value of their products and make forays into new markets, thereby growing sales and profits.

Nichrome snack packaging machines

Nichrome is India’s leading provider of integrated packaging solutions with a whole gamut of offerings for snack packaging. Nichrome range of automated snacks packaging machines and namkeen packing machines suit different needs and budgets while offering some definite advantages:

- high speed performance

- accuracy in weighing & filling

- excellent vacuum sealing

- easy changeover for multiple products

- easy cleaning and maintenance

- flexible pouches for better packaging design

- robust construction

- HACCP & GMP compliance

- reliable performance

- flexibility: different fillers make multiple applications possible on the same machine

All these features add up to big benefits for snack manufacturers. Greater speed and efficiency means improved productivity for your factory, and longer life for your products.

Choose your pouch format

Nichrome offers a wide range of automated snack food packaging machines, each offering different flexible packaging formats. Some of the most popular snack packaging formats include:

Chain of small pouches
Nichrome’s Sprint Snack Pack packs snacks such as chips, namkeen, puffed snacks, dry fruits, etc. in Centre Seal Pillow Pouches of different sizes. It has a perforation mechanism that produces a chain of pouches that is easy to display in crowded Indian stores.

Large bulk packs
Nichrome’s snack packaging machines offer a variety of large pouch formats such as the Gusset, Gusset with D-cut, Penta Seal and Quad Seal pouches. These are ideal for bulk packaging up to 10 kgs and pack at a speed of 80 bags per minute.

Stand up pouches
Nichrome has innovated India's first vertical pouch packaging machine! The Excel Vertipack 320 has been developed for packaging dry fruits, snacks, pasta, grains, etc. in a variety of stand up pouches with or without zipper.

Sealed trays
Nichrome’s tray sealing machines are the perfect choice for packaging Indian mithai, snacks and other food products. MAP (Modified Atmosphere Packaging) technology ensures the snacks are packed safely in preformed trays, untouched by human hands - and sealed tight in a modified atmosphere that prevents spoilage and extends shelf life.

Special innovation for start-ups

More and more snack manufacturers are seeing the need for automating their packaging process. To retain old customers, attract new ones and make inroads into new markets, snack manufacturers need modern packaging that’s safe, accurate and effective.

But not every snack producer has the space or budget for an expensive snack packaging machine. Nichrome has a solution. Nichrome has designed a special snack packaging machine under the brand name ‘E-Line’, for such start-ups and small-medium enterprises.

Wing 200 E-Line is an exclusive entry-level snack packaging machine that delivers all the technology, expertise and reliability of Nichrome in a compact, affordable format. Wing 200 E-Line is designed to fit modest space, budget and performance expectations.

It is the ideal machine for chips, kurkure, namkeen, pasta, dry fruits, candies - even sugar, grains and pulses. Products are vacuum-packed at a speed of 80 bags per minute in economical Centre Seal Pillow Pouches (CSPP). Perforated chains of pouches are also possible.

Conclusion

As hygiene and safety become increasingly important for the modern consumer, automated snack packaging grows in need. The ongoing pandemic further emphasizes the need for hygienically packed and sealed packs.

For snacks producers, it makes sense to partner with a snack packaging machine manufacturer who truly knows and understands the business. Nichrome offers a wide range of high quality, high speed namkeen packaging machines, and can even customise solutions for specific needs.

Nichrome provides end-to-end support, right from consulting to understand your requirements and recommending the most relevant, cost-effective solution, to manufacturing and delivering it. Nichrome also helps integrate the machine in your upstream or downstream systems, provides training for your staff, and offers timely support and spares when required.

Special snack packaging solution for startups & SMEs

Over four decades in the business, Nichrome has proved itself as a leading packaging machine manufacturer of India. The company’s growth has been built on the pillars of innovation and in depth industry knowledge of diverse verticals. Nichrome studies and understands the needs and challenges of different customers to develop and deliver the optimal solution.

The snack market in India is a fast growing one, and Indian snacks and namkeens present unique challenges for packaging. Shape, crispness, delicate form, and flavor – all these aspects have to be carefully considered when designing the ideal packaging solution.

Today, as more and more consumers prefer packaged food products for their hygiene, quality and accuracy of content amounts, there are a growing number of businessmen entering the field. Home industry or small shop, or even a medium-size snack manufacturing plant – they all need the world-class snack packaging technology that Nichrome offers.

However, they need it to fit their needs, space and budget. Nichrome understands and has launched an exclusive line of packaging machines under the new ‘E-LINE’ banner. This series of machines are tailored for startups and small-medium scale enterprises. With their smaller footprint, modest speed and affordable price, the E-LINE range caters specifically to enterprises who think big but want to start small.

At the recent compack exhibition in Chennai, Nichrome launched the Wing 200 E-LINE, a machine that offers all the superior technology and reliability of Nichrome, in a compact, affordable format.  Made for snack packagingapplications, the Wing 200 E-LINE is a servo driven automatic packaging machine with a bagger speed of 80 bags per minute, using heat sealable laminate.

Ideal for Namkeen packaging and for kurkure and wafers, the Wing 200 E-LINE is a versatile chips packaging machine which is equally suited to packing grains & pulses, dry fruits, pasta, low-count biscuits, candies and even sugar packaging. 

To know more about how the Wing 200 E-LINE can benefit your business and partner in your success story, contact Nichrome.

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Branded snacks market growing at an appetizing 25% per annum!

Snacks Packaging Machine Manufacturer

The Indian snack food industry is worth over 4, 00,000 tonnes in terms of volume, according to the Ministry of Food Processing. As per an APEDA (Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority) survey, almost 1,000 snack items and 300 types of savouries are sold across India.  While the market (organized and unorganized) is expected to grow at 11.8% (CAGR), the branded market is expected to witness 25% per annum growth.

Branded snacks are sold at least 25% higher than the unbranded products due to various reasons such as lifestyle changes and rising incomes, growing middle class population, deep market penetration, availability of snacks in small package size & low unit price, and manufacturer’s strategies to focus on regional tastes. Snacking at home while watching TV, and pubs & bars (where they are served free) also contribute to the growing sales.

India snacks market is segmented into Extruded Snacks, Chips, Namkeen and Others. In terms of market value share, Namkeen has the highest market share compared to all other segments. At present, in both organized and unorganized market, Namkeen is the leading segment.

For Namkeen manufacturers, Nichrome offers the Snackpack Sprint 250 Continuous, a speedy snacks & Namkeen packing machine. A Vertical Form Fill Seal (VFFS) machine designed to protect the inherent fragility and odd shapes of snack foods, Snackpack ensures quality, hygiene and cost-efficiency.

VFFS Machines - Namkeen Packing Machine

As India’s leading automatic packaging machines manufacturer, Nichrome has in depth study of the Indian Namkeen market. So Nichrome’s snack packaging machinesare versatile and capable of packaging a wide variety of products such as bakarwadi, namkeen, bhujjia, gathiya, chevda & kachori, or even Western style snacks such as crisps, corn puffs, nachos & extruded sticks. Whatever the snack, the gas filled pouches keep product, flavor and freshness intact – from factory to retail shelf.

Nichrome’s Snackpack potato chips packaging machine delivers speed of up to 150 packs per minute. What’s more, as a snacks packaging machine manufacturercommitted to partnering with Indian businesses, Nichrome continuously innovates and adapts technology to cater to the individual needs of manufacturers.

For startups and SMEs, Nichrome offers appropriate versions of Snackpack, tailored to the right size, capacity and budget. Operations are simplified and maintenance is user-friendly.

For more details and to customize packaging solutions for your personal operations, contact Nichrome: www.nichrome.com