GULFOOD MANUFACTURING 2022: Nichrome Showcasing in Dubai

 

Nichrome is India’s leading packaging machine manufacturer, generating automated packaging machines that equip you with the latest, safest and most integrated packaging solutions.

Based in Pune, Nichrome has its presence in 45 plus countries with more than 10,000 installations. Nichrome started with developing India’s first milk packaging machine in 1977 and continued its journey to today produce packaging machines that cater to the food industry, pharmaceutical industry and non-food industry.

Providing integrated packaging machines in India, Nichrome is proud to announce that it will once again showcase India and the brand at the Gulfood Manufacturing 2022.

GULFOOD MANUFACTURING 2022: world’s leading event for food and beverage

Initiated in 2014, the Gulfood Manufacturing is one of the world’s leading events for food and beverage. The event is held every year to bring together world’s leading food and beverage authorities, manufacturing companies, supply chain entities and big and influential names of the industry and share knowledge, experience and build meaningful relationships with each other.

After a successful 2021 edition, Gulfood Manufacturing returns with its 2022 edition which will be active for three days starting from 8th November to 11th November.

The 2022 edition promises to cater to you with intellectual seminars, informative and interactive showrooms and great network building opportunities. The leading food manufacturing companies will grab the floor to showcase their advanced, improved and innovative production, processing and packaging technologies.

THe event will also witness the annual Gulfood Manufacturing Industry Excellence Awards that will nominate companies across seven categories and officially announce the winners both live and online.

HOW NICHROME’S PACKAGING SOLUTIONS MAKES IT THE MOST RELIABLE PACKAGING MACHINE MANUFACTURERS IN INDIA

Nichrome has more than 40 years of experience in the industry which has given the company a potential strong base. With a sturdy R&D and extensive domain knowledge, Nichrome deals with enterprises of all scales and sizes to provide them with integrated solutions that address real needs.

1. PRODUCT HANDLING: Product handling is an integral and most basic yet important part of a food packaging machine. Nichrome gives you the most reliable conveying packaging system that gives you access to screw conveying, vacuum conveying, belt and bucket conveying. It also gives you reliable product storage which is offered in the form of storage silos, jumbo bags and jumbo bag dispensing. The product processing involves cleaning, grading, mixing and distribution.

2. PRIMARY PACKAGING: Primary packaging is the primary part of packaging and should have a consistent quality packaging. For projects big and small, for Food, Pharma & Non-food applications Nichrome partners through the complete life cycle, innovating and integrating solutions that elevate productivity through performance. Nichrome offers proven expertise and single-point convenience right from the beginning of the product packaging. Nichrome’s product packaging system gives you access to various filling packaging systems:

- BOTTLE FILLING LINE SYSTEM: Nichrome manufactures the most reliable bottle filling machines that can cater product packaging of liquids, powders, granules & solids. The applications of bottle filling line systems range from milk, cleaning products, protein powder, spice powders, seasonings, pharma powders to pulses, grains, sugar, tea, tablets, dry fruits, soya chunks & whole spices. You can simply just change the filler and use the filling line for any liquid, powder and solid application. The PLC-controlled system is fitted with a unique ‘no bottle no filling’ safety device, and safety enclosures with interlocks for rotary parts. It works well for glass, HDPE and PP bottles and offers fast changeover for different bottle sizes

- JAR FILLING LINE SYSTEM: Nichrome is a versatile jar filling machine manufacturer that provides you with an integrated packaging system that is largely used to fill solids like tea, small biscuits, nutraceutical powders, health drinks, wrapped candies, etc. It also holds viscous products like ghee, peanut butter, mayonnaise, chyawanprash, etc. We also provide the complete solution for all kinds of bottle filling, foil sealing, capping, labeling and batch coding requirements. The PLC-controlled system is installed with a unique ‘no bottle no filling’ safety device, and safety enclosures with interlocks for rotary parts which avoids any wastage and error during product packaging. It works well for glass, HDPE and PP bottles and offers fast changeover for different Jar sizes.

- TIN FILLING LINE SYSTEM: Nichrome’s tin packaging machine is a robust, low-maintenance packaging machine made for meticulous and competent performance.The PLC-controlled line has a digital LCD touch screen displaying settings, and safety enclosures with interlocks for rotary parts. It also benefits you with machine construction which is available in SS3014, SS316 and MS painted material. You also access yourself with various tin sterilization and cleaning options for hygienic packaging solutions.

- BULK BAG FILLING LINE SYSTEM: The newly introduced bulk bag machine from Nichrome is designed for packing large bags ranging from 5 kgs to 50 kgs. The bags could be HDPE woven, PP, paper or valve type. It is ideally suited for products such as rice, sugar, grains, pulses, flour, cake mix, cement and agro-chemical granules. The PLC-controlled machine delivers you with a speeding output rate of up to 20 bags per minute, and has a special ‘no bag no filling’ safety device installed which helps with minimum wastage and maximum usage. Other features of the bulk bag filling system includes auto bag clamping, bulk and dribble feed, and bag tilting & alignment attachment with option of bag stitching or band sealing which again helps you avoid any wastage and save more time.

3. SECONDARY PACKAGING: As the name suggests secondary packaging is the second layer of packaging which gives additional protection. The secondary packaging also helps you bring numerous small products together which increases the safety during heavy transportation. It is also referred to as overwrapping or outer packaging.

- FLOW WRAP MACHINE: Nichrome has designed the Flexiwrap 700 — flow wrap machine that has automated flow wrapping along with manual product feeding into specialized conveyors. You can have a quality pouch wrap packaging with a wide range of layflat widths. Nichrome’s flow wrap machine gives you access to a lot of additional features like Intermittent motion, quick and friendly changeover for forming different size parts, PLC program to store different recipe for changeovers, center seal and center conveyor driven by servo motor, side sealing facility, lamination compatibility, speed up to 60 pouches per minute.

- AUTOMATIC POUCH COLLATION & FLOW WRAPPING MACHINE: The new secondary flow wrap packaging machine — Flexiwrap ST will allow you to integrate existing form fill seal/FFS machine to bundle the individual pouches into distributor packs or retail ready packs. The advanced technology of the Flexiwrap ST machine comes with automatic counting, automatic stacking and automatic flow wrapping. It also has unique features like high speed stacking, easy changeover, auto pouch stacking as per desired matrix, single operator driven system, PLC controlled line, digital LCD touch screen displaying & setting and safety enclosures with interlocks for rotary parts.

4. END LINE PACKAGING: End line packaging solution also termed as ‘tertiary packaging. Nichrome’s end line packaging offers palletizing solutions for both bags and cases. To make your packaging more efficient and consistent we also offer customized solutions which includes automatic pallet dispensing, collation using pack automatic pick and place (robotic/gantry), palletizer (robotic/gantry), multiple line configuration integration and stretch wrapping.

CONCLUSION: Nichrome over the years has made itself emerge as India’s leading machine manufacturers who keep a vision to become the most integrated packaging solution provider locally as well as globally bringing progress to the customers, employees and stakeholders with constant innovation and improvement. Nichrome is currently serving in more than 45 countries and is successful in providing 10,000 plus installations worldwide.

Nichrome has been serving big as well as small segment businesses and helping them grow and advance themselves with latest and automated packaging solutions.

With the same vision, Nichrome will showcase in the 2022 Gulfood Manufacturing event at Dubai which will have more than 150 representative countries with 1500 plus exhibitors and over 26000 trade visitors. The massive event will be held in Dubai at the Dubai World Trade Centre from 8th November to 11th November.

Nichrome is a versatile manufacturer of the following packaging machines and solutions for your one stop packaging solutions — Bottle Filling Line, flow wrap machine, powder filling machine, automatic bottle filling machine, cartoning machine, shrink wrapping machine for bottles, carton box packing machine, tin packing machine, can seamer machine, shrink wrapping machine manufacturer, horizontal flow wrap machine, jar filling machine manufacturers, bulk bag filling machine, case packer manufacturers india, powder bottle filling machine, automatic case erector, auto case erector, automatic carton box packing machine, tin filling machine, oil tin filling machine and tin can filling and sealing machine.

NICHROME FILLING SYSTEMS FOR THE PACKAGING INDUSTRY

 

To put it simply, a pouch packing machine has two major components: the filling system and the bagging system. The filling system or filler is responsible for the accurate measurement and dispensing of the material into the pouch and the bagging system is responsible for packing and sealing the material in the pouch.

Whether it is a vertical form-fill-seal machine or horizontal form-fill-seal machine, the filler plays a crucial role in fast and accurateoperations. In the food industry, fillers are used for filling flexible pouches, cans, bottles, etc. In the pharma industry, filling systemsensure accurate and sterile discharge of the product into syringes, vials, capsules, sachets and bottles.

Depending on the type of product to be packaged, filling systems are selected. Liquid packaging or grain packaging, snack packaging or oil packaging, sugar packaging or ready-to-eat food packaging - different products require different filling systems. Factors such as container size, may play a part in selecting specific filling machinery, or in customizing the machinery, but there are two basic criteria packagers followwhen deciding which filling system to use for their product.

MAIN CRITERIA WHEN CHOOSING A FILLER

Level of automation: Filling machines or fillers are manufactured to work with automated packaging systems. They can also be manufacturedto work as stand-alone, semi-automatic machines, combining the filler with say, a capping machinery.

Knowing how many packs per minute, hour or day you need to fill will help to identify the level of automation necessary for your filling machine. High production levels may require an eight head automatic filling machine, and the filler could be designed to allow additional heads to be added in the future.

Filling principles: The unique trails or characteristics of the product to be packed determine the filling principle. The working of a milk filling machine will differ from a powder filling machine; an automatic sugar filling machine requires a different filler than what is used by an edible oil filling machine.

For example, gravity fillers areideal for thin, free-flowing products. Thicker, viscous products require more than gravity to complete the filling process, so a piston filleror pump filling machine is more suited to filling viscous products.

NICHROME’S INNOVATIVE FILLING SYSTEMS

As India’s leading provider of integrated packaging solutions, and proven packaging machine manufacturer, Nichrome offers a range of filling systems for a wide range of Food, Pharma and other products. Whether you are investing in a new VFFS packaging machine; looking to upgrade an old one or want to use your current automated packaging machine for packing new products, it’s worth taking a look at Nichrome’s innovative filling systems.

Nichrome offers an exclusive portfolio of filler-weighers for diverse applications. With a range of filling capacities and built-in safety features, Nichrome’s filling systems can be integrated easily into existing packaging machines for greater efficiency, speed and versatility.

Intelweigh Multi Head Weigher: This filling system has 10 weigh heads and a combination volume of 3000 cc. It is the ideal filler for solid products such as tea, sugar, rice, pulses, snacks, and other free-flowing granular products.

Features include:

·         Bucket volume: 1.3 l

·         Accuracy: 0.2 to 2 gm

·         Weighing range: 10 gm to 1000 gm

·         Speed: 70 dumps per minute

·         Product contact parts: SS 304

·         Display: 7 inch touch screen

·         Buckets open and close with stepper motor

·         Weighing method with load cell

Intelweigh Combi Filler DH: This filling system is an aesthetically improved machine ensuring safety for users. It is the ideal filler for solid products such as seeds, whole spices, grocery products, Indian namkeen, etc.

Features include:

·         Accuracy % sd: 0.5% /0.2%

·         Weighing range: 50 gm to 2 kg/500 gm to 5 kg

·         Speed: 40-50 dumps/minute for 1 kg; 15-20 dumps/minute for 5 kg

·         Display: 7 inch touch screen

·         Air consumption: 0.15 CFM at 6 bar

·         Connected Load/Head: 0.25 kW

·         Built in safety door guards with machine off interlock

·         Broad range of filling capacities available

Easyfill Servo Auger: For food packaging of powders such as spices, atta (flour products), milk powder, nutraceuticals, coffee powder, premixes, instant mixes, even agro chemicals and pesticides, Nichrome’s Easyfill Servo Auger provides accuracy, speed and efficient performance.

The auger is available in different finishes as per customer’s requirement. Choose from buffing, Teflon-coating or Nedox coating.

A unique feature of this filling system is its split hopper which facilitates cleaning and easy changeovers.

Other features include:

·         Filling capacity: 5 cc to 2000 cc

·         Servo driven auger mechanism

·         Contact parts: SS 304 or SS 316 depending on product

·         Gaskets: PTFE/Food grade silicon rubber

·         Hygienic construction

·         Structure: MS powder coated

·         Hopper: inside buffing, outside matt finish

·         Facilitates easy cleaning

 

SUMMARY

Filling systems or fillers play a vital role in the efficient operation of packaging machines. Nichrome manufactures fillers using advanced technology and user-friendly design for a wide gamut of applications.

Nichrome is not only a leading packaging machine manufacturer, it is also a recognized automatic filling machine manufacturer. With a range of filling capacities and built-in safety features, Nichrome’s filling systems can be integrated easily into existing packaging machines for greater efficiency, speed and versatility.

With over 4 decades in the industry, and proven expertise in automated packaging technology, Nichrome will partner to develop and deliver the most apt and cost-effective integrated packaging solution for your industry.

Range and Reliability in Powder Packaging: Nichrome

Powder packaging is not easy. Different powders come with their own challenges. Some are free flowing, others are not. Some, like flour, cause a dusty environment. Certain powders like agro-chemicals can turn explosive with certain gases and an electrical spark. Product changeovers can cause cross-contamination issues.

Then, different customers have different expectations. Some have limited floor space; some want multiple types of pouch formats and package quantities. Many demand versatility so the same machine can be used for varied products. Some plants do only small sachet packaging; others do bulk packaging. Few prefer Horizontal-Form-Fill-Seal (HFFS) machines while others like Vertical-Form-Fill-Seal (VFFS) technology.

Nichrome has an automated powder packaging solution to suit every need and challenge. As a reputed automatic filling machine manufacturer and experienced provider of integrated packaging solutions, Nichrome's technology expertise and indepth knowledge of different industries and applications. Nichrome offers a wide range of spice packaging machines, coffee packaging machines, tea packaging machines, pharmaceutical packaging machines and other powder filling machines. Nichrome can also customise and adapt solutions for specific requirements.

The Nichrome range for powder packaging includes:

Vertical-Form-Fill-Seal (VFFS) Machines

Excel 400 Plus Servo Auger: Easily integrated to upstream or downstream machines/systems this versatile machine offers many pouch formats and has an optimum bagger speed of 80 pouches per minute, depending on the pack size and product bulk density.

Sprint 250 Plus Servo Auger: Sprint 250 Plus Servo Auger: For pouch quantities up to 2 Kgs, Nichrome’s Sprint 250 Plus offers speed (up to 120 pouches per minute), accuracy and efficiency for flexible packaging of a wide variety of powders besides snacks & grains.

Maxima 200/400: With a compact design, Maxima 200/400 has a small footprint and produces single or perforated chain of pouches. A PLC-based control system and optional interface with PC & data processors make the Maxima 200/400 a favourite with powder manufacturers.

Horizontal-Form-Fill-Seal (VFFS) Machines

T Series: Nichrome offers HFFS packaging machines from Totpack, Spain. T110, T140 and T170 offer new generation linear technology with compact design. They offer a range of pouch formats with superior pouch aesthetics. Well designed duplex modules are available for higher outputs.

Multilane Machines

Multilane Stickpack with Multi Head Servo Auger: Packs free-flowing powders such as milk powder, coffee powder, salt, sugar, tea/coffee premixes in single-serve stick packs - popular among food chains, travel and hospitality industries.

Conclusion
For a comprehensive range of automated powder packaging machines, few can match the portfolio of Nichrome. Nichrome's powder filling machines are high speed, high performance machines providing accuracy, durability and dependable performance for years. They are easy to clean and maintain, offering versatility with easy changeover.  So if you need a packaging machine manufacturer with proven expertise in powder packaging, contact Nichrome today.

Powder Packaging Solutions from Nichrome

The powder packaging market is growing. Whether it be ground masalas or milk powder, drink mixes or nutraceutical poducts, flour or pre-mixes, there is a huge amount of food, pharma and other powders out there, all waiting to be packed in safe, accurate and hygienic packs.

As convenience products become increasingly popular, we can expect more products and varying package formats for products like spice blends, instant coffee and variants, drink mixes, protein powders, sweetners, etc.

Challenges of powder packaging

When choosing a powder packaging machine, or even when providing a powder packaging solution, it is essential to study and understand certain characteristics of the specific powder application.

Is it free-flowing? Products such as table salt or sugar flow freely when dispensed, and do not compact when extra pressure is added.

Is it non free-flowing? These tend to be cohesive and compact under pressure. These include products like brown sugar, powdered milk.

How dusty is it? Products like flour, when dispensed, form a cloud of dust that travels far and clings to every surface in the vicinity. These airborne particles can cause serious mechanical issues.

There are other aspects to be considered as well, such as bulk density of the product, which all directly determine pouch sizes and attributes, the type of filler required, as well as the packaging speeds that can be delivered.

Nichrome's Powder Packaging solutions

Nichrome prefers to consult with clients before making a sale. Nichrome provides integrated packaging solutions based on four decades of domain expertise, and indepth study of every client's specific requirements, challenges and goals.

Nichrome's innovative packaging solutions for powders include a range of VFFS machines:

Excel 400 Plus Servo Auger: This automatic packaging machine comes with a plus advantage of automation equipped with CE marked PLC Controller and touch screen HMI. Key features include print mark scanners, static charge eliminator, servo motor driven bag length control system, and adjustable stroke of cross sealing jaws for optimum performance. It is designed as per stringent quality standards, and can be easily integrated to upstream or downstream machines/systems.

Excel 400 Plus Servo Auger packs up to 10 Kg pouches at a bagger speed up to 80 packs/min. Pouch formats include CSPP, 4 line seal, Pentaseal, Pentaseal with D cut, and Gusset pouch.

Sprint 250 Plus Servo Auger: For pouch quantities up to 2 Kgs, Nichrome’s Sprint 250 Plus series offers speed, accuracy and efficiency for flexible packaging of a wide variety of powders.

Sprint 250 Plus is an automated powder filling machine with CE marked PLC and touch screen HMI. Its servo motor driven sealing system can effectively seal with pressure levels maintained. It is programmed to pull the exact length of film required for packaging, and offers a perforation system to deliver a chain of small pouches.

Sprint 250 Plus packs up to 2 Kg pouches at a bagger speed up to 120 packs/min. Pouch formats include CSPP and Gusset pouch.

Maxima 200 with Servo Auger: With a compact design, Maxima 200/400 has a small footprint to occupy less space in factories. A PLC-based control system and optional interface with PC & data processors make the Maxima 200/400 a favourite with powder manufacturers.

As the name suggests, the Maxima 200 packs up to 200 pouches/min. while the Maxima 400 packs up to 400 pouches/min. The Maxima 400 has flexibility to pack different products with different quantities on each head.

Maxima packs in single CSPP or perforated chain of CSPP pouches.

Wing Stickpack: Nichrome's Wing sachet filling machine Series offers efficient packaging solution for versatile, complex and user-friendly applications. With the growing demand for single-serve, portable sachets especially in the travel and hospitality sectors, this innovative packaging solution has many takers.

Its PLC based machine is sturdy in performance and versatile in design. Its multi-featured controller can pack multi-sided sachets and pouches. Pouch formats include the centre seal stickpack, centre seal stickpack with V notch and CSPP. Output speed ranges between 70-80 packs/ minute.

Conclusion

All Nichrome's powder packaging solutions come with process reliability, hygienic design, and easy-to-inspect and clean structure. There is flexibility of different bag styles, sizes and materials so buyers can use the same machine for multiple applications.

Nichrome also offers a series of HFFS spice packaging machines that work just as well for other powder applications as well. From food powders to agro-chemicals and pharmaceutical powders, Nichrome's automatic powder packaging machines assure performance efficiency and durability for almost every powder packaging operation.

Flexible and Efficient Packaging Solutions

Vertical Form Fill Seal Machines – this automatic filling Machine can be used for the packaging of Solid, Liquid and Viscous, Food or Non-food products

  1 )Excel Plus Series

     Salient Features -:

• Automation equipped with CE Marked PLC controller & Touch Screen HMI
• Servo Motor driven bag length control systems
• Belt draw-off system for positive and accurate film pulling
• Pneumatic / Servo Motor driven system  for horizontal sealing mechanism
• Motorized precise film reel unwinding mechanism
• Print mark scanner
• Static charge eliminator
• Adjustable storke of cross sealing jaws for optimum performance
• Quick & easy size change over
• Designed ad per stringent quality standards
• Integration to upstream and downstream machines / systems
• Built-in Jumbo Roll Trolley suitable for max.600 mm dia./ 60 kg weight

         ·          Fillers -:

• Servo Auger Filler
• Multi-head Weigh Filler
• Liner Intelligent Electronic Weigh Filler
• Volumetric Cup Filler
• Swing on filler to offer common solution for Powder & Grains

 Optional Accessories

• Rectangular Forming Size Parts
• Side Gusset Mechanism & Block Bottom Device
• Splicing Table for quick film joining
• Straight Line Cut Facility
• Impulse Constant Change-over System
• Gift / Leaflet Insertion System

         ·       Allied Equipment

• Dynamic Check Weigher with tendency control facility
• On-line Digital Metal Detection System
• Date / Batch Coding Devices i.e. Ink jet / Hot foil / Contact type printer / TTO
• Dust Extraction System
• PIP Systems
• Baling Machine for secondary packing       
• Flexi-block System   

 * Excel Plus Servo Auger 

Industries :SpicePackaging Machine

Applications -: Spices, A (Flour Products), Milk Powder, Nutraceuticals, Coffee Powder, Premixes, Instant Mixes, Agro Chemicals, Pesticides

*Excel Plus Multi – Head Weigher  

Industries :Snack Machine Manufacture

Application :Potato Chips, Kurkure, Macroni, Indian Namkeen, Puffed Snacks, Dry fruits, Nuts, Candies, Seeds, Soya Chunks, Breakfast Cereals, High Counts Biscuits, Pasta, Whole Spices.

 

                   

                  

*Excel Plus Intelligent Electronic Weigh Filler  

                     

           

Industries : Tea Packaging Machine

Application  -: Grains, Pulses, Rice, Sugar, Tea, Whole Spices, Seeds

*Excel Plus Cup Filler 

Application -:Grains, Pulses, Sugar, Rice, Detergent

Stimulating solutions for coffee packaging.

India is the 6th largest producer of coffee. The branded coffee trade is dominated by Nestle and Hindustan Unilever, but others like Tata and other regional players are also making inroads into this vibrant market.

Traditionally, coffee consumption in India was largely concentrated in the southern states which also contribute almost 90% of the domestic production. However, in the last 2 decades, coffee consumption has spread and grown in urban centres across the country.

Higher disposable incomes, global exposure, media penetration, changing lifestyles influenced by the West are driving the country’s taste for coffee. Easy availability of variants at retail outlets, growing cafe chains (like Barista and Cafe Coffee Day) and new product developments by national and international companies has further promoted coffee consumption in India.

The packaged coffee market comprises different variants: instant, filter, bean-to-cup and RTD (ready-to-drink). Growing appreciation of coffee has motivated big players to introduce exotic flavours besides offering a variety of coffee powders catering to all classes and price points.

RTD market is still at a nascent stage accounting for barely 1% of the total coffee market (by value) but it shows signs of growing. So far, it is dominated by Nescafe Cappuccino packs and cafe chains like Starbucks who sell private blends.

All this means there is a huge need for quality packaging that retains the flavour and freshness of the coffee powder or ready mix while enhancing the brand’s retail image. Nichrome is powerfully positioned to provide a wide variety of packaging solutions to suit different needs. As India’s leading packaging solutions manufacturer, Nichrome has four decades of industry experience and a proven reputation for innovation, manufacturing and support.

From automatic powder packaging machines, secondary packaging solutions to end-to-endintegrated packaging lines, Nichrome promises efficient solutions with effective ROI.

Nichrome offers a choice of VFFS powder filling machines such as Excel Plus Auger, Sprint Plus 250 Servo Auger, Maxima 400, and Multilane PV 215. In the HFFS format, Nichrome offers next-gen linear technology from Totpack Spain.

From single-serve stickpacks and 5 gm sachets which are preferred by the travel & hospitality sector, to bulk 25 Kg bags, Nichrome’s automatic coffee packaging machines pack them all,in pouch formats ranging from CSPP, 3-side seal & contour packs to gusset pouches, pentaseal and standup packs. These ensure the pouches are perfectly sealed, with accuracy and speed for minimal wastage. Being fully automated machines, they are economical too as they reduce need for man power, consume less electricity and are fast, assuring higher productivity!

Another advantage of Nichrome’s innovative packaging solutions is that they are versatile and can be used for other applications as well. Sugar packaging, tea packaging, whole spices, grain packaging, even detergents and pharmaceuticals can be packaged on theseautomatic filling machines.

Contact Nichrome at www.nichrome.com

INTEGRATED PRE & POST PACKAGING FOR SPICES

Various food manufacturing industries need customized solutions for raw product processing, packaging & secondary conveying system. Basic processing lines require product handling systems, product cleaning & grading system, grinding or pulverizing, blending, etc.

Pre & Post Packaging Machine

Spices play an important role in enhancing the flavor and taste of processed foods. On account of their ability to impart flavor and aroma, spices have been used in the preparation of a wide variety of processed foods. Spices are required in preparing appetizing beverages and confectionary, soup powders, sauces, instant curries, canned meat and poultry products, etc. Spices are also used in medicines because of their carminative, stimulating and digestive properties. Considering the potential market opportunity of such units, Nichrome has developed end to end packaging solutions for the spice industry.

                                       

PROCESS DETAILS:

The key products of Spice sector are Turmeric, chilly, coriander & Cumin. Normally the process flow for primary processing line is as below:

(i) Washing: First of all, the spices are washed with water under high pressure to remove impurities.

(ii) Peeling & cutting to small pieces: Some spices require peeling and cutting to small pieces. Such spices are peeled with hand knives. After peeling, cut spices are conveyed till dryer.

(iii) Drying: Spices are spread on the floor for sun drying. At times, mechanical dryers are also used. Tray type dryer is most suitable for such product.

(iv) Grinding/ Pulverizing: Spices are ground in dry form. The basic principle is straightforward. A hammer mill is essentially a steel drum containing a vertical or horizontal rotating shaft or drum on which hammers are mounted. The hammers are free to swing on the ends of the cross, or fixed to the central rotor. The rotor is spun at a high speed inside the drum while material is fed into a feed hopper. The material is impacted by the hammer bars and is thereby shredded and expelled through screens in the drum of a selected size.

(v) Screening / Grading – After grinding, the powder is transferred to vibro screener for grading of the ground product. Here, bigger size particles are separated from original product. After screening, the product is conveyed for mixing process.

(vi) Mixing: After all the above operations, various spices for different purposes are mixed together in a ribbon blender. For proper mixing, the blender runs in cyclic mode. A typical mix cycle usually takes no longer than 15 minutes and, with the ribbon agitator continuing to run, the discharge step is also completed quickly. It is a straightforward process which a basic Ribbon Blender can easily handle provided it is sized for the right bulk density. After blending, the powder is conveyed by screw conveyor till further equipment.

(vii) Packaging: At the end, spices powder is packaged in automatic form fill and sealing machine using a vertical form fill seal (VFFS) machine filler. Normally, powdery products are filled by servo driven auger filler to achieve accuracy & speed. Printed film roll is mounted at the back of the VFFS machine. After that, pouch formation, product filling & sealing are completed through PLC based programs.

Normally heat sealable laminated film is used for packing. Date batch coding facility is also provided on machine with various types of printer range.

Integrated Packaging Solutions

(viii) Territory Packaging: For distribution purpose, retail packs are again packed in cartons or gunny bags.

Normally, manually or in automatic mode, bundle / liner from LDPE or low thickness pouch as per the customer’s SKU range, are made. This pouch or liner is sealed with the help of band sealer or in an automatic machine. After that, the bundle / liner is repacked in territory gunny bag for further distribution.

Cartoning line – another method of secondary packing line is cartoning line. In this method, primary pouches are manually kept in cartons as per customized matrix. After that, the carton is conveyed through power roller conveyor till cart tapping staring machine. This machine folds carton flaps & sticks adhesive tape automatically on closed flaps. Before taping, the carton checkweigher is also used to cross-check carton weight or missed out pouch quantity. After taping, the carton is conveyed for carton stripping.

This unit seals the carton with metal strips. In the last stage, carton wrapping is also done for final dispatch.

Complete System Solutions

Nichrome, India's leading packaging machine manufacturer has built on decades of experience and knowhow to designing end-to-end packaging systems for spices. From individual spice pouch packaging machines and innovative filling systems to complete project design, Nichrome delivers innovation and quality that boosts productivity in food packaging.

Nichrome Powder Packaging On the Spice Trail

Last year, of India’s estimated Rs40,000 crore spices market, just about 15% was branded and dominated by brands such as Catch, Badshah, Everest, MDH, MTR and Ramdev, among others, according to a study by Technopak Advisors.

However the branded spices market is booming as consumers grow increasingly concerned about quality, purity and brand. Spice exports from India too are on the rise. As per the Economic Times, spices export from India has seen a staggering 129% growth in the last fiscal year.

Horizontal Form Fill Seal Machines HFFS Series T-200

The Indian spices market is projected to reach approximately USD 18 billion by 2020 with growth in the sector is expected to be led by branded spices and spice mixes. The Indian government is aggressively promoting spice exports through various initiatives such as setting up of spice parks. Spice Parks offer common processing facilities to both producers and exporters.

No wonder, large packaged goods companies like ITC Ltd., Kohinoor and Tata Chemicals Ltd., the maker of branded salt and pulses, have stepped into the spices segment during the past couple of years.

Besides modern retail and kirana shops, branded masalas are being sold through specialty stores like meat shops and online marketplaces like Amazon and Big Basket. There is a huge market for smaller packs and single-use pouches.

Think branded spice powders, and Nichrome must inevitably come to mind. A leader in automatic powder packaging machines, Nichrome has four decades of experience and proven expertise in pouch packaging technology.

Depending on your individual needs and challenges, Nichrome offers a wide range of VFFS machines and HFFS machines for powder packaging. One of the best sellers is undoubtedly the CE-compliant Maxima 400. With its compact design and PLC-based control system, Maxima 400 efficiently packs blended spices, ground spices and a host of other powders such as dairy whitener, soup powders, pre-mix powders and even granular products. Humidity and contaminants are kept out; freshness and flavor are locked in.

Maxima 400 has a modular structure and small footprint, and offer a bagger speed of 400 pouches per minute, in single CSPP or perforated chain of CSPP pouches. Filler options like Servo Auger and twin cup filler are available, and you enjoy the flexibility to pack different products with different quantities on each head.

MAXIMA 400 WITH SERVO AUGER

To exploit the huge potential of the branded spices market, partner with Nichrome for fast, accurate and airtight pouch packaging of your products.

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