MODERNISE YOUR PACKAGING PROCESS WITH AUTOMATIC PACKING MACHINES

 

The evolution of the packaging process and the development of packaging technology have come a long way. Further, with the expansion of the market and the ever-growing distribution network, packaging has become a necessity for all goods and products.

Modern industry depends on automatic packing machines to ensure speed, accuracy and error-free efficiency.

Automated packaging makes your products cost-effective, safe and appealing. It will also help you to expand operations, while ensuring employee safety and profitability.

TECHNOLOGY BENEFITS

Most automatic packing machines come with a PLC system for convenient and easy control of the entire packaging process. It monitors the process and raises alarms, if required, in 'real-time'. It generates information and stores data for informed decision making.

Temperature control is achieved through PID controllers that ensure control and constant modulation to maintain the required temperature.

Packing material is controlled through a servo motor which works with precision and also makes it possible for the packing machine to work at high speeds continuously.

Technology in automatic packing machines ensure negligible errors in packing accuracy. The automation enables programming so that only the stated amount of product is discharged and packed. Sensitive weight sensors check and monitor the packing, so there is very low wastage, and consistency of amount in each pack.

CLASSIFICATION OF AUTOMATIC PACKING MACHINES

Packaging machines abound in the market, and there is a wide variety of them to choose from. Some of the ways in which automatic packing machines are classified are:

Primary or secondary: this can even be referred to as inner and outer packaging. Primary or inner packing is the packaging in contact with the product while secondary or outer packaging refers to the second layer of packing and includes machines such as wrapping machine, cartoning machine, box filling machine, shrink wrap machine, etc.

Single function or multi-function: Single function packing machines serve only one function in the packing process such as filling or sealing.

Multi-function machines perform multiple functions. For example, modern VFFS machines or HFFS machines automatically form the pouch into various formats like pillow, gusset, sachet, quad seal, stickpack, etc.,then fill the product, seal and cut the pouch.

Automatic or semi-automatic: Multi-function machines are usually fully automatic machines and are generally more expensive. If you have a limited budget or smaller output targets, you could consider a semi-automatic packing machine.

ADVANTAGES OF AUTOMATIC PACKING MACHINES

Regardless of the automated packaging machinery you choose, you are assured of many or all of the following advantages:

Quality: Automated systems have precise, standardized settings, so they are accurate and consistent. They help improve product quality, cycle time and operations in general.

Productivity: Manually packaging can be difficult and time-consuming. Workers become tired from the repetitive, monotonous and strenuous activity. Machines can work much longer at higher speed and full efficiency.

Product care: If you use the right machinery, your products can be securely packaged. For example, a good stretch wrapping machine will ensure that the products are well-wrapped and safe from contamination. This increases the durability and shelf life of products.

Employee safety: Manual wrapping and palletizing can cause cuts, tears and back injuries. Automated packaging systems can make your factories safer.

Economy: Although automation may seem expensive, you will be able to recover the costs in a matter of months. You may also be eligible for tax benefits, such as the write-offs and depreciation.

Low wastage: Machines are economical in using packaging material, using the precise amount as per set patterns.  They also eliminate spilling and loss of the product. This streamlines the packaging process and reduces waste of materials.

Sustainability: Modern packaging machinery not only offers good return on investment (ROI), but also is beneficial for the environment. They use fewer materials and have lesser greenhouse gas emissions.

Customer confidence: Automation means great packaging with accurate information, increased shelf life. Consumers are also assured that the product is packed hygienically and they are getting the amount of product they are paying for. This creates a good impression and helps promote the brand.

AUTOMATIC PACKING MACHINES FROM NICHROME

Nichrome India is a pioneer and leader in automated packaging machines and end-to-end packaging systems. Nichrome's innovative packaging solutions for food, pharma and other applications are complemented by advanced solutions for secondary packaging, wrapping & cartoning, bulk packaging and more.

Whether you are looking for a new machine or a complete line, or if you just want to upgrade your current packaging machine, talk to Nichrome. As experts of the industry with four decades of proven expertise, Nichrome will provide the optimal solution backed by excellent consultancy and support.

Maximise Output, Minimise Waste with Nichrome's Automated Packaging Systems

It’s a widely accepted fact that if you want to improve your business today and be positioned for growth in the future, you have to invest in automated packaging systems solutions. Whether you manufacture food & beverage products or pharmaceuticals, cosmetics or personal care products, the quality of your packaging impacts customer satisfaction and ultimately, sales.

Why Go For Automated Packaging Systems?

There are many reasons to invest in a dependable food packaging system or Pharma packaging system for your business.

The first and most obvious reason is that an automated packaging systems will increase your company’s output, boost plant efficiency, and improve day-to-day operations. Packaging systems also ensure reliable, accurate and effective packaging that helps you deliver your products safely and conveniently to your customers.

Packaging systems eliminate the need for so much manual labour, and they take over tedious, difficult tasks that challenge and demotivate workers.

Further, an automated packaging system integrates multiple operations in a seamless way, improving speed, efficiency and sustainability of the process while digital programming ensures greater throughput and consistency.

Nichrome’s Automated Packaging Systems

For projects big and small, for Food, Pharma & Other applications, Nichrome partners through the complete life cycle, innovating and integrating solutions that elevate productivity through performance. Nichrome offers innovative packaging solutions with proven expertise and single-source convenience for pre-primary packaging, secondary packaging and end-to-end system solutions.

Nichrome’s Range Of Packaging Systems Includes:

• Bottle Filling Line – solids
• Bottle Filling Line – liquids
• Tin Filling Line
• Bulk Packing machine
• HDPE Bag Filling System
• Horizontal Cartoning machine
• Stacking & Wrapping line

Nichrome also designs and delivers custom packaging systems for specific needs. Nichrome’s team of expert technicians will work closely with you throughout the design, installation, integration and training processes; and they will continue partnering with you on day-to-day operations to ensure that your packaging solution provides optimal results.

Nichrome is India’s leading provider of integrated packaging solutions with four decades of expertise, manufacturing capability and indepth industry knowledge. Their forte lies in innovation to solve real business challenges and meet evolving industry needs.

If you think it’s time to invest in an automated packaging systems for your enterprise, consult Nichrome. They’ll be happy to guide you through the process and deliver the most relevant and cost-efficient solution for your needs.

What to look for in a Liquid Packaging Machine

Nichrome VFFS Machines - Stickpack

Milk and Liquid Packaging Machines

When buying a liquid packaging machine, there are 4 main aspects to consider: Speed, Hygiene, and Accuracy and Robust design.

A milk packaging machine (or any liquid filling machine) should provide high speed pouch filling performance, while maintaining the freshness of the packaged liquid products. Since it is handling an edible liquid, hygiene is vital, so the machine should be built to international safety and hygiene standards, and be easy to clean.

Accuracy is essential, not just in terms of minimal wastage, but also consistency.  Robust design refers to usability, with regard to operator interface, ease of changeover and low maintenance, and durability – so your investment delivers best ROI for years.

Another useful feature is flexibility, that is, the ease with which the same machine can be used for packaging items other than milk or liquids. Some automatic liquid filling machines are available with versatile filler options, appropriate for packaging a variety of products, like powders, grains, pastes, pulps, solids, etc. This allows manufacturers to use the same automatic packaging machine for packaging various kinds of products by easily switching between fillers.

Other features to look for are energy efficiency, small machine footprint and quantity range which will enable you to offer multiple pouch sizes to widen your market reach.

The surest way to ensure you invest in a reliable machine is to purchase it from a reputed packaging machine manufacturer. Nichrome is a pioneer and leader in feature-rich and reliable milk and liquid packaging machines. Nichrome’s innovative packaging solutions include a wide range of Vertical-Form-Fill-Seal (VFFS) and Horizontal-Form-Fill-Seal (HFFS) machines for packing different liquids in varied pouch formats.

Nichrome’s Filpack machines are high-speed market leaders, packing liquids such as Plain Milk, Flavored Milk, Lassi, Juice, Mineral Water, etc. besides viscous products such as Edible Oils and Vanaspati.

Nichrome also offers a range of HFFS machines with Spanish Totpack technology. These are versatile packaging machines with a wide range of applications from liquids and viscous to powders and granular products.

To find the machine that’s just right for your needs and applications, visit www.nichrome.com

World Class HFFS Technology for Oil Pouch Packaging: Nichrome

When it comes to cutting edge oil pouch packaging machines, Nichrome offers a wide range of solutions that come packed with the latest technology for speed, accuracy and hygiene. Nichrome is renowned among edible oil filling machine manufacturers for its innovative packing solutions and over 4 decades of experience in the industry. Its expertise in edible oil filling machines is evident in its wide range of HFFS and VFFS automatic packaging machines.

Horizontal Form Fill Seal machines

Totpack (Spain) is a technology specialist in Horizontal form fills seal packaging. Backed by strong domain knowledge and extensive experience in HFFS machines for packing a wide range of products, Totpack’s automatic oil filling machines offer high efficiency with durability.

Nichrome offers this renowned Spanish technology in India. The Nichrome Totpack range of oil pouch packing machines incorporate high-tech capability adhering to international standards & regulations, and modern designs in tune with market requirements.

Nichrome Totpack has developed many innovative packaging solutions for applications other than edible oil. These include cosmetics, chemicals, dry fruits, juices, syrups, pastes, healthcare, etc. Totpack is a PLC based touch screen machine, with linear Spanish Technology with pouch aesthetics. Totpack is equipped with well designed duplex modules for higher outputs, and has Auto tuning temperature controller, easy and quick change over. Its horizontal seal system can be operated mechanically.

The Nichrome Totpack range with Piston Filler is ideally suited for viscous applications such as edible oil packaging, ghee packaging and vanaspati packaging. The horizontal form fill automatic filling machines from Nichrome can pack between 45 and 110 packs/min in the Simplex version and between 160 and 220 packs/min. in the higher-output Duplex mode.

The HFFS pouch filling machine utilizes piston filler for viscous applications, and comes with accessories such as a round edge pouch and a twin pouch cutter. Alternates to three-side seal are four-side seal and zipper pouch formats as well as a contour/profile pouch format. The pouches can be rolled out by the edible oil filling machine either one by one or as a perforated chain of pouches. The packaging materials for the HFFS machines are heat sealable laminates like PET/PE, Paper/Alu-foil/PE or co-extruded films.

Wide range of Automatic Oil Filling Machines

Nichrome also offers a range of Vertical Form Fill Seal packaging solutions that meet stringent hygiene and performance standards. Nichrome also offers Secondary Packaging solutions that protect the primary pouches, and ensure the oil pouches are collated, baled and packed in cartons for easy transportation with better time-to-market.  No wonder then that Nichrome is the trusted packaging partner of the oil and allied industries.www.nichrome.com

Excellent quality packaging from Nichrome for Spice Packaging!

India is known as the home of spices and enjoys the longest history of trading with the ancient civilisations of Rome and China. India is the world's largest producer, consumer and exporter of spices. The country produces about 75 of the 109 varieties listed by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and accounts for half of the global trading in spices. Today, Indian spices are the most preferred spices in the global consumer market because of their exquisite aroma, texture and flavour.

Spice processing industry has a huge growth and export potential. This demands both a very high quality of the products and excellent spice packaging, to meet the international standards.

The spices are primarily sold in powdered form such as pepper powder, chilli powder, turmeric, cumin, coriander and cardamom powder, to name a few. The objectives of good spice packaging are: protection, preservation, convenience in handling and presentation / brand creation. Many factors, such as moisture, loss of aroma and flavour, discolouration due to light, insects infestation, spoilage due to microbial growth, etc. affect the quality of spices.

Excellent quality packaging is required to maintain the quality level constantly through the product's journey of retail chain and even during storage by the consumers, till actual use of the product. Spice packaging is an important finishing part of the spice process line. Excellent quality packaging is the key factor in maintaining and preserving the quality that is achieved through pre-processing. 

We are one of the leading manufacturers of spice packaging machines in India, and well known as a spices packing machine exporter. Our Masala Packaging Machines are designed keeping in view the crucial role of packaging in spice processing.

We offer a wide range of Spice Pouch Packaging Machines, including fully automatic form-fill-seal machines. The vertical form-fill-seal machines ensure the smooth flow of powdered spices. The packing machines for spices are suitable for a wide range of products / applications. The packets are formed automatically and the sealing machines work on the principle of three seams. The seams are compressed and heated briefly to seal.

We also provide tailor made solutions to cater to the specific requirements of the processor. Our Spice Powder Packaging Machines are designed to handle any heat sealable packing material. Different models are available to meet various capacity requirements and different packet sizes, as per the requirements of the processors in the spice packaging business. The machines can handle various textures of spices such as whole spices, granules, free flowing, dusty products, etc.

Our Masala Powder Packaging Machines are designed for accurate weighing, safe handling and speedy filling & sealing while maintaining the quality, flavour and purity of the spices. The packaging line is fully automatic, easy to operate with user friendly controls, and easy to clean and maintain.

When you are in need for the best spice powder packaging machines think of us and visit http://www.nichrome.com/applications/powder-packaging-machine.php . Nichrome is one the best powder packaging machine manufacturers, automatic packaging machines and best packaging machines in India that provide a range of best quality packaging machineries.

Liquid Packaging solutions with top speed and effective sealing

Automatic filling machine for handling liquid packaging has to work at far greater speeds than applications related to solid products or viscous products such as oils. The nature of the products that are handled by a liquid packaging machine is one of high-volume disposal off retail shelves. Applications include milk, juices, and water. Nichrome’s Filpack Servo 10K is named for its handling capacity of 10,000 packs per hour for 200-milliliter dairy products packaging or any other liquid application. If the liquid filling machine is required to fill 500-milliliter packs, the machine works at the rate of 9000 packs per hour. For a one-liter size, the speed of delivery is 7500 packs per hour. With speed taken care of without any compromise, the next aspect of liquid filling machines that is crucial is the stability of the pouches.

Center Seal Pillow Pouch Innovative Packaging Solutions

Top-ranked Packaging machines India work with the CSPP pouch format for liquid packaging solutions. The format is available over 500 milliliter and 1-liter applications. The Filpack machine uses co-extruded virgin LDPE packaging material. The machine utilizes a servo driven impulse sealing mechanism. Optional accessories of this state-of-the-art liquid packaging machine include automatic pouch counting and creating system. There is also an optional system for post-packaging in bulk plastic bags. With speed and stability features at the highest degree of innovation and professionalism, liquid filling machine needs of wholesale or retail entities are resolved with aplomb. Get your dairy product packaging or juices or water packaging flying off the shelves on the back of a partnership with the best packaging machine manufacturers.

Makeup of the most effective liquid filling machines

Robust electronics powers the operation of an automatic filling machine. All controls are implemented with ease and uncomplicated modes. All aspects of the machine are motorized and the respective elements are all housed in separate well-designed structures. The electrical elements of the machine have their own cabinets making up the uncomplicated nature of modality that is the hallmark of a modern machine. While there are indeed lots of moving parts, lubrication is not an issue with advanced liquid filling machines. The filling system is motorized for consistency in filling and simplicity in process change over. The accuracy of innovative packaging solutions is between 0.3 and 0.5 percent. The accuracy will vary with the film and the product. Get your products packed and ready with comprehensive packaging efficiency with machines that are all about being operation fit with every glitch taken out of the equation.

Visit Nichrome Packaging Solutions’ website for more information on other packaging machines such viz. Powder packaging machine, oil packaging machine, sugar packaging machine, Pharma packaging machine, cosmetics & personal care packaging machine and much more.

Edible Oil Filling Machine products packed with speed, control, hygiene features

Oil packaging machines have their job cut out and have to be at fool-proof levels of technical expertise as the nature of the ingredient leaves absolutely no room for even the most miniscule of errors. An oil filling machine that is built with innovation as its keystone and experience as the building block will achieve comprehensive excellence and deliver utmost satisfaction for its customers. Nichrome is renowned for its innovative packing solutions and its edible oil filling machine comes on top with its innovative core features.

Special design for oil pouch packing machine

Nichrome has engineered a perfect solution for all oil and related applications including ghee pouch packing machine and the entire range of viscosity in liquid edible ingredients such as vanaspati and fresh cream. Its three-side seal pouch for oil creates the perfect solution for all oil filling machine solutions. The five-layer film vertical form fill solution, with thickness larger than 85 microns, works in three sizes of 100 milliliters, 200 milliliters and 500 milliliters.  The output speed is between 80 and 85 packs per minute. There is also a 1000 milliliter option. Accuracy for both ranges is plus or minus 2 milliliters.

Horizontal form fill seal machines

The horizontal form fill automatic filling machine from Nichrome can pack between 5 and 250 cubic centimeters in the Simplex version and between 5 and 90 cubic centimeters in the higher-output Duplex mode. The rated output for the simplex version is 100 packs per minute while the duplex version delivers 200 packs per minute. The HFFS pouch filling machine utilizes piston filler for viscous applications. It comes with accessories such as a round edge pouch and a twin pouch cutter. Alternates to three-side seal are four-side seal and zipper pouch formats as well as a contour/profile pouch format. The pouches can be rolled out by the edible oil filling machine either one by one or as a perforated chain of pouches. The packaging materials for the HFFS machines are heat sealable laminates like PET/PE, Paper/Alu-foil/PE or co-extruded films.

Packaging machines India products that deliver comprehensive Hygiene

The VFFS packaging solutions are built with an enclosed SS cabinet construction. UV sterilization of the packaging film is inbuilt. The machine isolates the film reel mounting area from other lubricating functionality ensuring no contamination which is a possibility during transportation.

Range of powerful functionalities of edible oil filling machine

The VFFS machine delivers the capability of packing two different products and quantities at the same time. Bag pulling is accomplished with ease through the deployment of a specially designed film roll unwinding feature. Space requirements are lessened as the oil filling machine does not have any side opening. The controller is operator friendly and the machine is totally mechanical with no need for compressed air.

With a selection of either HFFS or VFFS innovative packaging solutions, every small detail is taken care of with flawless efficiency. Elevate your oil or ghee pouch packing machine needs to a level of control and precision that makes your products synonymous with excellence.

Visit Nichrome’s website for details about high-end & premium quality automatic oil filling & packaging machines from the pioneers. www.nichrome.com

How we pack liquids better than others?

Liquid foods as commodities require utmost care when packing, sealing and most importantly post packing as it also includes the transportation, till it reaches the consumer.

Nichrome is a packaging machine manufacturing company, who are experts in manufacturing liquidpackaging machine, dairy products packaging and automatic filling machine. When it comes to liquid filling and packaging; the pouches have to be dry, convenient to handle and attractive. Liquids have unique requirements for packaging, since they need to stay fresh and odorless on the supermarket shelves for a long time.

Nichrome’s Horizontal Form Fill Seal and Vertical Form Fill Seal machines have been designed to cater to the vast and varied requirements in liquid filling and packaging segment. These include edible oil filling and packaging machines, ghee pouch packaging machine, milk packaging and other dairy products packaging solutions.

Understanding how the machine affects the product – Nichrome is aware that impact of the filler can cause the liquid to change its taste, colour, smell and taste. The state and viscosity of the product can be unconsciously changed depending on the liquid filling machines. For example if the liquid is passed through the pipes faster than the required speed the liquid’s physical structure can change causing it to be less viscous. Nichrome keeps the product characteristics front-of-mind when manufacturing equipment.

Consistency accuracy and reliability – Nichrome’s innovativepackaging solutions ensure that every pouch is filled with the same amount of liquid maintaining the consistency of the filling machine. Nichrome’s liquid filling and packaging solutions provide vital accuracy while packing through different pouches of various sizes and weights, thus reducing the percentage of wastage per batch. Nichrome’s leak detectors test for pin-hole leaks in individual containers by comparing air pressure decay rate to a benchmark container; thus ensuring no leaks, increased reliability and accuracy. 

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Packaging Powder Is Always Better

The morning coffee/tea break at your office is made all the more enjoyable due to innovative packaging solutions. Now to answer your question how? Initially most of the commodities like spices, coffee beans, tea powder etc, grains, and pulses; were stored in jute bags which did or didn’t have a protective lining. Temperature, storage conditions humidity etc could easily affect the product; which in turn would spoil the taste. It was therefore important to retain the flavors of spices and the aroma of coffee beans and tea powder while packing it for the retail market.

Nichrome’s integrated packaging solutions include accurate filling and packaging solutions that keep the powder and grains intact and improves its shelf life. The versatility of the pouch packaging improves its scalability. Various pouch formats, like Four Side Seal, Penta Seal, Three Side Seal etc; are available for coffee packaging machine, spice packaging machine and tea packaging machine and various others to give you flexible options.

Here is a one stop solution for all. From powders like spices, premixes, milk powder etc; to viscous products like pastes, pickles and other liquids like milk, lassi, buttermilk, oils and juices etc; all these products can be packaged with Nichrome’s powder packaging machines.

Powderpackaging machines can pack any powder (namely coffee powder, tea powder, spices, instant mixes etc.) into pouches without disturbing their taste, look, texture and flavor; making them resilient and easy to carry.  Nichrome’s automatic filling machines and packaging machines are multitasking; that means they can also seal the pouches, the moment they are filled. Just a single automatic packaging machine lets you execute entire set of tasks which would otherwise prove tedious and time consuming. That being said, the advanced automation technology in powder fillingmachines and packaging machines has massively reduced the necessity of labour which can save your costs by a considerable amount.         

You can choose from more than five different types of packaging machines as per necessity. For example HFFS series is capable of increasing its output capacity thanks to ‘duplex’ mode. With Nichrome’s ‘multilane series’ powder packaging machines; the pouches are packed at a speed of 1000 pouches per minute precisely with negligible wastage.

Nichrome aims to offer innovative and versatile powder packaging solutions that protect and preserve the inherent goodness of spices, coffee beans, sugar, detergents and various others while enhancing the brand value.

When you are in need for the best powder packaging machines think of us and visit http://www.nichrome.com/. Nichrome is one the best powder packaging machine manufacturers, automatic packaging machines and best packaging machines in India that provide a range of best quality packaging machineries.

Changing trends in Snacks & Namkeen Packaging

India has a whopping Rs. 40,900 Cr snack food market that includes potato chips, wafers, soya sticks, banana chips, farsaan, chivda, papdi, shev, nuts, dals, chana jor, etc. Manufacturers across the country have witnessed a steep rise in the sale of Indian snacks and have therefore aligned their manufacturing targets to meet this growing demand. In this scenario snacks packaging has gained a significant role in the manufacturing and marketing of snack food.

Thanks to a growing population and rising income levels, the Indian food sector has seen a marked change over the years. For packaged snack foods these fundamentals are complemented by two further growth drivers; convenience and the changing eating habits of Indians.

With nucleus families leading busier urban lives, the time and resources for regular home cooking have become scarce. At the same time longer working hours and lengthy tiring commutes make it difficult for conventional type of sit-down meals at home. Snack foods like variants of namkeen, sweets and wafers have been a long-time favorite in the Indian diet and now packaged and branded variants of snack foods have become the natural solution to the culinary cravings induced by the modern Indian lifestyle. The combination of these factors is propelling the organized snack food sector toward a projected compound annual growth rate of 17% from 2015 to 2018.

 

Trends in the market

 

Snack foods manufacturers must balance the urge to respond to prevailing trends in the broader market place with an in-depth study of their target customers. Whilst positive change is an integral part of success in fast-moving consumer goods, if it is not carried out by consumer choice it will result in failure. Consumers of a premium snack food brand may be largely indifferent to changes in price given the small part of their budget such purchases account for. What is more, by adopting a lower cost positioning or offering cheaper variants, such a company could actually undermine its value proposition to its target segment.

To counter this risk, snack food companies should closely study the micro trends occurring within their target customer group as well as following the macro trends affecting the sector as a whole. Such an approach will give companies the confidence to take a new perspective of the competition wherever it better serves their customers.

 

Nichrome is one of the top snacks & namkeen packaging machine manufacturers in India that provide highly advanced and specially designed snack packaging machines. The premium quality namkeen & snacks packaging machines offer higher speed & accuracy in performance ensuring minimal product wastage & innovative packaging solutions for a wide range of products like potato chips, puffed snacks, wrapped candies, breakfast cereals, soya chunks, Indian namkeen like chivda. The namkeen & snacks packaging machines also ensure that the packaging maintains the quality & freshness of these products.

It also allows to pack the snack food in a variety of pouch formats of different types & sizes, like, center seal pillow pouch, gusset pouch etc. Contemporary packaging will help enhance your brand value increasing product shelf life & availability.

Nichrome also serves a number of other industries and provides various other packaging machines for food and non-food products including pharmaceutical, salt packaging machine, oil packaging machine, sugar packaging machine, milk packaging machine and so on.

To know more about automatic namkeen & snacks packaging machine from the pioneer in packaging solutions, visit http://www.nichrome.com/

Packed Goodness And How It Reaches You

You certainly relish the first whiff of your favourite blend of coffee as you rip away at the tedious packaging. Because, just for a moment, you feel exceptional and almost enlivened, as though someone far away had meticulously picked those particular beans specifically for you and expertly created the perfect blend, just to suit your singular preference. You almost forget about the premium you’ve paid for that extraordinary feeling that lasts only a few seconds. But have you wondered who protects that memorable fragrance and guarantees that it reaches you unsullied? Or how much research and engineering skill goes into ensuring that the special spice, that is so essential to your closely guarded recipe of chicken curry, smells exactly the way you like it when you open the packet?

The answer to that would be the packaging machine manufacturers who spend a considerable amount of their R&D budget to ensure that packed perishables retain their aroma, taste and freshness till they reach the end user. They tirelessly look for innovative packaging solutions and devise what they call powder filling machines and powder packaging machines that help manufacturers of an extensive range of powdered and free-flowing granulated products fill up and seal little packets of powdered joy, ready to be shipped across the world.

Powder filling machines and powder packaging machines are vastly different from the machines used to fill and pack other types of products, like those in solid, paste or liquid form. In fact, with the advancement in automated technology, powder filling and packaging machines can be specifically calibrated to suit the exact requirements of the concerned product. Packaging machine manufacturers are now able to distinctively formulate integrated packaging solutions in the form of precision machinery that caters to the very specific and individualistic requirements of manufacturers of all sorts of powders. For instance, would you have guessed that tea packaging machines are quite different from coffee packaging machines?

But why would someone invest so heavily in R&D and automated technology just to make sure that a packet of ginger-powder smells exactly the way the manufacturer intended it to when the packet is opened by the chef? Obviously, automatic filling machines and automatic packaging machines have a lot to do with the elimination manual labour from the filling and packaging process. This, not only considerably reduces the time taken to fill up and seal each packet or sachet, greatly increasing the efficiency of the entire production process, but is also relatively error-free and accounts for far less wastage of the product. Hence, most of the products you come across on your super-market shelves are machine filled and packaged in order to achieve greater accuracy and consistency across product-batches, thereby creating a higher brand value; because packaging machine manufacturers know that every time you pick up a sambar packet of a specific brand you are expecting the same taste, aroma and texture, as well as quantity and quality.

Hence, I rest my case for automatic filling and packaging machines, knowing that the next time you open a carton of juice or a sachet of fruity shampoo, you will surely think about the packaging machine manufacturers, like Nichrome, that come up with innovative packaging solutions to help retain that freshness or that fragrance you truly relish.