Integrated Mini Dairy Plant from Nichrome

 

India is currently the world’s largest milk producer and contributes over 23 per cent of global milk production. Milk production in India has grown at a CAGR of 6.2 per cent - growing from 146.31 million tonnes in 2015, to 209.96 million tonnes in 2021. Dairy production has reached a value of approximately 4.2% of India’s GDP and accounted for 20% of India’s gross agricultural output. With the relentless growth in the availability of milk and milk products in the years prior, India has been the largest consumer of dairy products since 1998. 

The dairy industry makes up a major part of the rural economy in India and serves as an important source of work and income. Almost all the dairy items produced in India are consumed domestically with liquid milk making up most of the market. 

In addition to being a sound business opportunity, India’s dairy industry is a critical avenue for socio-economic development. The Government of India has consistently and regularly introduced programs and initiatives that target the continuous development of the dairy sector. 

Nichrome’s History in the Indian Dairy Industry 

With an association going back more than 4 decades, Nichrome now offers the fastest milk packaging machine in addition to many other automatic dairy packaging solutions for liquid, powder and viscous products in the dairy industry. 

In fact, Nichrome made its entry into automated packaging machines to promote the cause of the White Revolution in India. Nichrome developed the country’s very first milk pouch packaging machine in response to the Government’s demand for indigenous and economical dairy packaging solutions. 

Its first Filpack machine was installed at Kurla Dairy, Mumbai - starting the commercial distribution of milk pouches on 7th March 1977. 

Nichrome is India’s path

breaking integrated packaging solutions provider with many advanced automated dairy packaging solutions for all kinds of products in the dairy industry.

 Mini Dairy Plant from Nichrome 

Nichrome has recently developed an integrated mini dairy plant that allows small dairy farmers to process and package their products for commercial retailing. These farmers tend to sell their dairy products to local cooperatives where they don’t always get the right price.

Nichrome’s entry-level milk processing plant has been developed for the benefit of small dairy farmers. It is a low capital investment, small milk processing plant without a boiler that heats the milk electrically. This mini dairy plant is energy-efficient, requires low maintenance and is relatively easier to operate. 

Functioning of the Mini Dairy Plant 

-       Raw milk is stored in silos

-       Impurities in the milk are removed

-       The milk then moves to the pasteuriser

-       The milk is heated to 72.5 degrees Celsius in the pasteuriser with electricity

-       The milk passes through the homogeniser once heated to 65 degrees Celsius

-       During homogenisation, the fat globules are broken down into extremely small particles and distributed uniformly through the milk to prevent the separation of cream in the milk

-       The milk is then returned to the pasteuriser where pathogens and microorganisms are destroyed at a temperature of 72.5 degrees Celsius

-       Then the milk is cooled to 8 degrees Celsius in the PHE Chiller

-       The milk is then moved to a storage tank

-       Once stored, the milk is packaged in pouches of 200ml, 500ml or 1000ml capacities using a Nichrome milk packaging machine

 Conclusion 

Nichrome's expertise in dairy products packaging technology is well renowned - not just in India but in other countries as well. Nichrome offers a variety of packaging solutions for dairy products such as milk, lassi, buttermilk, curd, cream, ghee, and even dairy whitener and milk powder.

If you’re on the lookout for a turnkey integrated milk packaging system that can deliver cost-efficient, trouble-free performance every time for a sustained period of time, connect with Nichrome. Nichrome will carry out an in-depth study of your operations, requirements, space and facilities to provide you with a bespoke, holistic solution. As a result, you get an integrated packaging solution that is tailor-made for the optimal utilization of space, performance and resources.

 

For further information about the Mini Dairy Plant and other cutting-edge integrated packaging solutions, visit www.nichrome.com.

Integrate Your Milk Packaging with Nichrome

 

Nichrome India’s expertise and experience in milk packaging are well known. The foundations were laid over four decades ago when Nichrome designed and manufactured India’s first homegrown milk pouch packaging machine in reply to the Government of India’s call for cost-effective indigenous packaging technology to support and catalyse India’s White Revolution. Nichrome’s first Filpack machine was commissioned at the Kurla Dairy, Mumbai, from where milk pouches were first commercially distributed on 7th March 1977. 

Since that incredible feat, Nichrome has only been augmenting and developing its capabilities and offerings for milk packaging with every subsequent decade. Nichrome today offers automated packaging machines and integrated packaging systems for a diverse range of dairy products including liquid (milk, buttermilk, flavoured milk), viscous (ghee, vanaspati, curd) and powders (dairy whiteners, milk powder). Nichrome’s range of dairy packaging machines and systems bring with them pertinent common advantages such as a compact, maintenance-friendly construction, high-speed performance, exemplary hygiene standards, and accurate filling and sealing. 

Nichrome’s Milk Packaging Systems 

Nichrome has designed a revolutionary primary packaging + secondary packaging combination for the milk industry. It is made up of Nichrome’s Filpack Servo 12K and a Milk Pouch Crating System.

 Filpack Servo 12K

 The pride of Nichrome’s milk packaging portfolio, the Filpack Servo 12K is the fastest milk pouch packaging machine with a speed of 12,000 packs/hour.

 Features of Filpack Servo 12K:

 -       CSPP pouches of co-extruded LDPE in SKUs of 200 ml, 500 ml and 1000 ml

-       Independent balance tanks for flexibility to handle single or multiple products simultaneously

-       Can pack free-flow liquids such as flavoured milk, lassi, juice, mineral water

-       Minimal spillage and wastage

-       Fully stainless steel structure, digital heat control system that provides maximum accuracy with a separate control panel box

-       Built-in jumbo roll with a web tracking attachment

-       Easy to set and change recipes and quantity through the HMI panel

-       Machine operations can be controlled using a remote control and machine automation can be accessed remotely through a state-of-the-art ‘Data Over Internet’ feature

-       The insulated tanks installed in this system maintain product temperature and minimize energy consumption 

Flexible milk pouches are not self-supporting, so they compulsorily need secondary packaging. Also, since these pouches are packed at high speeds by Nichrome’s Filpack Servo 12K milk filling machine, manually lifting them in crates for transportation isn’t just slow, it could be inaccurate too. 

Automatic Milk Pouch Crating System

 Nichrome’s Automatic Milk Pouch Crating System brings to the table a complementary secondary packaging solution that counts and fills pouches in crates in synchronization with Nichrome’s high-speed milk pouch packaging Filpack Servo 12K machine. This helps make the process systematic, automated and quick. It also helps to maintain the quality and food safety standards while keeping a count of the number of pouches and crates.

 Advantages of Nichrome’s Crating System:

 ●     This system can be custom-made as per the floor layout and number of machines

●     A complete end-of-the-line solution, from crate washing to cold storage

●     Fully automated solution that reduces labour

●     Keeps the secondary packing process hygienic and modern

●     Enhances productivity

●     Independent of speed of machines/number of heads

●     Independent of the volume of pouches

●     Every crate has the correct pouch count

●     Optional features include data logging and online crate weighing. The entire data of the production process can be logged and saved in the Cloud or central server system

●     Optional Online Leak Detection Mechanism in which each pouch from the conveyor is passed through a pressing conveyor which removes excess air from the pouch, through which operators can readily differentiate leaky pouches

Conclusion

 Nichrome's demonstrated expertise in dairy products packaging technology is well renowned - not just in India but in other countries too. Nichrome offers multiple packaging solutions for dairy products such as milk, lassi, buttermilk, curd, cream, ghee, and even dairy whitener and milk powder.

If you’re on the lookout for a seamlessly integrated milk packaging system that can deliver efficient, trouble-free performance every day for a sustained period of time, connect with Nichrome. Nichrome will carry out a detailed study of your operations, requirements, space and facilities to provide you with a complete customized solution. As a result, you get a primary packaging machine plus a secondary packaging solution that is integrated and tailored for the optimal utilization of space, performance and resources.

 For further information about the milk packaging systems and other cutting-edge integrated packaging solutions, contact www.nichrome.com.