WHY BUYING NICHROME’S MULTI HEAD WEIGHER PACKING MACHINE MAKES GOOD SENSE.

 

Multi head weighers are now the standard equipment for weighing and packing applications in varied industries.

Especially if your business deals with fresh, food products, it is essential that the product is weighed efficientlywhile moving at great speed, and filled competently, without waste.

Multi head weigher delivers two main advantages: speed and accuracy. So if you’re looking for an efficient tea packaging machine or coffee packaging machine, namkeen packing machine or any powder packaging machine, a multi head weigher packing machine makes good business sense.

In fact, this machine works well even for products such as sugar, grains,spices, pasta, dog food, etc., which are often considered difficult to weigh efficiently or tend to get stuck within the equipment.

How does a multi head weigher packing machine work?

Basically, a multi head weigher packing machine takes bulk product and weighs it into smaller increments according tothe weight programmed into its software. The bulk product is fed into the scale through the infeed funnel on top. The top cone and feed pans vibrate and gently move the product towards the weigh buckets around the edge of the scale which are constantly weighing the product they contain.

To reach the target weight, the software chooses the sum of a combination of buckets which add up to the correct amount.

Standard multi-head weighers range from 10 to 24 heads. The more weighing heads a system has, higher the possible speeds and greater the accuracy.

Multi head weigher packing machine from Nichrome

Nichrome's Excel 400 Plus Multi Head Weigher is a preferred choice for packaging snacks such as potato chips, kurkure, namkeen. This vertical form fill seal machine is also used for packing pasta, nuts, dry fruits, seeds, soya chunks, breakfast cereals, whole spices, etc.

Excel 400 packs CSPP, Gusset and Pentaseal pouches of up to 10 kgs weight at speeds that go up to 80 packs per minute.

The best thing about Excel 400 is its versatility. Just change the filler, and it can be used for packing grains and powders too.

Why buy from Nichrome?

Buying a fixed asset like this is an expensive, one-time investment. Of course, you will consider several things such as the machine's weight, size, cost, process, construction, etc. Finding a reliable supplier is crucial.

Meeting Nichrome is a good idea. Nichrome is India’s leading packaging machine manufacturer and provider of. innovative packaging solutions.  As a trusted automatic filling machine manufacturer for over four decades, Nichrome's  packaging solutions India such as oil filling machines, milk packaging machines, spice packaging machine, liquid filling machines, pharmaceutical packaging machines, shampoo packing machines, etc. are all helping enterprises to access packaging efficiency and profitability with their advanced technology and durable performance.

Some important reasons to trust Nichrome:

Durability: Obviously, you want your big investment to work efficiently for years. Nichrome's technology and manufacturing is proven; their track record for long service life is excellent.

Operating manuals and training: During purchase, Nichrome provides proper manuals and training for your staff to help them understand the technology and working of your multi head system.

Spare parts: Multi head filling machines are made up of countless small mechanical and electronic components. These parts may need replacement. Nichrome assures availability of genuine and accurate spares - to spare you lengthy downtime and ensure machine efficiency.

Maintenance and service: Periodic maintenance and servicing is essential to keep your automatic packaging machine in top working condition. Nichrome has an efficient Service network and offers professional AMCs to help you avoid break downs,  get the best from your machine.

Buying a multi head filling machine from a reliable, proven manufacturer such as Nichrome would ensure you get the latest technology, world-class quality and return-on-investment you seek. What's more, Nichrome stays committed to your business' efficiency, and is always available with service, spares and support to ensure you never have to face system slowdown or process downtime.

5 Reasons to Choose Stand-Up Pouches for Snack Packaging

Today’s consumers, especially in urban areas, lead a busy life. They are always on-the-go, spending a lot of time at work, in commuting, etc. As a result, snacking is on the rise.

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Increasing disposable incomes, a need for convenience from fast-paced lifestyles and a cultural tradition of snacking between meals have fuelled explosive growth in this sector. What’s more, children are having more say in buying decisions. As a result, the market has witnessed a high growth trajectory.

Fuelling this growth is the ever-increasing varieties of snacks penetrating the market. There was a time when branded salty snacks were mostly potato chips. However, players now offer new products like extruded snacks, besides expanding their traditional snacks offerings, e.g. Murukku, Chakali, Mathri, Gathiya, Samosas, Daal, Farsan Mixtures, etc. which has seen several consumers upgrade from the unbranded market to branded products. Also, given the increasing concerns surrounding ‘unhealthy’ snacking, players have positioned brands and products around ‘health’, e.g. baked, roasted, multigrain, low fat, etc. to reach out to the health-conscious segments.

Given this exciting potential in the snack market, manufacturers need to find the best packaging solution for their products. Worldwide, and increasingly in India too, stand-up pouches are the way to go. Here are 5 reasons why stand-up pouches are your best choice.

1. Stand out on the retail shelf

Packaging is not just a container to hold and carry your product. It’s an important branding and sales tool, a crucial part of the consumer experience. Packages that lie flat on retail shelves provide minimum visibility while a stand-up pouch attracts attention and builds better brand awareness. Standup pouches stand upright on the shelf, acting like its own poster or hoarding. They also offer more space for high-resolution graphics to entice consumers, and for other important product information, that earns consumer trust.

2. Freshness improved

Studies show that a large percentage of foods get thrown away by consumers due to lack of freshness and fast approaching expiration dates. Increasing shelf life for dry snack products is therefore extremely important.

High-barrier materials and resealable zipper closures used on standup pouches protect snacks against moisture, odor, punctures and spills which help to keep food fresher for longer.

3. Convenience and portability

Flexible stand-up pouches for snacks are smaller and more compact so they occupy less space on the shelf — both in the retail store and the kitchen shelf at home. In office or at home, stand-up pouches take up less space than boxed products or flat pouches. Stand-ups are lightweight, no-nonsense packs that can be easily carried by people on-the-go. If they feature a recloseable zipper, convenience is doubled as consumers can re-seal the pack if they have not consumed all the contents.

4. Flexibility and functionality

Stand-up pouches come in a variety of formats across numerous market segments, with different barrier technologies to provide protection, and stiffness requirements for performance. Snack manufacturers can choose from a growing number of formats (sizes, shapes), material aspects (clear, white and metallised) and production methods (pre-made, horizontal and VFFS) depending on their product and desire for differentiation in the market.

Stand-up pouches also offer innovative user-friendly features such as the press-to-close zipper or slider to make usage even more convenient. This increases value, freshness and convenience; it also decreases the need for additional storage items and reduces waste. Resealability also helps consumers access their snack easily, wherever they may be.

5. Savings and sustainability

Stand-up pouches, like all flexible packaging, require less material to make. Rigid packaging costs three to six times more per unit than flexible packaging. So choosing stand up pouches mean reduced cost and better profit margins for your business.

In distribution too, stand-up pouches offer cost savings. More units fit in a single truck and being lightweight, fuel costs are lower too. Warehousing is easier — you can store more in the same space, and they are lighter and cheaper to move around.

What’s more, stand- up pouches are better for the environment. This packaging uses fewer materials and less energy and water to make, and takes up less space in landfills. Ongoing R&D for innovative biodegradable or recyclable materials is adding to the futuristic application and advantages of this packaging format.

Conclusion

No wonder stand-up pouches are one of the fastest growing pack formats.

In India, Nichrome has innovated the first stand-up pouch packaging machine: Vertipack 320. This sturdy, high-speed machine offers unmatched versatility in stand-up packaging. It produces stand-up pouches with or without zipper, and can pack products in a variety of pouch formats with short changeover. The applications too are diverse: Dry Fruits, Pasta, Snacks, Confectionaries, Indian Namkeens, Grains, Pulses, Sugar, Powdery Products, etc. A range of compatible fillers increases versatility of this automated snack packaging machine.

As India’s leading packaging solutions company, Nichrome offers extensive domain knowledge, industry experience and pro-active R&D to innovate integrated packaging solutions for a broad gamut of applications and customer challenges. Packaging machines, packaging systems, filling systems — Nichrome offers them all, partnering with customers through the complete life cycle, to enhance productivity and return on investment.

For stand-up packaging and all other flexible packaging needs, connect with Nichrome.

Monitor your Nichrome packaging machine, from anywhere, any time

Nichrome’s packaging machines now come with a unique feature: Data-over-Internet. Just login from your phone or laptop anytime, anywhere – and access your Nichrome packaging machine.

With a view to enable constant monitoring of your automated packaging machine, Nichrome has developed the “data logger”. This smart monitoring system uses the IoT to put superior controls at your fingertips.

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The logger includes sensors that are magnetically attached to the machinery. The sensors constantly measure key parameters and transmit the readings via Bluetooth to a central unit. Multiple users from different locations can access this single server to retrieve and update their data.

The main aim of the use of data logger is to ensure that valuable machinery and the process are constantly monitored. Each & every parameter of the machine can be monitored. Unexpected faults can be detected in real time, and with data generated by the data logger, customers can address the issue quickly to minimise damage and downtime.

Customers benefit from reliable and consistent data collection, prompt trouble shooting and maximized machine uptime.

The data logger is just another innovation from Nichrome, India’s leading packaging machine manufacturer with four decades of expertise to their credit. Since Nichrome developed India’s first indigenous milk pouch packaging machine four decades ago, it has continued to innovate and introduce new machines and new features that enable its customers to achieve high productivity and cost-efficiency in their packaging process.

Today, besides primary packaging machines, Nichrome offers clients cutting edge solutions, end-to-end. Secondary and tertiary packaging, packaging project integration, turnkey project design and implementation – Nichrome offers it all. For the latest, most efficient packaging solutions, talk to Nichrome.

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Brewing profits for the tea industry: Nichrome’s end-to-end packaging solutions

End-to-End Packaging Solutions

Nichrome is well known as a manufacturer of primary packaging machines for a variety of applications. Coffee packaging machines, Spice packaging machines, Liquid filling machines, Snacks packaging machines, Shampoo packing machines, Tea packaging machines and many more.

However, with its decades in the industry, and indepth knowledge of different industries and their challenges, Nichrome today is supremely poised to offer integrated end-to-end packaging solutions for the tea industry. That too, with single-source convenience and service support few companies can provide.

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Whether you require standard industrial packaging solutions or custom-made alternatives, consumer-sized packaging or bulk-sized packaging, Nichrome is your one-stop-shop for turnkey packaging lines.

The Different Stages of a typical tea packaging line:

1. Raw material Receipt: there is lack of consistency in the receiving of raw material at the factory, hence in this step, a consistent maintenance of quality is ensured.

2. Intermediate Storage:  this step ensures constant feed to the processing system.

3. Processing machinery: in this step, raw product is processed into final finished product.

4. Intermediate Storage of Finished product: in this step, the finished product is stored for primary packaging processing.

5. Primary/Retail Packaging of processed/finished product: in this step, the finished product is packed into its primary packaging form.

6. Secondary Packaging System:  in this step, the primary the primary packaged product is collated or and stacked together into bigger packs.

7. Tertiary Packaging System: this is the final step in the system where final wholesale packs are packed.

For the tea industry, Nichrome offers a full range of Pre-Packaging Solutions such as Intermediary storage equipment, Product cleaning & grading equipment, Blending equipment, processing equipment for tea, Food safety equipment and Conveying accessories. In Post-Packaging Solutions, equipment includes Food safety equipment, Pouch collation, Conveying accessories, online check weigher, and Cartoning/ baling machines.

Nichrome’s Pre and Post Packaging equipment form a Complete System Solution Project. Individual equipment can also be customized and integrated with existing equipment. Such Integrated Packaging Solutions definitely result in enhanced speed and accuracy, reduced labour costs, and increased overall productivity for a profitable business outcome – not just for tea, but for rice, oil, milk and detergent among others.

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!

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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.

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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

Quality snack packaging makes the difference.

Preference for packaged snacks is on the rise! While travelling, rather than buy a samosa at the station, people are opting for a sealed pack of savouries. In urban homes, with mothers short of time, it’s not always possible to prepare fresh, home-made snacks for children to carry to school. Packaged wafers or Namkeen offer a convenient solution.

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Taste, variety, hygiene, convenience and increasing market penetration complemented by changing lifestyles and growing disposable incomes have taken the Indian snack industry places. People are shifting from local shop products like samosa, kachori, handmade Namkeen, etc. to packaged products made in a controlled environment and packed hygienically.

As per Agro & Food Processing, some 300 types of savories are sold in this country and overall snack product market (inclusive of sweetmeats) is estimated at Rs.25,000 crore. The Indian Food Industry is one of the fastest growing segments in Indian economy, and within the food sector, the RTE including Namkeen & Mithai hold the biggest share. The branded segment is increasing at the rate of 25 per cent/annum, and has the maximum value addition, not just in monetary terms but also at adding shelf life to the product or ensuring that there is reach from Farm to Fork.

When it comes to quality and hygiene, packaging plays a crucial role. Nichrome, India’s leading automatic packaging machines manufacturer, offers the Vertical Form Fill Seal (VFFS) Snackpack Sprint 250 Continuous, a speedy snacks & Namkeen packing machine that takes the inherent fragility and odd shapes of snack foods into account while ensuring minimized costs and a highly efficient packaging process.

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Nichrome’s Snackpack potato chips packaging machine delivers speed of up to 150 packs per minute. Whether it is a traditional snack like bakarwadi, Namkeen, bhujjia, gathiya, chevda & kachori, or a Western style snack such as crisps, corn puffs, nachos & extruded sticks, the gas-filled pouches provide protection and keep flavours intact, while the vertical concept of the packaging solution helps to speed up the process. Snackpack machines allow easy format changes to produce CSPP and gusseted pouches of different sizes besides perforated chains of pouches.

As a snacks packaging machine manufacturer, Nichrome continuously innovates and adapts technology to cater to the growing and diverse needs of the snacks industry. Snackpack Series is designed to ease operational and maintenance challenges. Operations are simplified and to facilitate maintenance, the machines are also equipped with servo-technology that helps to reduce and eliminate technical errors.

Besides snacks, Nichrome’s Snackpack is also suited for dry fruit pouch packaging, biscuit packaging and for other products like Wrapped Candies, Macaroni, Biscuits, Pasta, Seeds, Breakfast Cereals, etc.

For more details to improve your snacks business with a customized solution for your individual needs, contact Nichrome. www.nichrome.com

Optimize Resources and Productivity with Nichrome’s Integrated Packaging Solutions

Established 4 decades ago, Nichrome is India’s leading innovative packaging solution provider. Starting as a pioneer of indigenous milk pouch packaging machines to support India’s White Revolution, Nichrome today offers a wide range of automatic packaging & filling machines for diverse industries. Nichrome’s footprint extends to over 7,000 successful installations in more than 45 countries.

Today, with growing automation, expanding markets, and increasing emphasis on quality, speed and accurate filling & sealing, more and more manufacturers rely on modern automatic packaging systems. Moreover, there is a growing need for Project Integration which aligns and integrates different machines, stages and processes of packaging into a seamless chain.

Whether you require standard industrial packaging solutions or custom-made alternatives, consumer-sized packaging or bulk-sized packaging, Nichrome provides the most efficient solutions, under one roof. With sound project design capabilities, Nichrome provides end-to-end packaging solutions right from pre-packaging, primary packaging, secondary packaging and tertiary or end-of-line solutions. Nichrome partners with clients to provide packaging solutions that suit their specific product needs and performance criteria.

Nichrome offers a variety of Pre and Post Packaging equipment’s that provide a Complete System Solution. They can also be customized and fitted into existing packaging lines. Such integrated packaging solutions for pre and post packaging, definitely result in increased and timely productivity for a profitable business outcome.

Under Pre-Packaging solutions, Nichrome offers Intermediary storage equipment, product cleaning & grading equipment, blending equipment, processing equipment for grain, tea & spice sector, food safety equipment and conveying accessories.

In Post-Packaging Solutions, the range includes food safety equipment, pouch collation, conveying accessories, on line check weather, crating and cartoning/ baling.

Continuous innovation has been Nichrome’s forte over the years. Nichrome has its state-of-the-art R&D centre and manufacturing facility at Shirwal, about 50 kms from Pune, where an experienced team designs, manufactures and tests packaging machineries that deliver flexible, reliable and efficient performance. Combining strategic planning with creative execution to enhance automation, optimize space and resources, decrease wastage or downtime, Nichrome delivers an unbeatable single-source advantage for clients in diverse applications such as solids, liquids, viscous, RTE, pharma and more.

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Right Packaging makes your snacks more enjoyable

Snacks and namkeens are best enjoyed when they are fresh and crispy with their original taste well preserved.  They should stay intact without getting crushed to bits. For this, the packaging must be of excellent quality which means the chips packing machine must take care when packing the chips into the pouches to make sure; that they remain crunchy fresh just like they are manufactured.

Nichrome is a leading snackspackaging machine manufacturer who takes all the necessary precautions  while packing snacks and namkeens like Chips, Puffed Snacks, Dry Fruits, Wrapped Candies, Macaroni, Biscuits, Pasta, Breakfast Cereals, Potato Chips, Kurkure, Macroni, Indian Namkeen, Nuts, Soya Chunks and High Counts Biscuits with accuracy, consistency and minimal wastage.

Here are reasons for the Nichrome’s packaging solutions edge

Preserves – A good potato chips packing machine preserves vital factors like taste, crunchiness, aroma and its physical form which makes the chips and namkeens even more desirable. Nichrome’s snacks packaging machines are capable of maintaining the freshness of the chips for a very long time. Speaking of packaging machines, the pouches are also of significant importance. The pouches are designed to be attractive; keeping in mind environmental factors do not affect the snacks and namkeens while making them easy to carry, especially when in bulk quantities.

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