Namkeen Packaging Solutions from Nichrome

 

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

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

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

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

The VFFS namkeen packaging machine range from Nichrome includes:

Wing 200 E-line Snack Pack 

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

Excel Vertipack 320

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

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

Sprint 250 Snackpack 

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

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

Excel 400 Plus Multihead Weigher 

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

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

Sprint 250 Plus Multihead Weigher

 

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

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

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

Conclusion 

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

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

Appetizing Snack Packaging Solutions From Nichrome

 The snack industry is on the path of rapid growth as the world embraces ‘snackification’ - the phenomenon of people munching on snacks at all times of the day. Many adherents of snackification have replaced large cooked meals with snacks. The introduction of economical, single-serve packs has made it even easier for consumers to indulge in their favourite snacks on the go.

The Indian snacks industry is forecast to grow at a double-digit CAGR up to 2024. The market has presently been carved out by organized players and the unorganized sector; with the unorganized sector dominating. Currently, there is also ample evidence that the organized sector is growing swiftly in light of increasing concerns regarding hygiene, purity and shelf life.

Nichrome delivers irrefutable advantages when it comes to snack packaging solutions, ensuring that it’s always a pleasant experience for its customers.

Range of Snack Packaging Machines 

Nichrome is the automatic filling machine manufacturerthat offers a wide range of snack packaging machines, potato chips packaging machines and namkeen packaging machines for the diverse Indian snack market. Nichrome’s solutions range from single-serve to big bulk packs, VFFS technology to HFFS technology, traditional CSPP pouches to more advanced standup pouches with reusable seals.

Nichrome’s products include:

 

Wing 200 E-line Snack Pack

A packaging solution made exclusively for startups and small to medium enterprises.

Excel Vertipack 200

The first vertical pouch packaging machine in India that comes with special features.

Excel 400 plus multi-head weigher

An efficient PLC controlled machine for pouches of up to 10 KG at the rate of 80 bags per minute.

Sprint 250 plus multi-head weigher

Packages pouches up to 2 KGs with speed, accuracy and efficiency.

PV 215 Multilane

High speed, multilane packaging machine with efficient sealing and speed of up to 1000 pouches per minute.

Snackpack

A specially designed machine for a variety of snacks and pouch formats, with tool-less changeover.

Some Salient Features of Nichrome’s offerings are:

Durability

Aware of the fact that packaging machines involve heavy capital investments, Nichrome ensures that every snack packaging machine is designed and built for long and trouble-free service life. The maintenance of these machines is easy and inexpensive, with regular maintenance maximising lifespans.

Nichrome has the foresight to design its packaging solutions to be future-proof with easy upgrades and integration with other systems. Nichrome’s machines are generally designed to be versatile - the simple addition of new filling systems can be used to expand their functionality.

Versatility

The snack packaging machines from Nichrome are designed to package a full range of snacks such as Dry Fruits, Nuts, Namkeen, Kurkure, Puffed Snacks and Potato Chips.

The machines are designed with versatility in mind, which means that they work just as effectively for other food products such as Assorted Candies, Pasta, Biscuits, Cereals, Macaroni or even Grains, Sugar, Pulses and powdery substances.

 Service 

Delivering a capable machine is not difficult for snack packaging machine manufacturers, but it takes a true understanding of the various factors of production to satisfy today’s demanding customers.

Nichrome understands this and takes the ‘complete lifecycle’ approach wherein it partners with its customers from start to finish. Nichrome understands the individual needs of the business and application criteria and then custom-designs and implements the packaging solutions based on customer requirements. The end solution is exhaustively tested and undergoes stringent Quality Control before leaving the Nichrome factory.

Nichrome ensures the expert installation and commissioning of the machine at the customer’s facility so that the machine operates with 100% efficiency. Nichrome provides prompt and reliable service support and even trains the customer’s machine operators.

Conclusion

Get in touch with Nichrome if you are a snacks producer planning to automate the packaging process or looking to upgrade your current set-up. With more than 4 decades of experience and expertise in the packaging machine industry, Nichrome is reputed as the leading provider of integrated packaging solutions. With a strong focus on R&D, state of the art manufacturing facilities and a pioneering approach, Nichrome can develop and deliver the most ideal, effective and economical automated packaging solutions for a diverse range of products across Food, Pharma and other industries.