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Since Nichrome designed and manufactured India’s first indigenous milk pouch packaging machine four decades ago, the company has been continuously building its dairy packaging expertise and product portfolio for packaging milk and other dairy liquids such as flavoured milk, buttermilk, lassi.

In fact, Nichrome offers automated packaging machines and integrated packaging systems for a wide variety of dairy products including viscous (ghee, vanaspati, curd), powders (dairy whiteners, milk powder) and liquids. Nichrome’s dairy packaging machines and systems present certain common advantages such as compact, maintenance-friendly construction, high speed performance, requisite hygiene standards, and accurate filling and sealing.

Let’s take a quick look at Nichrome’s range of offerings for the Dairy industry.

VFFS Packaging Machines

This range includes

Filpack Servo 6K: This compact machine for packing Plain Milk, Flavored Milk, Lassi, etc., is a heavy-duty performer, delivering accurate and well-sealed CSPP pouches at a speed of 6000 packs/hour.

Filpack Servo 12K: This machine is the fastest milk pouch packaging machine, with a speed of 12,000 packs/hour. It can pack CSPP pouches of 200 ml, 500 ml and 1000 ml with equal ease and accuracy. Independent balance tanks offer flexibility to handle single or different products simultaneously.

Filpack Servo Universal: The nextgen solution for Dairy packaging, serves multiple applications in both free flowing liquid (milk, buttermilk, etc.) and viscous (cream, ghee, mayonnaise, kefir, etc.). It is also available in a Double Head Combo Filler model which enables customers to fill viscous products on one head and liquid on the other.

Filpack CMD Alpha: Built substantially shorter than conventional machines, it also occupies less floor space as no side opening is required. It offers twin heads so you can pack two different products at the same time. You can even conduct maintenance on one track while the other is in operation.

Filpack CMS 5L: Yet another high-speed member of the Filpack Series. It is a more versatile machine, packaging both liquids and viscous products with a pneumatic filling system for better filling consistency. Filpack CMS 5L fills and seals pouches of larger quantities – up to 5500 ml in CSPP format.

Wing Stickpack: Offers efficient packaging of milk powder and dairy whitener in single-serve sachets or stickpacks for use in the travel & hospitality industries.

HFFS Packaging Machines

Nichrome brings new generation Horizontal-Form-Fill-Seal machines from Totpack, Spain. The Totpack series is versatile, and can be used for liquid, viscous and powder packaging.

These machines offer a range of pouch formats with superior pouch aesthetics, as well as single and perforated chain of pouches with quick and easy changeover. Duplex models are available for higher outputs.

The Totpack range includes models T-110, T-170 and T-140.

Nichrome also offers another HFFS packaging machine. The Pick Fill Seal Machine which offers the combined benefits of variety, productivity and specialty packaging for ready-to-eat foods. Using versatile Rotary technology, the machine conveniently packs a wide variety of food products and ready-to-eat foods in eye-catching innovative shapes while maintaining freshness of the products. Some of its dairy applications include gulab jamun mix, flavoured yogurt, etc.

Integrated Solutions

Nichrome’s expertise also extends to intelligent Project Integration Solutions. Nichrome offers a variety of Pre and Post Packaging equipment that provide a Complete System Solution. They can also be customized and fitted into existing packaging lines. With its indepth understanding of the Dairy industry and knowledge of virtually all process steps taking care of product, output and regulations, Nichrome offers unmatched strengths for Project Integration and complete packaging lines.

Food Packaging Trends Of 2019

Wheat has been a staple food with the high level of consumption largely unaffected by changes in its price. India is the 3rd largest producer of wheat, after Europe and China, and wheat remains a staple food, especially in North India.

Traditionally, across India, consumers by loose wheat and get it ground in local stone mills known as ‘chakkis’. But today, especially in urban areas, these flour mills are facing tough competition from branded atta manufacturers. With growing health awareness and disposable incomes, packaged atta is growing in popularity. Convenience, hygiene and easy availability through retail outlets are some of the plus points that are attracting more and more consumers every day.

As per an industry survey, the packaged atta market is growing at 25% per annum, opening up a world of potential for manufacturers and retailers. The growing number of atta brands, and the introduction of new variants such as multigrain atta, low carb atta, sugar control atta and fortified atta bears testimony to this market's evolution. There is also growing availability of other flours which were usually ground at home, and are regional and season-specific in nature. Today, retail shelves are packed with a wide range of such flours including maize atta, pearl millet atta, amaranth atta, moong dal atta, urad dal atta, buckwheat atta, water-chestnut atta, multigrain dosa atta, multigrain bhatura atta, oats atta, rice atta, etc.

For packaging grains and atta, manufacturers trust Nichrome’s expertise. Nichrome has 4 decades of experience in flexible packaging machinery, and indepth application-specific expertise to custom-design integrated packaging solutions for customers. Pillsbury and Patanjali are two well-known brands who use Nichrome automated packaging machines for their atta packaging.

Nichrome Atta Packaging machines

Nichrome's VFFS packaging machine, Sprint 250 Plus Servo Auger is a popular choice for many atta manufacturers. 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 grains, flours, and other powders such as milk powder, spice powder, coffee powder, nutraceutical powder, etc.

Sprint 250 Plus is an automated 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.

Another flour packaging machine is the Excel 400 Plus Servo Auger. The Excel Plus series 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.

A range of fillers makes the Excel Plus series a truly versatile packaging solution for atta, powders, granules, grains, snacks, etc. It also offers a variety of pouch formats including 4 line seal, pentaseal, CSPP, gusset pouch and pentaseal with D-cut.

The Excel Plus packs quantities up to 10 Kgs at a bagger speed of 80 pouches per minute.

Conclusion

Nichrome’s expertise in packaging extends beyond primary packaging machines for practically any application. Secondary packaging systems and complete integrated packaging solutions are also a part of the company’s portfolio. Bulk packaging machines, stacking & wrapping, HDPE bad filling systems, horizontal cartoning machine - these are just some of the packaging solutions on offer. Nichrome believes in partnering with customers to understand their needs and challenges before customising the optimal solution.

About Nichrome

Nichrome is a leading manufacturer of automated packaging machines for over 4 decades. Today, Nichrome has evolved to the next level of capability, offering infinite possibilities in integrated, application-specific packaging solutions, backed by dependable service and support.

Nichrome offers packaging expertise under 3 broad segments: Packaging Machines, Packaging Systems and Filling Systems. For startups, medium sized businesses or large MNCs, for existing or emerging applications, Nichrome partners to study their market, application and specific challenges, and then innovates automated solutions that deliver relevant advantages and transform productivity.

Nichrome’s engineering team is well equipped to design, supply and install complete, end-to-end bottling and filling lines, for all types of customer requirements.

Nichrome develops new turnkey filling and packaging systems so as to deliver the optimum solution for best-in-class quality, cost-effectiveness and performance. Nichrome can also augment existing lines, with integrations to increase production rates, enhance quality, expand applications, or introduce new containers and/or container sizes.

About Nichrome’s Bottle Filling Line

The Bottle Filling Line utilises different types of fillers depending on the product to be packaged. Gravity filler is used for liquids such as water, flavoured milk, energy drinks, buttermilk and perfumes; piston filler facilitates filling of viscous products such as oil, ghee, ketchup, sauce, shampoo, hand wash and varnish.

The line can also be adapted for different SKUs without change of parts. These include glass, PP and HDPE bottles, and tin cans — in units ranging from 100 ml to 20 ltrs. Filling speed ranges from 20 to 100 bottles per minute, depending on the number of filling heads.

Components

The Bottle Filling Line includes 10 components: Turn Table(OD 1200), Bottle Cleaning System, U V Sterilization Chamber, Automatic Liquid Filling Machine, Cap Feeding Elevator, Rotary Capping Machine, Induction Sealer, Front & Back Labeling Machine, Date & Batch Coding System and Packing Table.

A crucial component of the bottling line is the bottle filling machine. This component has direct contact with the finished product and must therefore ensure maximum hygiene and quality of the end product. This means it should also be easy to clean or, when in contact with products which are particularly sensitive to contamination, be easy to sterilize. Nichrome’s expertise in primary packaging ensures this crucial stage of the process is taken care of, with quality and reliability.

Key features include:

‘No bottle no filling’ safety device

Auto cap placing, pressing & screwing feature available

Machine construction available in SS304, SS316 & MS painted

PLC controlled line

Fast changeover design for different size of bottle

Digital LCD touch screen displaying & setting

Safety enclosures with interlocks for rotary parts

Sterilization & cleaning options available

Versatile SKU packing range without need for changing parts

Fast & dribble cut off option to achieve accuracy & speed

Absolutely drip free filling

Conclusion

Nichrome’s Bottle Filling Line is controlled by a PLC and every stage is programmed and calibrated for smooth, efficient operation, with absolute precision and accuracy. Spillage & wastage is eliminated, manual labour is minimized.