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Structured packaging processes help maintain food quality from production to distribution. Food packaging Sri Lanka manufacturers align their operations with international safety frameworks.

The primary role of Secondary Packaging is to protect products moving through the supply chain. It also preserves the integrity of the primary package. Secondary Packaging facilitates transportation of mass quantities of the packaged product from the manufacturer to the end user or point of sale. Quite often, it is not seen by the end user, so its attributes are more of utility than of aesthetics or marketing.

How Secondary Packaging helps - Save time, space, labour, wastage

- Easy handling of transportation & Storage

- Overcome manual & disorderly packaging

- Ensure correctness of weight & pouch count

- Enhancing productivity

- One time investment with excellent ROI

- Can be used for branding and marketing information sometimes

Nichrome Secondary Packaging Solutions Nichrome, India's leading integrated packaging solutions provider offers multiple Secondary Packaging solutions for diverse applications. Nichrome customizes these solutions as per the customer's needs, space and budget. They are then integrated with the primary packaging machines for a seamless fit.

Nichrome Secondary Packaging Solutions include:

Automatic Pouch Stacking & Wrapping System

Nichrome's high speed Stacking & Wrapping System for single and double head machines enables auto pouch stacking as per desired matrix. The system includes an inclined conveyor, pouch orienter, pusher and flow wrapping machine.

It is a PLC-controlled, single operator driven system offering easy changeover. The system can be aligned in linear or right angle direction as per floor space.

HDPE Bag Filling System

This is a PLC-controlled system with digital LCD touch screen for display and settings. The user-friendly design and fast changeover for different bag sizes makes this a must-have for companies packaging their products in pack sizes of 500 to 5000 gms.

The line includes a VFFS machine, pouch take up conveyor and a rotary bag holding & filling system. Machine construction is available in SS304, SS316 and MS painted. Both HDPE and PP bags may be used.

Cartoning Machine

Discover fast and efficient Cartoning with Nichrome's Cartoning Machine. This secondary packaging machine has a rated output of 50-55 cartons per minute, and handles a variety of cartons: parallel tuck in, opposite tuck in, lock bottom and gluing.

The machine structure is of MS sheet metal for durability. Some key features include adjustable carton conveyor with chain type design, servo indexing drive to carton and product chain, motorized carton pick up with vacuum cups, and facility for product insertion inside carton through motor-driven product pusher.

Flexibale 450 Baling Solution

Nichrome Flexibale 450 is an innovative secondary packaging system to pack pre-counted numbers of primary pouches in economical bulk secondary pouch aiming to replace existing packing methods which are labor intensive and less efficient.

The Flexibale 450 is designed to be directly coupled with primary vertical form fill and seal machine enabling a single operator to manage a complete packaging station from automatic primary packaging to finished balers.

Automatic Milk Pouch Crating System

The Automatic Milk Pouch Crating System offers a solution to count & fill pouches in crates in synchronization with high speed Filpack Servo 12K machines. The system can be customized as per customer layout and number of machines, provides total end of line solution from crate washing center to cold storage, and helps to maintain quality and food safety standard as well as keep count of the number of pouches and crates.

The system also offers an optional Online Leak Detection Mechanism whereby each pouch from the pouch take up conveyor passes through a pressing conveyor which removes excess air from leakage pouch through which the operator can easily differentiate leaky pouches.

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.

Nichrome, India’s leading player in integrated packaging solutions, is a company committed to providing cutting edge packaging technology for Indian industry. Pursuing this passion, Nichrome has joined hands with Easysnap Technology of Italy to bring their worldwide patented packaging to India.

EasysnapR is the new worldwide standard for single dose units of liquid products, offering convenience, easy one hand opening, complete dispensing of contents and on-the-go mobility.

It is a single-dose packet that opens itself when you fold it in half. No need to tear, to peel or to unscrew caps EasysnapR opens and dispenses product with only one hand; just fold and squeeze. It is ideal for packing all liquid and semi-liquid products.

Packing in single-dose EasysnapR packages is safe for consumers (always correct doses and easy to take), sustainable for the environment (reducing waste of excess product), useful for manufacturers (easy to deliver and distribute).

Six reasons why EasysnapR is the smarter packaging solution

1. It is easy

EasysnapR opens with one hand only, without efforts. It is suitable for children, elderly and disabled people and all conditions, it is universal.

2. It is resistant

EasysnapR can be transported individually in your pocket or handbag or in greater quantities in packs without the risk of leakage or of being compressed. It has a semi-rigid bottom which is unbreakable unless folded over 90 percent.

3. It is cheap and ecologic

EasysnapR has lower production costs compared to bottles, jars or thermoformed unit dose packaging, does not disperse any residue and is more easily recyclable.

4. It is smart

EasysnapR has an ergonomic design, versatile and stylish, which you can customize at your will in form and graphics.

5. It is hygienic and clean

EasysnapR dispenses the content in a clear and accurate way, there is no risk of spills or contamination of the product. There is no product contamination while opening and dispensing.

6. It has longer shelf life

EasysnapR allows no air inside and offers 100% barrier properties to maintain product integrity.

Easysnap Technology can replace the production of any conventional portion pack container, including small cups, small bottles and tubes, with content from 1 to 30 ml, with many advantages in term of flexibility and production cost for units.

Easysnap Technology machineries are designed and certified for food, cosmetic, pharmaceutical and medical devices industries. The list of applications is endless – and includes ketchup, mayonnaise, salad dressing, jam, melted cheese, mustard, spirits, syrups, honey, liquid medications, baby-care products, ointments, toothpaste, shampoo, hair conditioner, liquid hand-sanitizer, body lotions, creams, bath foam, moisturizers, sun creams, liquid detergents, promotional dispenser, and many others!

Food Packaging Trends Of 2019

Metal is a popular packaging material, and has remained so for centuries. Even as newer packaging materials are innovated every day, metal packaging retains its charm and utility.

Tin Packaging a Historical Perspective

Although metal containers have been in use since men started mining, large-scale use began with the Industrial Revolution when mass production became possible. Tin was initially used to create canned goods for the British Royal Navy. Later, stainless steel was used, with a tin coating or as a more complex alloy. Aluminum also became a prominent packaging material starting in the late 1950s. All of these materials offered several advantages, with material choice becoming a question of usage.

Today, the word “tin” has become synonymous with the packaging itself, though the material may actually be something else.

Tins are used mainly in the food and Pharma industry where barriers are extremely important. They also provide safety, durability and convenience, which have made them the choice for packaging coffee powder, milk powder, baby formula, spice powders, nutritional supplements and much more.

All such products contain high quality ingredients. Keeping them fresh and preserving, their full nutritional benefit is vital. Hermetic tin packaging keeps out air, moisture, contaminants and light, adding to the shelf life of the products. They are 100% recyclable so they are popular with consumers who are both health-conscious and environmentally conscious.

Nichrome’s Tin Filling Line

Nichrome offers an efficient Tin Filling Line system that helps you achieve your packaging goals. Just change the filler to fill different products, and this innovative packaging solution will enable tin packaging in SKUs ranging from 100 gm to 1000 gm.

Milk powder, spice powders, seasoning powders & Pharma powders or pulses, grains, sugar & tea – Nichrome’s Tin Filling Line guarantees high-speed, accurate filling.

Nichrome’s Tin Filling Line system includes:

A turn table for empty tins

Inverted Tin Cleaning Machine

U V Chamber

Dial Indexing Unit for Twin Tin Filling

2 Servo auger fillers

Seamer

Date batch coding system

Capping Machine (Lid pressing unit)

Cap elevator with storage silo

Turn table for filled tins

Nichrome’s can provide both standardized as well as fully customizable powder packaging solutions for both the food and nutraceutical industry. Some salient features of Nichrome’s Tin Filling Line include:

PLC controlled system

No tin no fill safety device to avoid spillage of product

Auto lid feeding, placing & lid seaming

Metal tin / composite tin friendly line

Safety enclosures with interlocks for rotary parts

Digital LCD touch screen displaying & setting

Machine construction available in SS304, SS316 & MS Painted versions

Fast changeover for different sizes of tins

Various tin sterilization & cleaning options available

As a leading manufacturer and provider of integrated packaging solutions, Nichrome has the technical expertise and market insight to customize and deliver packaging systems that meet your expectations of speed, accuracy, reliability and support. With over 4 decades of experience and domain knowledge, Nichrome can custom-design an automated packaging system that caters to your specific application. Nichrome partners to make your product packaging easy and efficient, and deliver maximum ROI.

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.

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.