Why go for flexible pouch packaging for gels?

Flexible pouches are better for gel packaging because they:

• Are lighter and provide increased portability for end-users
• Need about 60% less plastic than traditional packaging
• Require less energy to produce
• Emit less CO2 and produce less landfill waste material
• Allow for efficient and economical transportation

Considerations for your gel packaging machine

When you are deciding on a liquid pouch packaging machine, it is essential to discuss your packaging requirements with your packaging machine manufacturer. These include:

Viscosity:

The term viscosity describes the internal friction of a moving liquid. In the case of gel packaging, viscosity has a considerable effect on the rate at which the liquid/gel travels, how long it takes to set in place, and the time it takes to insert the fluid into flexible packaging.

Your packaging machine manufacturer will determine the product filler to be used based on viscosity, to ensure that it supplies the right amount of force in order to generate the desired flow with accuracy and control so that the pouch doesn’t overfill.

Fill Temperature:

Viscosity reduces when viscous products are heated, allowing them to flow more easily. Hence when deciding on the filling system, the temperature at which the liquid is filled is of critical importance.

Protection:

The packaging material you choose needs to be suitable for your specific gel product. It should furnish a reliable barrier to protect against external elements that may end up spoiling your product like dust, moisture, oxygen et al.

Printing:

Customers of today expect in-depth and authentic information about the product and its usage on the pack. This calls for a packaging machine that facilitates this critical requirement and also presents your brand to the world.

Quantity:

You need to decide on a package size and package format – single or multiple dose sachets, larger stand-up pouches with zippers, spouts or handles

Why go with Nichrome?

Nichrome possesses a range of HFFS packaging machines with next-generation, linear technology from Totpack in Spain. The series from Totpack is highly versatile and can be employed to pack a diverse range of powders, grains, snacks, liquids and viscous products, with the use of different fillers. This series also comes with a range of pouch formats that have better aesthetic appeal.

These HFFS machines are based on PLCs and come with a touch screen interface. The design of this series is compact and versatile and can produce both single and perforated chains of pouches with a quick and easy changeover. This series also includes efficient duplex modules for higher outputs.

Nichrome’s Easysnap Technology

Easysnap is a cutting-edge new worldwide standard for single-dose packaging of liquid/semi-liquid products and offers convenience, ease of one-handed opening, complete dispensing of the product and on-the-go functionality.

Easysnap offers many advantages in the packaging of ointments, liquid medications, medicated gels etc:

1. Easy to use
   
   The Easysnap package is designed to be easily opened with one hand only. There is no need to tear, peel, or unscrew bottle caps – you just have to fold and squeeze. It is convenient to use for children, the elderly and disabled people.
   
   
2. Handy Mobility
   
   The Easysnap package can be carried individually in pockets or handbags, or even in greater quantities in packs while avoiding leakage or compression. Its semi-rigid bottom is unbreakable unless it is folded over 90 percent.
   
   
3. Cheap and Ecological

This packaging format has lower production costs when compared to bottles, jars, or thermoformed dose packaging. It does not spread any residue and is significantly easier to recycle.

• Smart Design
  
  Easysnap comes with an ergonomic design and is versatile and stylish. The packaging design can be customized in form and visuals to offer better branding and retail appeal.
  
  
• Hygienic and Clean
  
  With Easysnap, there is no risk of spills or contamination of the product when opening and dispensing as it dispenses the product in a clear and accurate manner.
  
  
• Safe for Consumers
  
  Easysnap packaging delivers exact doses and is easy to dispense which is especially important in pharma products.
  
  
• Minimal Wastage
  
  The design of Easysnap ensures that 98% of its contents are dispensed, leading to less wastage and certainty about the dosage of contents consumed.
  
  
• Beneficial for Manufacturers
  
  The Easysnap technology is simple to customise, brand, deliver and distribute. The stylishly designed pack boosts brand image, and its no-spill, contamination-free features are advantageous for business.

Conclusion

Nichrome is India’s leading packaging machine manufacturer and a capable provider of integrated packaging solutions for a wide range of applications across the Food, Pharma and non-food industries. Nichrome has over four decades of experience and considerable expertise in the packaging industry. It offers a product range that delivers the most relevant and cost-effective automated packaging solution.

Whether your need is for Liquid packaging, solid packaging, viscous packaging; food, non-food or pharmaceutical products; whether you are looking for a Tea packaging machine, Sachet filling machine, Vertical Form Fill Seal Machines, Liquid packaging machines, Spice packaging machine, Coffee packaging machine, Automatic Sugar Filling Machine, Sugar packaging machine – whatever your needs may be, connect with Nichrome.

Nichrome believes in dynamically working with customers to design the most effective packaging solution. With its immense expertise, technology, R&D and manufacturing capabilities, Nichrome can even provide customised solutions to configure the ideal integrated packaging solution for your business requirements.

Nichrome also offers training for customers’ staff and assures quick service and maintenance support. You can easily and definitely overcome your packaging challenges with Nichrome as your packaging partner.

Visit www.nichrome.com to learn more!

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The automation of the packaging process has created many benefits for packaging companies. There are a number of ways in which automation can improve the packaging process:

Reliability and Consistency

Automatic filling machines permit a repeatable, reliable and consistent fill cycle – whether the fill is based on a level of produce, the volume of produce, the weight of produce or another such measurement. Automatic fillers remove inconsistencies and eliminate uncertainty from the filling process.

Higher Speeds of Operation

The most apparent benefit of automatic filling machines is the higher speeds of operation that they offer. Automatic fillers use power conveyors and multiple filling heads to fill more containers per cycle – whether you are filling thin, free-flowing products like water and certain powders, or highly viscous products such as jelly or pastes. Hence, the production is faster when using automatic filler machines.

Simple Control Interface

Most modern filling machines come with an easy to operate touchscreen interface and are controlled by PLCs. Indexing times, pump speeds, fill times and other similar parameters can be easily and quickly set up by the operator. The ‘configuration’ is recorded by the PLC so it can be reused in the future.

Versatility

Automatic Filling Machines can be configured to handle a range of products and container shapes and sizes. The right packaging filling machine offers ease of changeovers with simple adjustments for companies that package multiple products. This allows the downtime to be minimised and production maximised.

Future Readiness

Automatic packaging machines need to be acquired keeping the future in mind. Many

modern automatic packaging machines are upgradeable and offer the potential to increase capacity, add more filling heads and be compatible with other fillers so a variety of products can be packed on the same machine.

FILLING MACHINES FROM NICHROME

Nichrome offers a cornucopia of food packaging systems, pharma packaging systems and other non-food packaging systems for a range of industry verticals. Nichrome’s offerings in filling solutions include:

Liquid Filling Machines

These automatic packaging machines are used to fill water and other beverages like milk, juices, soup, alcoholic beverages etc. They can also be configured for filling viscous products such as lassi, yoghurt, sauces, edible oils et al.

Powder Filling Machines

These machines utilise spiral feeding technology which enables proper filling with zero-drip. These machines are ideally suited for filling powdered items – which can be both free-flowing (sugar, table salt etc) and non-free-flowing (brown sugar, milk powder etc).

Nichrome’s filling machines can also be used for non-food applications such as pesticides, starch, dyes, detergents, pharma powders etc.

Granule Filling Machines

Granule products can be filled into sachets and pouches with the use of Nichrome’s granule filling machines. It has a number of applications such as grains, dry dog food, spices etc.

Gel Filling Machines

Designed with a pump head, Nichrome’s gel filling machines can handle shampoo, hair gels, hair conditioners, cosmetic creams, thick sauces, honey, toothpaste, car wax and many more substances quite easily.

Capsule Filling Machines

Nichrome’s pharma packaging machines used in the pharmaceutical industry can efficiently count and pack gelatin capsules – soft or hard. They can also fill coated tablets and pills.

This machine has a number of alternative applications in the food industry, agriculture, healthcare and chemical engineering fields.

ABOUT NICHROME

Nichrome is a leadingprovider in India with over four decades of industry experience and thousands of diverse clients across the globe.

The innovative packaging solutions from Nichrome for food, pharma and other applications are supplemented by their solutions for secondary packaging, wrapping and cartoning, bulk packaging and other custom packaging solutions for various applications.

Nichrome’s filling machines are capable of streamlining the entire operation and boosting productivity with their speed, efficiency and reliability. Nichrome provides you with single-

source convenience for both automated packaging machines and end-to-end packaging systems and solutions. This is backed by a dependable nationwide network for reliable service and genuine spare parts.

Connect with Nichrome today for a diverse selection of solutions, affordable prices, and knowledgeable customer support.

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