As they are cheaper than large size packets, sachets are generally used either for promotional trial packs or to cater to low-income or price-sensitive customers who prefer economical packs.

As per market reports, the Asia-Pacific region is expected to witness an increase in the use of sachet packing in a wide gamut of industries. Due to its low cost, recyclability, customizability and portability, sachet packaging is gaining immense traction across various end-users in the food & beverages, lubricants & solvents, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics and personal care industries.

Rapidly emerging trends such as ‘single-serve/single-dose packaging’ and ‘buying less, more often’ among customers for products such as shampoo, oil, tea, coffee, cream, and others are expected to create lucrative sales opportunities for market players.

NICHROME’S SACHET PACKAGING SOLUTIONS

Whether you require a shampoo packing machine, pharma powder sachet packing machine or sugar sachet packing machine, Nichrome offers innovative packaging solutions. Besides sachet packing machines for a wide range of applications across industries, Nichrome also offers advanced stickpack machines for contemporary requirements.

Nichrome’s sachet filling and sealing machine portfolio includes:

PV-215
This high-speed, flexible, PLC-controlled sachet filling machine brings international multi-lane technology from Prodo-Pack, USA – a global leader in multilane technology – to India. For practically every application in Pharma, Personal Care, Cosmetics, Healthcare and Food industries, PV-215’s intermittent motion technology ensures efficient sealing and a bagger speed of up to 1000 bags/min. These high speed, PLC-controlled machines are extremely flexible and can quickly accommodate any attachments/additional features at any stage due to their modular shaft-mounted concept. They also offer wrinkle-free sealing and user-friendly web tracking.

Pouch formats that these machines can work with include the 4 side seal sachet, 4 side seal with V notch, twin pouches, contour sachet and contour with V notch. The PV-215 sachet filling machine is suitable for sachet packaging of practically any food, non-food, pharma and cosmetic product.

Multilane Stickpack
This special VFFS packaging machine comes with different fillers for different applications. The Volumetric Multiple Cavity Filler is ideal for free-flowing powders and granular products such as sugar, salt, pepper, mouth freshener, etc.

The Multi-piston Filler is ideal for packaging liquids and viscous products such as honey, ketchup, mayonnaise, mustard paste, jam, shampoo, etc.; and the Multi-head Servo Auger Filler is consummate at filling non-free-flowing powders such as milk powder, coffee, tea/coffee premixes.

The Multilane Stickpack comes with a CE certified PLC controller that makes it easy to operate and provides the necessary flexibility for product and format changes while maintaining the efficiency of the process.

Easysnap
Nichrome also offers the Easysnap, a revolutionary innovation in single-serve packaging. The sachet has a worldwide patented opening system: fold it in half, with just one hand, to open and dispense the contents.

The machine offers 4 to 8 lanes, rapid conversion to various settings, and filling systems up to 25/30 ml.

CONCLUSION

Nichrome is the quintessential sachet packing machine provider if sachet packing is your desired packaging format. For more than four decades, Nichrome has built its expertise in packaging technology, and today boasts extensive industry and technology knowledge besides having a world-class design and manufacturing facility. As a leading packaging machine manufacturer, Nichrome partners with customers to customise solutions for specific application challenges. From designing the solution to the installation, commissioning, and training of the customer’s staff in the operations and maintenance of the machine, Nichrome provides end-to-end support to its customers. Post-sales too, customers are assured prompt service and genuine spares through Nichrome’s nationwide support network. This allows Nichrome to ensure the efficient working of the machines so their customers get the best productivity and performance from their setups and excellent Returns on Investment.

To know more about Nichrome’s extensive portfolio of automated packaging machines, innovative filling systems and integrated packaging systems, visit www.nichrome.com

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In emerging economies however, smaller SKUs such as sachets are in demand because they are more affordable than normal family-size packs. They also induce trial and are therefore the preferred format for FMCG and pharma manufacturers who seek to expand their market into semi-urban and rural areas.

Hence, small, individual packages are growing globally. Individual packs such as sachets and stick packs are universally convenient and becoming increasingly popular.

About sachets and stick packs

• Sachets are small packs, made by sealing flexible packaging material, on three or four sides.
• Sachets are generally flat as opposed to stick packs which have a round or oval cross section.
• Stick packs look like tubes or sticks, and are made by sealing a narrow, tube-like packaging, with a continuous side seam, at both ends.
• Sachets are used in the cosmetics industry for packaging of single-use quantities of consumer goods such as lotions or shampoos.
• Both sachets and stick packs are used in the food industry for packaging small amounts of products such as salt, condiments, sugar, mayonnaise, mustard, ketchup, candies, coffee, dairy whitener, chocolates and much more.
• In the pharma industry, both formats are used for small powdered doses such as probiotics, ORS, vitamin D, wet wipes, tablets, lozenges, etc.
• The hospitality industry relies on stick packs and sachets, where items such as sugar, milk, coffee creamers, drink mixes, yogurts and ketchup are all packaged in these single-serve format
• Compared to stick packs, sachets offer a larger surface area and can be designed in creative shapes to score on branding and point-of-sale appeal

SACHET PACKAGING WITH NICHROME

For high-speed sachet packaging, Nichrome offers VFFS multilane machines: PV-215. These are high speed, flexible, PLC-controlled machines. For practically every application in Pharma, Personal Care, Cosmetics, Healthcare and Food industries, PV-215’s intermittent motion technology ensures efficient sealing and a bagger speed of up to 1000 bags/min.

PV-215 is extremely flexible to accommodate quickly any attachments/additional features at any stage due to its shaft-mounted modular concept. It also offers wrinkle-free sealing and user-friendly web tracking.

Pouch formats include 4 side seal, 4 side seal with v-notch, twin sachets, contour pack, and contour with v-notch – to pack quantities ranging from 5 gms to 2.5 Kg.

PV-215 is suitable for an amazingly large and diverse range of sachet packaging applications.

STICK PACK PACKAGING WITH NICHROME

For stick pack packaging, Nichrome offers the Multilane Stickpack with different filling systems depending on the products to be packed. These machines have up to 10 lanes, depending on the width of the stick pack, and the pouch formats are the centre seal stick pack and centre seal stick pack with v-notch, both singly and in a chain with perforation.

Fillers include:

Volumetric Multiple Cavity Filler: for free-flowing powders and granular products such as sugar, salt, pepper, mouth freshner, etc.

Multi-Piston Filler: for packaging liquids and viscous products such as honey, ketchup, mayonnaise, mustard paste, jam, shampoo, etc.

Multi Head Servo Auger Filler: for non-free flowing powders such as milk powders, coffee powder, tea/coffee premixes, etc.

CONCLUSION

Sachets and stick packs are easy to try, easy to carry and easy to use. No wonder the worldwide market is growing rapidly, offering lucrative prospects for manufacturers.

From a production point of view, sachets and stick packs tend to be more cost-effective, both in terms of manufacturing and distribution than larger packs.

Nichrome’s sachet packaging and stick pack packaging machines can help manufacturers to grow their market share and meet fast-changing market demands. Nichrome’s technology addresses the five key aspects of packaging technology which are:

• Flexibility
• Dosing accuracy
• Performance
• Hygienic design
• Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE)

Whether it is sugar packaging, coffee packaging, ketchup packaging, shampoo packaging or any food or pharma powder packaging, there’s a Nichrome automatic sachet packaging machine for you. Discuss your specific requirements with Nichrome; they can help you select machinery that’s just right for your application. As India’s leading automated packaging machine manufacturer with over four decades of expertise, Nichrome has the experience, knowhow and network to deliver complete satisfaction.

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Environmental concerns are forcing the packaging industry to reinvent itself, especially through the use of eco-friendly materials that are less energy-intensive, more easily recycled.While plastic is widely used thanks to its many advantages especially its low weight per unit, glass and metal containers are making a comeback in certain categories, driven by environmental concerns. Even the flexible packaging industry is looking for biodegradable materials.

So packaging is continuously evolving. Technological innovations and growing automation have transformed the industry. Some of the most noticeable developments include:

Connectivity: The various functions involved in packaging are integrated thanks to automation. Users get a clearer picture of the various sub-processes and plant conditions which helps to improve maintenance and optimise packaging processes.

Digital engineering: Most processes are now digitised; manual operations have been replaced by automated speed and accuracy. Errors in the process can also be identified and rectified sooner with digital engineering.

Space saving: The packaging machinery industry is adopting modular machine configuration and re-designing equipment to save space and reduce machine footprint.

Simplicity: The ability of companies to integrate new machines or lines easily into existing systems is essential for them to adapt to the changing technology.The growing need to simplify diagnostics and maintenance is giving birth to more web-based service tools and innovative machine concepts.

NICHROME’S PACKAGING SOLUTIONS

Since Nichrome developed India’s first indigenous milk packaging machine in 1977, it has been at the forefront of next-generation packaging technologies; a brand trusted for its rich legacy of pioneering innovation, extensive domain knowledge and manufacturing competency in packaging systems.

For enterprises big and small, for applications existing and emerging, Nichrome offers infinite possibilities in integrated, automated packaging solutions. With its strong thrust on R&D, Nichrome partners with customers through the complete lifecycle, offering application-specific solutions, backed by dependable service and support.

It could be a small variation in a pouch format or customization of an existing machine; a pro-actively developed filling system or consultancy & system design for a complete packaging plant – Nichrome has the expertise, capabilities and innovation to transform productivity and enrich customer relationships in endless ways.

Based in Pune, India, Nichrome’s sales & service network spans India and the world. It has presence in 45 countries and more than 7000 successful installations worldwide.

NICHROME’S OFFERINGS

Horizontal packaging machine, vertical form fill seal machine, tray sealing machine, multilane sachet packaging machine, bottle or tin filling line,blister packaging machine, mini dairy plants, complete end-to-end integrated packaging system, filling systems – the gamut of Nichrome’s offerings is vast and comprehensive.

Nichrome designs and manufactured automated packaging machines for almost any application in Food, Pharma and other verticals.

Nichrome is among the leading edible oil filling machine manufacturers who is equally adept at supplying powder filling machines, salt packaging machines,ketchup packaging machines, milk packaging or grain packaging machines. The Nichrome portfolio also includes shampoo packing machines, cosmetic packaging machine, tablet & capsule packaging lines and even packaging solutions for pet food, dyes & pigments, adhesives, agrochemicals & fertilisers. Indeed the list of applications is endless.

Nichrome’s inhouse R&D works tirelessly to upgrade existing machinery and innovate new solutions that meet the challenges of the times. Compact footprint, advanced technology, high speed performance, ease of operations and long service life are the hallmark of Nichrome’s packaging machines. Nichrome ensures that its machines can be easily integrated (upward or downward) into existing plant systems, and can also be modified to adapt to some changing needs.

A contemporary feature of Nichrome’s machines is the DOIT (data over Internet) which uses Cloud connectivity to provide anytime, anywhere access of the packaging machine. Users can monitor, evaluate and even change machine operation parameters from any connected device, anywhere in the world. Today, more than four decades since Nichrome developed India’s first indigenous milk pouch packaging machine, Nichrome continues to make a mark on the packaging world, leading the way with innovation, technology, quality and service that enhances productivity and profitability for its customer’s business.

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