For a long time now, potato wafers or chips\nhave been the most preferred snack option. Euromonitor\u2019s report Savoury Snacks\nin India (December, 2016) estimates that savoury snacks are likely to register\na constant value CAGR of 12% over 2016-2021, with sales reaching Rs 445\nbillion. The Indian chips market, sized at Rs 7,000-7,500 crore according to\nEuromonitor, has been growing at a robust pace of 15% over the past five years\nand going forward, is expected to grow at a similar pace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Partnering with the many Indian and multinational players in this high-growth sector is Nichrome. India’s leading integrated packaging solutions<\/a> provider<\/strong>, Nichrome’s expertise in chips packaging<\/strong> is well known. Years ago, Nichrome designed and developed two of India’s earliest, indigenous chips and namkeen packaging machines<\/a><\/strong>: SnackPack and NamkeenPack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Today, for chips packaging<\/strong>, Nichrome offers a range of vertical packaging machines<\/strong> that work just as well for other snacks\nand products like dry fruits, breakfast cereals, pasta, wrapped candies, whole\nspices, seeds and much more. The latest in Nichrome’s VFFS snack packaging<\/strong> portfolio is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Excel\nVertipack 320<\/strong> – India’s first vertical pouch packaging machine<\/strong>. Yet\nanother versatile innovation from Nichrome, Excel Vertipack 320 has been\ndeveloped for packaging chips, dry fruits, seeds, pasta, grains, etc. in a\nvariety of standup pouches with or without zipper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n With its high speed performance, sturdy\ndesign, online check weigher & metal detector, compatibility with multiple\nfillers, and a host of other features, Excel Vertipack 320 assures you robust\nperformance with unmatched versatility. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Besides the vertical standee pouch, Excel\nVertipack 320 also offers other pouch formats: CSPP, Gusset, Gusset with D-cut,\nPentaseal and Quadseal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Other chips\npackaging machines<\/strong> include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sprint\n250 Snackpack<\/a><\/strong> – Designed especially for the\nsnack industry, Sprint Snackpack is a food\npackaging machine<\/strong> that offers quick and easy tool-less changeover of size\nparts resulting in minimum product falling height.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It packs a wide variety of snacks and\nsimilar food products in pouch formats such as the CSPP, Gusset with D-cut and\nGusset. The perforation system makes it possible to produce chains of small\npouches. Sprint Snackpack has HACCP & GMP compatible construction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Wing\n200 E-Line Snack Pack <\/strong>–\nThis is Nichrome’s exclusive packaging solution for startups and small-medium\nenterprises. It offers all the superior expertise and reliability of Nichrome,\nin a compact, affordable format – designed to fit more modest space, budget and\nperformance expectations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Wing 200 E-Line packs chips and other\nsnacks in CSPP packs (and chain of pouches) at a maximum speed of 80 pouches\nper minute. <\/p>\n\n\n\n For chips\npackaging<\/strong> in large quantities, Nichrome offers two durable automated\npackaging machines:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Excel\n400 Plus Multi-head Weigher <\/strong>– For packs up to 10 kgs, this vertical\npackaging machine<\/a><\/strong> is the preferred solution. It comes with a plus\nadvantage of automation equipped with CE marked PLC Controller and touch screen\nHMI. Key features include print mark scanners, static charge eliminator, servo\nmotor driven bag length control system, and adjustable stroke of cross sealing\njaws for optimum performance. It is designed as per stringent quality\nstandards, and can be easily integrated to upstream or downstream\nmachines\/systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sprint 250 Plus Multi-Head Weigher<\/strong> – For pouch quantities up to 2 Kgs, Nichrome\u2019s Sprint 250 Plus offers speed, accuracy, and efficiency for flexible packaging<\/strong> of a wide variety of snacks, grains, powders, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 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 CSPP or gusset pouches and offers a perforation system to deliver a chain of small pouches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n When it comes to chips packaging<\/strong>, or indeed, packaging of any snacks and namkeen, Nichrome has the industry experience and domain knowledge to ensure the most cost-efficient solution for the needs of individual manufacturers. With sound vacuum packing technology, Nichrome’s automated packaging machines<\/a><\/strong> ensure the product stays fresh and crisp for longer. Minimised falling heights ensure the shape and form of delicate chips stay intact, and stainless steel construction with easy-to-clean design makes Nichrome’s packaging solutions most suited for food applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Consult Nichrome with your specific\nrequirements and expect the most relevant, optimised solution for your\noperations.<\/p>\nThe Nichrome Portfolio<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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