Enhanced Shelf Life and Preservation Techniques in Grain and Pulses Packaging

Nichrome India Ltd
3 min readMay 21, 2024

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Grains and pulses are staple food items worldwide, making their preservation and packaging essential for maintaining quality and extending shelf life. With the advent of automatic packaging machines, the industry has seen significant improvements in how these products are stored and distributed. Let us explore how our state-of-the-art machines, such as the automatic packaging machine, grain filling machine, sachet filling machine are revolutionizing grain and pulse packaging.

Importance of Effective Packaging

It is important to deliver your products with the right packaging. It plays a crucial role in preserving the freshness, nutritional value, and overall quality of grains and pulses. But it also keeps the trust of your consumers. A poor packaging can lead to moisture ingress, pest infestation, and oxidation, resulting in spoilage and wastage of the valuable product. To combat these challenges, we design new age packaging machines that ensure the right packaging and here is how our machines make the difference.

How Nichrome’s grain packaging machines make a difference

1. Modified Atmosphere Packaging (MAP)

Our machines are high end-tech machines that ensure Modified Atmosphere Packaging that involves altering the atmospheric composition inside the packaging to extend the shelf life of your products. By reducing oxygen levels and increasing nitrogen or carbon dioxide, MAP technology inhibits the growth of aerobic bacteria and fungi, preserving the quality of grains and pulses.

2. Vacuum Packaging

Vacuum packaging removes air from the package before sealing, creating a vacuum that significantly reduces the risk of oxidation and spoilage. This technique is particularly effective for extending the shelf life of pulses and high-fat grains prone to rancidity.

3. High-Barrier Films

High-barrier films are specialized materials designed to prevent moisture, oxygen, and light from penetrating the packaging. Our machines use best quality films which are essential for protecting grains and pulses from environmental factors that can degrade their quality.

4. Sealing and Lamination

Advanced sealing and laminating technologies ensure that packaging is airtight and durable. These techniques prevent contamination and enhance the overall integrity of the packaging.

Grain Packaging Machines by Nichrome

1. Excel 400 Plus Intelligent Electronic Weigh Filler: 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, 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.

It has a bagger speed up to 80 packs per minute and can pack up to 10 kgs depending on product’s bulk density. The machine comes with a range of fillers to make this grain packaging machine a versatile packaging solution for all kinds of grains and pulses.

Conclusion

Effective packaging is vital for preserving the quality and extending the shelf life of grains and pulses. Our wide range of automatic grain packaging machines, including the automatic packaging machine, grains filling machine, and automatic pouch packing machine, provide robust solutions for the grain and pulse industry. By acquiring our packaging machines, your business can ensure product integrity, reduce waste, and deliver high-quality products to consumers.

Investing in Nichrome’s innovative packaging solutions is a step towards sustainable and efficient packaging practices, ultimately benefiting both the industry and consumers.

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Nichrome India Ltd

Having first started in Pune in 1948, Nichrome established itself in the world of packaging in 1977. Today the company incorporates 37 years of experience.