• Nichrome India Limited

Aseptic Pouch Machine

Traditionally aseptic systems employ a rigid or semi rigid package-making machine where initial capital costs and packing media costs hold high percentage of sale prices of a product. This adds to buying cost of a common consumer. Aseptic pouch system development has the following benefits: helps reduce initial capital cost; acceptable level of technology easily adoptable even by SSIs; cost reduction of final package that offers considerable cost benefit to ultimate consumer; and an easily disposable/recyclable packaging media that offers environment safety. Design features: machine designed to aseptic norms for long shelf life of perishable liquid products, with total construction in SS; three side pouch format/style for better seal integrity; proven chemical film web sterilization; designed to ensure double sterilization effect; hot sterile air masking; fully automatic PLC controlled machine with output speed of about 2000 pouches/hr and uses multi-layered co-extruded film of approx 100 m thickness; and fill volumes available are from 200 to 1000 ml, adjustable. The machine is ideal for packing various perishable food products like plain milk, toned milk, flavored milk, fruit pulp and juices, etc. Pouches are approximately 3 to 4 times economical than conventional aseptic packaging using HDPE bottles and about 2.5 times cheaper than carton bricks. Major advantages include: longer shelf life of product, up to 3 months; no need of cold chain for transportation and storage; products once aseptically packed can travel longer distances without requiring cold chain, hence great reduction in product wastage due to non-refrigeration; cost and environmental hazards of refrigeration system eliminated; festive season demands can be reasonably met; and easy distribution in areas with scarcity the cost benefit of aseptically packed goods can be enjoyed.