{"id":33,"date":"2022-08-26T12:23:58","date_gmt":"2022-08-26T10:23:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/africa.nichrome.com\/blog\/?p=33"},"modified":"2022-08-26T13:15:20","modified_gmt":"2022-08-26T11:15:20","slug":"grow-your-grain-packaging-with-nichrome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/africa.nichrome.com\/blog\/grow-your-grain-packaging-with-nichrome\/","title":{"rendered":"Grow Your Grain Packaging with Nichrome"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Cereals are the fruits of domestically cultivated grasses. The major cereal crops are wheat, barley, oats, rye, rice, maize, sorghum and millets. Cereals have been the staple crops from pre-historic times and their effective production, storage and use have been significant contributors to the blossoming of modern civilization. Cereal grains and related products have become an important part of the diet in many countries. Every year, new cereal-based products are developed and sold to considerably well-informed consumers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over two billion tonnes of grains are produced annually across the world. These grains are stored in different parts of the grain distribution chain from the producer to the consumer. They are packed in properly defined Stock Keeping Units (SKUs) such as bags, silos, warehouses, containers and even in stacks on the ground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Crops are harvested at the culmination of the growing season, and the harvested grain needs to be stored with negligible loss of quality until it is required for human or animal consumption during the rest of the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reasons for storing grains are:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Processing is done at a different location from the production<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Seasonal production but year-round consumption<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Storage in reserve for emergencies like famines<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Storage as seeds for the next planting season<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Grain Packaging Solutions from Nichrome<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Nichrome\u2019s offerings include a diverse range of automated packaging machines<\/strong><\/a>, filling systems<\/strong> and integrated packaging solutions<\/strong> for your requirements in grains and seed packaging. Nichrome\u2019s food packaging machines<\/strong> from its Excel Plus series are equipped with the latest technology and offer cutting-edge packaging solutions that adhere to strict packaging quality standards for a large variety of products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Excel 400 Plus Intelligent Electronic Weigh Filler<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

This is a VFFS packaging machine<\/strong> for grains, pulses, sugar, seeds, spices and tea.  The Excel 400 can pack pouches of up to 10 kgs at a rate of 80 packs per minute. The pouch formats it can produce are the Pentaseal, Pentaseal with D cut, Gusset Pouch, CSPP and 4 Line Seal pouch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some of its salient features are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n