Granule Packing Machine -The Ultimate Guide
1. What is the Granule Packing Machine?
Granule packing machine has a significant position in industrial production nowadays. So, do you know what is the granule packing machine, what are its uses, and which products in our life are closely related to it? granule packing machine can also be called Particle packing machine, this kind of packing machine is specialized in packing granule products in our life. The granule packing machine can also be called a Particle packing machine, this kind of packing machine is specialized in packing the granule products in our life, it greatly improves the quality and speed of industrialization, and provides a more efficient packing method for more manufacturing industries. The types of granules are very wide, such as beans, spices, cereals, puffed snacks, coffee beans, pet food, etc. granule packing machine mainly works when the particles of these products, are weighed and sealed after the package, of course, you can choose to manually weigh the package after the automatic packaging machinery, but also can be fully automated after weighing the package. There are also diversified forms of packaging, such as prefabricated bag packaging, roll film packaging, can packaging, and so on. Different forms of packaging also have corresponding granule packing machines, the following is an introduction to the types of granule packing machines.
2. Types of the Granule Packing Machine
We usually refer to prefabricated bags and roll film granule packing machines as granule packing machines, and granular filling machines for can packaging. below is an introduction to three common types of granule packing machines.
2.1 Vertical form fill seal machine (VFFS)
This machine is the most typical granule packing machine, which is a one-piece packing machine that consists of a roll of film that is formed into a bag. The rolls of film are formed into bags by the machine’s formers and then sealed and cut after feeding. This machine is also divided into sizes, our common vertical packaging machine formers the collar model, we call it a large vertical packaging machine, it can pack a relatively long film width of the bag; on the contrary, if you need to pack the film width is relatively small, the total grams of particles is relatively small, we call it a small bag packaging, you can consider the use of small vertical packaging machine. If you want to know more about the difference between vertical machines, you can check this article “The Ultimate Guide of the Vertical form fill seal machine”.
2.2 Stand-up pouch packing machine (HFFS)
This one is specially designed for the prefabricated bag packing machine, it has the special function of opening the bag, can open the good bag and so on loading material. At the same time, this packaging machine has many types of bags, including zipper tape, stand-up pouches, shaped bags, three-sided sealed bags, eight-sided sealed bags, etc. The size of the granules can be made from soybeans. Particle size can be measured in soybeans, some grains, chocolate, toy accessories, small particles of candy, sugar, and so on. This machine offers a wide variety of bag types to choose from, so if you have a specific bag type, send it to us to see if we can analyze it for you.
2.3 Flow Wrapping Machines (HFFS)
The horizontal type of wrapping machine is one of the most widely used and competitively priced. This machine horizontally conveys granular products to the packaging area, generally packs small particles using a tray carrier, and then packs them in back-sealed bags or footed bags with the machine. Others can pack small parts such as accessories for toy puzzles.
2.4 Granule Filling Machine
Granule Filling Packaging Machine packs out the product in a canister package, the cost price is a little more expensive than the above models. The benefit of the finished product is to keep the product inside the can from being squeezed, and at the same time, it is easy to transport and record data. granule filling machine can also be used with a labeling machine, capping machine, and other automation procedures.
3. How to use the Granule Packing Machine
How to use the granule packing machine, you can refer to the following steps.
3.1. Preparation
Before turning on the machine, check whether the equipment has been properly connected to the power supply, check whether the parts are intact and undamaged, and check according to the area which can be divided into feeding area, bag maker, and sealing device, so that each part can be checked in place in time.
Secondly, before each use, it is recommended to clean all parts of the granules packaging machine, especially the parts contacting with materials, to maintain hygiene.
3.2. Start-up preparation
After turning on the power, the granule packing machine enters into self-test, wait for the completion of the check to ensure that there is no noise, you can carry out pre-packaging, pre-packaging at the same time, granules packaging machine sealing needs time to heat up, and try to pack to see if it achieves its own packaging effect.
3.3 Setting parameters
In general use for a period of time the machine parameters do not go back to change unless you need to change your product packaging requirements, but on this premise we recommend that you consult with you to buy granule packing machine manufacturers, on how to adjust the parameters of the granule packing machines produced by different manufacturers on the programming of different. Set the packing length, width, sealing temperature, and other parameters through the control panel. According to your product characteristics and packaging requirements, select the appropriate packaging film and install it on the bag-making machine. For example, for a granule packing machine in pre-made bags, you only need to put the bags in the bag trough, and the vertical machine and pillow machine in the corresponding film dispenser.
If you change the granule product, please take into account the size and fluidity of the granule, you can adjust the speed of the hopper and the discharge by adjusting the valve or the motor speed, all these are recommended to make the choice after discussing with the factory.
3.4. Starting the machine
granule packing machine will have a start and stop button, you can let the machine run first, make the first bag, see if the finished product meets your requirements, adjust the parameters according to the actual situation, and refer to the factory’s suggestions, when the bag is ready, the hopper will automatically fill the granules into the bag, according to the parameters you set up the package sealing and adjusting until the best results.
3.5. Operation Monitoring
When the finished product of the test packing meets your requirement, you can monitor the granule packing machine late hun to make sure the machine is normal halo makeup, if you find problems such as jamming and poor sealing, you can watch the parameters or warnings if there is any change, then make adjustments.
3.6 Downtime and Maintenance
Regular maintenance is an important packaging equipment maintenance measure. For packaging granular food products, before the start of cleaning, end of the power off in a timely manner to clean the lower material mouth, check the seal whether there is a foreign body bonding, etc., so that the packaging of food to play a role in maintaining health and safety. Secondly, the machine can be vigilant lubrication and maintenance, parts and parts can be regularly checked between the degree of wear and tear, if the wear and tear is serious, contact the factory in a timely manner to replace and distribute the parts to reduce the probability of emergencies.
Precautions
In granule packing machine operation, must and workers trained, strict compliance with safety rules, machinery operation can not put foreign objects into the machine, familiar with the machine operation and precautions to ensure personnel safety first.
4. Application of the Granule Packing Machine
When it comes to the granule packing machine, you know the scope of application of the food industry, medical industry, industrial industry, daily necessities industry dominates, that they are common some can be used as a reference, the following examples:
A.Food industry
Food industry particles are diverse, seasonings, cereal products, nuts, dried fruit, candy, chocolate, coffee beans, and so on. We can divide the product size into gradients to distinguish between the most common reference to our customers is the size of the package of rice or soybeans as a standard, and other special food products by adding accessories to adapt to the packaging requirements.
B. Medical Industry
Medical industry is common in the capsules, tablets, and granules are common granule blister packaging machines, because of the need for special packaging film to protect the drugs from contamination and deterioration. Chinese medicine granules are commonly 3-sided seal bags or 4 sides seal bags to pack. Secondly, some vitamins, fish oil capsules, and other health care products are filled into specific bottles through granules to facilitate sales and preservation.
C.Chemical Industry
Chemical products cover fertilizers, pesticides, plastic raw materials, and chemical reaction granules, these chemical ingredients need the right packaging way to be well preserved and not contaminate other products. Fertilizers common particles are compound fertilizer, urea, etc., and generally have sacks with internal plastic film packaging, low cost. Pesticide granules production inspection has insecticide granules and herbicide granules, etc., generally have a fixed gram weight per package, convenient for consumers to quantitative use. Most of the plastic pellets are supplied to counterpart factories for use as raw materials, so the weight of each package will be larger, which is convenient for the mass production of products.
D. Agricultural Industry
You are more familiar with agricultural pellets as seed products, but sometimes a mix of agricultural products can be used as feed to supply animal food, such as pet food pellets, corn kernels, wheat pellets, and so on.
E. Electronics Industry
Some fine and tiny electronic single product, the need for individual packaging requirements, particle packaging machines can also meet their fine independent packaging, such as resistors, capacitors, diodes and other electronic components packaging. Because of the expensive, electronic packaging is often dust and moisture, to prevent other reactions, particle-sealed packaging is the basis for the protection of electronic products.
5. Types of Granule Packing Machine Filling Mechanisms
Granule Packing Machine Filling Mechanisms are generally categorized into electronic weighing and manual weighing followed by pallet loading.
5.1 Weighing Device
Granule Packing Machine electronic weighing you know more in the market is the electronic combination of weighing and linear weighing. Electronic combination of weighing by a number of independent downward head, each hopper has a special control weight down, which can realize a variety of granular materials in accordance with the proportion of mixed. You can commonly mix grain porridge ingredients, oatmeal punch, mixed nuts, mixed seasonings and other mixed granular packages.
Granular products can be based on your need to allow the range of error to choose the weighing head, the general electronic combination of weighing accuracy is higher, the price is also a little more expensive.
5.2 Volume Volume Device
By customizing the volume cup filled with filling packaging, universal cup is a good example, it is often paired with a small vertical packaging machine to pack sugar, salt and other small particles with better fluidity, it is also more accurate.
5.3 Pneumatic discharging device
Pneumatic particles is the use of compressed air to speak of particles blown into the bag, common plastic particles and some chemical raw materials products, the particles of pneumatic feeding can be realized in high-speed, continuous packaging occasions.
6. 5 Key Features to Look for in a Granule Packing Machine
6.1 Accuracy and Precision.
For the finished granule you want to pack. First, you need to consider what your accuracy range is, which is a matter of choosing the right weighing device. Secondly, for the effect requirements of the packaged product, what kind of effect you want, you can list it out for the packaging equipment manufacturers to develop the packaging program.
6.2 Speed and Efficiency
Packaging speed affects the output quantity of the product. There are some granule packaging grams is relatively large, so the packaging speed will have an impact, followed by the choice of function, assuming that you want to pack 1kg of rice, the need for vacuum packaging, then the function of the vacuum is also time-consuming. If you have more functions, the packaging time will be affected, and the capacity will also be affected.
6.3 Flexibility and Customization
Although the pellet packaging machine is said to be able to pack particles, but there are many sizes of particles, for dealing with different sizes of particles and packaging effect to choose the right packaging machine is also different.
If you have a single pellet product and are not considering changing pellet products for a period of time, then you can customize the machine more for your pellet product. If you are packing many types of products, you can provide the size range to the manufacturer, who will make a recommendation based on the bags and you can then make a decision.
6.4 Automation and Integration
The input cost of the packaging equipment also determines the automation procedure of the packaging line. As a manufacturer of you, you can take into account the granular products conveyor rationalization, the product whether to choose automatic loading, when the granular packaging to complete the first packaging, take the quality of the inspection and control. Whether you choose to use machines to replace labor during transportation.
Of course, nowadays, the higher the full automation program can bring the corresponding efficiency, on the other hand, the cost of input is high, as an operator, the production benefits and expenditure costs need to be calculated before putting into production.
6.5 Ease of Operation and Maintenance
The operation of the pellet packaging machine is simple, which can be beneficial for the training of staff and quick start. Corresponding to the pellet packaging machine each packaging machine manufacturers have corresponding maintenance and repair methods. Common packaging machine maintenance and good operation are as follows.
Vertical Form Fill Seal (VFFS) Machines
This machine has a control panel that is activated by a single button after selecting the parameters you need. Regularly clean the film former and sealing knife of foreign objects, and keep a record of the wear and tear of the parts and the frequency of replacement accordingly.
Horizontal Form Fill Seal (HFFS) Machines
This type of packaging is horizontal, and their control platforms are not too different from those of vertical form fill seal machines. Then you can refer to our article on horizontal form fill seal (HFFS) machines for maintenance issues, which we have written in detail about the precautions to be taken.
Conclusion
There are many kinds of pellet packaging machines, first find the right type of packaging machine, about their production requirements, and automation procedures to customize a good packaging program. If you are now also worried about your granule products and do not know how to pack them, you can try to contact us, and we can provide you with a suitable packaging program.
