As lifestyles change, as more and more women join the workforce, as dual-income families increase - the demand for RTE (ready to eat)foods keeps growing. RTE foods offer convenience and portability; they offer a variety of flavours and cuisine styles to delightconsumers. Today it could be a South Indian ‘bisibilibhaat’; tomorrow a Punjabi ‘chhole’; a Hyderabadi ‘biryani’ the day after. Consumersare spoilt for choice as RTE manufacturers introduce more and more different foods in the RTE format of 'heat & eat'.

1. RTE PACKAGING, THE NICHROME PICK-FILL-SEAL WAY
As lifestyles change, as more and more women join the workforce, as dual-income
families increase - the demand for RTE (ready to eat)foods keeps growing. RTE foods
offer convenience and portability; they offer a variety of flavours and cuisine styles
to delightconsumers. Today it could be a South Indian ‘bisibilibhaat’; tomorrow a
Punjabi ‘chhole’; a Hyderabadi ‘biryani’ the day after. Consumersare spoilt for choice
as RTE manufacturers introduce more and more different foods in the RTE format of
'heat & eat'.
For RTE manufacturers, packaging is a crucial concern, and Nichrome, the Top
packaging machine manufacturer in India, has just the solution.
Nichrome’s Pick-Fill-Seal machine
Nichrome’s highly advanced variant of the Pick-Fill-Seal Machine with specially
designed RTE fillers can be used to conveniently and quickly pack a wide variety of
ready-to-eat and ready-to-cook foods (RTE foods).
This rotary filling and sealing machine has 2 different fillers to dispense different
types of ingredients in the same pouch, allowing for easy mixing of ingredients,
through gentle handling and without damaging the ingredients.
This high-precision instant food packaging machine allows manufacturers of RTE
foods to conveniently pack their perishable products, safely, in a wide variety of

2. stand-up pouch formats, which can then be subjected to retort Packaging for longer
shelf life.
The RTE packaging machine also provides a cost-effective integrated packaging
solution because it is available with multiple filler options, which can be used for the
packaging of items other than RTE foods.
The machine is sturdy and durable, easy to clean and maintain.The compact footprint
also helps in saving precious factory space.
Little wonder then, that for foods such as biryani, palak paneer, butter chicken, dal
makhana, Punjabi chole & other gravies, besides instant mixes, namkeen, liquid
yogurt and sweets such as gulab jamun, Nichrome's PFS is the most
preferredautomated RTE and RTC packaging machine.
Salient Features:
• Servo driven precision indexing
• Precision Cam operated mechanism
• Less power consumption
• Operator friendly, easy-to-clean and maintain
• Compact & versatile design
• User friendly PLC based machine with touch screen interface
• No Pouch, No Fill, No Seal Interlock
• Pouch Open Error, No Fill Interlock
• Heater malfunction error interlock
• Low air pressure alarm
• Machine guards with safety interlock
• Hygienic stainless steel construction available as an option
• Contact parts SS316, SS304 options available
• Pouch formats: 3 side seal, 4 side seal, stand up pack, stand up with zipper
and Doy pack with side spout.
Nichrome’s expertise in RTE packaging
Nichrome has over four decades of experience in the packaging world, and is well
known for its indepth understanding of the packaging requirements of diverse
applications. Nichrome understands that RTE foods need long shelf life to stay stable
and fresh until they reach theconsumer's table. It is also important that the foods
retain their taste, quality and safety for days after manufacturing, and that the
product is protected against contamination during transportation or storage.
Nichrome stays abreast with the latest technologies for ready to eat foodpackaging
and ready to cook food packaging, providing automated packaging solutions for
MAP (modified atmosphere packaging), VSP (vacuum skin packaging),and Retort

3. packaging wherein cooked food gets a shelf life of up to 18 months without the need
for refrigeration or preservatives.
Nichrome also offers Athena, a horizontal form fill seal machine from Tecnovac, Italy
ensures the products stay safe and hygienic till they reach the consumer's table.The
machine is able to seal, pack in a protective atmosphere (vacuum + gas) or with "Skin
effect" all types of trays or jars, ensuring that the food does not spoil for at least 72
hours.The modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) machine extracts oxygen&carbon
dioxide from the air of the trays, synchronously filling them with nitrogen or mixed
air, to minimise deterioration of the foods.
Conclusion
In the new normal of work-from-home and the growing emphasis on hygiene in
these Covid times, the global demand for RTE and RTC foods is increasing
exponentially. For manufacturers in this field, Nichrome offers different solutions for
varying needs. Nichrome can evencustomise packaging solutions to provide the most
relevant, cost-effective solution - to package and preserve your products better.
Nichrome is a leading automatic filling machine manufacturer, with a
comprehensive range of vertical-form-fill-seal and horizontal packaging machines
for diverse applications. To make the most of this growing market, Nichrome's
packaging solutions provide the hygiene, quality and aesthetics you needto attract
and retain customers.