With continuous segmentation of the snack food market, crispy fruit and vegetable products have won growing favor among consumers for their healthy and crispy taste. Nevertheless, crispy fruit and vegetable slices are fragile, prone to moisture absorption and oxidation, which impose far stricter requirements on packaging procedures than ordinary snacks. As a powerful original manufacturer specializing in packaging production lines, Marchi Packaging Equipment Co., Ltd. boasts 27 years of experience in the packaging industry and provides fully automatic full-line solutions covering weighing, packaging and post-processing for fruit and vegetable crisp manufacturers.
I. Equipment Advantages: Organic Combination of Precision Weighing and Flexible Packaging
The core difficulty of fruit and vegetable crisp packaging lies in the irregular shape and fragility of materials. Marchi weighing packaging machine for fruit and vegetable crisps adopts coordinated operation of high-precision multi-head combination weigher and pre-made pouch packaging machine. Intelligent algorithms automatically select optimal combinations from multiple weighing hoppers to guarantee precise control of net weight for each bag.
Specific equipment advantages are listed as follows: High-precision weighing system. For irregular granular materials such as fruit and vegetable crisps, apple crisps, banana crisps, pineapple crisps, mango crisps, purple sweet potato slices, sweet potato slices, carrot slices, spinach crisps, pea crisps, corn crisps and okra crisps, the multi-head combination weigher realizes dynamic accurate metering via multi-point sensing technology and effectively reduces material waste. One-click bag width adjustment. The bag width of the machine is motor-controlled, and all groups of grippers can be synchronously adjusted with one single button. It is compatible with various pouch types including stand-up pouches, zipper pouches, spout stand-up pouches and flat pouches to meet differentiated packaging demands of different brands. Stable operation and easy operation. The machine adopts PLC control equipped with human-machine interface, and operators can get proficient after simple training. All parts of the whole machine in contact with materials are made of 304/316 stainless steel or food-grade plastic, complying with hygiene standards. Intelligent error-proof and alarm system. The machine is fitted with empty bag detection device: no feeding without bags or incompletely opened bags, no discharging if bags fail to open, no sealing without bags or materials. Optional automatic shutdown and alarm functions are available for door opening, missing color band, insufficient air pressure and abnormal sealing temperature.
II. Application Scenarios: Covering Full Range of Fruit and Vegetable Crisp Packaging Demands
Marchi fruit and vegetable crisp packaging machine is applicable to a wide range of materials including but not limited to apple slices, banana slices, carrot slices, tomato slices, purple sweet potato slices, sweet potato slices, fungus crisps, lemon slices, mango slices, pineapple slices, strawberry slices, orange slices, spinach crisps, pea crisps, purple cabbage slices, corn crisps, onion crisps, persimmon crisps, okra crisps and shiitake crisps. The machine supports composite films such as PE composite film, aluminum foil film and aluminized film.
It is worth mentioning that Marchi equipment supports nitrogen-flushed packaging function. For fruit and vegetable crisp products vulnerable to moisture and oxidation, nitrogen-flushed packaging can effectively block oxidation, prevent products from absorbing moisture and turning tough, and extend shelf life.
III. Complete Packaging Process: From Pouch Feeding to Full-line Palletizing
Taking Marchi MCGD8-200 fully automatic pre-made pouch packaging machine as an example, the complete packaging workflow is as follows: Pouch Feeding. The machine automatically picks up empty pre-made pouches and delivers them to working stations. Coding. Information such as production date and batch number is printed at designated positions of packaging bags. Zipper Unzipping and Bag Opening. For special pouch types such as zipper bags, the machine automatically unzips zippers and stretches bag mouths open. Metering and Discharging. After the multi-head combination weigher completes accurate weighing, materials automatically fall into pouches. Cleaning. Residual materials on bag mouths are cleaned to guarantee sealing quality. Heat Sealing and Shaping. Sealing is finished and packaging bags are flattened to output finished products.
After packaging, the whole production line proceeds to post-processes: Weight Inspection → Metal Detection → Automatic Case Erecting → Case Packing → Case Sealing & Strapping → Robotic Palletizing. The full workflow realizes fully automatic operation from material lifting, multi-head combination weighing and automatic packaging to finished product warehousing.
IV. Customer Pain Points and Targeted Solutions
Pain Point 1: Fruit and vegetable crisps are fragile with high breakage rate during packagingSolution: Marchi equipment adopts flexible feeding system and anti-jam vibrating tracks to effectively lower breakage rate of fragile materials. Meanwhile, the machine supports nitrogen-flushed packaging; nitrogen forms buffer inside pouches to reduce extrusion damage during transportation.
Pain Point 2: Large errors from manual weighing lead to cost waste and customer complaintsSolution: Marchi weighing packaging machine for fruit and vegetable crisps is equipped with high-precision multi-head combination weigher. Algorithms automatically select optimal weight combinations to keep weight error of each bag within an extremely small range. Integrating weighing, filling and sealing functions, the machine eliminates manual errors at the source.
Pain Point 3: Difficult switching between different specifications and pouch types restricts production efficiencySolution: MCGD8-200 machine supports packaging size of (100～300) × (100～200) mm with packaging speed reaching 25～90 bags per minute. The automatic bag width adjustment function enables simple and efficient specification switching. Compatible with stand-up pouches, zipper pouches, spout stand-up pouches, flat pouches and other pouch types, one machine satisfies multiple purposes and greatly cuts equipment investment costs.
Pain Point 4: Short fresh-keeping period of packaged products limits shelf lifeSolution: Marchi nitrogen-flushed packaging function injects nitrogen into packaging bags to effectively isolate oxygen and moisture. For fried fruit and vegetable crisp slices, vacuum nitrogen-flushed packaging can efficiently prevent food rancidity and extend storage duration.
V. Brand Strength and Service Guarantee
As powerful original manufacturers specializing in packaging production lines, Guangzhou Marchi Packaging Equipment Co., Ltd. and Hefei Marchi Packaging Equipment Co., Ltd. integrate scientific research, design, production and sales. The company’s product portfolio covers full-series front-end, mid-end and back-end packaging equipment including packaging machines, pre-made pouch packaging machines, vertical form-fill-seal packaging machines, filling machines, case erectors, case packers and robotic palletizers.
Marchi Service Cases
Marchi Packaging Equipment Factory owns 27 years of experience in the packaging machinery industry, more than 5,000 cooperative customer cases and exports to over 50 countries. It is a long-term supplier to Fortune Global 500 enterprises, supporting whole factory scheme design and non-standard customization. It can package powder, granule, liquid and other materials, and has cooperated with many large food, pharmaceutical and chemical enterprises.
Food Industry: PepsiCo, Yili, Uni-President Enterprises, YumChina, Little Sheep, Tastien, By-health, Nam Soon Group, Five Grains Mill, Yan Gufang, SEAMILD, Qiandao Bee Garden, Sanjiu Group, Puratos, Guangxi Nongken Mingyang Starch, Dong'e Ejiao, Wen's Group, Amway, etc.
Pharmaceutical Industry: Tianjin Hongri, Weigao Group, Dong'e Ejiao, Xiuzheng Pharmaceutical, Yibai Pharmaceutical, Lukang Pharmaceutical, Taihang Pharmaceutical, Niscon, Jinkun, Hubei Gongtong Pharmaceutical, Fuhe Group, Infinitus, Zhejiang Medicine, Zhejiang Guobang Pharmaceutical, etc.
Veterinary Drug Industry: Longxiang Pharmaceutical, Jizhong Pharmaceutical, China Animal Husbandry Industry, Cheng Bixin, Houyi Group, Ramical, Twins Group, Yuehai Group, Haid Group, Wen's Group, Zhengbang Group, etc.
Food Additive Industry: Xinghu Technology, Xintuyang Biology, Muen Biology, Yinong, Puratos, Sanjiu Group, Ajinomoto, Meihua Group, Chenguang Biology, Rhine Biology, Jinhe Biology.
Chemical and Daily Chemical Industry: New energy, new material, mineral, chemical and other industries; Liby, P&G, Yongxin Chemical, Shengtai Chemical Technology, Guangzhou Hekang, Forster, Sanrun, Sany Group, CATL.
Marchi provides free sample testing service, supports non-standard customization of equipment, offers one-year warranty and lifelong after-sales maintenance. One-stop services ranging from equipment installation and commissioning to operator training are available.
With solid manufacturing capability and abundant industrial experience, Marchi continuously delivers efficient, stable and intelligent fully automatic packaging solutions for fruit and vegetable crisp manufacturers.
