With the rising labour cost in the grain processing industry, automatic transformation of packaging processes has attracted growing attention from more and more enterprises. From manual weighing and bag sleeving to automatic filling and sealing, the technological iteration of rice packaging machinery is changing the operation mode of traditional workshops. As a manufacturer of rice vacuum packaging machines, Guangzhou Marchi Packaging Equipment Co., Ltd. has launched the MCZD-25K automatic rice vacuum packaging machine to provide automatic packaging solutions for rice and miscellaneous grain materials.
I. Labour Pressure Emerges in Packaging Processes and Demand for Automatic Equipment Rises
In traditional rice packaging workshops, procedures such as metering, bag sleeving, bag sewing and handling often require multiple workers to cooperate. The training cycle for skilled workers is relatively long, and staff turnover will also cause production capacity fluctuations. Especially for rice packaging with specifications of 10 to 25 kilograms, the labour intensity is high, and enterprises’ demand for automatic equipment is gradually increasing.
To address this situation, the Marchi MCZD-25K automatic rice vacuum packaging machine uses mechanical operations to replace manual procedures including metering, bag sleeving and conveying. Featuring a high degree of automation, it helps reduce labour intensity for workers. Each executing unit is equipped with control and safety devices to realise automatic continuous operation with safe and convenient operation. The equipment adopts a fully enclosed design and is fitted with safety interlock devices such as door opening detection to guarantee personnel safety. The whole machine is developed and designed for granular materials, helping maintain stable performance during long-time operation.
II. One Machine Adaptable to Multiple Materials, Covering Packaging of Rice and Miscellaneous Grains
For grain processing enterprises, the material adaptability of packaging equipment is related to production line utilisation efficiency. The Marchi MCZD-25K automatic rice vacuum packaging machine is suitable not only for rice varieties such as white rice, black rice, fragrant rice, glutinous rice, brown rice, purple rice, yellow rice and pearl rice, but also compatible with miscellaneous grain materials including millet, coix seed, mung bean, red bean, black bean, kidney bean, soybean, corn, cracked corn, wheat, barley and sorghum. In addition, granular food such as peanuts, melon seeds, walnuts, almonds and coffee beans can also be packaged on this model. One piece of equipment covers multiple materials, helping enterprises flexibly adjust product mix.
The unit is equipped with functions including automatic weighing, automatic bag loading, automatic filling, automatic bag delivery and automatic sealing, forming a complete operation process from metering to sealing. Packaging bags can be paper bags, plastic bags or woven bags, adapting to packaging bags with dimension of length × width (600～1100) × (300～600) mm. The equipment has a packaging capacity of 4～6 bags per minute, filling weight of 10～25 kilograms per bag, total power of 3 kilowatts and air consumption of 750 standard litres per minute, which can meet regular production needs of medium-sized grain processing enterprises.
III. Original Manufacturing and Whole-Line Delivery Capacity
Stable operation of equipment relies on systematic support from manufacturers in R&D, manufacturing and after-sales links. Guangzhou Marchi Packaging Equipment Co., Ltd. has been deeply engaged in the field of automatic packaging for 27 years. It owns two production bases, namely Guangzhou Marchi Packaging Equipment Co., Ltd. and Hefei Marchi Packaging Equipment Co., Ltd., integrating R&D and design, intelligent manufacturing, whole-line solutions, sales and installation, and long-term maintenance services.
The two factories have a total of more than 9,500 square metres of standard production workshops with zoned management, divided into functional areas such as precision sheet metal processing area, assembly area, fatigue test area and whole-line commissioning area. The core components of equipment are self-developed and self-manufactured with full-process independent production, so as to control the stability of product quality and order delivery cycle from the source. Relying on this manufacturing system, Marchi can provide customers with packaging machine production line solutions ranging from stand-alone equipment to whole-line integration, and support non-standard customization to create tailored solutions according to customers’ material characteristics, workshop working conditions and capacity planning.
IV. Customer Verification and Construction of Service System
In terms of customer service, Marchi has served more than 5,000 cooperative customers in total, and its products are exported to over 50 countries. In the food industry, Marchi has established cooperative relations with PepsiCo, Yili, Uni-President, Five Grains Mill, YanGufang, SEAMILD, Jiusan Group, Puratos and other enterprises, providing packaging equipment and supporting solutions for them.
Marchi has built a service system covering pre-sales scheme design, equipment installation and commissioning, operation training and after-sales follow-up visits. Customers can provide materials for machine test, and the after-sales team provides telephone response and long-term maintenance services to help grain processing enterprises maintain stable operation after equipment commissioning.
Judging from the industry trend, rice packaging machinery is evolving from stand-alone automation toward whole-line integration. For grain processing enterprises considering production line upgrading, selecting equipment manufacturers with original manufacturing capacity and industry experience is an important reference for project implementation. Guangzhou Marchi Packaging Equipment Co., Ltd.’s continuous investment in automatic rice vacuum packaging machines and whole-line integration provides a noteworthy practical sample for the industry.
