Powders and flours
Cornflour packaging machine
Cornflour and other starches are extremely fine, light powders: they raise dust at the slightest movement and compact easily. Maize flour, which is slightly coarser, shares many of these challenges.
At YM Packaging we adapt dosing and sealing to these products, in pillow or flat-bottom bags, doypacks and single-dose packs.
Packing cornflour: the challenges
- Extremely fine powder: it disperses easily and soils the machine and the seal.
- Compaction: the product changes density, which affects accuracy.
- Static electricity: the powder clings to the film.
- Cleaning: fast product changeovers with no residue.
Common packs for cornflour
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A typical cornflour packing line
- Product infeed via enclosed conveying.
- Dosing with an auger filler.
- Forming, filling and sealing of the bag or single-dose pack.
- Checkweighing and metal detection.
- Case packing.
Frequently asked questions
Can cornflour be packed without dust soiling the seal?
Yes, by synchronising the auger filler with sealing and, if needed, using anti-static bars that reduce powder clinging to the film.
Do you pack maize flour?
Yes. Maize flour is packed with the same technology, adjusting the filler recipe.
What is the most common format?
The consumer bag, often inside a carton, and the doypack. Single-dose packs are also used in foodservice.
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