Deep Analysis of Nescafe AZERA Can Packaging Equipment

Coffee is not only one of the three major beverages worldwide, but also an important agricultural product in the world. In 2020, among so many food companies in the world, who has the highest turnover of coffee products? – Nescafé! Nescafé is a coffee brand owned by Nestlé. Nestlé first launched its flagship coffee brand in Switzerland in 1938, its headquarters is located in Vevey, Switzerland.

Nescafé generated 99.71 billion U.S. dollars in revenue in 2020, making it the world’s highest-revenue coffee brand. The second place is Starbucks, headquartered in Seattle, USA, whose revenue is 26.5 USD billion/year. The third place is McCafé headquartered in Oak Brook, USA, the revenue is 26.5 USD billion/year.

Nestlé is the world’s largest food and beverage company, with more than 2,000 brands and operations in 191 countries around the world. In the more than 100 years since its establishment, it has experienced two world wars and several economic crises that have swept across the globe. However, in most years that data is available, Nestlé’s financial situation is very stable.

NESCAFÉ AZERA is a kind of instant-ground blended coffee. The difference between AZERA and other instant coffees is that it mixes instant coffee with finely ground coffee powder, which makes up for the aromatic part that instant coffee loses due to the production process, and is extremely simplifies the making steps of ground coffee.

You don’t need to buy expensive coffee machines, coffee pots, grinders, steaming appliances, etc., can experience the mellow aroma of ground coffee. It can easily dissolve in hot water, and it is a very good taste of grinding instant coffee.

Due to the characteristics of the material, the most basic requirement of coffee packaging materials is having good anti-moisture, anti-oxygen, gas-barrier, and anti-high temperature performance. Metal cans are usually made of materials such as steel, aluminum and tin, which account for more than one-third of the entire metal packaging market.

The main advantage of metal cans is that they can be 100% recycled without losing their quality and robustness. The recycling rate of metal can packaging is 2.5 times that of any other packaging solution.

According to the manufacturing method, metal cans are mainly classified into three-piece cans and two-piece cans. The application history of three-piece cans has been nearly 200 years. Although it has been improved many times, its basic composition is still made of three metal sheets (mostly are tinplate) – the can body, the bottom, and the lid.

The three-piece cans can adapt to the processing needs of food cold and hot processing, rapid heating, and rapid cooling. Metal cans like NESCAFÉ GOLD, NESCAFÉ Azera, and NESCAFÉ READY TO DRINK series used are three-piece cans.

A two-piece can is composed of a can body and a can lid. The can body of the two-piece can is made of a thin metal plate, which is stretched and deformed by a punch through a stretching forming die, so that the can bottom and the can body are connected as a whole. Two-piece cans are usually filled at room temperature. They can be filled with beverages containing gas (such as beer and carbonated beverages), or beverages with nitrogen added during filling. They are also often used for filling seafood, bird’s nests, etc.

To choose the right coffee packaging equipment, the first thing is checking the physical form of the coffee – whether it is a powder or granule with relatively large particles. If the coffee particles are relatively large, a particle packaging machine (inner chain) should be used for filling. If the coffee particles are relatively big, a granule packaging machine is more suitable for filling.

Why is it not recommended to use a powder filling machine to fill coffee with larger particles? Because the powder packaging machine relies on the auger to measure and unload, it is only suitable for filling relatively fine powders, such as flour, milk powder, protein powder, etc. If an auger powder filling machine is used for large-particle powder materials, the blades of the auger will squeeze the particles during the unloading process, resulting in a change in the shape of the powder material, make particles as powder.

A two-piece can is composed of a can body and a can lid. The can body of the two-piece can is made of a thin metal plate, which is stretched and deformed by a punch through a stretching forming die, so that the can bottom and the can body are connected as a whole. Two-piece cans are usually filled at room temperature. They can be filled with beverages containing gas (such as beer and carbonated beverages), or beverages with nitrogen added during filling. They are also often used for filling seafood, bird’s nests, etc.

NESCAFÉ AZERA is a kind of relatively fine coffee powder, so it is the right choice to use the powder filling machine. According to your filling requirements and budget, production output, plant area, filling accuracy, filling speed, production plan, and others, make a comprehensive decision between a manual coffee powder packaging machine and an automatic coffee powder packaging machine.

SF-02 semi-automatic coffee powder packaging machine is mainly developed and designed for fine powder, which is easy to dust and has high-precision packaging requirements. Its application range is the widest, suitable for coffee products with many specifications and small packaging output. It has no limit to packing methods, can fill coffee powder into cans, pre-made pouches or bottles.

A weight sensor is installed under the tray of the container, according to the preset weight, the machine will automatically perform fast and slow filling to get the smallest filling error. The filling accuracy and filling speed can be adjusted at any time, and the discharge port can be equipped with a dust-proof device or a vacuum cleaner to reduce dust pollution during filling.

The stepping motor or servo motor drives the auger, with stable filling performance and high precision. According to user habits,  the controlling of unloading can be made as the photoelectric switch or a footswitch, which is convenient for users to use.

What others packaging equipment can be matched with the manual coffee powder packaging machine? Under normal circumstances, it can be matched with a screw conveyor and a manual can sealing machine to complete the filling and sealing of metal cans. Manual can seaming machine has the ordinary can sealing type and vacuum and nitrogen can sealing type.

What is the price of a semi-automatic coffee powder filling machine? The price of the machine is determined by the configuration of the machine. Normally, the unit price of the machine ranges from US$2500 to US$5000 (the price is only for reference).

The automatic coffee powder packaging machine adopts more advanced automatic technology, and its production efficiency is obviously higher than that of the manual coffee filling machine, which can also save a lot of labor. However, the application range of the automatic coffee powder filling machine is limited, and there are many restrictions on the size of the can, and can types.

If you want to use the automatic coffee powder can packaging equipment, there are two models to choose from, SF-ZX and SF-KP. SF-ZX has a wide range of applications, but its accuracy and speed are not as high as SF-KP. SK-KP is only suitable for cans of a single size and type, with high packaging precision and fast packaging speed.

If you have many types and sizes of cans, it is recommended to choose the SF-ZX linear powder can filling machine. If the coffee powder cans have a single size and a large production output, it is recommended to use the SF-KP automatic coffee powder can filling machine. Both models of machines can be made into 1-3 filling heads according to packaging requirements. According to the characteristics of the material, a special dust-proof and leak-proof device can also be installed at the discharge port.

What others coffee packaging equipment can be matched with an automatic coffee powder can filling machine? Different filling requirements will recommend different packaging equipment. Under normal circumstances, it will be equipped with a screw conveyor, an automatic can sealing machine, cans turntable, ultraviolet sterilization channel, and etc.

The unit price of an automatic powder filling machine ranges from approximately US$6000-US$30,000 (for reference only). What factors will affect machine cost? for example, the number of filling heads, the material of stainless steel, special devices such as dust and leakage prevention, and whether the filling head can be raised and lowered and etc.

The above is the depth analysis of the packaging form of NESCAFÉ AZERA coffee and the related packaging equipment used. If the coffee packaging is similar to or completely different from NESCAFÉ AZERA, and you need some professional and free coffee packaging advice, please contact us.

Sywen Packaging is a leading coffee packaging equipment manufacturer and supplier in China, we can design and design a complete coffee packaging solution for you. No matter what kind of coffee packaging method, just tell us your detailed packaging requirements, and we will work out a unique packaging plan in the shortest time.