SHED 2
Semi-Auto Filling Machine — Millets / Pulses / Grains / Granules (20 gm to 1000 gm)
NFIC-KUP-U09-05
Machine at a glance
Unit
Unit 9 — Millet Processing (Pre-existing)
Shed / location
SHED 2
Zone
Packing Section (Filling & Primary Packaging)
What this machine helps make
Sajja flour
Medium DemandMain raw material: Bajra / pearl millet / Sajja
View product →Roasted chana
Medium DemandMain raw material: Bengal gram / Chana
View product →Coarse chilli / chilli flakes
High DemandMain raw material: Dried red chilli
View product →Ready mix: Dosa
High DemandMain raw material: Formulation-specific / mixed ingredients
View product →Ready Mix: Jamun
High DemandMain raw material: Fruit / formulation-specific
View product →Dehydrated green chilli / green chilli flakes
Medium DemandMain raw material: Green chilli
View product →Cold-pressed groundnut oil
High DemandMain raw material: Groundnut
View product →Masala roasted groundnuts
High DemandMain raw material: Groundnut
View product →Plain roasted groundnuts
High DemandMain raw material: Groundnut
View product →Salted roasted groundnuts
High DemandMain raw material: Groundnut
View product →Jowar flour
High DemandMain raw material: Jowar / sorghum
View product →Korra flour
High DemandMain raw material: Korra / foxtail millet
View product →Cold-process lemon pickle
High DemandMain raw material: Lemon / lime
View product →Sama flour
Medium DemandMain raw material: Little millet / Sama
View product →Gluten-free millet bread premix
High DemandMain raw material: Millets / multi-millet
View product →Ready-to-cook multigrain whole mix for drink/porridge
High DemandMain raw material: Multigrain / cereal-legume
View product →Brown / unpolished rice
High DemandMain raw material: Paddy
View product →Dhal-based nutritional supplement
High DemandMain raw material: Pulses / dhal
View product →Ready mix: Vada
High DemandMain raw material: Pulses / dhal
View product →Ragi flour
High DemandMain raw material: Ragi / finger millet
View product →Operating SOP
1. Pre-operation checklist
• Correct pouch size loaded
• Calibrate fill weight — test 3 pouches on Weighing Machine before production
• Auger clean and dry — no residue from previous product
• Hopper clean
• Calibrate fill weight — test 3 pouches on Weighing Machine before production
• Auger clean and dry — no residue from previous product
• Hopper clean
2. Start-up procedure
1. Load product into hopper — max 80% capacity
2. Run 3 test fills — weigh each — adjust if outside ±2% of target
2. Run 3 test fills — weigh each — adjust if outside ±2% of target
3. Operating steps / parameters
1. Load product into hopper — max 80% capacity
2. Run 3 test fills — weigh each — adjust if outside ±2% of target
3. Begin production run
4. Check fill weight every 20 pouches
5. Reject any visible underfill or overfill — reprocess
6. Run auger empty before switching off
2. Run 3 test fills — weigh each — adjust if outside ±2% of target
3. Begin production run
4. Check fill weight every 20 pouches
5. Reject any visible underfill or overfill — reprocess
6. Run auger empty before switching off
4. Shutdown procedure
6. Run auger empty before switching off
5. Cleaning / sanitation
• Empty hopper completely
• Brush auger and all contact surfaces
• If changing product — FULL brush clean before loading next commodity
• Log: product | target weight | actual average weight | pouches filled
• Brush auger and all contact surfaces
• If changing product — FULL brush clean before loading next commodity
• Log: product | target weight | actual average weight | pouches filled
6. Safety / PPE
• DRY products only — wet products jam auger and damage motor
• No wet or sticky products
• No wet or sticky products
7. Troubleshooting
Fill weight drifting more than ±3% after calibration — call supervisor
8. Preventive maintenance
Routine prevention is embedded in the pre-operation and post-operation checks; no separate time-based preventive-maintenance interval is stated on the source card.