Packing masala spice powders starts with measuring bulk behaviour on your floor, not copying another factory’s HMI recipe. For Masala, plan around 0.40–0.58 g/ml bulk density and 1–5% volatile oils as the primary materials variables. Recommended metering is auger across wide SKU range (fill code AUGER). YugMach publishes configuration prices from Mathura so buyers get price transparency before GST; final figures still follow pouch size, film, and options. On masala lines, seal development usually begins near 140–170°C with dwell in the 0.4–1.0 s band, then moves after peel tests on your laminate lot. Gas or barrier target context is aroma + moisture barrier. Typical films include Metallised laminate, PET/PE, Alu-foil laminate. Pouch bands commonly cover 10g–50g, 100g–250g, 500g. Planning throughput sits near 1,200–3,000 when product, film, and changeovers cooperate. Critical failure modes unique to masala spice powders: frequent SKU changeovers; dust extraction; mill-to-mill PSD shifts; small sachet accuracy; sealant oil migration. Design SOPs and spare kits around those five, not around generic ‘packing machine maintenance’ checklists. Keep free-fall near 350 mm or lower when fracture or dust generation is a risk for this SKU family. Where gas flushing applies to masala spice powders, a practical starting purge is about 0.25 L per cycle, then trim using residual oxygen or sensory shelf tests. Do not chase brochure speeds while residual oxygen drifts above the claim window — rancid returns cost more than a slower jaw cycle. Weight control economics for masala: about 1.5 g average giveaway at 2,000 packs/hour wastes 3.0 kg/hour of product. Multiply by your factory cost per kilogram to size the payback for better tooling, more heads, or closed-loop checkweighing. Calibrate weekly with certified test weights and after any collision on the filler frame. Mechanical envelope: expect on the order of 3.8 kW class connected load depending on servos and heaters, and roughly 6 bar clean dry air if actuation is pneumatic. Film path width planning around 120 mm face/web context is a common starting point for mid retail SKUs, but collar selection must match the actual formed cross-section. Wrong collars score film, wander longitudinal seals, and create scrap that looks like a temperature problem. General masala plants run many SKUs per week; changeover time dominates OEE more than peak packs/min. Write a clean-down matrix by allergen and colour intensity — yellow/red cross-contact is visible and expensive. Small 10–20 g sachets need fine metering and tight film register for tiny print panels. Dust extraction sizing should assume the finest milled SKU, not the free-flowing coarse blend. Keep a library of collars and screws labelled by pouch width and powder family to avoid ‘close enough’ tooling mistakes. Housekeeping for masala spice powders must match chemistry: wipe intervals, extractor filter changes, and elastomer replacement differ from a dry rice demo line. Never hose electrical cabinets. Dry contact parts fully after wet cleaning before restart. Document screw RPM or weigher combination limits, seal temperature, and flush settings on a laminated card at the machine for each masala SKU. Factory acceptance should include at least three steady hours on the hardest masala SKU with agreed scrap and weight or count tolerances. Record film lot, ambient °C, and RH — monsoon air in North India changes powder flow and snack oil feel. Train two operators and one fitter before sign-off; demand drawings, pneumatic diagrams, and password policy with the machine. Spare parts with lead time risk for masala lines include sealing jaws or Teflon, forming collars for each width, and filler-specific wear parts (auger flights, cups, weigher buckets, linear pans, wrap belts, or count sensors as applicable). Buying the cheapest film that ‘almost seals’ at 140–170°C usually raises scrap more than the reel savings. Commercial comparison: use published prices for price transparency, then insist on trials with your masala spice powders and your film. Numbers that decide the purchase are density, 1–5% volatile oils, peel strength, giveaway or reject rate, and sustained packs per minute — not marketing adjectives. GST is extra on published tags; nitrogen, extra heads, and special MOC change the final configuration cost. For masala, revisit film COF if packs slip on inclined outfeeds; a 0.05 COF shift from a new reel lot can raise fall-over scrap without any machine fault. Operators packing masala spice powders should know the abort sequence for film break and hopper empty — untrained clears are a top source of bent jaws and cut fingers. Keep a scrap Pareto for masala with categories for seal, weight/count, and print; fund fixes for the tallest bar first. When ambient RH jumps 15–20 points, re-check the first 50 packs of masala spice powders before releasing the shift’s production. Align purchasing of film and spare collars for masala so a width change does not strand the line waiting for tooling. For masala, revisit film COF if packs slip on inclined outfeeds; a 0.05 COF shift from a new reel lot can raise fall-over scrap without any machine fault. Operators packing masala spice powders should know the abort sequence for film break and hopper empty — untrained clears are a top source of bent jaws and cut fingers. Masala contract packers should maintain a tooling matrix by customer pouch width and powder family. The highest OEE loss is usually hunting for the right collar at 6 a.m. Publish internal changeover times and pay attention to the longest ones. Allergen mustard or nut-containing blends need dedicated flexibles or validated clean-downs with swab limits.