Packing general free-flowing powders starts with measuring bulk behaviour on your floor, not copying another factory’s HMI recipe. For Powder, plan around 0.25–0.70 g/ml typical bulk density and product-dependent as the primary materials variables. Recommended metering is auger as default meter (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 powder lines, seal development usually begins near 130–170°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 often moisture-primary. Typical films include PET/PE, Metallised laminate, Moisture-barrier film. Pouch bands commonly cover 50g–100g, 250g–500g, 1kg. Planning throughput sits near 900–2,400 when product, film, and changeovers cooperate. Critical failure modes unique to general free-flowing powders: dust extraction; density variation; deaeration of fluffy powders; auger sizing; grounding for static. Design SOPs and spare kits around those five, not around generic ‘packing machine maintenance’ checklists. Keep free-fall near 400 mm or lower when fracture or dust generation is a risk for this SKU family. Where gas flushing applies to general free-flowing powders, a practical starting purge is about 0.2 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 powder: about 2 g average giveaway at 2,000 packs/hour wastes 4 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 4.0 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 140 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 powder packing defaults to augers, but fluffy powders may need deaeration or vacuum assist so dumps do not puff out of the pouch. Measure density on trial day; 0.25–0.70 g/ml is only a planning envelope. Dust extraction, grounded hoppers, and covered conveyors keep seals clean across food and non-food powders. Critical RH differs by chemistry — write moisture strategy per powder, not per machine model. Copying RPM between same-colour powders of different density is a leading cause of scrap after SKU switches. Housekeeping for general free-flowing 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 powder SKU. Factory acceptance should include at least three steady hours on the hardest powder 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 powder 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 130–170°C usually raises scrap more than the reel savings. Commercial comparison: use published prices for price transparency, then insist on trials with your general free-flowing powders and your film. Numbers that decide the purchase are density, product-dependent, 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 powder, 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 general free-flowing 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 powder 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 general free-flowing powders before releasing the shift’s production. Align purchasing of film and spare collars for powder so a width change does not strand the line waiting for tooling. For powder, 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 general free-flowing powders should know the abort sequence for film break and hopper empty — untrained clears are a top source of bent jaws and cut fingers. Powder contract packers should demand SDS and bulk density certificates with every inbound lot. A ‘same powder’ from a new supplier can shift density 10–15% and invalidate RPM cards. Fluffy powders may need bottom-up fill or staged dumps to avoid dust plumes. Ground all flexible connections; static shocks and dust ignition risks are related problems.