In Krasnodar, Retail Packaging Was Automated Without Overpaying for Excess Capacity

October 01, 2025

Compact solution for the premium segment: fertilizer packaging up to 3,000 g

1,000 g fertilizer pillow bag in front of the packaging machine

Challenge: From Bulk Big Bags to Retail Packaging

Large-scale granular fertilizer manufacturers ship products in tonnes via big bags. However, significant profit lies in the premium segment — retail packaging from 500 to 3,000 g for private farms and retail stores. Our customer, a supplier from the Krasnodar region, set the goal of entering this niche by automating the process with a cost-effective budget solution.

Let's be honest: if a "budget solution" leads to faults, downtime, and reject losses, it ends up being costly and can hardly be called budget-friendly. But since 2013, there has been a genuinely excellent weighing and packaging machine — the MDU-NOTIS-04M for free-flowing products. It costs half as much as the NOTIS standard series, yet delivers the same structural reliability and unique feedback-based weighing algorithms.

Fertilizers in 1,000 g packs

The Compact Machine Has 3 Key Features

• Forms only pillow bags, but produces neat seals suited for the premium segment
• Weighs from 20 to 3,000 g with exemplary accuracy within GOST limits — no customer complaints and zero product overfill
• Speed of 10–15 packs per minute, upgradable to 25 packs with the installation of a second doser stream

Key Advantages of the MDU-04M

• Half the price of standard machines
• Runs on a standard power outlet, with an intuitive and simple interface
• Over 12 years it has proven its reliability with hundreds of customers, even in Australia where customers service the machines entirely on their own.

Result

Fertilizers in big bags at the facility in Krasnodar

Although the company's core activity is large-scale fertilizer supply in big bags, it now has the opportunity to test the growing retail packaging market. The budget weighing and packaging machine was a perfect fit for launching this new segment. Once demand is confirmed, the company plans to scale up and further automate its packaging operations.

In practice, the MDU-NOTIS-04M reduced manual labor, ensured consistent packaging quality, and enabled reliable shipment planning for retail chains.

MDU-NOTIS-04M

Sales Growth Starts with Automation

Calculate your volumes and find out the machine price. If the projected payback period does not exceed one to one and a half years — this is a sound investment decision. The MDU-NOTIS-04M will be the key driver of your shipment growth, while others continue to bear the costs of manual labor or struggle with faults and rejects on pseudo-budget alternatives. Contact us!