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News Release from: Ishida Europe | Subject: Weighing and distribution system
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 13 April 2006
Weighing and distribution system raises
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A weighing and distribution system has enabled Dutch meat processor to produce twin packs of frozen lardons at very high speeds - saving time, space, labour costs.
An Ishida weighing and distribution system has enabled Dutch meat processor Compaxo to produce twin packs of frozen lardons at very high speeds At Compaxo's processing facility near Gouda, the lardons are packed into twin trays for supply to supermarkets throughout the Netherlands
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 13 Nov 2007 at 8.00am (UK)
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The new Ishida weigher can deliver up to 200 discharges of 250g/min with great accuracy.
A special distribution system, custom-designed and built by Ishida, accumulates 16 weighments of 250g in individual timing hoppers, via servo-driven chutes.
These are then released into an array of 16 thermoformed double packs, each weighment being divided mechanically in two as it falls into the double pack, to give a total of 32 125g packs.
These are sealed by the thermoformer before being conveyed to metal detection and casepacking stations.
The speed of the Ishida is more than enough to match the thermoforming machine, which is capable of sealing 208 twin packs/min.
The high weighing accuracy of each 250g double pack is ensured by the sophisticated electronics of the Ishida weigher, while the distribution of the 250g between each 125g twin pack was less critical to the customer.
The new line operates at +5 deg C which, given the speed at which packing takes place, is ample to avoid any risk of product thawing during the weighing and filling process.
"One of our key reasons for choosing Ishida was their well-known expertise in the area between the weigher and the tray.
It was essential to get this right so that the thermoforming machine and the line as a whole could operate to their full potential," said Jan van der Post, a director of Compaxo.
The Ishida multihead is considerably more accurate than the previously used weighers, and giveaway is averaging less than 0.5%.
"Overall," said van der Post, "Moving to a single line has been an excellent solution in terms of speed, yield and labour costs. Request a free brochure from Ishida Europe ...
We value both the equipment and the expertise provided by Ishida very highly.".
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