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News Release from: Ishida Europe
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 29 April 2008
Do not copy our multihead weighers -
Ishida
Multihead weigher manufacturer Ishida has filed an injunction with the Regional Court of Dusseldorf, Germany, against a number of Chinese exhibitors.
At the Interpack trade fair in Dusseldorf, Germany, Ishida has begun a legal challenge against the exhibiting of multihead weighers that infringe its patents The company yesterday filed an injunction with the Regional Court of Dusseldorf against a number of Chinese exhibitors
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 13 Nov 2007 at 8.00am (UK)
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Two recent versions of advanced multihead weighers are designed for the fast and accurate weighing of small target weights in the 5g-500g range.
The machines concerned are multihead weighers exhibited by the Chinese companies; High Dream, Jinyi and Saimo.
These companies have been prevented from exhibiting the infringing machines at Interpack.
The multihead weighers have had to be removed from the stands or covered up immediately, Ishida engineers had discovered the illegal use of patented elements of Ishida multihead weighers as they toured the various stands on the eve of the fair.
Marketing Director at Ishida Europe, Paul Griffin, said: "We have taken this action against the infringers to protect our technology and our ideas.
In doing so, Ishida is helping to maintain quality standards in the packaging industry".
According to the German Engineering Federation (VDMA), sales worth around EUR 5 billion are lost to product piracy every year in mechanical engineering in Germany alone. Request free introductory details about products from Ishida Europe ...
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