A series of mid-range multi-head weighers for the high performance weighing of free-flowing and semi-sticky products for dry, fresh and frozen foods, has been launched by Ishida.
Pre-packed salad and vegetable packhouses across the UK – including leek suppliers – often use fixed weight weighing systems to minimise giveaway and waste.
Chicken processor Faccenda Foods has installed a flexible and space-efficient system for the accurate weighing and packing of chicken legs and drumsticks.
German frozen food manufacturer Jütro Tiefkühlkost has installed a bespoke packing line from Ishida to handle the weighing, sealing and checkweighing of individually quick frozen (IQF) ready meals.
A box and crate labeller from Marel has been upgraded to extend its use to wet seafood processing environments. A waterproof chassis and indicator has been added to the OCM9500 so that it can withstand full washdown to IP69K, subject to the printer being...
The latest Ishida multihead weigher to be installed at Pipers Crisps factory in Lincolnshire is a 14-head CCW-R series model in a ‘crisp’ specification to handle product quickly and gently throughout the weighing process. This new packing line also includes...
More than half of Britain – 29M people or 55% of the population – tried to lose weight in the 12 months to September 2013, while diet food sales showed only modest growth, reveals research from Mintel.
A South African seed company has installed an Ishida 'Lilliput' multihead weigher to increase capacity and provide greater control over pack fill accuracy.
The Meyn-Ishida alliance has designed, supplied and installed a new 10,500 birds per hour (bph)plant for Russia's largest poultry producer, Zao Prioskolie - one that could expand to 12,000bph.
Ishida Europe has launched an enhanced version of its weigher designed for granular products, which can be easily damaged by auger or volumetric cup fillers.
Ishida Europe says its enhanced Weigh-batcher can easily double fresh meat and poultry weighing speeds while maintaining good in-tray presentation for retail.
German barbecue-ready chicken processor Stolle has improved the speed and accuracy with which sticky marinated chicken pieces can be weighed since installing an Ishida Screw Feeder multihead weigher.
PFM Packaging Machinery has launched a range of in-line multihead weighers with low-drop height for fragile goods and new control software to improve accuracy at higher speeds.
Bizerba says the integrated weighing function of its A510 slicing machine is a world first: meat, sausages and cheese are weighed and sliced in exact portions according to the predefined weight. The software constantly compares the total weight of the...
PFM of Italy has announced a new range of multi-head weighers equipped with memory buckets to give 200 weighings a minute.The first of the C3 weigher...
Automatic weighing equipment manufacturer Easiweigh, part of the GSH Group, is launching two new weighing systems - a new entry-level system for low...
Industrial weighing specialist Weightron Bilanciai has launched a new scale designed specifically for manual portion control applications in the food...
Improving efficiency and making a profit while keeping customers happy is a tall order, but one that can be met with the right equipment, as John Dunn discovers
Berger Wild, based in Passau, Germany, is Europe's largest processor of European game and, among other products, supplies 2.5kg and 5kg bags of cubed...
