Fresh Food Weighers
Ishida's fresh food weighers are a revolution in weighing of fresh and sticky products . For the first time, manufacturers and processors of meat , poultry , fish, seafood , dairy and fresh produce are able to automate their weighing processes, reducing labour requirements, increasing speed and accuracy and dramatically improving efficiency.
Further benefits include:
- Improved flow of sticky products through the weighing machine
- Accurate weighing and reduction of giveaway
- Fully or semi-automatic feed system options
- Fast product changeover
- Easy cleaning and conformity to hygiene regulations
- Rapid return on investment
Literature
Ishida and the Multihead Weigher - Non-stop Innovation (2,534KB)
11/12/2007
This brochures outlines how major advances as well as day-to-day improvements have enabled one company to remain at the forefront of the field for many years
FF series fresh food weighers (1,004KB)
01/03/2004
Automatic weighing solutions for Fresh Food - minimum waste, maximum payback.
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PR Stories
Mike Heffernan to Head up Ishida Europe Sales
28/04/2010
Ishida Europe has appointed Mike Heffernan as Director of Sales - Core Products to lead the company in the next stage of its growth programme. Mr Heffernan will be responsible for sales of Ishida's extensive range of weighing and associated equipment, including its world leading multihead weighers, checkweighers, X-ray systems and snack food bagmakers throughout Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
More >Exhibition Showcases Ishida Packing Line Solutions
26/02/2010
Weighing and packing solutions for a variety of products including snacks, fresh and frozen produce and ready meals, plus the latest developments in quality control systems, will form the focus of Ishida Europe's stand at Total Processing & Packaging 2010.
More >Seafood Packing Solutions from Ishida Europe
15/02/2010
At this year's Seafood Processing Europe Exhibition, Ishida Europe will demonstrate its expertise in weighing and packing solutions with a range of equipment including the latest multihead weigher and checkweigher developments, an entry level X-ray inspection system, and the company's award winning QX-1100 tray sealer.
More >Meat Packing Solutions from Ishida Europe
10/02/2010
Weighing and packing equipment specialist Ishida Europe will be displaying a variety of meat packing solutions at this year's IFFA exhibition, including a complete high-speed tray packing line, state-of-the-art fresh food weighers, an advanced X-ray inspection system, and the latest checkweigher developments, all of which demonstrate the company's expertise in weighing accuracy, inspection and quality control.
More >Ishida Weigher Meets Fruit and Vegetable Challenge
11/11/2009
An Ishida Fresh Food Weigher (FFW) is delivering the ideal solution for the packing into trays of two diverse products for the retail market - grated beetroot and half and quarter pears - at Hot Cuisine, a Belgian specialist supplier of freshly prepared meals, soups and meal components.
More >Weigher Provides Automated Solution for Fresh Meat
24/08/2009
The installation of an Ishida Fresh Food Weigher (FFW) at leading foodservice meat supplier Fairfax Meadow's processing plant in Derby has automated the previously time-consuming and inaccurate hand weighing of diced and minced meat.
More >Ishida Helps Preserve the Full Flavour of Dried Fruit
20/02/2009
Ishida Europe has supplied Maître Prunille, a major producer of dried fruit, with three different multihead weigher models in order to handle a wide variety of products while meeting demanding speed and accuracy specifications.
More >Ishida Brings Fast & Accurate Weighing for Cooked Meat
04/03/2008
The installation of an Ishida Fresh Food Weigher at leading German meat specialists Puttkammer Fleischwaren Spezialitäten GmbH has significantly increased throughput and reduced product giveaway.
More >New Multihead Weighers Bring Maximum Benefit for Small Size Packs
12/11/2007
Ishida Europe has further extended its R Series range of advanced multihead weighers with the introduction of two new versions specifically designed for the fast and accurate weighing of small target weights.
More >Fresh Pasta Production Picks Up Speed Thanks to Ishida
08/10/2007
The speed and accuracy of the Ishida Fresh Food Weigher (FFW) has enabled German manufacturer Geflügelhof Martin Zapf to double its production of 'home-made' fresh pasta whilst reducing product giveaway.
More >Ishida Grows in the Middle East
06/09/2007
The opening of new purpose-designed premises in Dubai is underlining Ishida's ongoing commitment to its customer base in the Middle East and Africa.
More >Strategic Cooperation Between Multivac and Ishida Packing Line Solutions from Two World Leaders
04/09/2007
Two of the world's leading companies in the packaging industry, Multivac and Ishida, have agreed upon a strategic cooperation to provide customers with fully integrated, best-in-class packing line solutions.
More >Report says the Right Supply Partner can Maximise Benefits of Automation
03/07/2007
Food manufacturers should benchmark their own level of automation against the industry standard to ensure that production efficiencies do not fall behind the competition, according to a new report published by the University of Lincoln and supported by Ishida Europe.
More >FFW The Natural Choice for Fresh Fruit
06/06/2007
The installation of two Ishida Fresh Food Weighers (FFW) at leading specialist fresh fruit supplier Mack Service has resulted in product giveaway being reduced from around 7% to 1%. These improvements in accuracy, combined with faster throughput, means the company expects to achieve payback on the fresh food weighers within 18 months.
More >Fresh Food Weigher Casts its Spell at Le Magicien Vert
29/11/2006
The installation of an Ishida Fresh Food Weigher (FFW) at leading French ready meals manufacturer Le Magicien Vert, has replaced a manual packing operation to deliver improved speed and productivity and better working conditions for operators.
More >Ishida Unveils Revolutionary Traysealer
01/08/2006
At Scanpack, Ishida Europe will unveil a brand new traysealer capable of sealing speeds of 200 trays per minute, an innovative X-ray inspection system, a new multihead weigher specifically developed for fresh meat and an integrated mini packing line for fresh products and ready meals. In addition, the company will demonstrate models from its latest groundbreaking multihead weigher and checkweigher ranges.
More >Ishida Europe Provides Solution for Major Food Training Initiative
04/10/2005
Ishida Europe is lending its support to a major training initiative for the UK food industry with the donation of a state-of-the-art packing machinery line for a new Technical Food Training Centre being established at the University of Lincoln's Holbeach Campus.
More >Ishida Weigher Provides Solution For 'Impossible' Product
16/05/2005
An Ishida CCW-NZ-106B-S/15-WP Fresh Food Weigher (FFW) has proved the ideal solution for the weighing and packing of a marinated shellfish and vegetable mix for leading Belgian fish processor Gabriel, delivering excellent accuracy, faster throughput and ensuring perfect product consistency.
More >European Launch For New Multihead Weigher
04/05/2005
Ishida Europe is to launch its next generation multihead weigher at Interpack. The new R-Series multihead weigher range - “the fastest and most accurate multihead weighers available” - will be demonstrated alongside other recently-launched Ishida innovations including the Retail Ready Line (RRL) - a complete weighing and packing line for fresh foods- and the Fresh Food Weigher (FFW) that enables sticky fresh foods to be weighed automatically using the combination weighing principle.
More >Ishida Weigher Provides Solution For 'Impossible' Product
13/12/2004
An Ishida CCW-NZ-106B-S/15-WP Fresh Food Weigher (FFW) has proved the ideal solution for the weighing and packing of a marinated shellfish and vegetable mix for leading Belgian fish processor Gabriel, delivering excellent accuracy, faster throughput and ensuring perfect product consistency.
More >Retail Ready Line Provides Integrated Solution
28/09/2004
With growing legislative and retailer pressure on fresh product processors regarding product safety, hygiene and traceability, plus increasing cost pressures in a highly price competitive market, Ishida Europe has devised a fully automated solution for packing fresh produce, meat and fish into trays that maximises production efficiency, provides comprehensive quality control and offers a reduction in waste and manpower requirements.
More >Ishida Weigher Provides Retail Packing Solution For Deer
14/09/2004
The installation of an Ishida Fresh Food Weigher at its factory in Fischhaus, near Passau, Germany has enabled Berger Wild, the largest processor of European game, to produce 500g convenience packs for the retail market.
More >Storteboom Storms Ahead
14/09/2004
The recent installation of an Ishida fresh food weigher at Storteboom, a Dutch fresh and frozen poultry processor, has improved efficiency and increased weighing speeds by 40%.
More >Ishida Establishes Subsidiary Company In Germany
04/08/2004
Ishida Europe Limited is pleased to announce a major investment in the German market by setting up a full subsidiary company, Ishida GmbH, with effect from July 2004. The newly founded company will be responsible for Germany and Austria.
More >Ishida Increases Speed And Efficiency For The Weighing Of Marinated Meat
19/05/2004
The installation of an Ishida Fresh Food Weigher at a leading European meat processor has brought a significant increase in weighing accuracy and production efficiency for its market-leading range of marinated beef and pork products.
More >Ishida Freshens Up Meat And Poultry Weighing Technology
15/05/2004
Ishida Europe, one of the world's leading suppliers of complete weighing and packing line solutions, has revolutionised the weighing of fresh meat and poultry products with the recent introduction of its Fresh Food Weigher series.
More >Ishida's New German Business Demonstrates Wide-Ranging Capabilities
15/05/2004
The Ishida Europe stand at Fachpack will showcase Ishida's established world market leadership in multihead weighing and also highlight its expertise in the creation of complete packing line solutions for fresh foods.
More >Meat Packing Line Provides Integrated Solution
15/05/2004
Ishida Europe has devised a fully automated solution for packing meat into trays that maximises production efficiency, provides comprehensive quality control and offers a reduction in waste and manpower requirements.
More >Ishida freshens up weighing technology
15/07/2003
Ishida Europe is set to revolutionise weighing in the fresh food industry with the launch of its new Fresh Food Weigher series.
More >Major Advances in Weighing and Handling from Ishida
03/01/2002
Two major breakthroughs in the weighing and packing of fresh foods will be unveiled by Ishida Europe at Foodex/Meatex.
More >Case Studies
A New Level of Packing Efficiency for Fairfax (484KB)
17 June 2010
A major UK foodservice meat supplier has automated its packing of diced and minced meat using an Ishidamultihead weighing solution designed to cope with sticky products.
Fresh Fruit Salad Giveaway Sliced by 86% (221KB)
17 June 2010
Every product poses its own challenges, and mixed fresh fruit pieces are no exception.
Persuasive for Peanuts, Crucial for Cashews (247KB)
17 June 2010
A major nut processor has found it can cut average giveaway from 2g to 0.4g per 200g can of nuts by switchingfrom volumetric methods to Ishida multihead weighers.
Preserving the Full Flavour of Dried Fruit (294KB)
17 June 2010
A major producer of dried fruit in France has chosen three different types of Ishida multihead weigher to handle a wide variety of products.
A Fresh Solution to a Sticky Problem (513KB)
09 July 2008
A long-established British supplier of fruit salad to the catering industry faced a sticky problem when opting for automation.
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