R Series Multihead Weighers
With the development of the new R-Series, Ishida offers you the world's fastest and most accurate multihead weighers. Their new, rapid combination calculation system delivers higher speeds and increased efficiency. It also means significantly greater accuracy, enabling these Ishida weighing machines to break new ground in reducing product giveaway.
R-Series mutlihead weighers offer you:
- Speeds of up to 200 wpm on a 14-head single-discharge weighing machine
- 16-, 20- and 24-head models proportionately faster
- Reductions in product giveaway of up to 0.5%
- Improved efficiency: ‘missed cycles’ virtually eliminated
- Greater ease of networking/integration (Windows XP®-based platform)
- Simpler sharing of software, presets and other data across weighing machines and sites
- Easier, faster operator training, with improved 'Assistant' and Help functions and on-screen manuals and tutorials.
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
Ishida Training (1,291KB)
10/08/2007
The key to improved efficiency and profitability.
R-Series (2,065KB)
09/08/2007
The R-Series: new technology delivers greater speed and accuracy with less giveaway.
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PR Stories
Ishida Provides the Right Solution for Frozen Food Lines
14/07/2010
Ledo, the largest supplier of frozen food products in Croatia, has benefited from the expertise of Ishida Europe in the installation of three weighing and packing lines for frozen vegetables, fish and pastry that have enabled the company to reduce product giveaway, increase production capacity and tighten production control.
More >Advanced Automation and Complete Traceability from Ishida
04/06/2010
Ishida Europe has designed and installed a complete packing line enabling three to four operators to produce prepared salads at up to 40 trays per minute, whilst automating inspection and making every pack traceable to a stored X-ray image.
More >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 >Fast Payback for Ishida Nuts Line
08/04/2010
A major German nut processor has cut average giveaway from 2g to 0.4g per 200g can of nuts by switching from volumetric methods to Ishida multihead weighers.
More >The Future Looks 'Tray Bien' at Marie
08/03/2010
Leading French food manufacturer Marie Surgelés has selected Ishida to design and install a new line for the weighing and packing of ready meals into microwavable trays.
More >Ishida Leads the Way For Salad Packing In Denmark
19/05/2009
Leading fresh produce supplier Lykkegården Aps, based in Auning, Denmark, has become the first Danish company to install multihead weighers for salads with the purchase of two of the latest Ishida weighers through Ishida's Danish agent TH Consult.
More >Ishida at Heart of McCain's Expansion in South Africa
17/03/2009
McCain Foods has expanded one of its key plants in South Africa with the addition of three new packing lines, each based around an Ishida R-Series multihead weigher.
More >Ishida Helps Gruninger to Cut Costs and Increase Capacity
19/08/2008
Wholesale butcher Eugen Gruninger Großmetzgerei GmbH & Co. KG, has introduced a second Ishida multihead weigher at its plant in Freiburg/Breisgau, enabling it to expand its production capacity substantially while dispensing with expensive night working.
More >Goldfish Doubles Packing Speeds
19/06/2008
The purchase of two new R-Series multihead weighers from Ishida Europe has doubled the packing speed at leading fresh and frozen shrimp supplier Goldfish B.V.
More >New Weighers Reduce Puff Pastry Rejects
27/05/2008
The installation of two Ishida multihead weighers and two checkweighers at leading puff pastry manufacturer Cansimag France SA has halved the rate of product breakages as well as increasing weighing speed and accuracy.
More >Aviko Impressed by Benefits of Ishida Mulltihead Weighers
14/04/2008
High speeds, increased throughput, low giveaway and gentle product handling, all of which have led to fast payback, are among the reasons why Aviko, Europe's second largest potato processor, uses Ishida multihead weighing equipment to help meet its production targets.
More >Ishida Weigher Boosts Yield for Packed Salad
07/12/2007
Increased yield - at a level previously considered unattainable for salad products - is one of the major benefits that Gartenfrisch Jung GmbH has experienced with a 14-head multihead weigher from Ishida's new, advanced R-Series.
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 >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 >Ishida Weigher Boosts Yield for Packed Salad
06/06/2007
Increased yield - at a level previously considered unattainable for salad products - is one of the major benefits that Gartenfrisch Jung GmbH has experienced with a 14-head weigher from Ishida's new, advanced R-Series.
More >Improved Salad Performance with New R-Series Multihead Weigher
01/05/2007
A special 14 head salad version of Ishida's newest R Series multihead weigher has helped to increase production at Vega Mayor S.A. in Navarre, Spain, part of the Florette group, a leading supplier of fruit and vegetables with 15% of the European supermarket sector.
More >Aunt Bessie in Safe Hands with Ishida
01/03/2007
Ishida Europe has devised and installed a bespoke weighing and packing solution that has enabled leading food manufacturer Tryton Foods to automate the packing process of its famous Aunt Bessie's Yorkshire Puddings.
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 >Pioneering Technology on Show.
13/07/2006
Examples of Ishida's advanced technology will be on display at the PPMA Show where the company will demonstrate its latest high-speed multihead weigher range, a tray sealer with integrated checkweigher and a new checkweigher with colour touch screen.
More >First R-Series Achieves 'Grater' Accuracy for Cheese
26/05/2006
An Ishida R Series multihead weigher installed at leading cheese processor and packer The Kerrygold Company of Leek, Staffordshire, is delivering higher speeds and improved efficiencies in the packing of grated cheese.
More >Frozen Lardons at 208 Twin Packs Per Minute
26/04/2006
An Ishida weighing and distribution system has enabled Dutch meat processor Compaxo to produce twin packs of frozen lardons at very high speeds.
More >Winning Reliability for Potatoes
04/04/2006
Complete reliability, accurate weighing and ease of use are key benefits of three Ishida multihead weighers installed at leading German potato producer Friweika's factory in Weidensdorf, Saxony, which form an integral part of the company's continuous processing and packing system for both fresh and ready-prepared potatoes.
More >Frenzel Benefits From Ishida's 'Retail Ready' Solution
15/09/2005
Leading German frozen food manufacturer Frenzel has installed an Ishida Retail Ready Line at its factory in Thuringia to provide a comprehensive packing system for a new range of trays that enable frozen meals to be steamed cooked in the microwave.
More >PPMA Show Preview, Ishida Europe, Hall 12 Stand 12231
21/07/2005
A number of new machines on display on the Ishida Europe stand at the PPMA Show will demonstrate the company's pioneering technology and ability to offer complete packaging solutions. The new equipment includes Ishida's QX Tray Sealer with integrated checkweigher, the UK debut of the groundbreaking R Series multihead weigher and the company's new Atlas bagmaker, which will also be shown as part of an ITPS (Integrated Total Packing System) for snacks.
More >R series takes weighing to the next level
07/06/2005
The newly-launched R Series range of multihead weighers from Ishida Europe are claimed to be the fastest and most accurate multihead weighing models ever produced.
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 >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 Speeds Up Potato Weighing
14/09/2004
An Ishida multihead weigher specially developed for potatoes has provided a cost-effective solution for increased packing speeds at a leading Irish potato grower and packer.
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 >Nyfrost Weighs In: Double Quick
28/06/2004
The installation of two Ishida multihead weighers at Nyfrost, the Danish fish and shellfish contract packer, has doubled weighing speeds at its Hirtshals factory. In addition, a DACS-H checkweigher permits fast, accurate pack weight verification after filling.
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 >Ishida "clucks up" another success
27/02/2004
The installation of an Ishida multihead weigher at Broilertalo Oy, the largest poultry producer in Finland, has greatly reduced product giveaway, facilitated processing and afforded an impressive increase in line capacity.
More >Automated packing of long sausages: now Tulip Food Company improves pack appearance and reduces cost with Ishida
01/01/2003
Steff Houlberg, now a part of Tulip Food Company, has partnered with Ishida Europe to automate the packing of long (165mm) sausages in plastic pouches. The new approach delivers a neater, more consumer-friendly pack, but also saves considerably on plastic film, manpower and giveaway compared with the previous manual/flow-wrap method.
More >Twinings chooses Ishida to weigh loose tea at 100 cartons a minute
01/01/2003
Ishida has installed a twin discharge multihead weigher as part of a new packing line to enable Twinings to weigh tea into cartons at high speed. The new line replaces three linear weigher lines, greatly increasing accuracy and reducing changeover downtime.
More >Finnish bake-off supplier finds Ishida is key to accurate packing
31/12/2002
In moving from serving only its own bakeries to supplying other companies and consumers, Vaasan & Vaasan Oy needed to find a more accurate means of packing frozen bake-off products. After testing different approaches, the company chose flat plastic bags as the packaging, and Ishida multihead weighers as the means of filling them. This has provided it with the ability to deliver accurately-filled packs, while also enabling it, without major manpower implications, to add capacity quickly in a fast-growing market.
More >Ishida helps Vaasan & Vaasan to keep bakery production flowing smoothly
31/12/2002
A major Finnish baked products company, working with Ishida, has automated its packing of freshly baked products. A storage conveyor system, together with the speed and reliability of an Ishida multihead weigher, enables frequent product and film changes to take place, without disrupting production flow.
More >Roach Foods doubles throughput with first lardon multihead weigher in UK
31/12/2002
The UK's leading supplier of pre-packed bacon and cooked meat to supermarkets has replaced a volumetric packing system with an Ishida multihead weigher and tray-filling distribution system. Speed has now increased to the top speed of the thermoforming system. Throughput has been doubled. Presentation has been improved and product-in-seal problems eliminated, while manpower costs have been considerably reduced.
More >World's smallest Multihead weigher weighs valuable vegetable seeds at Nunhems Zaden
26/04/2002
Nunhems Zaden BV of the Netherlands has become the first company in Europe to use the new Ishida CCW-M-214W-S/005 mutlihead weigher.
More >Ishida helps make soup consistently tasty
15/03/2002
In the rolling countryside near Göttingen, Barteroder Feinkost GmbH makes gourmet soups which are sold by retailers all over Germany, Benelux, Switzerland, Austria and France. Many of the recipes are of Indonesian origin, and date back over 25 years to when a much-travelled pair of brothers set up an Indonesian restaurant in Göttingen.
More >Ishida Speeds up Beetroot Packing and Saves Labour at DH Baum
07/01/2002
Based at Northleach, in the Cotswolds, DH Baum (Far Peak) Ltd is one of the UK's leading processors and packers of beetroot.
More >State-of-the-art distribution system enables Ishida to weighs mussels and prawns into thermoformed trays
24/10/2001
Cumbrian Seafoods Ltd, based in northern England, is a major processor of frozen seafood, supplying large volumes to major retailers. Success has led to investment in rapid expansion, and Ishida was asked to install weighing equipment for a new packing line within eight weeks of placing the order.
More >Ishida helps Valdigrano bring pasta into the mainstream of food manufacture
12/01/2000
Italy, where pasta was an important food long before Marco Polo is reputed to have brought this dish from China back to the old world, has a long tradition of Pastifici, or cottage-industry manufacturers.
More >Ishida and Staff Houlberg on target: 120 packs per minute
08/01/2000
Steff Houlberg is one of the three major pigmeat companies in Denmark. The company owns the largest slaughterhouse in the country and handles about 60,000 pigs per week for the domestic and export markets.
More >Mirsa buys Ishida weighing machines for low-temperature weighing of goulash ingredients.
07/01/2000
Take a tomato, whose weight can vary considerably, place it in a pack and fill up to the exact target weight with the other components of goulash soup. All this at high speed at fifteen degrees below zero.
More >Mixing sugar-coated eggs: a colourful challenge
04/01/2000
A popular Danish treat at Easter, or indeed at any time of year, is the marzipan egg, coated with chocolate and with an outer shell of coloured sugar. Toms Fabrikker A/S, one of Denmarks major confectionery manufacturers has chosen to mix-weigh these eggs using an Ishida multihead weigher.
More >Breaded fish products into trays: Ishida creates an ingenious solution for Cavaghan and Gray
01/01/2000
A unique 'carousel' dispensing unit under an Ishida multihead weigher, placing breaded fish products into pre-formed trays, is one of the key features of a complete packaging line designed and installed entirely by Ishida Europe for the Grimsby factory of Cavaghan and Gray.
More >Ishida Multihead weigher brings frozen meat packing benefits
07/01/1999
An Ishida CCW-NZ-214W-S/70-WP weighing machine installed at leading frozen meat processors W & J Parker (Wholesale) Ltd has led to increased packaging speeds and efficiencies across the Company's extensive product range.
More >Salt sticks: long, fragile but no longer a problem to pack
05/01/1999
Saltsticks (those twig-like, salted biscuits) are a highly popular snack in many countries around the world. However, the sticks have long posed problems for automated weighing and automated packaging procedures.
More >Grated cheese mixing solution from Ishida Europe
02/01/1999
Ishida Europe has installed a complete cheese blending solution for the Kerrygold Company.
More >Case Studies
At Marie the Future Looks 'Tray Bien' (313KB)
12 July 2010
When a major customer decided that trays were the way to go for an important range of its ready meals, Marie Surgelés chose Ishida to implement the new line.
Chicken Wings Beat Faster on Emslands New Ishidas (208KB)
17 June 2010
The tricky challenge of automating the weighing of fresh chicken wings, with their awkward shapes andnatural stickiness, has been met for Emsland Frischgeflügel GmbH.
Goldfish B.V.'s Experience With Ishida R-Series Multihead Weighers (264KB)
17 June 2010
High-value individual items such as fresh shrimp poseparticular challenges at the weighing and packing stage.
Swedish Meatballs Travel at Up To 120 Bags per Minute (169KB)
17 June 2010
Sweden's largest food-sector family business has installed a 14-head weigher from Ishida Europe on its meatball processing line at Källby.
A Flexible Approach to Weighing (438KB)
09 July 2008
A French food group diversified its range of frozen ready meals to such an extent that their existing production line simply wasn't up to the job.
A Versatile Packing Solution (783KB)
09 July 2008
Limited capacity threatened the growth plans of a leading Dutch supplier of top quality flat fish to European supermarkets.
Breaded Fish into Trays (468KB)
01 March 2004
A "carousel" dispensing unit under an Ishida Multihead placing breaded fish into pre-formed trays is the key feature of a complete packing line designed and installed by Ishida Europe.
How to reduce cost through machine reliability and line flexibility (297KB)
01 March 2004
Swiss biscuit manufacturer producing 12,000 tons of biscuits in 160 product lines uses Ishida Multihead Weighers on 2 packing lines.
How to reduce costs, increase quality and flexibility (477KB)
01 March 2004
Leading Swiss health food producer of extrusions, biscuits and flakes needed a solution to packing grain products into special sealed cups.
Ishida Distribution System puts prawns and mussels into thermoformed trays (337KB)
01 March 2004
A large processor of frozen foods which supplies most of the UK supermarkets needed to rapidly expand its packing operation.
Ishida help make soup consistently tasty (177KB)
01 March 2004
German manufacturer used an Ishida 16-head weigher to produce 50,000 tins of soup each day.
Ishida multiheads reduce downtime (180KB)
01 March 2004
A flexible, multi-functional array of equipment for mixing, weighing and packing confectionery uses five 14-head weighers from Ishida.
New Health Food packing operation installed by Ishida Europe (203KB)
01 March 2004
Investment in a new purpose built packing and distribution centre including 3 complete packing lines devised and installed by Ishida Europe.
Reducing time to market with Ishida (155KB)
01 March 2004
Choice of Ishida demonstrates that today's food manufacturers are looking for not just reliable, flexible equipment but a supplier who can offer complete solutions.
Weighing sticky surimi (281KB)
01 March 2004
Ishida Europe have recently installed a weighing and distribution system for packing cooked crab-fish made from surimi.
Weighing Tuna (316KB)
01 March 2004
Ishida Europe and its Spanish agent CIMA have supplied an ant-stick multihead for handling preserved tuna for a leading supplier of tuna fish.
Well-ordered bags make a more attractive display (217KB)
01 March 2004
Swedish manufacturer is among the first confectionery companies to use an Ishida Flexible Packing System (FPS).
World's smallest multihead weighs valuable vegetable seeds (196KB)
01 March 2004
This operation was the first in Europe to use the new "Lilliput" multi-head weigher from Ishida Europe.
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