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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.

The Ishida CCW-R-214W-S/30-WP-SF Screw Feeder Weigher will showcase its ability to handle the fully automatic, accurate and consistent weighing of fresh sticky fish and seafood. Using standard 3 litre hoppers at speeds up to 60 wpm the Screw Feeder model incorporates unique rotating corkscrews to replace the traditionally used radial feed troughs. This ensures a powerful, controlled and fully automatic product feed to the pool and weigh hoppers.

Also on display, the Ishida CCW-NZ-106 Fresh Food Weigher presents another solution to the handling and weighing of sticky products. It features a linear multihead design, fed by belts from an infeed table. An operator is stationed within comfortable reach of the product infeed, and adjusts the flow of product so that each pool hopper receives a roughly equal amount.

Directly beneath the pool hoppers are the weigh hoppers and below these booster hoppers, which hold product not initially selected by the computer. This frees up the weigh hoppers to accept more product and means that in calculating the best combination of hoppers whose combined weight comes closest to the target weight, the machine’s computer has more combinations to choose from, enabling it to be faster and even more accurate.

Another highlight will be the recently launched Ishida Data Capture System (IDCS). This user-friendly, secure software programme links up to 100 Ishida checkweighers in order to capture data from every single pack that passes. An extensive range of reporting options is available to enable production managers to identify cost saving opportunities, prompting action to be taken that can have an immediate impact on a processor’s or packer’s bottom line.

The Ishida IX-EA-2161 is an entry-level version of the company’s market leading X-ray inspection system, offering seafood companies an affordable solution for maximum quality control in their packing operations. The new economy model operates at belt speeds of up to 60 metres per minute, and has been designed to inspect products such as thermoform and top seal trays.

A powerful X-ray enables the machine to offer higher detection levels than a standard metal detector and can easily identify a 0.7mm diameter metal piece as well as checking products for a much wider range of foreign bodies, including glass, stone, rubber and plastic.

Ishida’s award winning QX-1100 tray sealer offers double-track configuration features and the use of servo motors to ensure maximum efficiency. In addition, sealing can be carried out with an inside cut profile to enhance pack presentation. Further benefits include low manpower and maintenance requirements, and close to zero downtime levels.