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Ishida Europe has been supplying advanced weighing and packing solutions for the chocolate and confectionery industries for many years. This unique experience has given us an in-depth understanding of your issues and needs:

  • Minimisation of sugar dust
  • Reducing damage to delicate surface coatings
  • Handling of sticky jelly type confectionery
  • Resistance to abrasion and corrosion by sugar coatings
  • Capacity for mix configurations for multipacks
  • Reduced spillage, waste and giveaway through improved control of product flow
  • Easy cleaning and maintenance for minimal downtime
  • Enhanced end-of-line efficiency through automation.

Typical confectionery line

 

Ishida has developed a wide range of innovative products and services which offer complete solutions for the chocolate and confectionery industries, multihead weighing through checkweighing and metal detection to end of line pick-and-place casepacking. We can design and install bespoke integrated lines to fit precisely with your individual requirements.

Find out more about our experience in your industry below.

 

Literature

PDF Tray Denester Solutions (729KB)

05/09/2008

Fast, reliable deployment of a wide range of tray types

PDF Weigher-to-pack Distribution Systems (847KB)

05/09/2008

Fast, accurate placement; full product and pack integrity

PDF IPS - Ishida Packing System (738KB)

06/06/2008

The new IPS makes packing of trays into cases and Eurocrates faster and more efficient, and enables you to vary your in-crate presentation to suit a wider range of demands than ever before.

PDF QX-300 (611KB)

06/06/2008

QX-300 Economy range high performance semi-automatic traysealer.

PDF SE Series multihead weighers (474KB)

27/02/2008

The SE series offers high weighing accuracy at moderate speed. This makes it the ideal entry level choice for companies new to the field of multihead weighing.

PDF 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

PDF Corporate Brochure (1,036KB)

21/08/2007

An Introduction to Ishida Europe

PDF Ishida Training (1,291KB)

10/08/2007

The key to improved efficiency and profitability.

PDF R-Series (2,065KB)

09/08/2007

The R-Series: new technology delivers greater speed and accuracy with less giveaway.

PDF High performance in-line Seal Tester - TSC-R (775KB)

06/07/2007

Gentle bag handling, accurate leak detection and user-friendly operation provide increased quality control on high speed packing lines at 200bpm.

PDF IX-GA Series (1,746KB)

08/12/2006

The Ishida IX-GA Series X-ray Inspection System.

PDF Checkweigher Range - Exceptional performance, hygiene and speed (1,090KB)

28/11/2006

Ishida DACS Checkweighers offer you: confidence that your products are always weight compliant, state of the art technology, consistent accuracy, low maintenance and a wide range of models and options.

PDF RS Series multihead weighers (1,586KB)

02/01/2006

Combining state-of-the-art Ishida technology with unmatched accuracy and reliability, the RS range guarantees outstanding packing line efficiency and provides excellent return on investment.

PDF QX-775 - inside cut traysealing system (750KB)

01/03/2004

The QX-775 offers maximum flexibility at unrivalled throughput rates of over 100 ppm with single lane configuration.

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PR Stories

Machine Heralds A New Era in Pick-And-Place Packing

14/10/2008

Ishida Europe has launched a new system for the fast and efficient packing of trays into cases and Eurocrates. Operating at speeds of up to 150 trays per minute, the Ishida IPS has been designed for a wide range of products and applications, including ready meals, meat and poultry, seafood, salads, dairy, fresh fruit and confectionery.

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New 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.

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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.

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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.

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Ishida Top in Independent X-ray Evaluation

16/07/2007

Ishida's recently launched X-Ray system has been confirmed as the best product of its type in an independent evaluation by the Danish Meat Research Institute (DMRI).

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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.

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Ishida Top in Independent X-Ray Evaluation

24/01/2007

Ishida's recently launched X-Ray system has been confirmed as the best product in an independent evaluation by a major European meat institute.

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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.

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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 models ever produced.

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Chocs A-Weigh At Seville Products

04/05/2005

Dubai-based confectionery manufacturer Seville Products has installed two DACS-Zenith checkweighers from Ishida Europe for the fast and accurate weighing of mini chocolate bars.

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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 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.

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Ishida's Dacs Packs More

14/09/2004

Ishida Europe, one of the world's leading suppliers of weighing and packing line solutions, has launched its fastest and most accurate checkweigher, the DACS-Zenith. Developed for high-speed food applications with low target weights, the DACS-Zenith combines state-of-the-art checkweighing technology with unmatched speed,accuracy and reliability; allowing identification of even the slightest deviation from pre-programmed parameters.

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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.

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Well-ordered bags make a more attractive display

01/01/2003

Troll-Gott Konfektyr AB of Sweden is among the first confectionery companies to use an Ishida Flexible Packaging System (FPS) to present its retail customers with ready-to-use display cartons in which every bag is neatly ordered and correctly orientated. The new Ishida installation has also increased packing speeds by up to 80% and improved efficiency, while saving the labour costs associated with two manual packers.

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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.

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Ishida Multiheads help reduce downtime at Cloetta Fazer

03/01/2000

Formed by a recent merger, Cloetta Fazer is the largest confectionery manufacturer in the Nordic region, with 25% of the market. The Fazer part of the company produces a wide variety of branded products. These range from chocolate bars to the famous Turkish Pepper pastilles. They are sold in Finland, Scandinavia, Poland and Russia.

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Van Damme uses Ishida to add variety and value

06/01/1999

Strip multipacks of confectionery in which each strip pack contains a different mixture: that's just one of the products that Belgian confectioner Van Damme is bringing to market using a 24-head Ishida weigher with special software, over a vertical bagmaker.

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Checkweighing

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FPS for bags

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FPS for food trays

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Jelly Confectionery

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Tray Filling

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Sealtesting

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Tray Denesting

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Tray Sealing

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Case Studies

PDF 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.

PDF Mixing sugar-coated eggs: a colourful challenge (217KB)

01 March 2004

One of Denmark's major confectionery manufacturers has chosen to mix/weigh its sugar-coated eggs using an Ishida multihead weigher.

PDF 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).

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Links

Biscuit, Cake, Chocolate and Confectionery Alliance (BCCCA)

Information on the Biscuit, Cake, Chocolate and Confectionery industry for the UK.


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CIAA: Confederation of Food and Drink Industries

Statistics and information about the food and beverage industry in the EU.


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European Food Information Council (EUFIC)

Information on food safety, biotechnology and nutrition.


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Food Standards Agency (FSA)

Independent food safety watchdog


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Institute of Grocery Distributors (IGD)

Information, research and education for the food and grocery industry.


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International confectionary association

Information on the confectionary market.


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