Manual feeder from Ishida offers product consistency

An innovative fresh food weigher that combines multihead weighing with a linear design allows processors to manually feed products in order to ensure product consistency. Belgian fish processor Gabriel has already installed the Ishida CCW-NZ-106B-S/15-WP Fresh Food Weigher (FFW) for the weighing and packing of a marinated shellfish and vegetable mix, and believes that the new concept will improve accuracy and increase throughput.

An innovative fresh food weigher that combines multihead weighing with a linear design allows processors to manually feed products in order to ensure product consistency. Belgian fish processor Gabriel has already installed the Ishida CCW-NZ-106B-S/15-WP Fresh Food Weigher (FFW) for the weighing and packing of a marinated shellfish and vegetable mix, and believes that the new concept will improve accuracy and increase throughput. The shellfish and vegetable mix, comprising five different products, is one of Gabriel’s best selling lines but the very different characteristics of the five ingredients – plus a low target weight of just 170g for one of the pack sizes - meant there is a danger of the products separating during an automatic handling and weighing process, leading to inconsistent product quality. Instead of product being distributed to the weigh hoppers via vibratory feeders, an operator directs the mix along a set of linear belt feeders. The operator should ensure that all six belt feeders receive a fair share of product. The FFW is specifically designed to handle sticky fresh products such as marinated fish and vegetables, and also meat, poultry or fresh pasta. It features specially developed stainless steel or plastic hoppers with anti-stick scraper gates designed to ensure a smooth, reliable and consistent product flow through the weigher. A waterproof construction allows easy cleaning of all contact surfaces.