Heat and Control (Hayward, CA) showcased the Ishida CCW-Advantage Series (AS) Multi-Head Weigher at PACK EXPO 2024 in Chicago. According to the company, this product’s advanced automation upgrades high-speed, challenging weighing applications, improves manufacturing and packaging efficiencies and enhances product quality and safety.
Ideal applications include snack foods, fresh produce, meat, meat alternatives, frozen vegetables, candy, cheese, french fries, fruit, pet food and pharmaceuticals.
Features:
- Optical Charge Control (OCC) automatically responds to changes in product supply conditions without human intervention
- Multi-Directional Dispersion Feeder (MDDF) changes direction automatically to ensure product is supplied evenly across radial troughs and hoppers
- WH Error Bypass Software continues production even if some hoppers have errors
- Tilted machine design prevents water retention on machine surfaces during production and cleaning
- Mountain Frame for auxiliary parts features quick-release brackets, allowing tool-free removal of contact parts
- Hopper hanger design enables secure hopper attachment
- Cleaning mode that allows for discharge of remaining products in hopper during changeovers
- Power-saving technology
- Hopper drive unit that can withstand up to 160 kilograms overload
- L1 contact surface moves sticky products quickly
- Hopper and Discharge chute for release of light products
- Gentle Slope (GS) Hopper prevents breakage and chipping of products