Ishida Provides Ideal
Solution For Salad Weighing
Ishida technology is helping to ensure the
fast and accurate weighing of Mâche, a
traditional French salad product from the
Nantes region, into thermoformed trays.
Leading co-operative AOC (Agro Ouest
Conditionnement) has installed two
of Ishida’s latest advanced CCW-RV
multihead weighers at its plant in
Saint-Julien de Concelles. The 14 head
weighers, incorporating five litre hoppers,
are operating at speeds of 70ppm for
150g trays.
The weighers feature Ishida’s innovative
C4 material on all contact parts. This
prevents leaves from sticking to the
contact parts, thus maintaining a
consistent product flow.
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In addition, the weighers’ vibrating
dispersion table, as opposed to the
more traditional rotating cone variety,
significantly enhances the dispersion of
the product to help maximise throughput.
Ease of operation is another key benefit
of the weighers as Chantal Gourichon,
AOC’s production manager explains: “The
software is very user-friendly and allows
me to easily save different programmes
for fast set-up and changeovers.”
In accordance with AOC’s high hygiene
standards, the weighers are cleaned
daily with compressed air while parts are
easily dismantled for a regular full wash.