Ishida Europe Multihead Weighers and Packing Line Machinery

Ishida's AirScan inline system for detecting leaks in modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) has helped enhance quality control procedures for a new snack product from M-Back GmbH in Germany.

Ishida's machines have been selected to monitor Olympia's range of dairy desserts for contaminants such as metal, glass, ceramics and other non-metal foreign bodies to ensure product quality is of the highest standards.

Ishida has acted as project manager for a complete re-design of Zenith's pack house to accommodate a fourth new production line and to make the entire operation more efficient.

New luxury ice cream König Ludwig Glace Royale has selected Ishida's IX-GA-4075 X-ray inspection system to reliably detect foreign bodies.

With improved usability and performance, Ishida's X-ray IX series meets all local territory requirements.

Ishida's multihead weighing technology is versatile and is able to pack all types of dried pasta for Austrian company Recheis Teigwaren, whatever its shape or fragility.

The project team at Ishida Europe has devised what is claimed to be Europe's fastest multihead weighing and packing line with a turnkey installation, including a 28 head model from the company's latest generation RV series that is achieving 400 packs per minute at Stream Foods.

Part of the Brazilian company Marfrig, McKey produces millions of burgers every working day (42,000t annually) for one of the world's largest restaurant chains.

Fandicosta is one of Europe's largest integrated seafood products companies, catching and processing 26,000t per year of species, including squid, swordfish, tuna and cod.

The new Ishida Micro weigher incorporates the latest features from Ishida's advanced RV series to deliver speeds of up to 120 weighments per minute at unsurpassed accuracy to within 0.01g on packs between 0.5g and 40g.

Ibersnacks produces crisps and extruded snacks for Spain's biggest supermarket chain, and has the largest production volume of these products in the Iberian Peninsula.

In conjunction with its customer, leading German frozen food manufacturer Jütro Tiefkühlkost, Ishida Europe has designed and installed a bespoke packing line to handle the weighing, sealing and check weighing of a range of individually quick frozen (IQF) ready meals.

An Ishida multi-head weigher at Irish vegetable grower Leo Dunne has played a central role in helping the company expand its operation into the supply of processed carrots.

Ishida Europe has produced a bespoke fish weighing solution for Deutsche See Fischmanufaktur.

Popular 400-year-old aniseed flavour sweets are now being weighed quicker and more accurately using an Ishida linear multihead weigher.

Germany-based East European food wholesaler Monolith Fleisch und Teigwaren now uses Ishida mulithead weighing technology, enabling the company to substantially increase its output and embark on a major product enhancement and product development programme.

Weighing and packaging equipment specialist Ishida Europe has won a Queen's Award for Enterprise, the UK's highest accolade for business success. The company received its award for its stellar International Trade.

Ishida Europe is proud to announce a new partnership with Swedish company Robotgrader to enhance its bespoke packing line solutions for fresh produce.

Ishida Europe will showcase its latest developments in its ranges of weighing, quality control and packing line solutions at Stand S1-A18, Hall 1 at Gulfood Manufacturing 2014. Highlights include two integrated snacks packing lines featuring Ishida's latest innovations in weighing and snacks packing technology, along with models from its X-ray inspection and tray sealer ranges.

Using the weighing and packing expertise of Ishida Europe, leading Polish poultry processor Wipasz has successfully completed a major automation project at its facility in Mlawa, doubling its processing output to more than 90,000 birds per day, the majority in fixed weight modified atmosphere (MAP) packs.

A number of new models from Ishida will make their début in France at the Salon de l'Emballage 2014.

Ishida Europe has launched an X-ray model capable of detecting even the smallest bones in meat and poultry at high-inspection speeds. The new system provides an ideal quality check for manufacturers producing meat fillets and boneless chicken pieces.

The weighing, packing and quality control solutions on display from Ishida at Propak Cape trade fair 21-23 October, from Stand 1-A4 in Hall 1, will demonstrate the company's ability to devise packing line solutions for a wide variety of food applications.

Ishida Europe will showcase a number of its weighing and quality control solutions for a wide variety of applications at the Cibus Tec exhibition from its Italian/Swiss distributor Itech at Stand G037, Hall 3, 28-31 October in Parma, Italy.

One of France's largest milk producers is inspecting ten million polypropylene bottles of infant formula a year using the new Ishida IX-GA-B3043 X-ray inspection system.

Ishida Europe will showcase its latest weighing and quality control capabilities at this year's Macropak, with a model from its market-leading X-ray range and a multihead weigher specially designed for smaller products and target weights.

With short production runs and a huge product range, a division of Switzerland’s second largest retailer has chosen a single Ishida multihead weigher to handle 70 very different products.

The wide-ranging versatility of Ishida's weighing and quality control solutions will be amply demonstrated at this year's PPMA Show where the company's stand will feature a variety of models from its multihead weigher and X-ray ranges.

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Ishida Europe has developed a range of entry-level weigher / bagmaker combination units which offer an economic, medium speed solution for food manufacturers.

Like any blending process, producing the perfect seafood mixture demands great skill in the selection and sourcing of ingredients, as well as accuracy in measuring them out. Seafood expert Cabomar Congelas has found the mixing accuracy it seeks in a special packing line using twinned Ishida multihead weighers.

Ishida Europe has introduced single and twin high-speed snacks packing systems, comprising either a 14-head or 18-head CCW-RV multihead weigher and Atlas single or twin bagmakers.

An Ishida CCW-R-214 multihead weigher is delivering excellent speed and accuracy that has substantially increased throughput and reduced giveaway for the weighing of sugar snaps, mange touts and other fruit and vegetables at a leading Dutch supplier.

Spanish frozen vegetable supplier Fruveco reveals that factors influencing purchasing decisions in the fast-moving market go beyond throughput to include reliability, efficiency and customer service.

Broersen, an important grower and packer in the Netherlands, uses only Ishida Salad Weighers to handle its home-grown and imported spinach.

Weighing and packaging equipment specialist Ishida Europe has won a Queen's Award for Enterprise, the UK's highest accolade for business success.

Prima Cheese, based in Seaham, County Durham, is installing a third Ishida multihead weigher to handle its range of cheese products supplied to wholesale food and catering businesses worldwide.

Ishida Europe’s newest range of multihead weighers, the RV Series, has been independently certified as having a market-leading level of water and dust-ingress protection for its WP waterproof models.

Ishida X-ray systems are providing enhanced quality control checks, detecting small bone particles in a range of brawn products from leading speciality producer Gold Meat.

An Ishida packing system featuring a 24-head multihead weigher is providing speed and accuracy in the production of mixed packs of Ritter Sport cubes at leading food logistics and packing firm Nagel Group.

Weighing and packaging equipment specialist Ishida Europe will launch a number of new products at this year's Interpack, underlining the company's global market leadership in weighing and quality control equipment as well as in complete line solutions for snacks and fresh foods.

The speed and efficiency of Ishida multihead weighers at specialist crisp manufacturer Pipers Crisps have played a key role in the company's continuing success, which over the past five years has seen annual growth of between 38% and 45%.

Ishida Europe has relaunched its website to deliver a more modern and user-friendly experience for the visitor.

Ishida Europe has developed a range of entry-level weigher/bagmaker combination units, which offer an economic, medium-speed solution for food manufacturers, thus delivering a fast payback on a reduced investment cost while ensuring consistent weights, pack quality and seal integrity.

Ishida Europe's latest innovations in quality control systems and the company's ability to tailor solutions for a huge variety of food packing applications will be the key themes of the company's stand at this year's Foodex.

A French seafood packer has installed an Ishida X-ray inspection system to monitor frozen scallops before they enter the packing process. Aside from its contribution to quality control, the new system is seen as an important marketing tool because of the reassurance it provides to customers.

Leading flexible packaging supplier and contract packer Universal Flexible Packaging has installed a further three Ishida DACS-W checkweighers at its Leicester factory as part of the company's ongoing investment programme.

The installation of the latest Ishida snacks packing solution, 18 head multihead weighers and Atlas bagmakers with integrated total packaging systems (iTPS) software, at Kolak Snack Foods in Park Royal, London, is helping to nearly triple output of the company's ranges of crisps and extruded snacks.

The food industry's commitment to investing in the latest food quality and safety equipment was underlined by the success of a special series of events held by Ishida Europe to demonstrate its latest quality control solutions.

Ishida Europe has launched a smart, easy-to-use solution for a wide range of meat, fish and poultry batching and grading applications.

In confectionery manufacture you need the right tools for the job at every stage, including packing. Sánchez Cano, celebrating 60 years in the business and still growing dynamically, shares some important insights.

The challenge of weighing sticky dates with minimal giveaway at fast production speeds has been met by the installation of an Ishida multihead weigher with integrated product depositing system and thermoformer at leading Middle East producer Emirates Dates.

Ishida's latest multihead weigher range, the RV Series, has received an award for innovation from one of the fruit and vegetable industry's leading exhibitions.

Ishida Europe has introduced a second model into its weigh batcher range.

The latest developments and innovations in food safety and quality control will be showcased in a special event being organised by packaging systems specialist Ishida Europe.

A special compact linear multihead weigher from Ishida Europe is delivering high speeds and excellent accuracy at small target weights for the weighing of yogurt toppings at the Budapest factory of Danone Hungary.

The installation of five multihead weighers from Ishida Europe has helped to triple throughput at Ansolive, a leading European supplier and distributor of olives and Mediterranean products.

France's biggest producer of bean sprouts, Heng Sieng SA, has automated its packing operation with the installation of two Ishida multihead weighers that deliver the necessary combination of gentle and hygienic handling with fast and accurate weighing.

Ishida Europe is introducing an enhancement to its market-leading Atlas range of snack food bagmakers.

A 16-head, dual discharge Ishida CCW-R weigher designed for high-speed packing lines has replaced counting machines for the packing of dishwasher tablets at German manufacturer Thurn Produkte in Westphalia.

Ishida Europe has extended its range of X-ray inspection systems with the launch of a model capable of detecting both metallic and non-metallic contaminants within products packed in PET bottles, tetra packs, carton brick packs and pouches.

Ishida Europe is launching a new top-of-the range multihead weigher, offering even higher speeds, improved user interface, ultra-efficient operation and exceptional robustness even in the harshest of factory environments.

The introduction of Ishida equipment at a world-famous throat lozenge manufacturer has reduced product breakage during packing, as well as markedly increasing throughput and minimising giveaway.

The Ishida Europe stand at Total Processing and Packaging will demonstrate how automation and integration can deliver improved efficiencies, maximum throughput and fast return on investment.

Ishida Europe has launched an enhanced version of its IDCS (Ishida Data Capture System), which records and analyses data from every pack that goes across an Ishida checkweigher.

The Ishida 10 head model of its market-leading CCW-R range is playing a critical role in the production of many different pack sizes of a wide variety of grated, granulated, flaked and cubed cheeses.

A variety of meat and poultry weighing, packing, grading and quality control solutions will be demonstrated by Ishida Europe at IFFA 2013.

At Seafood Processing 2013 Ishida Europe will showcase a range of seafood packing solutions that help manufacturers achieve maximum efficiencies, excellent quality and high throughput.

An Ishida packing solution at leading Czech confectionery manufacturer POEX has enabled the company to increase its packing capacity while at the same time delivering excellent accuracy and effective end-of-line inspection for enhanced product quality.

The modernisation of the flagship factory of Maître Prunille, France's brand leader in dried and soft fruit and the world's third largest producer of prunes, has included a new packing hall for which Ishida Europe has been a valuable automation partner.

Ishida Europe has developed a versatile mix-weighing solution for Benelux frozen snacks market leader Ad van Geloven for the introduction of a new product range in the important savoury snacks market.

Some of the most recent developments in quality control, weighing and tray sealing technology from Ishida Europe will be on show at Emballage 2012, highlighting the company's ability to provide complete weighing and packing line solutions for a variety of markets.

Despite operating in one of the harshest food packing environments possible, an Ishida CCW-RS-214/70-WP-LONG multihead weigher is achieving excellent accuracy and reliability on IQF chicken pieces to deliver a fast payback on investment at the Års factory of Danpo, one of Denmark's leading poultry processors and part of the Swedish food group Krongfågel Holding.

Ishida Europe has strengthened its European expansion strategy with the appointment of Andreas Hollman as general manager of the company's German subsidiary, Ishida GmbH.

Healthy Farm, one of the leading producers of high-quality food products in Russia, has recently invested in the first Meyn-Ishida poultry processing solution in the Ural region.

The UK exhibition debut of its new tray sealer model at the PPMA Show, together with the latest examples of its advanced weighing, packing, detection and quality control equipment, underline Ishida Europe's capabilities in delivering complete packing line solutions.

Products with brittle shells, such as dragées or chocolate-coated cereals, can now be rapidly packed without significant collision damage thanks to Ishida's unique multihead weigher design.

Russian company Miratorg and Meyn-Ishida have agreed to the delivery of a complete 12,000 birds per hour Greenfield plant in the Bryansk region, Russia. This project is one of Russia's largest dedicated poultry processing investments in the past years.

A fast but highly compact packing line based around an Ishida CCW-RS multihead weigher is enabling Swiss convenience food manufacturer Fredag AG to respond to urgent orders for products in thermoform packs, such as chicken nuggets.

Ishida's ability to devise solutions for a huge variety of products and pack types will be demonstrated on the Hispack stand of Ishida's Spanish distributor CIMA, where the company will show a selection of new and recently-launched equipment for fast, efficient and accurate weighing, filling, sealing and inspection.

An Ishida RS series multihead weigher incorporating a custom-designed distribution system is delivering excellent performance to help one of France's leading suppliers of olives maximise market opportunities.

Ishida Europe has appointed Peter Lester as general manager of the company's Middle East office, based in Dubai.

The Meyn-Ishida alliance has completed the installation of a chicken processing and packing plant in Russia's Belgorod province for poultry giant ZAO Prioskolie.

The Ishida Europe stand at Foodex 2012 (stand H260 in hall 19) will showcase the latest developments from the company's market-leading range of weighing and quality control equipment.

The supreme versatility of an Ishida multihead weigher is aptly demonstrated by the installation of a CCW-RS-214/30-SS model at Danish organic product specialist Urtekram International, where the machine is handling a wide variety of products from sugar, raisins and dates to nuts, pulses and muesli.

Ishida Europe has launched an enhanced version of its pioneering weigher for the handling of granular products, which are often easily damaged by auger or volumetric cup fillers.

An Ishida screw feeder weigher, specially designed for the gentle handling of delicate meat products, has significantly increased production for a French delicacies producer

A new Ishida four-mix multihead weigher is helping a major Serbian supplier of frozen fruit and vegetables deliver product mixtures which fully measure up to the expectations of customers.

Ishida Europe has launched a new generation of its market-leading QX-1100 tray sealer, combined with a brand new concept for the market.

Ishida Europe has devised the weighing and packaging requirements for two complete ready meal assembly and packing lines

In response to market demand for a truly integrated and fully flexible tray packing line from a single source, Ishida Europe has launched the world's first high performance split dual-lane tray packing system for fresh foods that enables food manufacturers to create bespoke packing lines for the

To increase yield and improve profitability for its dehydrated soups and sauces, the Unilever Bestfoods Knorr site at Duppigheim in Alsace is adding the lighter weight ingredients to each mix via Ishida's specialist 'Lilliput' weigher, the world's smallest mulithead weigher, rather than the volum

Ishida Europe has launched an enhanced version of its weigh-batcher that allows the accurate weighing of fresh meat and poultry to be combined with manual manipulation in order to optimise the products' arrangement and presentation in a tray. The company says the new system can easily double spee

Almarai, the largest dairy producer in the Gulf region, has recently decided to invest a substantial amount, SAR4bn (€800m), in its poultry activities. This investment is part of Almarai's long-term vision to take full advantage of the opportunities the poultry market will bring. One of the

The installation of Ishida's innovative fresh food weigher and X-ray system at leading Swiss food company Micarna is delivering important efficiency benefits including the reduction of product giveaway and a fast payback on investment, as well as manpower savings and enhanced quality control.

The Ishida Europe stand at this year's PPMA Show will showcase the latest developments across the company's extensive product portfolio, all of which help to deliver excellent accuracy, improved efficiencies and maximum throughput for a wide variety of applications. Highlights include t

Ishida is taking the accurate weighing of mixed products - such as nuts, confectionery and convenience meals - to a new level of sophistication and accuracy with the introduction of a 36-head multihead weigher. In particular, the new CCW-R-236 is able to ensure the correct amount of high-value pr

A customised packing line solution devised by Ishida Europe and the company's Belgium sole distributor BRN has increased production output by 200%, greatly reduced product giveaway, and improved flexibility at leading Belgian tomato producer/packer Frani. First established as a toma

Meyn-Ishida, the alliance dedicated to the sales of total poultry processing solutions, has just won its fourth major contract since its official launch in January 2011. The project involves the delivery and installation of a complete wall-to-wall plant adjacent to the existing factory for Wipasz

An Ishida multihead weigher capable of handling a variety of hard and sticky ingredients has enabled German snack food manufacturer Heinrich Brüning to cut giveaway of expensive ingredients to just 0.5%, and delivered a fast payback on investment. Heinrich Brüning makes ma

An efficient Ishida packaging line has enabled Finnish meat company Snellman to increase the output of its minced meat packaging operation by 32.5%, from 80 to 106 packs per minute, while at the same time significantly reducing manpower requirements on the line. The Ishida-devised s

Belgian-based potato processor Agristo has installed a customised packing line solution for frozen French Fries from Ishida Europe and its sole distributer in Belgium, BRN, to deliver maximum production throughput and efficiencies as part of Agristo's new state-of-the-art factory in Tilburg.

A host of new models will be unveiled by Ishida Europe at Interpack, covering the company's entire product portfolio of multihead weighers, checkweighers, bagmakers, tray sealers and X-ray inspection systems. Focusing on some of the major areas where the company enjoys global market lea

Wolff, part of Germany's Lambertz Group and a manufacturer of high-quality gingerbread, has installed two Ishida IX-GA-4075 X-ray inspections systems in order to deliver higher levels of product safety in both raw ingredients and its final packed product, leading to an overall improvement in prod

Their successful joint completion of a unique high-speed, fully integrated poultry processing plant for ZAO Prioskolie at Valujki in southern Russia, and a repeat order for that company's Tambov site, have led Meyn Food Processing Technology and Ishida Europe to announce a strategic alliance. The

An Ishida screw feeder multihead weigher, installed at Germany's top barbecue-ready chicken producer, is delivering huge improvements in the speed and accuracy with which sticky marinated chicken pieces can be weighed. Pre-marinated chicken for the huge German barbecue market is a produ

Ishida Europe's smallest multihead weigher is enabling Swiss dental supplies specialist Polydentia to accurately weigh and pack dental wedges faster than previous manual weighing had permitted. Polydentia produces a wide range of precision dental products including wedges, posts, matric

A 24-head Ishida multihead weigher is reducing product giveaway by as much as 10% to maximise the throughput of liquorice pastilles at the Toms Gruppen factory in Hvidovre, near Copenhagen, Denmark. Ga-Jol is Denmark's top-selling liquorice pastille, with the Danes consuming over 60

Leading contract packer, Strategy Group of Nelson, Lancashire, has become the first UK company to install Ishida's new flexible strip pack applicator (F-SPA), seen as the streamline solution for hanging products in stores. Strategy Group is using the system to expand operations, increase business

A 16-head four-mix Ishida multihead weigher at leading Swiss breakfast cereal manufacturer Kentaur has achieved greater speed and accuracy in the weighing and packing of a wide variety of popped wheat cereals and corn flakes, leading to cost savings and reduced product giveaway. Establ

Ishida Europe is launching a new multihead weigher for citrus fruits and root vegetables at Emballage 2010. Further highlights for visitors to the Ishida stand include a complete high-speed tray packing line, state-of-the-art weighers for fresh products, and an advanced X-ray inspection system, a

Leading Swiss confectionery firm F. Hunziker & Co. has installed Ishida's advanced IX-EA-2161 X-ray inspection system, along with a DACS-W-012 checkweigher, to provide maximum quality control in the packing of pastilles and powdered drinks into bags at its factory in Dietikon, near Zurich. Read more

German organic food company Rapunzel Naturkost has invested in two Ishida RS multihead weighers for the weighing and packing of four diverse products, including muesli, dried fruit and cashew nuts, and a new range of gourmet, ready-to-eat dishes containing rice, vegetables and spices. R

Ledo, the largest supplier of frozen food products in Croatia, has benefited from the expertise of Ishida Europe in the installation of three weighing and packing lines for frozen vegetables, fish and pastry that have enabled the company to reduce product giveaway, increase production capacity an

Ishida Europe has launched a new, portable version of its pioneering Strip-Pack Applicator system, which produces ready-to-display hanging strips of pillow packs for retail display. The Portable Strip-Pack Applicator (P-SPA) is a compact, space-saving and value for money model, which ma

Ishida Europe has designed and installed a complete packing line enabling three to four operators to produce prepared salads at up to 40 trays per minute, while automating inspection and making every pack traceable to a stored X-ray image. Gastro Star produces 30t of fresh products ever

A complete solution for the weighing and packing of salmon lardons has been supplied by Ishida Europe to smoked fish specialist Meralliance, enabling the company to reduce product giveaway while at the same time enhancing pack presentation in retail outlets. Meralliance produces 4,500t

Ishida Europe has appointed Mike Heffernan as director of sales of core products to lead the company in the next stage of its growth programme. Mr Heffernan will be responsible for sales of Ishida's extensive range of weighing and associated equipment, including its world leading multihead weighe

An Ishida tray sealer and checkweigher/metal detector combination at Mash Direct, manufacturer of Ireland's leading quick-serve mashed potato, vegetable and cabbage products, are delivering speed and efficiency in the packing process, as well as helping to maintain quality standards and reduce pr

A major German nut processor has cut their average giveaway from 2g to 0.4g per 200g can of nuts by switching from volumetric methods to Ishida multihead weighers. Felix & Co., based at Schwerte, near Dortmund, is part of The Nut Company (TNC), Europe's largest nut specialist, and

Leading French food manufacturer Marie Surgelés has selected Ishida to design and install a new line for the weighing and packing of ready meals into microwavable trays. Marie produces chilled and frozen products at several sites across France. At its Airvault plant, the majority

An Ishida iTPS integrated multihead weigher and bag maker is achieving speeds of 160 bags per minute at London-based snack manufacturer Snacks Unlimited. Snacks Unlimited produces a range of snacks for the world-famous Weight Watchers brand, as well as a variety of low-fat snacks for re

Weighing and packing equipment specialist Ishida Europe will be displaying a variety of meat packing solutions at this year's IFFA exhibition, including a complete high-speed tray packing line, state-of-the-art fresh food weighers, an advanced X-ray inspection system, and the latest checkweigher

A high-speed tray packing line, multi-head weighing solutions for fresh, sticky products, an entry level X-ray inspection system and the latest check-weigher developments are the major packing line solutions that Ishida Europe will be demonstrating at Foodex, showcasing the company's expertise in

The installation of Ishida’s new Ishida data capture system (IDCS) for check-weighers has delivered significant cost savings and production-line optimisation at leading Polish coffee, tea and cocoa producer Mokate, leading to a payback on investment within 12 months. The IDCS is a simp

High-quality German food manufacturer Buerger has more than doubled packing speeds at its Crailsheim site in southern Germany, where it manufactures a range of popular traditional soups, following the installation of a 16-head Ishida RS-Series multihead weigher. Capable of mix-weighing

An Ishida fresh food weigher (FFW) is delivering the ideal solution for the packing into trays of two diverse products for the retail market – grated beetroot and half and quarter pears – at Hot Cuisine, a Belgian specialist supplier of freshly prepared meals, soups and meal components.

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Ishida Europe has designed and installed three complete packing lines for leading Spanish meat producer Embutidos F Martínez., which have eliminated all human handling from the packing of minced meat, as well as maximising speed and efficiency. From insertion of the meat into trays to placing the

The benefits of Ishida Europe's new Cut-gate Weigher for granulated food and non-food products have enabled Serbian manufacturer Beohemija to optimise its powder detergent operation with an estimated payback on investment of within one year, due to significant giveaway savings, increased producti

Austrian company Berglandmilch has invested in a multihead weigher and checkweigher from Ishida Europe, enabling it to pack grated cheese accurately into bags to within 1g of target weight and leading to a fast payback on the investment. Berglandmilch GmbH is the largest milk-processing

Ishida Europe has launched a new multi-lane checkweigher with up to six lanes that can handle the same volume as several checkweighers, leading to significant savings in cost and space. Ideal for stick and flow-wrap packs of confectionery, coffee, tea or milk powder, the new DACS-CW Ser

Ishida Europe has launched a new Flexible Strip Pack Applicator (F-SPA) that produces ready-to display strips of bagged products, providing an attractive hanging display for retailers. Ideal for snacks and confectionery but also perfectly applicable for other food and even non-food prod

The Ishida Europe stand (C80) at this year's PPMA Show will focus on the latest models from the company's multihead weigher, checkweigher and bagmaker ranges, demonstrating the speed, accuracy and reliability that enables them to maximise production throughput and efficiencies for a huge variety

An Ishida RS-Series multi-head weigher installed at leading Austrian confectionery manufacturer Zotter Schokoladen Manufaktur GmbH has enabled the company to achieve a new level of packing accuracy for its premium Balleros range, resulting in an extra 20 boxes for every 1,000 produced.

The new Cut-gate Weigher from Ishida Europe provides highly accurate weighing of granular products and thanks to its gentle handling, which preserves particle size and structure, it preserves the customer product and significantly reduces dust emissions. Compared with auger or volumetr

Snack manufacturer Bastini, part of the Intersnack group, has significantly increased production speeds and doubled capacity at its newly rebuilt factory in Lelystad, the Netherlands, following its investment in six fully-integrated multi-head weigher/bag maker combinations from Ishida.

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The installation of Ishida multihead weighers at leading United Arab Emirates food processor Cascade Marine Foods, one of the manufacturing facilities of the Al Kabeer group of companies, has enabled the company to double production output and reduce giveaway and downtime, while at the same time

An Ishida multi-head weigher has been instrumental in helping Swedish food manufacturer Dafgård achieve gentle and accurate weighing of meatballs into bags at the high speeds required. Gunnar Dafgård AB is Sweden’s largest family business in the food sector. Established in 19

A new packing line at Dutch salad processor Tuinderij Vers, entirely sourced from Ishida Europe, has doubled packing speeds and halved labour costs as well as demonstrating other benefits of single-source supply. Among the many products that Tuinderij supplies to supermarkets and the f

The new Weigh-Batcher from Ishida Europe enables packers to work efficiently with a single multihead weigher to optimise arrangement and presentation of product in trays. Now operators can produce a handcrafted presentation of tray contents before sealing, at typical speeds (with eight

The installation of two Ishida X-ray inspection systems at the Rose Poultry factory in Skovsgaard, Denmark, has fully automated the previously manual process of checking chicken fillets for bones and enabled up to ten operators to be re-deployed elsewhere in the factory. Rose Poultry is

The purchase of two new R-Series multihead weighers from Ishida Europe has doubled the packing speed at leading fresh and frozen shrimp supplier Goldfish B.V. Goldfish is located in Volendam, the Netherlands, and supplies its shrimps and shrimp related products throughout Europe. The c

Ishida has mounted a legal challenge against the exhibiting of multihead weighers that infringe its patents at the Interpack trade fair in D¨sseldorf. The company recently filed an injunction with the Regional Court of Düsseldorf against a number of Chinese exhibitors. The mach

An Ishida fresh food weigher at Tanfield Food in County Durham has helped to increase accuracy of key ingredients and nearly quadruple throughput for a pioneering range of gourmet convenience meals. Launched in 2005, the Look What We Found range is described as: "gourmet food for

Ishida Europe has expanded its range of X-ray inspection systems for the food industry with the launch of the IX-GA-65100, which is particularly suitable for large products and cartons. Ishida is already the leading supplier of X-ray monitoring systems in Japan and has recently introduced its lat

Increased yield - at a level previously considered unattainable for salad products - is one of the major benefits that Gartenfrisch Jung GmbH has experienced with a 14-head weigher from Ishida's new, advanced R-Series. The company produces 50,000 bags and 36,000 trays of salad daily for

Ishida Europe has developed a 'walking beam' system that operates in conjunction with its QX 775 Traysealer to fill and seal pots of soup at 30 packs per minute at German food manufacturer Mico's plant in Oederan, Saxony. The range of soups, sold under the popular Suppina brand, compris