Category: Mixing, Weighing & Conveying

By David Boger, Flexicon Corporation Manual weigh batching, a feature of many plants that batch-blend bulk products, involves the individual weighing of ingredients before they are charged into a blender or other process vessel....

Problem: Ineos Chlorvinyls required two weighbridges to replace its existing mechanical pit weighbridges. The weighbridges are used for weighing vehicles transporting chlorinated paraffin packaged in intermodal ISO tanks....

Cros’frais and Arômatt are sister companies, selecting, processing and packaging some of France’s most popular brand of premium and mid-range to economy olive products respectively. With both companies seeking...

The diversity of the product range at Aristocat Pet Supplies in Sheffield meant a reliable bagging system, that could be changed quickly and simply when new products needed to be packed, was required. Aristocat provide a range...

Thermo Fisher Scientific has introduced the Versa RxV checkweigher for track and trace applications. Designed to meet the needs of pharmaceutical industry, and other sectors where track and trace capability is important, the...

Following the successful implementation of Marco’s Yield Control Module (YCM), specialist herb and micro-leaf producer Westlands has continued to invest in Marco pack-house equipment, the latest installation being...

My facility – in common with many I suspect – has a great deal of electrical equipment accumulated over the years. We are developing maintenance and safety plans – any tips for planning safe ­maintenance...

Unilever Bestfoods Knorr site at Duppigheim in Alsace was experiencing problems with its volumetric machines. Laurent Ghesquière, director of the dehydrated products plant, which has 16 packing lines, one dedicated to...

The recently completed La Collete Energy from Waste (EfW) plant in Jersey will provide a reliable and environmentally friendly means of waste disposal for the Island over the next 25 years. It will also provide up to 7% of the...

Cooked ingredients company Beacon Foods produces… roasted and chargrilled vegetables and fruit, relishes, chutneys and compotes for the food manufacturing and retail industry. The company’s MD Edward Gough talks to...

Although it may seem like a good way of saving money, cutting back on service or maintenance contracts for weighing equipment would be counter-productive in today’s economic climate warns Dave Webb, service director for...

A Swiss confectioner has installed an Ishida checkweigher and X-ray system to prevent product contamination in its manufacturing processes Maximum quality control in the packing of pastilles and powdered drinks into bags at its...

As part of a phased upgrade of the Askew & Barrett (Pulses) factory in Wisbech, Chronos BTH has supplied a new combined open-mouth bagging and FIBC filling system. The system is being used to pack a variety of pulses into...

Problem: A manufacturer of liquorice pastilles needed to reduce product giveaway by as much as 10% to maximise throughput. The sweets were packed into 23g cartons using volumetric fillers. In order to ensure the correct weight...

Cooked ingredients company Beacon Foods produces… roasted and chargrilled vegetables and fruit, relishes, chutneys and compotes for the food manufacturing and retail industry. The company’s MD Edward Gough talks to...