Packing line solutions for various food applications

ISHIDA, which has seen the development of the food industry in the Middle East and Africa over the years, will be at ProPak Africa to showcase equipment for weighing, packing and quality control.

Among these are the company’s pioneering iTPS^TM Integrated Total Packaging System for snacks products; a high performance entry-level multihead weigher for dry food products; a  weighing solution specifically developed for granular products; a compact semi-automatic tray sealer; and an advanced X-ray inspection system.

Catching tiny, mishapen foreign bodies

The IX-GA-4075 is an X-ray inspection system with ability to spot foreign bodies down to 0.3mm in size, including bone, stones, glass and metals such as iron and stainless steel as well as dense plastics.  It incorporates the company’s Genetic Algorithm (GA) technology which enables operators to ‘train’ the X-ray system for greater sensitivity to specific contaminants.  In addition, the place of contamination can be accurately pinpointed.  As part of its enhanced quality control function, the IX-GA-4075 can also spot missing, undersized and mis-shaped items or damaged products, and carry out weight estimation and grading by length. 

IX-GA-4075 an X-ray inspection system

Tray sealer for small production runs

The Ishida QX-300 Flex semi-automatic tray sealer offers a reliable, hygienic and compact tray sealing solution which is ideal for small production runs, special tray sizes as well as for growing businesses that want to introduce top-sealed trays into their portfolio.

This tray sealer has simple controls for fast set up, and quick release features for fast changeovers of films and sealing tools. Plus, high sealing pressure combined with precise control of sealing time and temperature ensures the highest seal integrity for optimum shelf life and pack presentation.

The tray sealer is available for seal only, MAP (Modified Atmosphere Packaging), skinpack, and shrink film applications. 

Cut-Gate weigher

For granular products, the Ishida Cut-Gate weigher has a servomotor-powered gate that delivers a gentle but precise opening and closing profile. This design improves accuracy levels of typically +-4g for 1kg target weights while the gentle handling operation mode preserves particle size and structure. A dust enclosure minimizes dust emissions.

CCW-SE-214 multihead weigher

Multihead weigher

The 14 head Ishida CCW-SE-214 multihead weigher offers fast and accurate weighing of all types of dry applications such as snacks, confectionery, biscuits and pasta with a top speed of up to 90 packs per minute.  Combining improved productivity and efficiency with minimal downtime for cleaning and maintenance, the weigher offers a rapid return on investment.

iTPS^TM Integrated Total Packaging System

Complete snacks packing

Finally, the iTPS™ software supports the integrated operation of an Ishida multihead weigher, bagmaker and checkweigher to provide a complete snacks packing solution. Visitors to ProPak Africa will see this system demonstrated with a CCW-RV-214 multihead weigher and Atlas-124 bagmaker. The line offers speeds of up to 200 packs per minute for extruded snack and up to 150 packs per minute for potato chips and corn snacks.

ProPak Africa will be held from 15-18 March, Expo Center, Nasrec, Johannesburg, South Africa.