SubscribeIshida Europe has devised and installed a bespoke weighing and packing solution that has enabled leading food manufacturer Tryton Foods to automate the packing process of its famous Aunt Bessie’s Yorkshire Puddings.
Central to each line is an Ishida multihead weigher operating in 'twin' mode, which enables the machine to weigh and pack product into two packs simultaneously to maximise throughput. Ishida has also supplied feed conveyors, vibratory conveyors, crosshead feeders and gantry supports for the weighers.
The Ishida multihead weighers feature special Count Priority software that uses the average individual weight of each Yorkshire Pudding to calculate and 'count' by weight the required number into bags of 12, 15 and 25 puddings.
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Since all latest Ishida weighers are fitted with an enhanced auto feed function which allows the product feed to the hoppers to be automatically adjusted during operation, this optimises and 'smoothes out' the supply of product to each pool and weigh hopper.
The effectiveness of the system enabled Tryton Foods to change the packaging of its Yorkshire Puddings from flow wrapped trays to bags.
Ishida was responsible for the design and installation of the lines. In order to minimise downtime, washing facilities have been installed at the top of the gantry by the weighers, which allows faster cleaning of the machines between production runs. Different programmes and pack sizes are stored in the weigher's memory for fast changeovers at the touch of a button on the colour touch screen RCU.
Due to the nature of the product - Yorkshire Puddings are quite voluminous but lightweight - Ishida has specified 5 litre hoppers for the latest weighers in order to help keep the product moving during the weighing process.
In addition to its Yorkshire Puddings, Tryton Foods also use Ishida weighers for its Mini Yorkshire Puddings, Dumplings, and Stuffing Balls.
The decision to select Ishida was due to Tryton Foods' existing knowledge and experience of the company, as Projects General Manager Tim Stafford explains:
"We have always used Ishidas and the quality and reliability of both the company's equipment and its sales and service support are very important factors when choosing new equipment," he explains.
"Naturally we also looked at the competition, but with Ishida we already knew the high levels of expertise and knowledge that the company could offer and the excellent hands-on training and after sales support that we could expect. The peace of mind that these bring is a very important part of the Ishida offer."
1 March 2007
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