As well as its speed and accuracy, the
linear design of the CCW-R-112 ensures
gentle product handling, with the low
drop heights particularly beneficial
for fragile ingredients like alphabet
pasta shapes. Employees at HACO also
appreciate the machine’s fully enclosed
hygienic design, which curbs the amount
of dust that is generated and protects the
lightweight product from air turbulence.
Product changes are carried out speedily
by selecting from up to 200 pre-sets. All
feeder troughs and hoppers have quick-
release mechanisms for tool-free removal
and replacement.
Once the ingredients are in the bag,
soup powder is added using auger
fillers. The sealed pre-printed bags are
then conveyed for quality control in the
Ishida X-ray, which is able to handle the
commonly-used aluminium-coated bags.
HACO AG places great importance on
foreign body detection, less on account
of the company’s in-house processes
and more to monitor the raw products.
The Ishida IX-GA’s Genetic Algorithm
technology, which uses image data
analysis over a number of generations,
was adapted specifically to match the
requirements of HACO AG in order to
carefully check the product against the
entire spectrum of potential foreign
bodies including glass, metal, stone or
plastic.
operate within 90 seconds. Adjustments HACO AG’s new packing line is working
can be made on the machine without in a two-shift mode and is living up
interrupting production. A data log to the customer’s high expectations.
collects valuable visual and numerical Output has been increased considerably,
information to demonstrate that while simultaneously reducing product
production and packing processes are giveaway. Product safety has also been
properly and correctly performed. further optimised.
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The sachets pass through the X-ray
inspection system in two lanes at a belt
speed of up to 60 metres a minute. In
this particular application, faulty packs
are not rejected using the standard
methods of a swivel arm or a compressed
air nozzle, because the flat bags are
transported horizontally on the conveyor
belt. Itech AG therefore designed a special
retractable belt rejection mechanism.
If a contaminated sachet needs to be
removed from the process, the conveyor
belt quickly retracts at the outlet and the
bag falls through a slit at the transfer
point to the downstream conveyor belt.
The easy-to-use IX-GA features an
automatic set-up function and is ready to
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