2Industrial Weighing and Measuring

Convenience Food News

DuringpeakperiodsFrisslandproducesup to a million packets a week, whicharesoldunderprivatebrandsthroughtheretailtrade.

Quality symbol – the markQuality is a leading consideration forFrissland.Majorimportanceisattachednotonlytofinalproductqualitybutalsoto high quality levels in every singlemanufacturing step. This includes ob-servanceoftherequiredminimumcon-tentinaccordancewiththeprovisionsofEuropeanCouncilDirective76/211/EECor75/106/EEC.ForFrissland,improvingproductionqualityheremeansnotonlycomplyingwith the lawbutalsoavoid-ing unnecessary costs resulting fromoverfilling.

A made-to-measure solution for FrisslandFrisslandusestheFreeWeigh.Net®StatisticalQualityControlsystemtocentrallymonitorcorrectfinalproductweightson16packinglines.FreeWeigh.Net® isa softwarepack-ageforcheckinganddocumentingpackedquantitiesandotherqualitycharacteristicsby means of sampling or 100% control.Frisslandmonitors thenetweightsof250differentproductsbysamplecheck.

At8weighingstations(­1stationfor2pro-ductionlines),operatorscalluptheproducttobemonitored,usingstipulatedprod-uctcodes,andweighthesamplestaken(­atFrissland,4randomsamplesperhour).Thedataistransmittedoverthecompany’scomputernetworktothecentralcomputerin the quality control laboratory and

Ensure Mark Compliance with Statistical Quality Control

Frissland – a Dutch manufacturer of prepackaged kitchen-ready

fresh salads and vegetable medleys – relies on FreeWeigh.Net®

from METTLER TOLEDO to ensure compliance with the European

regulations concerning prepackaged quantities.

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IND690 application terminal

• Rugged industrial housing, IP69k, hygienic design

• Display: Active VFD dot matrix, BigWeight® display

• Function keys for ease of operation

PublisherMettler-Toledo AGIndustrialHeuwinkelstrasseCH-8606 NänikonSwitzerland

ProductionMarCom IndustrialCH-8606 NänikonSwitzerland

MTSI 44099034

Subject to technical changes© 03/2007 Mettler-Toledo AGPrinted in Switzerland

statisticallyanalyzed.FreeWeigh.Net®au-tomaticallygeneratesdaily,monthlyandyearlyreportsforproductionandqualitymanagers.Thusobservanceoftherequirednetweightisclearlydocumentedandatthesame time theoptimizationpotential forthepackinglineisveryevident,allowingtargetedmeasurestoreduceoverfilling.

Harsh environment? No problem for METTLER TOLEDO solutions Inaharshproductionenvironment,wherelargequantitiesofwaterhavetobeusedfor cleaning and low temperatures arethe standard,weighing systemshave tobe reliable. For theweighing stations inproduction,thechoicewasfortherobustand IP69k1 protected IND690 terminalcombinedwiththePBA430-A6(­6kgx1g)weighingplatform.Theseunitshavebeendeveloped in strict compliancewith theEHEDG2,NSF3andGMP4directivesonhy-gienicdesignandareideallysuitedforuseinsensitiveareasofthefoodindustry.

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Mr. G. Boonaerts, Head of ProductionQuality, is very satisfied with the possi-bilities thatFreeWeigh.Net®opensup forhim:“Thesystemgivesustheassurancethatwearemeetinglegalrequirementsfor-marking.Itmonitorsanddocumentsthenetweightsofuptoamillionpacketsperweek,itissimpletouseanditsautomaticdocumentation feature brings a massivedropinadministrativeload.”

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1 IP69k: Protection against high-pressure water jets from all directions

2 EHEDG: European Hygienic Engineering and Design Group3 NSF: National Sanitation Foundation (US)4 GMP: Good Manufacturing Practice

Configurable, automatically generated quality documentation

8 weighing stations

PBA430 IND690

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Maintaining Food Safety with Cutting-edge Weighing Technology

Equipment should be suitably designed for the intended purpose and used

to minimize the risk of contamination. This is what food safety standards

such as BRC, IFS or ISO 22000 require and what METTLER TOLEDO delivers.

GMP (­Good Manufacturing Practice),HACCPprograms, pathogenmonitoringandgoodcleaningpracticesareessentialfor effective food safety programs. Buttheseplansareasgoodasyourequipmentissuitablefortheenvironment.

METTLER TOLEDO weighing solutionscomply with the latest hygienic design

guidelinesinaccordancewiththeEHEDG(­EuropeanHygienicEngineeringandDe-signGroup)andNSF(­NationalSanitationFoundation (­US))andareproven toberesistanttoheavycleaningproceduresuptoIP69k.NeedtobecertifiedforBRC,IFSorISO22000?Ourproductshelpyoucomply.

www.mt.com/ind-hygienic-design

Water ingress protection up to IP69k

Closed, easy-to-clean back of the stand

Smooth surface (RA < 0.8 μm) for trouble-free cleaning

No open threads

No product can remain

Full AISI 304 stainless steel constructions, optional AISI 316 load plates

EHEDG

Your benefits

• Reduce biological and chemical contamination risks• Fast and thorough cleaning procedures• Fulfillment of hygiene regulations• Long equipment life due to rugged design

Open, easy-to-clean construction with no hidden holes

Hermetically sealed loadcells,IP68 for prolonged submersion andIP69k for high pressure washdown

Protected against submersion

Minimal horizontal surfaces avoiding remaining water (bacteria)

What is IP69k ?

• Test according to DIN 400050 part 9• Protection against high pressure water jets from all directions• 14-16l/min, 8000-10000 kPa, 80ºC, 30sec, 100-150 mm distance

PBA430 bench scale

BBA4x9 combi scale

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Fast and accurate manual portioning is crucial for Bischofszell Food Ltd. –

one of Switzerland’s top quality food companies. With the new BBA449

check scale they now have a convenient way for fast and hygienic weighing.

Colored Weight Control The Smart Weighing Way

Bischofszell Food Ltd. assortment com-prisesmorethan1000items.Thedifferentproductsrangefromsoftdrinks,throughpreserves and snacks to the successfulconvenience food products under thebrandname“Anna’s Best”. Around 75%of Bischofszell’s products can be foundontheshelvesinMigrosstoresoneoftheleadingSwiss retailers. The other pillarofBischofszell’sbusinessthatisgrowingstronglyissupplyingtothecateringtrade,hospitals,canteensandindustry.

Top-class products – latest technologies Top-qualityfoodproductsrequireongoinginnovation,effectivequalitymanagement,acompetentworkforceaswellasthelat-estmanufacturing technologies. This is

whereMETTLERTOLEDOweighing ex-pertise comes in.With thenewBBA449checkscaleBischofszellisequippedwiththe most recent technology for manualportioningandover/underweighing.

Fast and safe During production under or overweightcansarerejectedbytheMETTLERTOLEDOGarvens checkweigher. These cans canthen be manually corrected using theBBA449 check scale. Use of theBBA449ensures the time-consuming task of re-fillingrejectedcansbecomesaquickandefficientprocess.Duetothecoloredback-lightoftheliquidcrystaldisplaytheop-erator immediatelyknows if theportiontheyareweighingiswithinthetolerancelimits.WiththenewcolorWeight®display

technology, the exhausting staring atflickeringdigitsonscaleshasbecomeun-necessary.Mr.UlrichStark,HeadQualityControl,confirms:“Thisnewcoloreddis-playnotonlygivesfastandclearindica-tion it also makes operators work withmoresafety.Thatiswhywehaveimple-mented three additional BBA449 checkscalesatotherportioninglines.”

No cable – little space Typically,spaceislimitedwithinaproduc-tion environment. An advantage of theBBA449isthatitrequireslittleroomduetothecompactconstruction,whilethebuilt-inrechargeablebatteryenablesa flexiblepositioningintheproduction.

BBA449 check scale with colorWeight ® display

Automatic rejection of underweight cans

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Swiss quality with hygienic design Notusingcablealsomeansincreasedsafetythroughsanitationandthisisessentialwhenproducinghighqualityfoodproducts.Thecompletestainlesssteelconstructionwhichisdustproofand suitable forheavy clean-ingprocedureswithhigh-pressurewaterjets(­IP69k),andtheclosedbackofthecolumnaredesignedinaccordancewiththelatestEHEDGandNSFguidelines.Thesesguide-linessetthedesignstandardsforequipmentusedinhygienicallysensitiveareas,e.g.openconstruction,nohiddenspots,smoothsur-face,etc..NowscalecleaningismadeeasyforemployeesatBischofszellFoodLtd.

High quality measuring technologyOn the production floor, BischofszellcountsonMETTLERTOLEDOknow-howforstaticweighingincludingbenchandfloor scales as well as dynamic check-weighingandmetaldetection.100%netcontent control is achieved by state-of-the-artGarvensdynamiccheckweighersandcontaminationrisksareminimizedby METTLERTOLEDO Safeline® metaldetectors. The solutions support prod-

uctsafetyinhygienicallysensitiveareasandhelptoestablishefficientproductionprocesses.Beyondproduction,Bischofs-zell is equipped with high-qualityMETTLERTOLEDOlaboratoryequimentlikeprecisionandanalyticalbalances.

Mr.KurtvonMentlen,HeadofProduction,concludes:“METTLERTOLEDOoffersreli-ableandhigh-valueproductswhichprovideinterfacesforeasydataintegrationaswellasanefficient serviceorganizationwithfast reaction times. We are delighted toworkwithsuchacompetentsupplierofthelatest,innovativeweighingequipment.”

EHEDG: European Hygienic Engineering and Design GroupNSF: National Sanitation Foundation (US)

METTLER TOLEDO Garvens dynamic checkweigher

EHEDGcolorWeight®

Yellow – weight above tolerance

Green – weight within tolerance

Red – weight below tolerance

Fast manual portioning of underweight cans

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Food Quality and Safety management regulations require that,

‘The organization shall provide evidence that the specified

monitoring and measuring methods and equipment are adequate

to ensure the performance of the respective procedures.’

How do you ensure the quality of your weighing processes?

Building Quality into Your Process

Greatqualityistheresultofyourprocessknow-how,yourpeople’sskillsandreliableoperations.Qualityalsodependsonusingtherightpieceofequipmentandonmini-mizingrisksassociatedwithsuchdevices.

Aweighingsystemcanbeaveryaccuratedeviceanddelivergreatreliableresults,dayinanddayout.However, eachmeasure-menttechnologyisassociatedwithsystem-aticandrandompotentialerrorsthatcouldaffectyourprocessandyourproductqual-ity.Themeasurementofaweighingsystem,forexample,canbeaffectedbychangesintheenvironment,itpossessesastatisticalroundingerror, andmaydisplay repeat-abilityvariationsorlinearityerrors.Thisisnothingtoworryaboutaslongasthesumof thesepotential errors– themeasure-mentuncertainty– isquantifiedandsetagainstyourprocesstolerances.Bydeter-mining themeasurementuncertaintyofyourscalesatregularintervalsyougetthepieceofmindthatyourequipmentalwaysfitsyourprocesscriteria.

Youmightask, „does calibratinga scaleensure that it is accurate enough?“Theanswerisyes,ifthemeasurementuncer-taintyisdeterminedbytestingthescaleatthepointofuse,ensuringthatuncertaintyresultsare smaller thanyouracceptableprocesstolerances.

AtMETTLERTOLEDO,weuse powerfulcalibration management systems, such

Increased safety,minimizationof risks,optimizationofuptimeandthepeaceofmindofdelivering thesamegreatqual-itytoyourcustomers.METTLERTOLEDOcalibrationserviceshelpensureaccuratemeasurementsandthusbuildqualityintoyourprocess.

astheproprietaryMiraCal™,thatensurereliable calibration procedures. Duringtesting, themeasurementuncertaintyoftheweighing system is determinedandtheresultingminimumweightcertified.Withourcalibrationservicesyoureceivestraightforwardbenefits:

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CombiChecker – checkweigher and metal detector in one

METTLER TOLEDO is the world’s leading supplier of in-line checkweighing, metal detection, and X-ray

inspection systems. Our solutions and services are designed to address the operational challenges of the

ready meals industry, allowing you to concentrate on your production processes – not product inspection.

For the Safety of Your Customers Our Product Inspection Solutions

OurproductinspectionsolutionscompriseofGarvenscheckweighers,Safeline®metaldetectorsandX-raymachinesdesignedtomeetHACCPguidelines,BRC,IFSandISO22000standard.

How our solutions meet your challenges:

Simple to useIntuitiveicon-driventouchscreentechnol-ogyensuresallourequipmentiseasytouse.Minimaloperatortrainingisneeded,ensuringmaximumplantefficiencyanduptimeforyourmanufacturingprocess.

Facilitates rapid product changeoverAllofourequipmentistailormadetosuitspecificrequirements,includingeasyset-upprocedures,singlesettingsformultipleproducts,intuitiveoperatorinterfaceandalibraryofstoredproductsettingstohelpensureswiftproductchangeover.

Detects a range of contaminants WeofferbothmetaldetectorsandX-rayequipmenttomeetarangeofproductin-spection requirements including detec-tionofmetal,glass,stoneandotherdensematerial. BothourmetaldetectorsandX-raymachinesaresuitableforalltypesofprocessingandpackagingapplicationsand work effectively on dry, wet, fresh,frozenandliquidproducts.

Control over weight and portion sizeCheckweighingequipmentcanpreciselycontrol portion sizes for both over andunder-filledproducts,ensuringallprod-ucts arewithin the required tolerances,resultinginproductsaving,wastereduc-tion,regulatorycomplianceandincreasedcustomersatisfaction.

Maximized uptimeDelaysintheinspectionofconveniencefoodproductscanimpactscheduledde-liveries. METTLERTOLEDO’s ProductInspectiongrouphas24/7servicetore-solveanyissuesthatmightarise.

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www.mt.com/ind-convenience-foodFor more information

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