Dynamic food checkweighers for quality assurance in the food industry in accordance with the Finished Packaging Ordinance
Dynamic checkweighers used in the food industry are particularly important for manufacturers’ production processes. Only the right weighing technology can verify critical quality features at the end of the line and also ensure correct fill levels and complete contents. Your company sets new standards by employing a calibrated industrial checkweigher for food. This checkweigher ensures maximum hygiene even in challenging environments. This is precisely why we developed our dynamic weighing systems.
Precise weight control, especially combined with other inspection solutions, significantly reduces recalls and improves your brand image accordingly. Wipotec food checkweighers enable the pursuit of long-term goals. Our packaging inspection machines for the food industry also boast impressive speeds. This holistic approach not only makes our own customers happy, but also the legislator. By using our, you invest in FPackV scales that meet all the requirements of the German Finished Packaging Ordinance.
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Dynamische checkweighers for the food industry
A report by the German government shows that in Germany alone, over 10 million tons of food end up as food waste every year. Around 15 percent of this figure originates during processing. There is thus considerable potential for optimizing production processes, and the savings from optimized processes directly benefit the manufacturer (and the environment in general). Adequate filling level and completeness checks using dynamic food checkweighers are thus vital at the end of the line. This is why specialized packaging inspection devices for the food industry use high-precision weighing technology that detects product filling errors immediately and efficiently.
On the one hand, with a Wipotec checkweigher you can significantly reduce resource waste in your production facility and thus actively combat food waste. On the other hand, you also avoid insufficient filling. Too little baby food in the jar or an insufficient amount of tea in the bag quickly causes consumer irritation, which is detrimental to brand trust. By using our FPackV scales, which meet the requirements of the Finished Packaging Ordinance, you avoid such issues right from the start.
How the food industry ensures hygiene during production
Food must be handled safely throughout its full life cycle, from production to consumption. During processing, this responsibility lies entirely with you, the manufacturer, which is why there is no alternative to reliable checkweighers in the food industry. If aggressive substances such as pickled vegetables pass through your conveyor belt on a daily basis, a special hygiene concept is a must.
This is why we at Wipotec have designed our dynamic food checkweighers with protection classes up to IP65 or Wash Down weighing technology for IP69K as standard. Packaging checkweighers for the food industry, such as the HC-M-WD weighing system presented in the video, perform flawlessly even in the most challenging wet areas. Below we clearly display how sturdy (and compact) the Weigh Cells of our industrial checkweighers are. This makes regular cleaning a breeze.
Learn more about the advantages of Wipotec checkweighers’ advanced hygienic design.
Only the best weighing technology for your food checkweighers
Our dynamic checkweigher systems have always stood out for their versatility. Wipotec checkweighers weigh a wide range of packaging – from ready meals in vacuum bags to canned fish and large bags of dry pet food. The heart of every checkweigher in the food sector (as in other industries) is the integrated Weigh Cell.
This is the culmination of our advanced weighing technology, which we have perfected over many years. Thanks to Electro-Magnetic Force Restoration (EMFR), our checkweighers not only offer unparalleled precision in the food industry, but are also characterized by their speed. Increase the efficiency of your production with a Wipotec high-speed scale, which impresses with its remarkably short settling times.
Learn more about the technology behind our dynamic food checkweighers:
Your dynamic FPackV scales in compliance with the Finished Packaging Ordinance
The filling of prepackages must take place in an area that is not visible to the public in order to protect the process from unauthorized viewing and to ensure compliance with regulatory standards. The filling process is only considered complete once the actual contents have been verified by FPackV-compatible scales. Subsequent modification of the content is not permitted. Accordingly, all packaging inspection devices for the food industry must comply with these specifications and ensure the accuracy of the actual contents within the permitted tolerance ranges.
As a manufacturer, you need a calibrated checkweigher for food or other goods whose contents comprise many individual items and therefore cannot be quantified at a glance in order to comply with the Finished Packaging Ordinance. Cartons of small candies or mixed products such as instant meals are good examples of this. Our checkweighers cover all of these areas. Wipotec weighing technology delivers absolutely reliable measurement results even at high throughput rates. The dynamic scales meet all the requirements of the FPackV as well as the eequivalent EU Directive 76/211/EEC. Stay on the safe side with us. We are already familiar with the implementation of the strictest regulations from the pharmaceutical sector.
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Infobox: Marking with Wipotec
Best before dates can be found on virtually all foodstuffs in the retail sector nowadays – or alternatively the use by date for perishable goods such as bakery products or dairy products. Apart from the hygienic protection that prepackaging offers, prepackaging has another clear advantage: the right dynamic weighing system can print on them flawlessly.
Our automatic food checkweighers can be supplemented with modules for marking and labeling to automate these tasks. In addition to the mandatory information, your weighing solution can print additional information on the product label. Thanks to the inline application, this information even includes dynamic data such as batch or serial numbers. You alone define the exact scope of this information.
And the best? As usual, all our food checkweighers are designed as integrated systems. As a result, all modules operate on one level and are managed by a single central interface. The operator can therefore control both the integrated FPackV scales and the marking via a single display. This gives you total control of your production process.
Dynamic checkweighers for food in use
Our partner Block House recently provided a first-hand insight into the daily production processes at their Hamburg plant. As a manufacturer of meat specialties, the company uses various Wipotec food checkweighers –- also to comply with the Finished Packaging Ordinance.
Accordingly, the dynamic weighing systems are equipped with modules for marking and accurately identifying foreign bodies. Ideally, an industrial checkweigher for food should be equipped with metal detectors and X-ray technology. For Block House and Wipotec, this is a standard feature.
An application report highlights how our dynamic checkweighers operate in the food industry.