A new automated packaging line, featuring an Ishida CCW-RVE multihead weigher, has allowed AgroAguiar, Portuguese specialist in ultra-frozen fruits, to significantly reduce delivery times and provided the company with the flexibility and capacity to handle different packaging formats.
Facts and figures
- A CCW-RVE mid-range multihead weigher has been installed to handle “ultra” frozen fruit for retail customers.
- Ishida’s reputation for high performance and outstanding weighing accuracy were the main investment criteria.
- Key to the consistent weighing accuracy of the multihead is the Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) technology, which provides greater product feed control
- AgroAguiar is already achieving twice the output capacity compared with the old system, with the aim to soon triple its capacity.
Founded in 2007 in Sabroso de Aguiar, AgroAguiar provides a wide range of ultra-frozen fruits for both the retail and food industries. Its best-selling ultra-frozen products are individualized red fruits or produced in mixes, according to each client’s specification, as well as peeled and ultra-frozen chestnuts.
The company decided to invest in a second packaging line, specifically for the retail sector, to improve delivery times, especially during the peak consumption periods of spring and summer. At the same time, AgroAguiar wanted a versatile solution that would allow it to explore new packaging formats, such as padded bags and doypacks with and without zippers, to meet individual customer needs and market trends. Another critical consideration was to increase the reliability and efficiency of the packaging line
All investment criteria were met by the 14-head Ishida multihead weigher, a CCW-RVE-214W-1S-30-WP-ENH2.
“While the main reason for this investment was to strengthen our packaging capacity, we also sought to reduce the number of overweight packages that our existing line produced on a daily basis,” explained Rodrigo Reis, CEO of AgroAguiar.
“Ishida’s reputation for high performance and outstanding weighing accuracy were the main factors in our decision to choose this multihead weigher supplier and we have already seen a clear improvement in the consistency of the pack weights.”
