Mettler-Toledo Garvens has launched a new generation of checkweighers, entitled C3000 System. The platform covers a weighing range of up to 10kg and allows food and pharmaceutical manufacturers to inspect up to 600 products per minute.
“For a number of years, we have been witnessing rising consumer demand for convenience products.
“Asia Pacific countries have been driving global growth in food packaging technology due to a growing urbanized population, a boom in the middle class with increased economic strength and the rising popularity of foods-on-the-go – with a predicted increase in sales at a compound annual growth rate of 9.1% from 2014 to 2019,” says GM Dr. Jonas Greutert.
“In 2013, packaged foods experienced fast growth in South East Asian countries such as Indonesia (41%), Vietnam (30%) and Thailand (26%).”
“In today’s ever increasing competitive global market, manufacturers need to be confident that they will continually produce high quality, safe products at the correct weight and at a low cost per package.”
The increased stability of the new C3000 System provides protection against vibrations caused by other production line machinery and offers enhanced performance by up to 33% with regard to throughput rates, with higher weighing accuracy.
The system’s modular design allows a variety of configurations and manufacturers can choose from a range of optional product inspection technology combinations, such as metal detection (CM model) or vision inspection (CV model), which are specially designed as Critical Control Points (CCP).
This helps manufacturers of food and pharma products to meet quality assurance criteria in accordance with FDA, 21 CFR Part 11 or IFS.
