Multihead Weigher Medium IQF

Protein processors who want to weigh and pack boneless and bone-in medium-sized IQF frozen products accurately into fixed-weight batches will find an ideal partner in JBT Marel’s Multihead Weigher Medium IQF. Batching products quickly and efficiently after freezing is easy with this 20-head machine that is engineered to deliver performance, meeting the high demands of prepared food products. When it comes to capacity and product size, this Multihead Weigher handles a wide range of medium sized IQF products (prepared food, meat, poultry and fish), up to 160 mm [6.3 inch] in size. The high capacity matches virtually all common high-speed freezing and packing lines. The Multihead Weigher Medium IQF connects easily with other JBT Marel equipment, making it part of a complete solution.

With its 20 hoppers, the weigher is well-fit to pack IQF products quickly and accurately into bags or trays (retail and bulk). This makes it perfectly suited for a wide range of portioned bone-in or boneless protein products, such as schnitzels, nuggets, fillets, drumsticks, and thighs. Features and hopper sizes accept 90% of frozen prepared food products.

Noise reduction

For the Multihead Weigher Medium IQF, JBT Marel has taken many measures to reduce the noise of frozen parts moving through the machine. The rotating center cone has a PU (polyurethane) synthetic surface, and so have the discharge chutes at the bottom end of the hoppers. The product buffer is equipped with a rubber curtain, while the vibrator trays include inlay mats. All these surfaces in contact with products have noise-dampening qualities, a non-sticky pattern, and are easily cleanable. As they are also gentle with products, these surface materials not only keep the plant quieter, but also protect the IQF products from damage.

How it works

Through an infeed system, products are loaded automatically into the Multihead Weigher’s 20 weighing hoppers. The Multihead Weigher then calculates the best possible combination of weights in the weighing hoppers, to put together a final batch with the exact predetermined target weight.
The Multihead Weigher Medium IQF uses special vibrator trays and 2-stage (storage and weighing) hoppers to move and weigh frozen products precisely. Thanks to the user-friendly HMI with large touchscreen, the system is easy and almost intuitive to operate.

The weigher can easily split its output, sending products to two packing lines at the same time. It can run different packing jobs at once—for example, fill 1 kg bags on one side and 400 g bags on the other. It works with JBT Marel MHW weighing software for easy, familiar operation and can be set up for new or existing lines. The weigher has a medium footprint to integrate flexibly in plant layouts.

Simple to clean and maintain

Cleanability is no longer a frustration. The stainless steel and the open design make it easy to clean. The PU and rubber surfaces do not affect cleaning ease—frozen products do not stick to it. Maintenance is simple and daily cleaning routines are easy for operators.

Core software (included)

Essentials overview

• User friendly interface
• Built-in compliance with weights and measures legislations and e-weighing
• Basic design platform enables easy order adjustment via HMI

Optional Software add-ons

Multi-job Software 

Run and prioritize multiple jobs simultaneously to increase product utilization, lower rejection rate, and higher throughput.

• Simultaneously process up to six jobs with different packaging requirements  

AXIN Process Solution Software

AXIN Multihead Weigher

Monitor, control, and improve fixed-weight batching. Accurate order fulfilment by weight minimizes giveaway, optimizing yield and building customer trust.

Benefits:

• Centralized management and control of one or multiple Multihead Weighers
• Real-time monitoring of key performance indicators including throughput, product weights and piece weight distribution
• Enables tracking of operational performance to optimize overall efficiency of line
• Historical reports provide data driven insights for informed decision making
• Detailed production reports and live dashboards provide evidence for end customer verification
• Enables tracking of operational performance to optimize overall efficiency
• Integrates with plant-wide JBT Marel Software for full line traceability

Multi-Job Software

As an optional module, Multi-Job Software is available. It allows processors to run up to six different jobs simultaneously, – even with different packaging – while prioritizing one job over the other(s). This will result in higher product utilization, a significantly lower reject rate and higher throughput.

Split product zone

The Multihead Weigher Medium IQF can be equipped with a splitter on top to run two incoming streams of different products at the same time, such as drumsticks and thighs, or left and right wings. For the output, there’s the choice to pack them split or into a mix batch.

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Whatever your processing needs - from the products you run to the scale you operate in - our broad service capabilities, proactive service agreements, expert know-how and extensive coverage mean you’ve got the support you need – where and when you need it.