Hampshire, United Kingdom-based Loma Systems, a developer and manufacturer of advanced inspection equipment for the food and pharmaceutical industries, has launched two new checkweigher systems: CW3 RUN-WET Combo and the basic CW3 RUN-WET.
Both machines are IP69 rated and “designed to follow the latest industry leading principles for optimum hygiene standards,” Loma said. The company developed the systems at the behest of food manufacturers, who were increasingly demanding “hygiene and cleaning efficiency for inspection equipment, as well as reduced machinery downtime due to frequent, harsh washdown regimes.”
While the CW3 RUN-WET Combo provides both a checkweigher and metal detector, the CW3 RUN-WET consists of a standalone checkweigher system. The innovations possess a “more sanitary design that promotes a “quicker and easier” clean, Loma said, reducing the risk of bacterial contamination and “thereby increasing food safety and satisfying the strictest codes of practice and food safety standards.”
“Loma has worked with the food industry for over 50 years, and our teams strive to understand inspection challenges faced by food manufacturers and processors,” Loma Marketing and Innovation Director Toby Kemp said. “We always engineer with the customer in mind, and already we’re being told how our new CW3 RUN-WET Combo and CW3 RUN-WET Checkweigher systems are helping to increase production line efficiencies and improve overall food safety.”
The CW3 RUN-WET range offers processors, including those in seafood, cost savings and can save them from production delays, Loma said.
“With current inspection systems, costly production delays can often occur from both time-consuming, difficult cleaning, and waiting for the equipment to dry,” the company said in a press release. “Unprotected sensitive electrical parts of machines often need to be ‘bagged’ prior to washdown to prevent any kind of water ingress – one of the most common causes of system and component failure. Furthermore, certain checkweigher and metal detection systems are not suitable for high care food production environments where hygiene standards are highest and harsh washdown cycles are frequent. This lack of cleaning efficacy means that bacterial contamination in food still remains one of the biggest causes of product recall.”
CW3 RUN-WET Combo and the CW3 RUN-WET can withstand high-pressure and high-temperature deep cleaning regimes, according to Loma, and offer a host of new smart features. They’re comprised of “easier to wash frames that use surfaces for quicker water run-off, minimal welds, and reduced contaminant traps for optimum deep-cleaning, with reduced risk of water ingress,” the firm said.
The panels on top of the machines are removable, giving processors access to clean the conveyor belt without safety being compromised. Both systems require no drying time once cleaned, which enables immediate start functionality, the company said.
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