PRESS
RELEASE
AEW Delford Systems at IFFA.
2004 STAND NO. 4.0 A25
BRISTLING WITH NEW IDEAS
New
ideas, innovative developments and advanced technology come as
standard with AEW Delford Systems’ huge range of machines and
systems for portioning, grading and end-of-line weighing and labelling.
Stand 4.0A25 will showcase our very latest machines – all
designed to make life easier and more profitable for processors.
These will include:
Robot
Portion Loading – Pick,
place, pack
We have worked closely with one of the world’s leading robot
manufacturers, ABB of Sweden, to produce the new AEW Delford Systems
Robot Portion Loading System. The robot has a unique, mechanical
action gripper that will pick up and place single product portions
or sliced groups from any AEW Delford Systems portioning slicer or
saw into trays or thermoformers ready for packing.
It picks up fresh or frozen, bone-in or boneless portioned products
and places them into trays – all day, every day, without coffee
breaks, days off, sick leave, holidays or mood swings. It works quickly,
accurately and hygienically right through to the point of packing and,
because it requires so little labour input, it really does cut the
cost of production.
VS200
Label Verification System – Easier, quicker, precise traceability
The new Delford VS200 single camera inspection system verifies label
information and positioning with the 100% total security needed for
vital product traceability. The camera automatically captures images
from labels passing on a conveyor and can identify up to 12 pre-programmed
fields – typically,
bar code, traceability, sell by date, batch codes, unit prices, packing
codes, promotional and even flash labels.
‘
Pack by pack’ captured images are displayed on a colour screen
to indicate detailed faults by colour imaging and screen colour change.
VS200 can be interfaced with any Delford weigh price labeller or production
system and, if required, can be operated remotely via a LAN.
SmartSlice
Vision+ – Faster, finer, fresher portioning
SmartSlice Vision+ sets very high standards in fresh product portioning,
thanks to new developments like a new, advanced vision system that
sees the whole product before slicing and cutting programmes that enable
the slicer to cut a number of given portions, or a specified percentage
of the product – particularly useful for maximising prime yield.
A new blade guide provides a higher level of blade control to give
accurate, high quality cuts and the swing out discharge conveyor allows
easy access to the blade area for fast and easy cleaning. Other innovations
include modem access for remote diagnostics and Ethernet capability
for easy linking into a production or processing system.
Delford CT100 Tray Sleever
In response to the growing demand for chilled and frozen ready meals,
the all new, automatic CT100 has been developed to provide fast,
high quality sleeving of individual trays at speeds of up to 100 packs/min.
Compact and portable, it can be easily moved between production lines
and, thanks to menu-driven size adjustment, production changeover time
is minimised.
The CT100 can glue packs on-line allowing lower cost, ‘unglued’ blanks
to be used with confidence. A simple, logical touch screen operator
panel with password protection provides straightforward and secure
operation.
APC
Saw +
This new version of APC Saw applies all the benefits of vision technology
to the cutting of hard frozen and bone-in meat or fish products. A new
vision scanning system gives accurate weight control by measuring the
area at the front face of the product and making the necessary thickness
adjustment before the ultra high speed blade makes its cut.
A new, enhanced touch screen control panel provides fast and easy set
up of the machine which, with a single operator, can produce up to 500kgs
per hour of superbly cut, weight controlled portions in one hour. (162/min
constant weight, 180/min constant thickness).
Delford 8160 Weigh Price
Labeller
The Delford 8160 offers food processors and packers accurate
weigh price labelling at speeds up to 160 packs/min. with fast,
effective handling of packs up to 200mm.
For maximum throughput the machine utilises unique custom-produced software
ensuring packs are systematically spaced across the weigh table with
precision weighing accuracy.
For repeatable label placement, an optional centralising unit can be
located between the weigh table and label station prior to labels being
applied by non-contact air blast.
Guardian 1000 Checkweigher with Metal
Detector
The Guardian 1000 Multipurpose checkweigher with optional integral metal
detector provides a number of important benefits for a wide
range of packaging applications, not least of which is the significant
contribution it makes to reducing the length of production lines – so
important where space is at a premium. Guardian 1000 is, of course,
one of the most accurate checkweighers around, with accuracy levels
down to an impressive 0.5g, throughput of up to 180 packs/min and
an easy to use control panel that features a 500 programme memory for
fast product changeover.
Polyslicer Plus
AEW Delford Systems Polyslicer Plus is extremely flexible and adaptable
for a very wide range of slicing options, including cooked meats, natural
cured products and cheese. As a gripper feed slicer, it offers excellent
control of difficult products.
In the USA, this great all rounder is also being used to produce high
volumes of tempered boneless beef or pork portions – automatically
shingled and placed into trays – all ready for packing.
IBS 2000
Vision – Meeting the demand for bacon
The healthy demand for bacon continues and the advanced, continuous
feed IBS2000 Vision Slicer from AEW Delford Systems is helping processors
to meet it – quickly, accurately and profitably. Thanks to its
angled product bed and patented twin jump conveyors, IBS2000 Vision
consistently delivers high quality shingles at high speed.
A unique, high speed vision system scans and measures the leading edge
of the product before slicing. It calculates the lean/fat ratio before
it adjusts the thickness of the next slice to ensure minimum giveaway
while maximising the percentage of on-weight portions to give best possible
yields with high throughput.
Concept 500 Label Applicator – Labelling
solutions
The Delford Concept 500 label applicator offers labelling solutions for
the most demanding applications, providing high accuracy placement at
speeds well in excess of 250/min.
Suitable for mounting on a conveyor or as a free standing dual ‘under
and over’ system, the Concept 500 can apply labels up to a maximum
of 125mm high to a wide variety of flat or angled surfaces.
Sortaweigh
GS100 Grading System
GS100 is an entry level, single lane, automatic weighing and grading
system with open frame construction for easy hygiene and maintenance.
Outfeed options enable simple grading to specific weight bands at speeds
of 180-200 pieces/min with channels and table top customised to the end
user specification. Where space is at a premium, channels can be positioned
on both sides of the conveyor thereby reducing the length.
A full working demonstration of a 4 channel GS100 system interfaced to
a SmartSlice Vision+ fresh product portioner will take place on the
AEW Delford Systems stand 4.0A25.
Model 400 Bandsaw – High speed
portioning
Last, but not least, in the impressive line up of machines to be found
on stand 4.0A25, is the best selling model 400 bandsaw, for so long a
favourite with high volume retailers and processors who appreciate its
high speed portioning and high yield capabilities.
AEW Delford Systems
is one of the world’s leading providers of advanced, automatic
portion control slicing, sawing, shaping, checkweighing, grading, weigh
price labelling, wrapping, sleeving and bagsealing technology – either
as stand alone machines or as fully integrated systems.
For more information please contact
us
