Ready Meals
Convenient Solutions to Improve your Processes
Material Receiving
Efficient and fast raw material identification is a basic requirement for good tracking & tracing practice. Our solutions include ID points, such as weighbridges and scales with barcode readers, printers and software solutions for gapless control of your incoming goods.
Production
Many food products need delicate manual care and handling. Our full stainless steel IP69k protected over/under bench & floor scales support fast and
accurate manual processes. The latest sanitary designs support efficient and thorough cleaning in hygienically sensitive areas.
Quality Control
Stringent quality control for the exact adherence of product specifications is made viable thanks to top-performing, innovative and rugged balances, titrators, moisture analyzers, density and refractometers, pH meters and sensors as well as other instruments.
Packaging
World-class Product Inspection solutions help to safeguard product quality, safety and integrity, inside and out. Metal detection, checkweighing, x-ray and vision inspection systems provide total confidence that quality is maintained, brands are protected, and compliance with industry standards is achieved.
Logistics
Scales are important ID points in your material flow. Large touch screen weighing terminals, connected to scanners, label printers and precise scales support fast and accurate order processing and short delivery time.
Retail
From retailers' receiving docks to their checkout counters, we enhance efficient handling of fresh convenience food and ready meals with weighing,packaging, pricing, wrapping and labeling solutions. Internetenabled scales greatly facilitate in-store marketing, fresh item management, promotions and more.
Full Control of What You Get
Raw Material | Moisture | Sugar and Brix |
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Fulfill basic requirements for good T & T practice Ergonomically-designed and extremely fast over/under scales with hygienic easy-to-clean con- struction and ColorWeight® dis- play technology provide through- put improvement up to 25% and increase profitability through minimized overfilling.
| Guarantee shelf life, taste Halogen Moisture Analyzers are the ideal solution for fast and simple moisture determination. Easily check any ingredient, food or beverage sample whether solid, pasty or liquid. Determine moisture wherever required to assure quality.
| LiquiPhysics™ instruments Measure Brix, Oechsle, alcohol,
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IND890
Weighing PC
Clear, intuitive, efficient control
of your raw materials
Latest PC technology with high ingress protection for industrial application even in the fresh food production area. Full graphic 10’’ or 15’’ touchscreen
PC terminal supports error-free and fast processing of your goods received.
In Manual Production
Portioning & | Formulation / Recipe | Quality Data |
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Higher throughput and less Ergonomically-designed and extremely fast over/under scales with hygienic easy-to-clean construction and ColorWeight® display technology provide throughput improvement up to 25% and increase profitability through minimized overfilling. | Improved production yield Accurate, reproducible mixtures and consistent taste are essential for product quality and safety. Component mixing points are critical for efficient tracking & tracing. Our standalone or fullynetworked formulation/recipe solutions guide the operator securely and quickly through dailyformulation work and help to minimize bad batches. | Net content legislation fulfillment and Q-attribute monitoring Our networked quality data management |
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ICS669
Over/Under Checkweigher
Designed to speed up production
where hygiene counts
Full stainless steel, protected IP69k for harsh wash down and fast, efficient cleaning in hygienically sensitive areas. This scale provides extremely fast
and accurate processes in manual portioning, checkweighing and classifying operations. Color-Weight® display technology helps to reduce operators
fatigue and keep performance high.
Assure Safety & Quality of Ready Meals
Analytical and
Precision Weighing
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High resolution balances
master all purposes
Our balances combine stable and high-resolution measuring cells with an array of features such as ErgoSens, ErgoClip or SmartGrid, in order to make weighing more precise, avoid errors and improve the ergonomy of weighing.
Melting and Dropping
Point of Fats and Oils
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Independent measurement
without waiting operator
The innovative melting and dropping point instruments determine the melting point and melting range or the dropping and softening point, simply, efficiently. All supported with video recordings for immediate review or archiving. Reliable results compliant with standards.
pH Value
Measurement
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The right meter
and electrode
Portable and benchtop meters of different performance levels to meet your needs and budget. Your very application decides the electrode: glass or unbreakable polymer shaft; puncture, flat or classic cylinder shaped measuring tip, built-in temperature sensor and more.
G20 Compact Titrator
Many applications from salt content to acid number and beyond
Titration is one of the most frequently used analytical determination methods. METTLER TOLEDO supports this proven method with innovative instruments to simplify workflow, increase efficiency and diminish operator errors. One Click® titration, color touchscreen, clear user guidance and ergonomic design are just a few advantages of today's automatic titrators.Potentiometric and Karl Fischer titrators for every laboratory
Product Quality and Safety
Highest Sensitivity | Fast and Accurate | Perfect Product |
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Providing total product quality, Whether using metal detection or x-ray inspection technology, contaminant detection systems from Safeline help to guarantee the safety of products. X-ray inspection systems are also able to perform a range of in-line quality checks to ensure product and packaging integrity. | 100% quality ontrol As standard or highly-customised, dynamic checkweighing systems are built to suit each manufacturer’s specific application and environment. They help to ensure that quality standards are met and compliance with industry regulations is achieved. | Minimising defects for con- CI-Vision inspection systems ensure that products consistently meet manufacturers’ highest quality standards and specifications. They can inspect a wide variety of products and packaging, examining containers, closures, labels and coding to deliver perfect product presentation, every time. |
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X33 The New Generation X-ray Inspection
New technology, an ergonomic design, improved user experience and sustainability credentials
Ideally suited to the inspection of small and medium-packaged products, the x-ray system gives ready meals manufacturers the market-leading product inspection technology needed to provide outstanding foreign body detection and gross mass measurement for calculated portion control.
For Satisfied Customers
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UC Evo Line Scales
Flexible and functional
Fulfilling the highest demands
Thanks to the high-end UC Evo Line range of scales, you can ensure that your customers can obtain fresh products such as specialty foods, salads or ready meals quickly, reliably and profitably.The scales are easy to operate thanks to their user-friendly touchscreens. Fast labelling processes and exemplary ergonomics make the UC Evo Line scales ideal for backroom, counter and self-service usage.
Productivity and Quality
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Cutting Edge Technology
METTLER TOLEDO is a recognized leader of integrating various measuring technologies with software into powerful lab, industrial and retail solutions. We are committed to translating our innovations into real value for our customers:
- 61 million resolution points of XP balances add utmost accuracy and precision to weighing
- Built-in video camera to detect, evaluate and replay melting and dropping point determination.
- Up to 3500 product inspections per minute for a number of quality and safety parameters right on the production line.
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Manufacturing Efficiency
In today’s economic environment of rising raw material prices and severe global competition, business executives must optimize all aspects of manufacturing operational costs. Key customer benefits resulting from weighing-, inspection- or measuring-based process optimization include minimized product giveaway and wastage through fast, precise material transfer and accurate filling-, portioning- and inspection solutions. Predictive maintenance programs help reduce equipment downtime and maintenance costs.
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Ergonomics
Ergonomic design of instruments, balances, scales and inspection equipment as well as easy-to operate software solutions help to avoid operating errors and fatigue during routine tasks, improve efficiency and facilitate operator training. Here are a few examples:
- One Click® operation built in to many lab instruments and balances for simple and safe operation.
- The “ColorWeight®” check weighing solution provides unmistakable information if the weight is out of specs.
- The uPlace™ elctrode arm easily operated by one hand places pH electrodes perfectly in the sample beaker.
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Quality Data Management
Efficient data acquisition, analysis functions and storage of all your key attributes from production, packaging and laboratory are essential to control quality and profitability. Our software solutions, such as FreeWeigh.Net®, LabX and ProdX, allow easy integration of your measuring equipment, including scales, balances, titrators, pH meters, checkweighers, x-ray systems and metal detectors. They provide latest SQC or SPC analysis methods and deliver customized audit-proof reports of your KPIs.
For Food Safety & Compliance
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Good Measuring Practices
Guaranteed better results through performance verification – balances, scales and analytical instruments must be inspected, calibrated and tested at regular intervals to ensure the accuracy and precision of measurement results. The METTLER TOLEDO Good Measuring Practices programs provide the right tools, procedures and services and thus give peace of mind to quality and production managers and personnel responsible for instrument qualification procedures.
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Tracking & Tracing
Food Safety regulations as well as retail-driven standards, require food suppliers to assure traceability on a one-up/one-down principle. Weighing and product inspection equipment are often important ID points in the flow of materials. After product has been packed, METTLER TOLEDO camera based vision inspection systems are used to make sure every product has got correct and readable labels and markings. A good traceability system not only helps a manufacturer comply with legal and regulatory requirements but helps to protect brand image by minimizing the number and impact of recalls.
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Hygienic Design
Contaminated food processing equipment has been responsible for a number of major food poisoning outbreaks. Equipment must be designed accordingto sound sanitary design principles. Our equipment for hygienically sensitive areas are designed after the latest guidelines of EHEDG, NSF and 3-A standards and allow efficient cleaning and sanitizing, thus reducing
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Foreign Body Detection
One of the most common Critical Control Point in ready meals is the detection of physical contamination originating from different production steps,such as mixing, processing and packaging. The source for foreign bodies can include a wide range materials like metal splinters, glass, bones and high density plastics or rubbers. METTLER TOLEDO in-line metal detection and x-ray inspection systems ensure production processes are safe and compliant with regulations and food safety standards.
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