With a cluster weigher (TKW) of RTS Project
you can be sure that the above will not happen any
more. What is the goal of the cluster weigher, TKW:
Unskilled personnel can pack
No more underweight
Minimize the overweight to an
absoluet minimum
One or more cluster
weighers can be linked in a LAN network for
central overviews
To get packages at the correct weight a
lot of extra effort is needed. Again and again, skilled
personnel have to take the decision whether to put away a
package with overweight or continue to weigh for too long a
time. Both possibilities will cost you as an entrepreneur a
lot of money. Questions from the sector lead to the
development of an affordable cluster weigher by RTS Project.
This development took over two years. After an initial
instruction of about 5 minutes, everybody can start using
the cluster weigher, even without packing experience.
On 18 sections tomato clusters are put
with varying weight. In a fraction of a second, a very fast
micro processor calculates over 30000 combinations. The best
solution to fill up a package will now be indicated by
lights. The person working with the weigher is fully guided
by lights. After a few days that person will be a fully
trained packer and yields of up to 1500 kg per hour can
easily be achieved. This amount is demonstrable. Measurements have shown that two persons
can easily handle 5 hectares of produce during normal
working hours. Employees that work with a cluster weigher do
not want to return to the old way of packing.
We would almost forget that the cluster weigher has been
developed to reduce the amount of kilo's of produce being
given away. Measurements have indicated that an average of
80 to 150 grams are given away per package. At an average
price of EUR 0.90 per kilogram product, the amount of
product given away for nothing can be on average as high as
EUR 10,000 per hectare. The cluster weigher can therefore be
gained back within a year. An additional benefit is that,
although one might not have row registration, important
weighing data is available.
ADVANTAGES Cluster weigher:
Less over weight, can be reduced to 10 grams
Less stress for personnel, through
which a more constant performance is achieved
Because cutting clusters is not
needed anymore, there is no reduction of product quality
and prices (Think of loose tomatoes)
Cluster weigher
