While ease of use and sanitation are primary considerations for bakers and snack producers when selecting a scale or checkweigher, new package sizes and the need for data connectivity are also top of mind.
Equipment manufacturers offering scales and checkweighers now offer systems that feature data connectivity, hygienic design, high speeds, improved accuracy, less waste and the ability to maintain traceability. And in addition to all these improvements, today’s scales and checkweighers are easier to use than earlier models.
“Bakers and snack producers are telling us they need easy-to-use, open weighing systems that they can configure, integrate and maintain themselves,” says Rodger Jeffery, director of business development and marketing, Hardy Process Solutions, San Diego. “They don’t want ‘black box’ solutions that require specialists to upgrade or modify.”