Yamato Americas

Commercial and Industrial Weighing Scales and Systems

Benefits of Genuine Yamato Parts & Service

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GENUINE YAMATO PARTS

As the worldwide industry leader, Yamato offers more than 100 models of combination weighers for a wide variety of applications. In addition to providing unbeatable products, Yamato aims to exceed expectations. Our industry-leading technology and innovative, high-quality combination weighing solutions for the packaging industry extends to Yamato parts and service as well.

Additionally, it is vital to keep each operation running smoothly. Yamato is prepared to provide exceptional parts and service for any concern your organization may have. Please continue reading to understand the Benefits of Yamato Parts and Service.

Benefits of Genuine Yamato Parts

Yamato’s state of the art Technology Center in Wisconsin provides parts for the Americas. We could come up with three million benefits, but we’ll settle for a magnificent seven:

  1. First, with our extensive inventory of Genuine Yamato Parts on hand, we can swiftly address any parts needs for our clients.
  2. Second, parts are available from previous generations of Yamato weighers to ensure that your legacy parts continue to provide years of service.
  3. In addition, Yamato offers parts upgrades and accessories for existing weighers.
  4. Also, we have regional emergency parts inventories for any unforeseen event.
  5. Then, we offer customized spare parts packages based on current and new Yamato weighers.
  6. Next, we offer ongoing parts support: parts usage analysis for preventative maintenance.
  7. Finally, it’s all Genuine Yamato Parts: we would never ask you to risk operating efficiency by using non-Yamato aftermarket parts.

Bonus Benefit: Quick and Easy Shipping for Parts

In addition to the above Parts Benefits, Yamato supplies successful, swift and painless shipping. In fact, 95% of parts orders are shipped the same day they are received. That’s quick! Finally, a same-day delivery service may be available.

GENUINE YAMATO SERVICE

Yamato’s Technology Center in Wisconsin provides emergency response service and preventative maintenance programs for all generations of Yamato weighers. In addition, we have regionally based technicians throughout the Americas to assist with your service needs. Then, within our climate-controlled high-tech facility, we utilize high-speed camera technology for product testing, performance analysis and evaluation with packaging machines. Next, it’s time to enjoy our Top Five Benefits of Genuine Yamato Services!

Benefits of Genuine Yamato Services

  1. Emergency Response Team service for all generations of Yamato weighers, including after-hours telephone service and troubleshooting.
  2. Regional on-site actuator maintenance programs.
  3. Comprehensive Repair and Rebuild program on many Yamato components including Operator Interfaces and I/O boxes.
  4. Preventive Maintenance Programs from regionally based, factory-trained technicians throughout North America.
  5. Service Contracts for scheduled technician visits for training updates, machine inspection, and system audits.

For 100 years, Yamato has been leading the industry with combination weighers, commercial and industrial scales, checkweighers, and depositors. Our parts and services keep customers coming back year after year. Next, we look forward to the next 100 years of success, working together to provide weighing solutions for all of our clients. Finally, it’s time to enjoy Yamato Parts & Services for all your weighing needs!

Yamato + MULTIVAC = Food Packaging Solution Success

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The Yamato Multi-Point Depositor is highlighted in a recent article in Meatingplace called “Success with Snack Packs & Salads: Protein-Hungry Consumers Drive Meat-Snack Sales.” Meatingplace is recognized nationwide as “the premier multimedia information source for the red meat and poultry processing industry.” The article details key benefits of the collaboration between the Yamato Multi-Point Depositor and MULTIVAC, which is bringing accurate, labor-saving, hygienic and safe consumer-ready snack packs and salad kits to North America.

Yamato’s partnership with MULTIVAC is being put to maximum effectiveness in the market of protein-rich meat snack and salad packs. Here are the basics: the Yamato scale and depositor are placed over the MULTIVAC thermoforming packaging machine . Next, the Yamato scale and depositor weigh the product and cleanly place it into the formed pockets that the MULTIVAC thermoformer creates and then seals. MULTIVAC and Yamato combine expertise to form solutions for any issue that may arise during transfer to packaging. Cem Yildirim, national sales manager for MULTIVAC’s produce division proudly proclaims of the partnership: “With MULTIVAC and Yamato working in tandem, greater line efficiencies are achieved.”

Five Key Takeaways from the Yamato-MULTIVAC Automated Solution Partnership

Reduces Manual Labor

Yamato’s Multi-Point Depositor fills single packs with up to three-ingredient compartments at a rate of up to 60 packs per minute. The system can fill 30 (2×1) to 360 (6×6) trays per minute if a single item is put in each tray. Larry Chmielewski, Yamato’s General Manager for tray lines, says a recent customer “completed all of the production they had scheduled for the year in just six months.”

In addition, this combination reduces the number of staff needed on the line by 75 to 100 percent with the Yamato Multi-Point Depositor. Also, this saves money thanks to automated equipment reducing manual labor and requiring less skilled operator hours.

Improves Food Safety


How do we ensure safety? First, position a Yamato scale and Multi-Point Depositor directly over a MULTIVAC line. Then, the Yamato scale weighs the food and the depositor places portions accurately into each assigned tray area. After that, we move the food to the sealing station for the packaging process. Next, we provide a secure seal with our automated system, which eliminates human errors such as overfilling or spills. MULTIVAC’s Yildirim says “With people removed from the process, you also improve food safety.”

Increases Portion Accuracy

Portion accuracy is king in the packaging game. Companies increase the bottom line by maintaining consistent production and accurate packaging. Yamato’s Chmielewski explains another key example of the successful collaboration. “One company we worked with found that they were giving away 10 percent more ingredients at a cost of nearly $5 million per year.” In addition, automation encourages labor savings. Finally, the system delivers improved portion accuracy, which ensures happier customers.

Extends Product Shelf Life

The Yamato Multi-Point Depositor and MULTIVAC combine to keep all meats and foodstuff hermetically sealed within the final packaging. The seal keeps toppings separate offering longer-lasting and better-tasting foodstuff. Then, it ensures the ingredients cannot migrate within the packaging thanks to the sealed-toppings tray. “The sealed toppings can be packaged in longer runs, and stored and added to the salad greens package as needed,” Yildirim adds.

Hygienic Design

Finally, we utilize our collaborative system’s vacuum-seal to maximize product shelf life. The packaging maintains optimal freshness thanks to evacuation and gas flush that delivers an optimal modified atmosphere for the various ingredients. Additionally, the article states that both “Yamato and MULTIVAC incorporate hygienic design principles to enhance sanitation and reduce the risk of biological, physical and chemical contamination.”

Collaborating for Success: A Tradition Continues


Together, MULTIVAC and Yamato can resolve any issues that may impact integrated lines. Additionally, each company provides a commitment to superior technical support. MULTIVAC employs field service technicians to offer remote troubleshooting and support for the North American meat market. Yamato provides one-hundred-years of experience of automation expertise in packaging operations. In addition, Yamato aims to maximize profit in the packaged meat-snack and salad kit markets.

Visit Yamato’s website for more info about weighing equipment and systems, covering virtually any packaging application. Then, we’ll combine to create your company’s solution! Yamato: share the weight with us.

Service and Training Programs To Benefit From Through Yamato

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Yamato Americas offers automatic and commercial weighing solutions. But did you know Yamato also offers OEM service training and other types of training? From basic operation to advanced application, Yamato offers customer training that can benefit all kinds of businesses and industries.

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Read on to find more about the service and training programs offered by Yamato.

About the Yamato Technology Center

At the Yamato Technology Center in Wisconsin, you will find training programs, preventative maintenance programs, parts, and more. Yamato even offers a 24-hour emergency response service and bilingual training programs. Being able to acquire OEM service here is a major draw for many customers and potential customers.

The facility is climate-controlled and high tech. Because of that, Yamato is able to offer hands-on training, product evaluation, and product testing with packaging machines. Plus, high-speed camera technology is used for product testing and performance analysis.

Come to the Yamato Technology Center for service and training programs, as described below.

Service and Training Programs

Many different types of training and service programs are offered at the Yamato Technology Center. One of the most important types of training that Yamato offers is OEM service training.

OEM, or original equipment manufacturer, is important to ensure that you are very familiar with the parts and products offered by a manufacturer. Being able to service them yourself after being trained by the original manufacturer can save you quite a bit of time and money.

Other features of Yamato’s service and training programs include a total cost of ownership program, an emergency response team, and after-hours telephone service and troubleshooting. Plus, Yamato offers factory-trained technicians throughout North America who are regionally based. We even offer preventative maintenance programs.

Other training programs available are plant engineering, maintenance, sanitation procedure, and even a customized on-site operator. Plus, with training, you will receive service contracts for scheduled technician visits. These visits will include complete inspection of your machines, comprehensive system audits, and training updates.

Looking For OEM Service Training?

If you are in the market for OEM service training, you have come to the right place.

The on-site training includes 3-4 hours of classroom instruction per day, followed by 3-4 hours of hands-on work. Our 3-day training program is the most popular setup, but there are other options too. A set curriculum is used for the training classes. This curriculum focuses on providing the basics but also on equipping the student with easy-to-understand practices that can boost efficiency and production.

This kind of direct instruction can make a huge difference for you and your business, and implementing what you learn in this training will improve your business structure overall. Having a full understanding of OEM products and how to service them is essential in today’s business environment.

Questions?

If you have questions about OEM training or any of the services and programs offered by Yamato, contact us.

We are a sales, parts, service, engineering, and training facility. We work with many different original equipment manufacturers of packaging machinery in order to better fulfill our customers’ needs.