Weighing, Filling, and Inspecting Solutions for Salad Kit Production Lines

Weighing Solutions

Accurate weighing is fundamental in salad processing and packaging. When considering solutions for high-throughput environments, a salad multihead weigher scale offers significant advantages.Precise weighing can be achieved through either semi-automatic or automatic weighing methods. These methods can also be combined for multistep packaging lines such as those seen in salad kit production operations. 

Semi-automatic scales, such as Yamato’s TSD-N3, offer several advantages when weighing components of salad kits. Capable of reaching up to 50 weighments per minute, the TSD-N3 provides reduced labor cost and higher production compared to manual weighing processes. It also minimizes product damage with particularly fragile fresh-cut produce. The belt-conveyor system utilizes a short drop, minimizing damage to fragile products such as microgreens. Maintaining product quality and safety is paramount. Conveyors and components can be easily removed for cleaning and maintenance, and the TSD-N3 is IP65 washdown rated. 

Fully automatic weighing of leafy greens offers its own challenges and advantages. Spinach, arugula, romaine, and mixes and blends have a variation in piece size. For operations dealing with irregularly sized pieces, the Yamato Dataweigh Omega Series salad multihead weigher scales offer an optimal solution. Often equipped with a spinning top cone, these scales effectively manage product distribution, ensuring consistent flow. The inclusion of optional memory buckets allows for increased combinations leading to greater accuracy and speed. Dual discharge is available for high-speed, high-volume productions. Additionally, the salad weighing machine’s design prioritizes sanitation, featuring easy-to-clean surfaces that comply with food safety standards. The octagonal buckets facilitate easy cleaning. Omega Series combination scales are IP67 washdown rated. 

Filling Solutions

Once weighed on a combination scale, precise filling is essential. Yamato’s Automatic Diving Funnel (ADF) facilitates this by ensuring accurate and gentle filling, minimizing product damage. The three-tamp system with two-stage ratio filling uses less compression, maintaining leaf quality. Ratio filling can be programmed to accommodate all product types – 50/50, 60/40 or 70/30 fills. The hygienic design keeps product safe from contamination. The ADF features tool-free assembly and teardown for easy changeover and cleaning, and a parts cart is available to make the cleaning process even easier. The ADF is versatile, accommodating different rigid and semi-rigid packaging types commonly used in the salad industry.  

Inspecting Solutions

 A Yamato checkweigher guarantees unparalleled reliability and precision, ensuring that packaged leafy greens and salad kits meet the highest consistency standards. From checking package weight and content accuracy to detecting foreign objects with our inline metal detection, Yamato’s checkweighers can improve every aspect of a supplier’s packaging flow.

Yamato checkweighers are compatible with both Omega Series scales and TSD scales, offering flexibility and reliability in quality control processes.

Yamato’s Weighing Experts Can Help

The salad industry’s focus on delivering fresh, high-quality products necessitates advanced processing solutions. Yamato Corporation provides tailored weighing, filling, and inspection systems designed to handle the specific challenges of delicate salad components, ensuring efficiency and product integrity throughout the processing line. Our range includes advanced salad multihead weigher scale technology and additional salad weighing machine options.
If you have any questions or are looking to find the right scale to weigh your leafy greens or fresh-cut produce, contact us so we can help you find the perfect solution today.