Blending multihead weigher for accurate component mixing
Achieve precise blending in high-speed operations with individual component weighing, ensuring consistent product quality and minimizing costly ingredient overuse.

Weighs and Blends Multiple Ingredients Precisely
The Ishida CCW Blending Multihead Weigher offers an innovative solution for manufacturers seeking precise ingredient control and efficient blending in the production line. This equipment stands out with its ability to weigh each component accurately and blend them to the specified total target weight before discharging them to the packaging system. Designed for industries including frozen foods, snacks, pet food, and confectionery, the system ensures perfect blending for products like mixed vegetable medleys, chocolate candy packs, and nut snacks.
Operating continuously at high speeds, it handles solid, granule, and slurry product types with exceptional accuracy. Each scale within the multihead system is dedicated to a specific component, ensuring consistent portioning, especially crucial for higher cost ingredients. The system’s integration is seamless with existing packaging lines, equipped with PLC controls for automation and real-time monitoring. Material options include robust construction suitable for various food and solid handling applications, ensuring longevity and compliance with industry standards. Built for efficiency, the weigher is designed to minimize downtime with accessible maintenance and easy-to-clean features. Customizable to meet unique production needs, Ishida’s engineering support ensures tailored solutions for diverse applications.
Benefits
- Ensures precise ingredient proportions, enhancing product consistency and quality.
- Reduces ingredient waste and costs by maintaining tight portion control, especially for premium ingredients.
- Streamlines production flow through seamless integration with existing packaging lines.
- Minimizes labor requirements with automated, real-time monitoring and PLC-controlled operation.
- Supports a wide range of product types and industries, offering versatility in production.
- Applications
- Ready meals,Nut snacks,Multi-component cereals,Pet food,Trail mix,Snack foods,Frozen vegetable mixes,Candy assortments
- End products
- Mixed vegetable medley,Cheese flavored snack chips,Raisin nut snack mix,Honey roasted peanuts,Dry cat food,Muesli,Microwaveable dinner,Chocolate candy variety pack
- Steps before
- Blending,Conveying,Drying / Roasting,Cutting,Mixing
- Steps after
- Packing,Packaging,Inspection,Seasoning,Product Cooling
- Input ingredients
- frozen vegetables,trail mix ingredients,candy components,multi-component cereals,snack food ingredients,pet food ingredients,nut varieties
- Output ingredients
- blended frozen vegetable mixes,trail mix,candy assortments,multi-component cereal blends,snack food mixes,ready meals,nut snacks
- Market info
- Heat and Control is known for its expertise in manufacturing food processing and packaging equipment, providing innovative solutions and high-quality systems for industries like snacks, prepared foods, and pharmaceuticals, with a strong reputation for reliability and technical support.
- Accuracy
- ±0.5–2%
- Accuracy
- ±0.1 g to ±5 g
- Capacity
- Depends on model
- Automation
- PLC-controlled
- Batch vs. continuous
- Batch operation
- Discharge method
- Combined discharge
- Feed rate
- Varies per model
- Energy efficiency
- High efficiency
- Batch vs. continuous operation
- Batch / Inline Continuous
- Automation level
- Manual / PLC / SCADA
- Cleaning method
- CIP / Manual
- CIP/SIP
- CIP 121°C / SIP 135°C
- Energy efficiency
- 0.5–2 kWh/kg moisture
- Number of weighing heads
- 10–32
- Component dedication
- Multiple components