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DEPOSITING

its new servo driven pump fillers are
even more accurate, often ± 0.3% depending on the product. "The servo
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time automatic weight adjustment,"
Mr. Aasness continued. "Weights
can also be fed forward to adjust the

markets' desire for new and complex
multi-flavored products," Mr. Aasness said.
Through the decades, HindBock's piston depositors have proven to be very accurate by calculating
standard deviation over a large sample population, he added. However,

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depositor to make label weight."
Reiser focused on developing
its pumping systems to deliver an
exact-weight deposit with the same
integrity and look as the product
that went into the hopper, according
to Mr. McIsaac. "We have optimized
our feed systems to gently handle
the products and deliver the product
precisely at the weight and form the
customer is looking for," he said.
The equipment manufacturer also
worked to make production more
scalable with more flow divider
options so a single machine can
deliver multiple deposits simultaneously. "Spot depositing has been
a point of emphasis," he added.
"We have developed new valves to
deliver very small portions quickly
and accurately."
Reiser measures the performance
of its depositors by tracking the
standard deviation of the deposits
they produce. "While we see different performance levels with various
products, we are generally not satisfied unless we have a standard deviation that is within 1% of the target,"
Mr. McIsaac said. "Our use of vacuums and our ability to mechanically guide product into our doublescrew pumping system provides the
opportunity to greatly increase
product savings compared to traditional gravity-fed systems."
QUICK CLEANUP. Lastly, sanitation has become a forefront issue in
the bakery, and bakers will pay for
depositors that can help them lower
their risk, according to Mr. McIsaac.
To this end, Reiser improved the
sanitation of its depositors by following the path of the product to ensure
that they can be quickly exposed for
cleanup and inspection and to make
sure this can be done with minimal
or no tools. "We never allow 'dead
spaces' where product can stagnate;
we positively move product from
the hopper to the point of deposit,"
he said.
Another key, he noted, is that the

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