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Extremely humid environmentAll stages of the process, from fishing,transportation, storage and preparationof the tuna, are carried out in extremehumidity and heavy wash down environ-ments. Those responsible for selectingweighing equipment need to ensure theequipment is suitable for such condi-tions. Nixon Jimbo, Chief Plant Engineer,Tecopesca, commented: "The initial rea-son that we started using METTLERTOLEDO products, was the excellent tech-nical support and post sale service offeredby the distributor - Espinosa Pàez”. Headds "Over time, we have proven the

excellent quality of the weighing solu-tions under our very special conditions.As a result almost 100% of our equipmentin this plant is from METTLER TOLEDO”.

Tough conditions in goods inFrom the boats, the frozen tuna is deliv-ered in buckets up 2300kg to the differentpacking plants along the coast. In thereceiving area of the factories, forkliftsmove the full buckets over stainless steelfloor scales. “We had one large problemwith our previous scales” Chief PlantEngineer, Nixon Jimbo explains: “theforklifts caused a lateral shift of the buck-

Manta, a coastal city inEcuador, is considered as"The World’s capital city oftuna". In this port, you canfind many major exporters oftuna and other seafoodproducts. The fish industry isthe leading employer andfinancial contributor in theregion. Tecopesca C.A.,established in 2000, dedi-cated their activities to theexport of sea products tointernational markets. Todaytheir ISO9001, ISO14000and HACCP certified plant,concentrates on the exporta-tion of precooked tuna fillets,frozen and vacuum packed,and other value added prod-uct lines.

Tuna fillets – produced in Ecuador forinternational markets

Nixon Jimbo, Chief Plant Engineer

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et on the platform when placing andremoving the buckets, which slowly butsurely affected the loadcells and causedweighing errors and failures. With thenew weighing scales, VERTEX 2158, thatare equipped with fixed feet and self cen-tring pins that absorb these forces of lat-eral movement, we avoid this damage.”Tecopesca like other businesses in theregion, have definitely resolved this prob-lem and have been converting to VERTEX2158, the premier product in the region.

Accurate portioningFor the required precision and theextreme environmental conditions in theprocessing area, the bench scales Speed-weigh and Trimweigh have proven to bethe best performers. Chief Plant Engineer, Nixon Jimboremarks: "Full stainless steel, easy toclean housings designs, hermeticallysealed weight sensors and IP69K protec-tion, are resistant to our frequent highpressure cleaning. Thanks to the accu-racy of the METTLER TOLEDO scales, wesavee money by reducing overfilling ofour 15kg tuna portions.”

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Perhaps you have already noticed they are gone: Tiger,Jaguar, Wildcat, Lynx, Viper, Spider, etc. Perhaps you areglad that METTLER TOLEDO is no longer supplying the indus-try with "wild" products. After all, who wants to handle a"Viper" on a daily basis?

The new industrial products from METTLER TOLEDO will now bereferred to by a six character alphanumeric code. Although thiscode may seem a little unclear at first glance, it provides impor-tant basic information. Want to know more?

The new code provides information about:• Product group:

– Terminal – always IND (e.g. IND690) – Compact scale – B.. (e.g. BBA445) – Weighing platform – P.. (e.g. PUA579) – Sensor – S.. (e.g. SLB210) – Vehicle scale – V.. (e.g. VTS300) – Volume measurement – C.. (CSS310) – or accessories – A (ADI120)

• Type of construction: E.g. "B" for bench scale, "F" for floor scale, etc.

• Integrated technology: A for analog, D for digital or K for EMFC (electromagnetic force compensation)

• Performance level such as "Basic" (1 to 3), "Standard" (4 to 5) or "Premium" (6 to 9)

• Application potential (1 to 9)• Material and degree of protectionAdditional information about the relevant product is provided onthe model plate

For example, when reading about our new IND449 product inthis issue of the magazine, you're reading about a terminal(IND) with Standard performance (4), with application level4 (count+) and "9" for stainless steel housing with IP69k pro-tection.

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