Twinings adds weighing equipment at Andover plant
12 Jun 2008
Andover, UK - Tea company R Twining & Co Ltd has installed Chronos Richardson weighing and packing equipment at its Andover factory in Hampshire during the Easter 2008 shutdown. The equipment supports the ‘Twining Tea Process’, where the premium grade tea
Andover, UK - Tea company R Twining & Co Ltd has installed Chronos Richardson weighing and packing equipment at its Andover factory in Hampshire during the Easter 2008 shutdown. The equipment supports the ‘Twining Tea Process’, where the premium grade tea leaves are carefully graded and classified according to their type and appearance.
A vibratory-fed Automatic E55 bagging weigher discharges the weighed and graded leaves into plastics-lined cardboard cases, which have been manually placed at the filling position by the operator. The boxes are pre-assembled before the filling station and have been carefully designed to provide added protection for the high value leaves and to eliminate moisture ingress during storage.
The weigher, installed onto a bespoke designed support framework, is controlled by a SpeedAC NXT weighing controller. Weighments in the range of 12.5 to 45.0kg are settled, under vibration, into the manually positioned lined cardboard cases. The filled cases are moved away from the filling area via an integrated box liner sealer, and takeaway conveyor system.
According to Chronos Richardson, the whole project was supplied on a turnkey basis, with full installation and commissioning being undertaken by its service engineers.
