Greifensee, Zurich -- (SBWIRE) -- 11/10/2010 -- Nasch, Schatztruhe, Landliebe and Botterbloom - these are all well known delicious ice cream brands and licensed products produced by R&R Ice Cream Deutschland GmbH. The recent merger of the German-based company Roncadin and Richmond Ice Cream in Great Britain has now made R&R into one of the largest ice cream manufacturers and distributors across the whole of Europe.

Although the vast variety of R&R products vary greatly in terms of their taste and their recipe, all products have one thing in common - they are manufactured in compliance with the highest quality standards. Due to the highly perishable nature of milk, great attention is placed on the highest level of care and the best possible quality assurance as well as the greatest possible degree of consumer protection for all products produced. Both of R&R Ice Cream Deutschland GmbH's production sites are certified in accordance with the EFSIS standard.

Ensuring Product Completeness
At the lollipop production line, an XE3 checkweigher from METTLER TOLEDO Garvens checks cardboard boxes with a set filling of 3 or 12 units for completeness. The checkweigher detects cardboard boxes that are not completely filled and automatically removes these from the production line. At a line speed of 52 meters per minute, up to 150 packages can be inspected each minute. Thanks to optimally positioned product guides, the open cardboard boxes are reliably transferred to the customer conveyor belt after being weighed.

Detecting Metal Contaminants
A metal detector from METTLER TOLEDO Safeline, adjacent to the checkweigher, inspects Weight Watchers' fruit sundaes to ensure that they are free from all traces of metal contamination. With a unique detection sensitivity the "Profile" metal detector detects even nonferrous metals such as non-magnetic types of stainless steel. Furthermore, the Profile can be easily integrated into existing production lines and thereby ensures automatic quality assurance.

Inspecting Products in Metallised Packaging
On the "Cono-Line" at the R&R production facility, cardboard boxes filled with ice cream cones are checked using an x-ray inspection system. The AdvanCheK from METTLER TOLEDO Safeline X-ray Inspection enables reliable detection of foreign bodies such as glass, metal, stone and high density plastics. Up to 1 mm stainless steel splinters and 2.5 mm small broken glass particles can be reliably detected and automatically rejected despite metallised packaging. Furthermore, the x-ray inspection system can also detect broken or incomplete products. METTLER TOLEDO provides the entire scope of modern product inspection solutions all under one roof. This makes METTLER TOLEDO the leading global supplier of checkweighers, metal detectors and x-ray inspection systems.

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