Herefordshire-based soft-fruit grower and supplier to a major UK supermarket has installed the latest Aja OPUS average weight retail pack weighing system.

Aja OPUS e-software runs on the new Aja DP stainless high-speed Checkscale. The wireless network uses pack weight optimising software to adjust the scales in real time to achieve declared average weight across a batch or production run. Give away is now down to less than two per cent and fewer operatives are needed to achieve the same throughput.

As part of the system, operators are prompted to remove or add individual fruit by count rather than weight. Aja OPUS offers flexibility for the software to be evolved as the customers needs change overtime. According to Aja, the system is a highly flexible, cost effective portable. Opus also offers checkweigher and picking software modules with handheld devices, as well as a time and attendance recording, to give growers a complete IT solution.