Confectionery manufacturer Sulá has 70 years experience in the production of confectionery, producing hard and soft sweets, both with and without a chocolate coating. The company produces both sugar-free items and products containing sugar, with the sugar-free options accounting for the majority of its range. The moulded sweets are cooled, stored and then transported to the packaging lines via conveyor belts and funnel systems. There is a huge variety: from tubular bags and folding boxes to blister packs and coiled sweets presented loose in the tray, the confectionery is all packaged in line with market requirements.

In order to guarantee the correct product weight, the manufacturer based in Metelen (Germany) has been using a “Made in Germany” checkweighing system from Minebea Intec for over 30 years. Sulá is currently using checkweighers of the Synus generation. The checkweighers provide reliable measuring results even at high process speeds, whilst also ensuring that any packages falling outside the legally defined tolerances is ejected. The integrated trend control means that the checkweighers can also regulate the upstream filling systems in the event of over- or under-filling of the packaging.