Mettler Toledo ICS685 scales for compliant tracking and tracing

Mettler Toledo’s robust ICS685 scales provide predefined templates for printing that can be used right away, but also let operators define new templates that better meet their processing needs.

Printing out data and creating labels with the ICS685 is easy. Printouts can vary in size and form, and can accommodate complex graphics such as barcodes or logos to help conform to industry standards. The ICS685 is compatible with a range of Mettler Toledo standard printers and third-party printers.

The ICS685 includes an embedded article database and transaction memory for all weighing and counting results. The scales also include an alibi memory that stores weighing data combined with other data such as processing date and time.

A calibration log file stores calibration data to help demonstrate accurate weighing during audit. The different memories allow central data storage in the scale itself. Easy data transfer via import/export with a USB memory stick or ethernet connection also allows easy data analysis.

Database software can be added to centrally host scale-embedded databases from multiple scales. This allows the monitoring of weighing data via PC, where it can be imported into an Excel file for analysis.

Interface options make it easy to integrate the scales with existing IT systems as second scales or peripherals such as barcode/RFID scanners, external keyboards, light alarms and printers at any point along a production line. Data can be transferred automatically for ongoing analysis. Operators can watch for the kinds of trends that allow them to make corrections in production processes quickly, allowing them to tighten margins without sacrificing quality.