Unfold the blaze of colors with consistent color quality

The Smoby Group, founded in 1924, is today the number two European plastic toy manufacturer. Engineering knowhow and over 20 years of expertise in rotational molding technology are the secret of their success.

Smoby’s credo is to provide toys that are safe and reliable. This is achieved by ensuring that strict quality control is maintained throughout the industrial process. METTLER TOLEDO helps Smoby realize these requirements by providing a solution that was easy to install and use as well as reliable and fully integrated.

For dye plastic parts ranging from 0.1kg to over 300kg, fourteen weighing stations are equipped with IND690 weighing indicators and PBA430 bench scales. Depending on the production plan, different operators work at the same station to dose the same color for different recipes. The weighing stations dose the correct color in accurate amounts by downloading the target data from an ERP system .The IND690 controls the dosing valve in the silos from which the raw material is discharged until the target weight is reached. The rugged METTLER TOLEDO platforms, guarantee the optimal resistance to the chemical properties of the polymer powders.

Key benefits

• Reduction of errors through accurate process control and ERP integrated data management system
• Increased productivity through optimized production steps
• Full tracking and tracing: all relevant information about raw material, weighing procedures and
  operators are documented
• Improved inventory management
• Ensured product quality through accurate and reliable weighing solutions

Dosing stations for colors at the Smoby manufacturing plant in Moirans en Montagne (France).



1 = Enterprise Resource Planning system
2 = Ethernet


IND690 weighing indicator

• Stainless steel design with IP69K protection
• Big Weight® display
• Up to four scales connectable and sum-scale feature
• Wide variety of software pacs such as Count, Form, Com, Sum, Fill, Batch, Control, FormXP
• Broad interface range available: Ethernet, WLAN, USB, Bluetooth®, Profibus® DP
• Material identification through barcode reader and RFID
• Hazardous area approved for Zone 2/22

PBA430-A15 bench scale

• Stainless steel design, IP68/69K protection
• Capacity: 15kg
• Resolution: 2x3000e multi-range (approved readability:15kg/5g–6kg/2g)