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News Release from: Automated Packaging Systems | Subject: Count and weigh systems
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 17 October 2005
Count and weigh systems are consistent
Automatic counting system provides complete flexibility, high accuracy and increased productivity using state of the art counting technology at up to 2,500 packages/h.
Automated Packaging Systems recently announced its new automatic counting system, the AccuCount 200 that provides complete flexibility, high accuracy and increased productivity using state of the art counting technology The AccuCount 200 is a counting system suitable for a wide range of industries including automotive parts, hardware and DIY, electrical objects, plumbing and heating parts, hobby, craft and cosmetics items and disposable healthcare products
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 28 Sep 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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New Count and Weigh SystemsAccuCount 200
Automated Packaging Systems recently announced its new automatic counting system, the that provides complete flexibility, high accuracy and increased productivity.
Count and weigh systems deliver accurate results
A counting system suitable for a wide range of industries can count up to 2,500 packages/h, drives single-flow that is automatically counted and batched to a pre-set quantity.
Capable of counting up to 2,500 packages/h, a bulk supply of product is driven to a single-flow that is automatically counted and batched to a pre-set quantity.
The pre-set quantity settings can be saved and recalled at any time.
Orientation funnels channel the product to a single flow for enhanced control of the parts as it falls through the electronic detection eye.
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Once the detection eye reaches the required amount of parts, the over count discharge diverting funnel is activated.
This redirects parts into an isolated bin, ensuring complete quantity accuracy for each package and preventing over counting.
In order to improve accuracy and productivity further, the AccuCount 200 operates a part profiling analysis, which assigns a value to each part.
Any part below this value in weight or size, like dirt or part fragments is identified as scrap and not counted, preventing under counting.
Paul Hayden, marketing manager at Automated Packaging Systems said, "Customers are realising increased productivity levels in the order of 5 times the speed of hand loads, thereby reducing labour costs and process time".
"Its small footprint also saves valuable floor space, and when combined with the AB 180 can transform any packaging operation making it more efficient, cost effective and flexible." * Sensitive, accurate weighing operation - Automated Packaging Systems has also reported increased sales of its highly accurate AccuScale 220 weigh-counter, a simple to use, sensitive weighing system that counts small parts with extreme accuracy and reliability.
With an overall capacity of 2.25kg the system uses the latest technology to detect individual products as light as 0.1g in weight.
It also handles products that tangle easily and cannot therefore be counted accurately through bowl feeders.
Microprocessor controls and a simple touch-screen allow the system to be set up quickly, with fast changeover between different products.
Self-adjusting scale sensitivity assists in accuracy for part-to-part weight variations.
Multi-batch capability for large product applications that exceed the volume of the flip-tray provides even greater flexibility.
Finally its compact design makes best use of valuable floor space.
"The AccuScale 220 is a vital link for all packaging lines," commented Paul Hayden. Request a free brochure from Automated Packaging Systems ...
"It weighs and counts a variety of components with consistency and precision and detects parts that typically are difficult to run in more conventional systems, ensuring pack count accuracy so that orders are delivered on time and to customer specification.".
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