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Food and drink manufacturing: packaging and bottling equipment
News Release from: Applied Weighing International | Subject: High-speed dynamic check weigher
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 23 May 2006
Versatile checkweigher sorts and
classifies
A high-speed dynamic check weigher can be combined with lead on/lead off conveyors, bar coders and metal detection equipment to give a fully automated check weighing package.
Adding to its comprehensive range of weighing systems for the food industry, Applied Weighing, the UK's leading manufacturer of load cells and supplier of industrial weighing systems, has recently introduced a high-speed dynamic check weigher This sophisticated and versatile new machine is powered by the 920i process controller and can be combined with lead on/lead off conveyors, bar coders and metal detection equipment
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 11 Nov 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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Providing a fully automated check weighing package, the system can also be linked to filling machines.
In addition to check weighing, the system can also be used for classification and sorting, making it suitable for a wide range of applications in both the food industry and other sectors.
With a maximum capacity of 200 ppm, the Applied Weighing high speed dynamic check weigher is designed to operate within very wide weight ranges.
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A range of weighing assemblies offer precise, reliable and safe weighing in harsh environments and the assembly can be fixed in place before the load cell is fitted.
Packs outside pre-set minimum and maximum tolerances are automatically rejected, and if the system is linked to the filling mechanism, the check weigher will automatically adjust the filling heads.
Robust and easy to use, minimum and maximum weights are simply dialled in to the self contained weigh head with no further programming required.
Real time production information is displayed on screen with data stored in an internal databank.
Key indicators can also be downloaded from the high speed check weigher via LAN, Profibus or RS485, helping to minimise cost and maximise production flow.
Manufactured in stainless steel as standard, the high speed dynamic check weigher complies with the stringent hygiene regulations within the food processing industry and is simple and easy to wash down.
Applied Weighing provide a comprehensive supply, install and commission package and after-sales service and support.
* About Applied Weighing - established in 1990, Applied Weighing is the UK's leading manufacturer of load cells and supplier of industrial weighing systems.
Providing a comprehensive range of weighing solutions, systems are custom built to meet individual customer requirements.
Products include silo and vessel weighing systems, platform scales, drum filling systems, high speed weighing systems, telemetry systems and load cells.
Applied Weighing products are used across a wide range of industry sectors including food processing, milling and bakeries, aggregates and cement, fuel oils, chemicals and plastics.
An ISO 9001:2000 registered company, Applied Weighing is certified for the manufacture of ATEX compliant products.
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