Product category:
Food and drink manufacturing: packaging and bottling equipment
News Release from: Loma Cintex | Subject: AS Range checkweighers
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 10 June 2003
Accurate checkweighers operate at
highest rates
Checkweighers for packaged products are claimed to be the most accurate, reliable and robust on the market and handle products at the highest line rates without degradation of performance.
Loma Systems has developed a new range of checkweighers for packaged products, which will be the most accurate, reliable and robust on the market The AS Range contains a new high performance component developed in conjunction with partner Hottinger Baldwin Messtechnik (HBM) which enables the checkweigher to handle products at the highest line rates without degradation of performance
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 5 Sep 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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Available in a range of options and connectable to the Loma OnLine data management solution for consolidated reporting, the AS Range caters of every need in today's manufacturing environment.
More choice - Loma has responded to the varying requirements of customer production lines, by developing the AS Range in a variety of options which balance the need for a tailor-made solution with ease of maintenance and cost control: * AS Combo: a combined metal detector and checkweigher designed to save space and optimum performance.
* AS 1500 designed for optimum performance on rigid and flexible packs up to 1500g.
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* AS 5000 designed for optimum performance on rigid and flexible packs up to 5000g.
* ASDL designed for optimum performance rigid packs at high speed up to 5000g.
* ASHW designed for optimum performance on sacks and cases up to 45kg.
Optimum performance - accuracy is of paramount importance to ensure R51 compliance wide weight ranges and to safeguard against product overfill.
A certified standard of X(0.5) and e=0.5 is twice the performance of most other European checkweigher brands on the market.
Safety and ergonomics - a key benefit of the AS range is its user-friendly and safety-conscious design.
Unlike tower systems on the market, Loma has positioned the control unit at waist level at the front of the conveyor, which leads to greater machine stability and therefore improves weighing accuracy.
This also means that the operator doesn't have to lean across the conveyor at any time.
Precision engineering - Loma has collaborated with Hottinger Baldwin Messtechnik (HBM) of Darmstadt on the development of a new weighing transducer for the AS range, which has resulted in the achievement of R51 approval - the European standard for automatic weighing machines - with an extremely high accuracy rating.
The introduction of this specially developed FIT (Fast Intelligent Transducer) digital loadcell has also opened new avenues in terms of weighing speed and accuracy.
Both Loma and HBM are wholly owned subsidiaries of Spectris, the specialist technology-based instrumentation and electronics controls company.
Complete connectability - Loma's checkweigher offering is complemented by Loma OnLine, a total data management solution for companies with multiple checkweighers, which amalgamates weight and overfill data and presents it centrally.
The windows-based solution can be installed on any model of Loma checkweigher, and will automatically recognise new products and set up the relevant database.
Product Manager, Alan Johnson comments, "With retailer demands placing increasing pressure on margins, manufacturers simply cannot afford to give product away.
Loma OnLine allows end users to quantify the overfill problem so that they can fine-tune their production processes and improve competitive edge." Loma has used its experience in the end-of-line inspection market to develop a fully comprehensive checkweigher solution for its food industry customers.
The AS Range is available on a lead-time of under 4 weeks and can be easily integrated into the most complex production line.
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