MIXING, WEIGHING & CONVEYING
All machines feature user friendly HMI touchscreen panels. These can be used to
preprogramme and to calibrate numerous SKUs to avoid mistakes during product switchovers
weight checking is fundamental to authenticity, product integrity and brand protection. Graham explained: “Absolute weight uniformity in weigh management products is non-negotiable. If your packaging states a snack bag has 100 calories, the tolerance cannot deviate by more than 0.5 grams. In this market, being bang on the weight target is critical.” It’s why one leading British weight control
company selected a special edition of Sparc’s Cerberus Combination Metal Detector and Checkweigher. Capable of checking 350 packs per minute, the Sparc processor achieves a reliable weight accuracy of ±0.25g. This is well within the e-mark rules, ‘Especially given that most food manufacturers work in grams not milligrams,’ Graham pointed out. By optimising the processing electro servo drive, Sparc weight sensors reset rapidly, allowing for instant and precise weight checks of individual packs in real time. Trend feedback is instantly fed upstream to filling, portioning and packing automation equipment. Signalling when to increase or
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decrease fill quantity. The same processing precision has been applied to the new Raptor checkweighing series.
WASTE NOT… “Most of today’s checkweighers and combination inspection machines are ‘smart’ and connected. This allows immediate and remote access, enabling food manufacturers to view the current equipment status, monitor rejects and maintain continuous, smooth production lines. Operational data can be compared and gives production managers the ‘real time’ data to spot trends and patterns, such as when and where the most rejects are occurring. From a waste management perspective, this information is critical,” said Graham. Combination checkweighing and inspection
systems bring food factories one step closer to this Smart Factory vision, whereby connected devices work alongside each other to reduce contamination, ensure food safety compliance and boost traceability and efficiency. Solutions offered by Fortress and Sparc company
comprise the Theia x-ray and weighing system, the Cerberus combination metal detector and checkweigher, and now the affordable high performance Raptor checkweighing series . Graham concluded: “A checkweigher
shouldn’t just be regarded as a regulatory necessity. The data that it captures can also drive untapped ROI by reducing product giveaway and food waste.”
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