Minebea Intec Essentus® Checkweigher

The Minebea Intec Essentus® range of dynamic checkweighers offers four basic models for simple, precise weight and integrity checking of packaged foods and other products.

• Easy to operate
• Robust conveyer technology
• A wide range of belt lengths and widths
• Automatic learning function makes configuration easier (L/H performance)
• A wide variety of options (L/H performance)
• Automatic speed regulation (L/H performance)

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Hardy Dynamic CIP Checkweigher

Seamless Integration into The Connected Enterprise®:
Hardy's Dynamic Series of Checkweighing machinery is built using off-the shelf components, with controls based on a Rockwell Automation's CompactLogix platform, providing a standardized open source architecture that is flexible enough to meet both current and future control needs. The Dynamic CIP Checkweigher is the perfect parter for assuring quality control on your packaging line.  

SOLID CONSTRUCTION:
The new Dynamic CIP is a specialized clean-in-place version of the checkweigher designed to meet demands of food and chemical manufacturers. The new Dynamic Checkweigher CIP uses framework that minimizes horizontal flat surfaces, using sloped faces and round tubing where possible, and a sloped cabinet. An enhanced safety conveyer design minimizes entrapment and other hazards from rotating shafts or equipment.  Changes to Hardy’s manufacturing techniques helped adapt the Dynamic Checkweigher to meet the sanitary and hygienic standards CIP clients require.

OPEN ARCHITECTURE:
Hardy Dynamic checkweighers are built using a Rockwell CompactLogix® platform running Studio5000® making them the easiest to integrate, upgrade and modify. The GUI uses FactoryTalk View software, giving the user the ability to share and modify information presented on the machine’s HMI to the larger The Connected Enterprise®. Extra onboard I/O and the ability to expand the rack provide a future proof control platform that is ready to accommodate additional upstream and downstream closed-loop controls, as well as peripherals such as metal detection and x-rays.  All data tags are available to Enterprise wide software. Weight processing is managed by Hardy’s HI 4050CW weight controller. Sampling weight data at 4,800 times per second, the HI4050CW is capable of providing enough weighments to accurately categorize packages weighing from 5g to 225kg at speeds up to 350 packs per minute.

QUICK CHANGES:
Belts can be removed, inspected, replaced and cleaned without the use of tools. A simple cam-lock secures belts in position and at the correct tension – making change-overs fast and easy and it stores hundreds of product recipes. 

EASE OF SETUP & CALIBRATION:
Intuitive menus presented on a large Allen Bradly PanelView Plus® HMI provide a comfortable environment for setting up product recipes, tuning the machine for optimum performance and setting up the scale system. Use Hardy's exclusive C2® for automatic scale calibration.  Use the Internal Trigger mode and eliminate the need for a photo-eye.

FULL STATISTICS & DIAGNOSTICS PACKAGES:
The Diagnostics Section allows users to visualize the process and make adjustments.  This saves so much time over the guesswork that is required with other checkweigher machinery. All the process performance statistics are calculated and available on the network. Because the machine is open source,  use the data to optimize your process upstream.

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