Combination Scales
(26 companies)Also known as combination weighers and weigh scalers, this equipment uses multiple weighing heads that, during simultaneous filling, combine the total product weight in each head to determine that a specified weight has been reached before discharging to a container, such as on a potato chip bag line. Are you considering purchasing new filling, capping or closing machinery? Learn more about what to look for in your next purchase.
All-Fill Inc.
All-Fill's auger filler is the foundation of the product line in which All-Fill's fine family of companies was established. All-Fill's semi-automatic auger fillers handle virtually any type of product; recent applications have ranged from protein powders, bakery sprinkles and ground coffee to pharmaceutical products, cosmetics and laundry beads. Typical models consist of a sturdy, cast aluminum head containing the drive components and a stainless steel column mounted on a rugged aluminum column. Controls include a variety of PLC-based packages, which can include a keypad or touchscreen operator interface. All-Fill's automatic auger fillers are designed for complete, continuous container transport, positioning, filling, and discharge to the next stage in the packaging process. An indexing system mounted on the conveyor regulates container movement toward the filling position, centers each container for filling, then moves the container away. Company offers options including fill-to-weight systems, multiple auger fillers, high-speed rotary systems and integrated auger solutions.
ATS Engineering Inc.
The ATS VP1x8-16 is a turntable filling, sealing and overcapping machine designed to fill round or rectangular containers with round or rectangular lids for products like nuts, candy and cookies. System heat seals pre-die cut foil or film from roll stock. Suited for small to medium scale production lines, this unit can run up to 40 containers per minute. Other filling systems include the ATS-BF pail filling machine, which handles volumetric filling for liquid, viscous or dry products. Features single-lane system for bulk filling rectangular and round containers up to 32 lb. Its heavy-duty frame is designed for long service life. Other features include automatic lid snap-on capabilities.
BellatRx Inc.
BellatRx makes solid dose product counting and handling equipment for products including pharmaceutical tablets, pouches or canister desiccants. Rx-12, a solid dose product count system, is a high-speed and flexible tablet and product counter that fits in a small footprint. The Rx-12 tablet counter is designed to provide improved count accuracy, requires no product change parts and features a tooless changeover in 15 minutes or less. BellatRx also manufactures powder filling equipment to cover any production rate and product characteristics.
BESSEN Corp.
Bessen offers a range of combination scales designed for a range of dry filling applications. Featured amongst Bessen’s six models of combination scales is the Smart Weigh 24 Head Mixing scale, designed to mix small granular products together into one package. Designed for small granular products such as seeds, tea, coffee, beans, corn and rice, the machine is used in high-speed mixing operations for single and multiple discharges. This model can mix two to four ingredients into one destination bag and features 24 hoppers to achieve high accuracy. Other models include the Smart Weigh 16 High Speed Scale for weighing small granular products with high discharge speeds with high accuracy even at speeds of up to 180 drops/min.
BPI Equipment
Multi-Head Weighers from BPI are capable of handling various product from fruit/nuts, candy, chips, powders and much more. Technical advantages of BPI's multi-head weighers include their high-grade 304 stainless steel construction, automatic frequency vibration control, a user friendly HMI color touch screen and easy removal of components with no tools required.
Brother USA Machinery LLC
The combined weighing and packaging machine is a combination of a multi-head scale and a vertical packaging machine, and the weighing and packaging integrated PLC program control. Fully automatic metering, filling and bag making, date of printing, packaging output, suitable for weighing tea, seeds, coffee beans, chocolate and other small particles. The combined weighing and packaging machine is affordable and has low maintenance costs. Maximum packing speed is 60 bags/min.
BW Flexible Systems
BW Flexible Systems supplies semi-free flowing and free-flowing bag filling equipment, as well as multi-head scale systems and computer combination weighers for dry filling operations. The Thiele OmniStar high-speed bag filling system for pet food, animal feed, food, industrial and agricultural products, offers production-enhancing features for large bags that were formerly found only on packaging systems for small bags. The OmniStar packages mid- to large-sized bags of product at speeds up to 20 bags/min. Thiele's 3110 Bag Filling System includes the improved Slidell PowderPacker Pro Vertical Auger Bagging System, a completely automated packaging system that offers virtually dust free bagging for most difficult to handle powders, especially titanium dioxide, resins and pigments, fine fluffy powders and powdered chemicals. BW Flexible Systems also offers a range of multi-head scale systems—including both Ishida and Yamato—delivering extremely accurate and fast weighing of a wide range of applications for all the industry sectors we serve, including IQF, produce, vegetables, confectionery, cheese, bakery, and more.
BW Packaging
The BW Flexible Systems bag filling line features solutions for free and semi-free flowing products. Bag filling systems can handle a variety of products and accommodate a variety of bag types and sizes. Typical applications for Pneumatic Scale Angelus’ dry filling machines are either free-flowing powders and granules or non-free-flowing powders, creams, pastes and slurries.
CAM Packaging Systems
CAM Packaging Systems manufactures multiple weighing and filling systems based on individual requirements. Presented as a simple, low cost automation option for multihead weighing, system is designed to fill with high accuracy at high speeds. Weighing and filling line can integrate with CAM bagging lines and conveyor systems for greater productivity.
Duravant
Duravant offers gross weigh, net weigh, and volumetric filling systems for fast and efficient semi-automatic bag filling of free-flowing granular products like seed, feed, grains, dry sand, salt and others. Combination scale systems for weighing/counting product and filling containers run at speeds reaching more than 200 cycles per minute with accuracies to within a fraction of a gram. Applications include confectionery, bakery, biscuit, cookie, cereals, fruit seed, snacks, chips, flake, nuts, pet food, detergent pods, hardware kit packaging, plastic parts, cosmetics, medical devices.
Grunwald
Grunwald offer a range of linear and rotary machines that can fill, seal and lid cups, bowls, tubs and pails with dry goods including potato chips, corn chips, nuts, extruded snacks in a range of packaging styles. Available with 1 to 10 lanes, Grunwald's dry fillers run at speeds from 2,500 to 50,000 cups per hour. Ultra clean options are available. Machines offer high flexibility due to mobile filling stations. According to Grunwald, there are no limits regarding product presentations. Machines also offer seamless format changeover without tools.
Grupo Empac SA de CV
Grupo Empac SA DE CV is a PMMI member that supplies dry filling systems that handle granules, powder that come in fill by weight, volumetric and auger system configurations.
Heat and Control, Inc.
Ishida multihead weighers, available from Heat and Control, include the CCW-RV Series Multihead Weigher, which provides advanced weighing performance and accuracy along with water-resistant construction and sanitary design. Ishida CCW-RVE multihead weighers are a cost-effective mid-range solution that is pre-configured and integrates simple operator controls with advanced load cell technology.
High Tek USA
High Tek USA offers a variety of combination weighers. Its standard combination weigher features fully enclosed radial feeders and photo eye infeed detection and load cell, coming in 1-, 2.5-, and 5.5.-liter sizes. The premium combination weigher features dual opening springless hoppers and achieves speeds of 120 bags/min.
MULTIPOND America Inc.
Multipond American offers multihead weighers and combination scales made in Germany.
nVenia, A Duravant Company
nVenia, a Durant Company, offers Hamer Brand gross weigh, net weigh, and volumetric filling systems for fast, accurate and efficient semi-automatic bag filling of free-flowing dry granular products like seed, feed, grains, dry sand, salt, and others. Ohlson brand’s combination scale systems for weighing/counting product and filling containers with speeds is capable of reaching more than 200 cycles per minute and features accuracy to a fraction of a gram with applications in confectionary, bakery, biscuit, cookie, cereals, fruit seed, snacks, chips, flake, nut, pet food, detergent pods, hardware kit packaging, plastic parts, cosmetics, medical devices, with virtually any weight or shape.
Packline USA
Company's product line includes dry fillers for filling coffee (KCups), cereal, rice, beans, protein and spices into a rigid container or pouch.
Pattyn North America, Inc.
Pattyn North America supplies dry filling equipment for applications ranging from linear fillers for bulk solids to weigh fillers for tobacco. Featured fillers include the LBVF‑34A linear belt vibratory weigh filler, which combines belt and vibratory dosing on one machine for applications such as weighing and filling solid chocolate. The LVF-14A/B-D linear vibratory filler comes with one or two heads, designed for fragile products up to 30 x 30 x 30 mm, such as nuts, diced and sliced IQF fruits and vegetables and small granular products.
PFM Packaging Machinery Corporation
The range of multihead weighers machines from PFM is specifically designed to meet any need of flexible packaging for food and non-food applications. Multihead weighing systems range from the MBP Series C1, an entry-level budget combination multi-head weigher to the new range of Series C4 multihead weighers, designed for high -speed precision weighing of fragile and delicate products. The MBP Series C5 range of multi-head linear weighers is designed for sticky products and other goods that are difficult to handle.
R.A. Jones
R.A Jones equipment can primary package dry products into pouches, cups, tubs, and trays. For pouches, Pouch King equipment can package various powdered products like drink, baking, and spice mixes, as well as pharmaceutical and nutraceutical nutritional powders, oatmeal, grains, sugar, small candies, and more. Machines can run up to 2,000 ppm. Cup filling equipment from R.A Jones can run up to 840 cups per minute. Company has experience running various dry products like coffee, tea, cookies, snacks, nuts, cereals, instant foods, stuffing, and more.
Sourcelink Solutions, LLC
SourceLink is a distributor of Bilwinco weighing and filling systems, offering a full range of combination weigh scales, innovative product infeed systems, and product discharge tooling to meet a wide range of packaging applications. Bilwinco products include multihead scales as well as specialized weigh scales for food processing and non-food industrial applications.
TDI Packsys
TDI Packsys offers a number of scale and dosing options to cover filling of a range of dry product types. Multi-head combination weighers are available from 10 head up to 32 head systems, with extensive options including dimpled surface, breakage proof, leak proof. Highly customizable for specific products and applications, these combination scales feature remote touchscreen HMI for easy and convenient control and an IP65 washdown rated. Other products include linear scales for powders, granules, vegetables and fruit; servo-auger fillers for fine powders and granules, such as powders, spices and seasonings; and counting systems with digital vibratory systems for high capacity applications.
TNA North America Inc.
Simplify weighing processes for both wet and dry applications with the tna intelli-weigh® omega series. With a stainless-steel construction and waterproof scales, these efficient multi-head weighers offer an advanced hygienic design that goes beyond industry standards to ensure seamless maintenance and quick product changeovers. The series is eco-friendly too, helping to reduce product waste, while its simple structure requires fewer parts that need changing due to wear and tear. In addition, a modular actuator unit provides quick troubleshooting when needed.
Triangle Package Machinery Company
Triangle Package Machinery’s family of inline combination weighers is designed for accuracy and speed. System provides even product distribution, leading to fewer missed cycles compared to traditional circular multihead weighers. In addition, Triangle’s inline weighers mount directly on top of vertical form/fill/seal (VFFS) baggers, saving valuable floor space and eliminating the need for costly mezzanines. Markets include: cereal, fruits and vegetables, pet food, snacks, nuts, candy, meat, poultry and seafood.
WeighPack Systems Inc. / Paxiom
WeighPack Systems offers a wide array of weigh filling machines for almost every production need, accuracy requirement, space constraint and budget. The Primo™ family of automatic weigh filling machines, designed to ensure ease of use, sanitation and serviceability, includes the PrimoCombi™ multi-head weigher family of automatic combination scales; the PrimoLinear™ automatic net weigh filling machine for filling a wide range of products into bags, cartons, trays, boxes, jars and containers; the PrimoLinear C-series for weigh filling applications that require a conveyor to successfully transfer sticky products into the weigh bucket; and the PrimoLinear V and T Series of bulk weigh filling machines are designed to weigh and fill both cases and totes. For handling powders and granules, WeighPack supplies the servo-driven Star Auger automatic filling machine which offers precision, speed and versatility. Other dry fillers include the pocket depositor, designed to eliminate hand labor by automatically filling multiple product fill zones; it can be easily integrated with automatic thermoforming machinery and tray indexing conveyors.
Yamato Corporation
Yamato Dataweigh® combination scales are designed to deliver high accuracy and high speed to increase productivity and the bottom line. Yamato scales can weigh products that are dry and free-flowing, wet and sticky, or frozen and difficult to run. Yamato also offers semi-automatic combination scales, ideal for fragile products that can’t withstand the height drop normally associated with an automatic radial combination scale.
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