Checkweighers are widely used as part of an overall quality control program in a number of industries from food and beverage to retail and industrial businesses. This system is purely used for checkweighing, as well as to support serialisation processes and for end-of-line applications. Put simply, a checkweigher is a system that weighs items as they pass through a production line. Items are classified using pre-set weight zones, and are then sorted or rejected based on this classification.
Unlike random offline sampling, these systems are able to weigh all of the items on a production line, and provide a 100% overview of production data such as batch tracking, total weights, production counts, and good weights and rejected weights, among other details. These systems are frequently referred to as policemen by processing and packing companies who depend on them to prevent unacceptable over- or underweight packages from reaching the consumer.
Additionally, checkweighers also play a key role in assisting manufacturers to avoid product recalls or consumer complaints about underweight packages. It does this by helping to increase product standards and consistency, and assisting in compliance with local weights and measures guidelines. In the case of a legal claim or audit imposed on the company, a reliable checkweigher system helps manufacturers prove that due diligence and reasonable precautions were applied during the manufacturing process to increase process quality.
In What Applications Do Checkweighers Excel?
Checkweigher systems are used in a variety of applications, including:
- Ensuring 100% compliance with net contents;
- Checking for over- and underweight packages;
- Checking package mixes against weights limits;
- Classifying products into weight zones for portioning and grading; and
- Verifying count by weight by checking for missing bottles, cartons, bags, or cans.
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