WeighFill Technology - Major Components

FillPro's WeighFill technology is comprised of three major components -

• the controller
  
• material feeding mechanism
  
• weight sensor
  

There is also a full line of standard accessories to adapt to each customer's application.

Each is briefly described.

CONTROLLER:

The FillPro controller allows the operator, through a simplified operator interface, to apply highly sophisticated software and controls to the filling process. The basic operation takes dynamic weight readings during the fill process and uses them to control the feeder to top off the fill to exacting tolerances. Every fill is within tolerance, or it is rejected. Only good fills are passed on to the manufacturing process.

The controller provides the ability to adjust feeding parameters, weight sensor accuracies, and stability factors to the filling process and thereby handle the broadest range of materials and conditions.

FEEDING MECHANISMS:

Vibratory Feeding

Used for most applications over a broad range from free flowing to moderately difficult feeding materials

More information on our vibratory feeders

Auger Feeding

Used for difficult, non free flowing materials

More information on our auger feeders

Volumetric Feeder

Used for applications where speed is most important, and for free flowing materials.

More information on our volumetric feeders

• FillPro Electronic balances – used for applications where the best accuracy and speed are important. FillPro's technology can get stable weight readings during the dynamic fill process for the best accuracy at the fastest rates possible.
• Commercial Electronic balances – used for applications where the common availability of brand name sensors is desired and rate is not as important. The accuracy obtained is excellent; however, at slower cycle times.
• Load cells – used for applications where large capacity and speed are important.

In addition to the major components described above, FillPro provides a complete line of accessories to handle virtually any filling need. A partial list includes:

• Various size mass-flow hoppers
• “Superior Flow” hoppers for difficult materials
• Hopper stirrers
• Adjustable metering devices
• Adjustable Feeder/Hopper mounts
• Patented “piggy-back” feeders for palletized materials.
• Patented feeders for non-flowable high friction materials
• Full line of vibratory feed troughs for broad range of powders/ fill sizes
• Feed pumps
• Complete line of pre-weigh and dispense mechanisms for different size fills, and different powder
• Different machine frame sizes for large/small and multiple head products
• Modules for Class I and Class II, explosive hazard applications
• Standard interface protocol for communication with host PLC's in turnkey automated systems
• Line of transfer mechanisms to deliver powder to customer's container.