Batch Weigh Systems

Overview

VAC-U-MAX batch weigh systems allow you to automate complex processes with precision while eliminating manual dumping and fugitive dust exposure; avoid potential spills, mishandling, and contamination; improve compliance across the board (OSHA, FDA, USDA, NEMA); and increase productivity.

These highly sophisticated systems pneumatically convey ingredients from drums, bags, or silos to process vessels, including mixers, blenders, reactors, and storage hoppers. They are highly customizable, reliable, and easy to use:

• Precision: Our engineers will custom design your control panel to automatically and accurately control material needed for your exact weigh and convey operation. Whether a formulation calls for 2 or 2,000 pounds of sugar being fed into a mixer, our ingredient handling weigh systems are easy to operate and control.
• Clean & Compliant: Using vacuum to move materials in a totally enclosed, hygienic, and dust-free system ensures cleaner product, a safer workplace, and a cleaner production line. 316L stainless steel fabrication is available for pharmaceutical and food-grade applications.
• Multi-Ingredient Management: Batch weigh systems are capable of handling multiple ingredients from various sources, with PLC-based controls that can manage multiple recipes and batching sequences.
• Reliability: Batch weigh systems automatically refill volumetric or gravimetric feeders, blenders, or hoppers in seconds.
• Safety and Efficiency: Automating transfer eliminates manual labor, such as heavy lifting and bag dumping, and reduces operator exposure to airborne dust. It also means less maintenance and downtime across the board.

Features

BATCH WEIGH SYSTEMS

• Reliable consistency all the time.
• Intelligent ingredient management.
• Totally enclosed dust-free operation.
• Automatic batch counting and weighing of material.
• Computerized keyboard or touch screen entry of all functions: set points, feed rates, calibration, etc.
• Operator initiated cycling of system with alternate tie into computer control for programmed discharging.
• Control system can be located in remote area of plant away from production machinery.
• System can be configured to control a wide range of batch weighing receivers and other process equipment.
• Computer and printer interface to report a variety of functions from date, operator ID, batch weight, formulation, sequence number, and much more.
• Stored Recipes

Configurations

Single Vacuum Receiver Batch Weigh System
Operator Manually selects weight in control panel and prompts system to discharge.

Multiple Receiver Batch Weigh System
The system can be manually operated or automated through a PLC.

Multi Ingredient Handling System
Convey drum drums, bulk bags and silos. Control Panel is pre-programmed with pre-set recipes or the operator manually selects weights for each ingredient.

Loss-In-Weight Batch Weigh System
Bulk Bag Unloader is on load cells. Material is discharged in the convey tubing with a VAC-U-MAX Screw Discharger for delivery of product to vacuum receiver.

Loss-In-Weight Batch Weigh System
Material is conveyed to the vacuum receiver in a Gain-In-Weight mode. When the vacuum receiver has achieved desired weight the mode will change to Loss-In-Weight and the Screw Discharger on the vacuum receiver will meter the desired amount of material into the process below.

The VAC-U-MAX Advantage

THE VAC-U-MAX DISTINCTION

• Faster processing time
• Sanitary USDA designs
• Quick-clean & take-apart
• No special tools required
• Made in the USA
• Local product support
• Performance Guarantee
• “No edges, No ledges.” Interior surfaces are completely smooth, rounded, or tapered to ensure optimal material flow, easier cleaning, and improved sanitation.

SAFETY & CERTIFICATION

• Explosion protection available based on the application.
• Rupture Discs, Flame-less Venting, Chemical Suppression, Pressure Containment, Inlet & Outlet Isolation Valves
• In-House Passivation & Dye-Penetrant Testing
• FDA Documentation, Passivation Certificates of Compliance and Mill Certifications
• Bag-in-Bag-Out Filtration
• Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) available in our 6,000 square foot customer test lab located in Belleville, NJ.