Multipond at ProSweets: Stand H029

Multipond will be presenting its 22 head combination weigher of type MP 22-1000/400-H. The development was a request from one of the company’s customers, involved in the production of jelly products, for a solution that could offer high speed and high accuracy simultaneously at higher target weights. The problem was complicated by the need for the equipment to fit in a small space with limited headroom.

In combination with Multipond’s patented SB-DSE timing hopper, speeds between 150 (200g – 300g) and 180 weighings per minute (<200g) can be achieved. The multihead weigher operates on the principle of combining partial portions. Once it has arrived at the top on the weigher, the product is first conveyed to the prefeed hoppers by the radially positioned feed trays and then to the weigh hoppers underneath. Using the partial portions, a computer determines the best combination to achieve or comes closest to the target weight. Then, the finished portions are delivered to the timing hopper, which discharges it in the exact centre of the forming tube in the FFS.

Product changes are possible without great complexity, as all product contact parts can be replaced easily and without tools. Product specific design of the product contact parts makes it possible to weigh even the most difficult products with optimum performance and highest possible accuracy. The extremely compact size ensures high production output together with a minimal space requirement.