Automatic weighing instrument

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ABSTRACT

Industry makes use of many automatic weighing devices. They are used to sort pre-packages, fill drums, cans, weigh minerals continuously, and weigh moving trains. They allow the weighing of large amounts of material with no human intervention. This paper reviews the operation of these special devices, the essential requirements that are applicable, and their verification.

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AUTHOR

Denis LOUVEL: Scientific metrology product manager - Mettler-Toledo SAS, Viroflay, France

INTRODUCTION

Automatic weighing instruments (IPFA) are instruments that perform a series of weighing operations, without the intervention of an operator and according to a pre-set program.

Their mode of operation is adapted to the use for which they have been designed, and to the types of product they are designed to handle.

Integrated into manufacturing and/or handling lines, they represent major investments that make an effective contribution, from both the technical and economic points of view and over a wide range of weights, to managing the storage and packaging of a wide variety of products: powders, granules, lumps, etc. in a very wide range of industrial and food sectors: chemicals, mining resources, building materials, quarries, harvesting and marketing – wholesale and retail – of agricultural products, pharmaceuticals, environment (waste treatment), food sectors, etc.

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At the end of the article, readers will find a glossary of important terms and expressions.

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Ongoing reading
Automatic weighing instrument

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Bibliography

(1) - Bulletin OIML - MID European Directive for Measuring Instruments – A new challenge to industry and to the state. - Volume XLI, numéro 4 (Octobre 2000).