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What is a bagging scale?

This type of scale is mainly used for weighing, transporting and packing potatoes, onions, carrots, Brussels sprouts or cereals. The dust bin is filled with the product and the weighing bin is emptied. Since the dust bin is never completely emptied, the drop height of the product to be weighed is always low. Both the design of the vibrating chute and the weighing hopper further contribute to a very low drop height, even when the weighing range reaches 50 kg. A cross belt allows an increase in capacity and prevents unnecessary waiting time between weighings. Weighing operations are optimised after each pass to ensure the highest possible accuracy for each weighing.

Modern bagging scales have a control panel with a touch screen interface. This offers many possibilities for fine adjustment. However, it is also possible to set ready-made program points for each pack size. High performance load cells, variable speeds, buffer hoppers are just a few more components to ensure optimal filling processes with the highest weighing accuracy. Conveyor belts with shaft cushioning, which can be reserved (left-right rotation), are gentle on the material to be weighed and thus meet the highest quality requirements. The discharge hopper of the machines, controlled by sensors, then discharges the product to be weighed into the packaging. Weighing ranges from 2.5 to 25 kg are the norm. 12 t per hour is an outstanding performance and can only be achieved by a few scales. Bagging scales are most commonly used as potato bagging scales. Bagging scales can also be customized and extended according to the customer's requirements. In addition, sacks, crates, crates, cardboard boxes, etc. can be filled. Of course, bagging scales also have the necessary closing techniques, such as gluing, sewing, stitching, etc.. Even packaging units can be set according to the customer's needs and wishes.

Some other practical features are weight presetting, a drum motor with switching device, frequency controller and stepless speed reduction, electric emptying via touch switch and bag counter. Automatic switching to taring speed as well as automatic restart for the next weighing cycle make work much easier. Dealers offer bagging scales in a wide variety of weighing ranges and features in a wide variety of combinations. Separate weighing and bagging is preferred to save time and thus achieve high bagging efficiency. This system is called net weighing system and hence it is most widely used.

Conclusion

It is almost impossible to imagine agriculture without bagging scales. Potato bagging scales, for example, are high-quality scales and, at the same time, technically sophisticated all-rounders that also take care of packaging in a highly efficient manner. The gentle handling of the filling material speaks for the high quality. The flexible handling as well as the possibility of customer-specific adaptations enable the best possible, individual solution for every agricultural operation. Cleaning and maintenance are relatively uncomplicated and simple. The robust construction of bagging scales means that these scales can withstand constant heavy mechanical loads very well. Dirt cannot harm them either.

It must be expressly pointed out that the conveyor belts of bagging scales must never be used for purposes other than those for which they are intended. Bagging scales are technically mature high-performance devices that should be treated accordingly. If all warnings and information are observed and the scales are used for their intended purpose, they will be distinguished by their high quality and long service life. Bagging scales are of course also available second-hand. It is of course also possible to rent bagging scales, but this is not advisable for continuous operation for cost reasons. Although bagging scales are large devices, they can be dismantled at any time and quickly reassembled at another location on the premises.