1The world leader in serving science

Drive Out Variability, Drive Up ROI with CheckweighersRick Cash, Product Technology Manager

Pack Expo 2014

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E1 Rick - this is the tie of the presentation but what you developed is more of a capabilities presentation. How do you want to proceed?Ellen.share, 10/15/2014

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Premier Brands

Global Scale • 50,000 employees in 50 countries

• $17 billion in annual revenues

• Unparalleled commercial reach

• 10,000 employees working with customers every day

The World Leader in Serving Science

Unmatched Depth• Innovative technologies

• Applications expertise

• Lab productivity partner

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We enable our customers to make the worldhealthier, cleaner and safer

A Mission We’re Proud Of

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Product Inspection History One Brand

1947 Goring Kerr founded

1985 Ramsey Purchased ICORE

1998 Thermo Electron acquires Goring Kerr

1994 Thermo Electron purchases Ramsey

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On-Line Inspection Solutions for Food and Pharma

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Checkweighing challenges in Global Packaging

• The plant environment is always a challenge

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Variability and ROI in the plant

• Checkweighers are key to measuring the efficiency and cost of a packaging line• Production lot statistics• Low weight reject• Missing packages in larger packs• Feedback control to fillers

• The broad range of packages, and the increasing line rates, in the global market require a broad range of solutions capable of delivering measurement

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Standard Products Meet Wide Range of Needs When Professionally Configured to the Application• Thermo Scientific™ VersaWeigh™ Food Checkweigher

• Powered weigh table conveyor on frame construction• Products: bags, cartons, containers, etc. • Applications: 25 g up to 50 lbs. IP 66 option

• Thermo Scientific™ FR8120C Slack Chain Conveyor• Products: bags, cartons, containers etc. • Applications: 25 g up to 25 lbs. Very good for can / glass lines and in wet

• Thermo Scientific™ Versa Rx Slack Belt Conveyor• Pharmaceutical applications• Products: pouches, blisters, bottles pharmaceutical products, etc. • Applications: 2 g up to 700g. 21 CFR Part 11 option•

• Thermo Scientific™ FR44HB Conveyor• Powered weigh table conveyor on separate frame construction• Products: bags, boxes, cases etc. • Applications: 2 lbs to 110 lbs. FR44 • Also for special “warehouse” applications

• Thermo Scientific™ Teorema Checkweigher• Slide (skates) for high rate can lines• Products: can lines and jars• Applications: High rates 300~700 CPM. 50 g to 1,500 g

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VersaWeigh

• A general-purpose belt checkweigher suitable for the majority of packaged product checkweighing needs

• Built for ease-of-use, accuracy, durability, ease-of-maintenance and hygiene

• Line speeds to 390’/min (120m/min)• Product weights from 10g to 10kg• Four widths available: 100, 200, 300 and 400 mm• Three roller diameters: 16, 24 and 34 mm available

in aluminum and SS• Three brushless motor sizes: 100, 200 and 400 Watt• All models are suitable for light wash-down situations (rated

IP-65 with optional IP-66) • Powered weightable conveyor (supplied in many sizes)• Products: bags, cartons, etc. • Combo version available

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Thermo Scientific™ Versa/FR8120 Chain Checkweigher• Slack-chain checkweigher for rigid

and semi-rigid products. • Products: bags, bottles, cans, cartons,

containers etc.• Applications: 25 g up to 25 lbs. • Very good for metal, plastic, or glass

lines.• Wet or dry environment• Lowest maintenance and highest

durability product in our portfolio • Fast: Up to 700ppm• Washdown option for the harshest of

environments.• Combo version available

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Thermo Scientific™ Versa Rx Pharmaceutical Checkweigher

• Designed for high accuracy Food & Pharma, dry environment applications

• Fully enclosed sanitary enclosure protects components from abuse and air movement

• One motor for infeed, weigh table, and outfeed conveyor in back of cabinet to reduce potential for motor noise affecting weighing accuracy.

• 21CFR Part 11 and validation package options.

• Accuracy to +/- 50mg at 3 sigma• Speeds to 550 units/minute• PWT & Slack-band versions• Combo version available

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Thermo Scientific™Frame 44 Heavyweight

• Large packages applications, such as bags, boxes, cartons, cases, totes, trays, etc.

• Four-load cell configuration provides exceptional range, performance and robust characteristics. • Weightable standards 18” or 24” belt width;

length 33” to 87”• Weight: 10 to 110 pounds• Estimated Accuracies

• Under 100 FPM and 40 pounds: +/-15 to 25g.

• Over 150 FPM and 40 pounds: +/-25 to 45g

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Thermo Scientific™Teorema Can Checkweigher

• Designed for open or closed cans and jars applications• No exact competitor – skate design is patented• High rates to 660/min• Weights from 50 to 1,500 grams• High accuracy to ± 0.5g• No chains on weigh-table…reduced maintenance

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Checkweigher Standard ProductsEstimated AccuraciesVersa FR8120C: • 2 strands Nylatron chain: +/-1.0 to 1.5 grams

- Add 0.25 grams for each additional strand

• 2 strands Stainless Steel chain: +/-1.5 to 2.0 grams

- Add 0.5 grams for each additional strand

• 2 strands Micropitch: +/-0.500 to 1.0 grams

VersaWeigh: • 100 mm wide belt: +/-0.250 to 0.500 grams

• 100 mm (Pharma) wide belt: +/-0.100 to 0.250 grams

• 200 mm wide belt: +/-0.500 to 1.0 grams

• 300 mm wide belt: +/-1.0 to 2.0 grams

• 400 mm wide belt: +/-2.0 to 4.0 grams

Versa FR44HB: • Under 100 FPM and 40 pounds: +/-15 to 25 grams

• Over 150 FPM and 40 pounds: +/-25 to 45 grams

Versa Rx: Versa Teorema: • +/-0.100 to 0.250 grams +/-0.500 to 1.5 grams

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Warehouse Scale

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We Can Engineer a Solution for You

Gross-tare system integrated in OEM filler

CW for coffee cups inside OEM filler

Multilanes for small bags with double fail-safe rejects

Chains CW Twin lanes for open trays of food

Chains-powered weigh table for objects with abrasive bottom

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Application Example: Kraft EuropeMulti lines dynamic c.w. (10-11-12 lanes)

• Developed with Vortex Ctpack (OEM)• Products: Chocolate bars in flowpack• Speed 800 ppm (80 each lane)• Weight range up to 500 g

Features• Each lane is independent• Each lane can be lift up for maintenance• Single drop flap

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Application Example: Eladiat: Multi laneMulti lines dynamic c.w. (6-4 lanes)

• Developed for applications under vertical fillers• Products: Bars in flowpack• Speed 360 ppm (60 each lane)• Weight range up to 500 g

Features• One drive motor for each section (3 in total)• Single drop flap

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Application Example: Amoun Pharma: Tare WeightDynamic Gross – Tare weight• Developed with 3EMME (OEM)• Products: Galss bottles of powder• It is fully integrated in the filler• Speed up to 140 ppm• Weight range up to 500 gFeatures• Two weighing sections with

independent frame and four conveyors, all driven by 3emme filler

• Helix pocket synchronized with belt’s speed

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Application Example: Masterfood: Multi Lane

Double slack bands• Developed for Masterfood Hungary• Products: Plastic cans of pet food• Speed up to 200 ppmS• Range from 100 up to 500 g

Features• Based on GP cabinet, this solution was

developed to work directly at the filler outfeed

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Application Example: IMA: Custom Integration

Special c.w. integrated in IMA cartoning machine• Developed with IMA (OEM)• Product: Carton boxes• Speed up to 160 ppm• Range from 5 up to 250 g

Features• Based in Versa weighing engine• Driven by cartoning machine• The WE is directly connected to IMA HMI Software;

Versa runs on IMA HMI

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Application Example: Nestlé Hamburg – Pally: custom

VW Combo with special infeed• Developed for round boxes• Products: Tubes and round flowpack• Speed up to 200 ppm• Range from 50 up to 200 g

Features• Suitable smooth transfer• NMI approved

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Dual Weightable – Snack Food

• Versa/FR8120C Combo

• Double Weight Table in line having different length for different product size.

• Two independent WE. Active WE and Weight table defined on product set-up

• Customized User Interface

• Remote Access using TeamViewer to allow remote assistance to Versa

• EtherNet connection through Modbus/TCP protocol

• Filler Feedback

Product Length (in) Weight Tbale1 4.22 WT22 5.79 WT23 7.37 WT1

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Special Display Software – Snack Food

The Statistics table contains main statistics information of the running batch

The Feedback Control graph is meant to show the adjustment of the filler over time to allow the customer to quickly determine how well our feedback algorithm is working.

Customized Display

Feedback Control.Display of the last adjustment direction

Hyperlink buttons.For direct access to submenus

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Special Reject/Conveyor Versa/FR8120C Combo - Spices

• Product: Spices• Rate: 200 BPM, open• Supplement Equipment:

• Zepf Dual Feedscrew • Sentry Conveyor,

infeed, take-away, dual lane reject

• (2) Taptone Finger style rejects

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Four-Lane Slack Belt Checkweigher: Custom

• Corazza 4 lanes• Details: CW for soup cubes• System has 4 sections:

1. Infeed with two belts 170mm wide x 300mm long, it will receive the soup cubes from the filler.

2. Weightable 4 loadcells/belts 50mm wide x 270mm long.

3. Reject section, two belts 120mm wide x 300mm long and 4 air blast.

4. Outfeed with two belts 170mm wide x 300mm long.

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Product Handling Example

Corazza

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Four-Lane VersaWeigh – Bakery

• Product: Pastry• Rate: 10 PPM/Lane• Weightable: 100mm wide,

300mm long• Customer can remove a

weightable and adjust remaining 3 when changing product

• No reject device, system to be used to monitor weights.

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Versa FR8120C – Special Line Height: Cereal • C553345, • Versa/FR8120• Product: Bags of Cake Mix (465g-487g)• 16.00+/-2.00 Line height• Roller End Deadplates• Oil Impregnated Deadplates• Nylon/SST Chain• Replaced existing MKII/FR10

Proprietary & Confidential

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Special Line Height - Cereal

•Product: Cereal•Rate: 63 BPM•Line Height: 13.5”•Quantity: 2

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Multiple Package Sizes –Tea

•Product: Tea

•Rate: 63 BPM

•Line Height: 13.5”

• Bar code readers read the package sku.

• Versa S/W configures the Versaweigh for the specific product based on sku.

• The average weight of each product is posted to the display at that filler.

• This allows one checkweigher to manage the products from five different fillers.

• Filler is adjusted manually based on average weight

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Pop-up Rollers Reject

It is based on the concept to remove the product with inclined series of idle rollers in movement only when lifted up.

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Summary

• Checkweighers are key to measuring the efficiency and cost of a packaging line

• The broad range of packages, and the increasing line rates, in the global market require a broad range of solutions capable of delivering measurement

• Our experience with thousands of systems has built a body these solutions that can be tailored to these needs, and the capability of designing new, customized solutions, to our complement standard systems.

• Questions?

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Questions?

Thank youRick CashRick.Cash@thermofisher.com

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