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Versatile weight indicator improves plant flexibility

By staff reporter, 20-Oct-2006

Related topics: Quality & Safety, Primary Packaging

A weight indicator that can remotely receive transmissions from a scale could help plants achieve greater efficiency, claim manufactures.

By enabling management to monitor information anywhere in the building, the Avery Weigh-Tronix E1110, offers the possibility of overseeing multiple scales simultaneously.

The Avery Weigh-Tronix E1110, when used with the optional SensorComm, enables an indicator to be located up to 850 feet away from a scale, which can be stand alone or integrated as part of a process. Situated at the plant's convenience, an operator can view the easy-to-read eight digit one-inch yellow LED display, from almost anywhere inside, the company claims.

The indicator can be used for recipes, batch and filling as well as simple and in-motion weighing. The Truck Fleet Management system stores the weights of empty trucks before loading, so contents can be calculated, saving time for an operator.

"It's functionality is virtually limitless," said Tim Auger, industrial product manager for Avery Weigh-Tronix.

The E1110 can store up to 10 recipes with up to 50 programmable steps directly in the indicator and perform process control, with no PLC required. Alternatively it can be easily integrated with existing industrial networks and SCADA systems.

The stainless-steel enclosed indicator is also programmable for target counts, high low limits and will record individual product-in-package as well as total weight.

Included is an onboard Ethernet 10/100 TCP/IP interface and dual RS232/485/422 serial ports. The indicator supports 12, 350 ohm Weigh Bars, which can be expanded to 16 and is powered by 110-230 VAC.

Pricing starts from $995.

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