Versa Flex Checkweighers
Versa Flex Checkweighers
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Versa Flex Checkweighers
Versa Flex Checkweighers
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Versa Flex Checkweighers

Reduce product giveaway, increase efficiency and ensure accurate weight with affordable standard checkweighers designed for dry food, personal care and pharmaceutical products.
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Catalog NumberDescription
VERSAFLEXVersa Flex Checkweigher
VERSAFLEXGPVersa Flex GP Checkweigher
Catalog number VERSAFLEX
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Description:
Versa Flex Checkweigher
Improve efficiency and profitability with checkweighers designed for dry applications. The Thermo Scientific™ Versa Flex Checkweigher and the Thermo Scientific™ Versa Flex GP Checkweigher are ideal for weighing a wide range of packaged food, pharmaceutical and personal care products in dry applications, but easily integrate into operations that already use Versa checkweighers. From light to heavy-weight packages, both the Versa Flex (fixed height) and Versa Flex GP (height-adjustable cantilever) checkweighers improve accuracy and reliability while decreasing product giveaway.

The Versa Flex and Versa Flex GP Checkweigher line targets dry applications such as baked goods, snack foods, prepared foods, condiments, pastas/rice/beans, baking ingredients (flour, sugar, etc.), personal care products such as diapers, soaps and creams, as well as pharmaceuticals.  

 

Versatility and Ease of Use

  • Easy-to-read color touch screens.
  • Configurable security access levels.
  • Intuitive menu operation.
  • Choice of 9 standard languages.
  • Easy product set -up with proprietary Weigh Engine using the Thermo Scientific™ AutoCalc™ signal processing system. 
  • Modular electronic design allows easy repair if needed.
  • Customizable for most applications.

 

Performance

  • Meets or exceed a variety of regional and international standards 
  • Proprietary software with advanced automatic-zero algorithms ensures accuracy standards are maintained over time, regardless of environment.
  • High-torque sealed brushless motors allow trouble-free operation and long MTBF.

 

Sanitary Design and Ease of Maintenance

  • Frames designed to minimize flat surfaces and slots, reducing food buildup.
  • Stainless steel conveyor beds.
  • Rapid-release conveyors and belts eliminate need for tools to remove or replace.
  • Tool-less thumb screw adjusts belt tracking.
  • Easy-to-adjust captive conveyor rollers.

 

Specifications
Air RequirementsDry, 550-690 kPa, 5.5-6.9 bar (80-100 psi) » 1,000 I/min (35 CFM)
Depending on application and configuration.
Certifications/ComplianceCE Low-Voltage Directive 2006/95/CE
CE Machinery Safety Directive 2006/42/CE
CE Electro-Magnetic Compatibility Directive 2004/108/CE
Complies with EC Directive 2002/95/EC
DescriptionVersa Flex Checkweigher
Detector Scan RateUp to 250 ppm
Package TypeAny, including cartons, bags, cups, bottles, jars, pouches, boxes, etc.
Electrical Requirements110/120 or 220/240 VAC, 50 or 60 HZ, single phase 15 A Max
Height (Metric) LineUSA: 650 mm∼1100 mm ±80 mm GP model: 630 mm∼1150 mm ±50 mm
Instrument DimensionsLength: 750 mm to 2000 mm.
Width: approx. 845 to 1500 mm depending on configuration.
MaterialFrame: 304 grade Stainless Steel (bead blast finish).
Cabinet and conveyor beds (4b finish).
Rollers: hard anodized aluminum or SST (option); load cell aluminum or SST (option)
Belts: Urethane FDA Blue UU20 or FDA Blue E2/1∼E3/1 type depending on conveyor dimensions and application.
Package DimensionsLength: 25 mm to 500 mm. Maximum width 400 mm.
Pollution DegreePollution degree II
ProtectionIP54
Speed Range (Metric)Line Speed:
Models up to 3.0 kg capacity: Up to 95m/min
Models over 3.0 kg capacity: Up to 90 m/min
Pack rates dependent upon package length and weigh table length.
Speed Range (English)Line Speed:
Models up to 6.61 lb capacity: Up to 312 ft/min
Models over 6.61 lb capacity: Up to 295 ft/min
Pack rates dependent upon package length and weigh table length.
Weight Classification Zones3 or 5 zone selectable
Weight Range (Metric)10g to 6kg
Width (Metric) BeltWidth: approx. 845 to 1500 mm depending on configuration.
Product TypeVersaFlex Checkweigher
AccuracyRandom error: to OIML R51 International Standards. European MID Standards and Handbook – 44 U.S. standards or better.
Actual accuracy may differ depending upon package weight, speed, stability and roller type.
Display TypeColor Touchscreen
Unit SizeEach

Frequently asked questions (FAQs)

How fast can machines check the weight of pet food products?

For pet food products in cartons, cans, bottles, or pouches, a chain checkweigher offers line speeds up to 700 packages per minute. It is appropriate for both dry and wet environments.

How can I tell if final packaged pet food products are being under or overfilled?

To ensure that pet food processors are not under or overfilling packages, checkweighers are used to verify the correct weight of each package. Accurate weight avoids giving away costly product or from receiving hefty fines from regulatory bodies for underfilling.

Do checkweighers also monitor for physical contaminants?

Checkweighers do not detect physical contaminants but they can be combined with food metal detectors and X-ray inspection systems that do detect contaminants. Food metal detection systems provide reliable, cost-effective protection from even the smallest metal contaminants found anywhere in a food production process. Food X-ray inspection systems provide protection from metal, glass, stone and other dense foreign objects for almost any type of packaged, bulk, or piped product.

Food manufacturers can find metallic and non-metallic foreign objects and eliminate “wet” product effects common with metal detectors with the Thermo Scientific NextGuard X-ray Detection Systems (https://www.thermofisher.com/order/catalog/product/NEXTGUARDPRO). Designed for a wide variety of food applications, NextGuard systems offer enhanced capabilities to inspect packaged products for missing pieces or components, under and over-fills, and other quality problems.

Can checkweighers be washed down?

Checkweighers can sometimes come in contact with food products that can leak or spill. The equipment has to get washed down regularly to prevent contamination so it must meet IP65 Washdown requirements. Therefore, checkweigher components require materials that can withstand washdown using chemicals. The metal should be fully constructed of ANSI Type 304 SS (stainless steel), which is an austenite steel. For even harsher situations, ANSI 316 stainless is used; it is more impervious to corrosion than 304 SS. Equipment should meet American National Standard ANSI/IEC 60529-2004 for equipment with electrical components. This standard describes a system for classifying the degrees of protection provided by enclosures of electrical equipment for two conditions:

- The protection of persons against access to hazardous parts and protection of equipment against the ingress of solid foreign objects
- The ingress of water

Equipment should be designed with minimal flat, horizontal surfaces and slots to reduce food buildup, and use stainless steel conveyor beds. IP65 enclosures provide basic waterproof protection from water, including jet sprays used during washdown.

Can checkweighers work with any type of dry ingredients?

The Thermo Scientific Versa Flex (https://www.thermofisher.com/order/catalog/product/VERSAFLEX) and Versa Flex GP (https://www.thermofisher.com/order/catalog/product/VERSAFLEX) Checkweigher line targets dry packaged applications such as baked goods, snack foods, prepared foods, condiments, pasta/rice/beans, baking ingredients (flour, sugar, etc.), personal care products such as diapers, soaps and creams, as well as pharmaceuticals.

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