Zemic load cell for high-speed
packaging machinery
DAMTECH choose Zemic load cell and weight
transmitter for egg grading machine
DAMTECH’s E-Grader 40 egg weighing, sorting and
packaging system.
ZEMIC’s L6N load cell and T1
weighing transmitter – available
The T1 weight transmitter is DIN rail
from Variohm EuroSensor.
mounted, has an integral 6-segment
semi alphanumeric display and takes care
of set-up and calibration - with a wide
DAMTECH Egg-Handling BV specialises sources are becoming increasingly popular in automated egg processing machinery for consumers but are still subject to the and recently, with the help of load rigorous quality and legislative regulations measurement specialists Zemic Europe, required of large producers. The machine developed its latest E-Grader 40 egg can handle 5 different grade classes weighing, sorting and packaging system. between 43 and 73 grams. Consequently With a maximum capacity to grade 28800 the design brief included not only accuracy, eggs each hour and scalable up to six reliability and straightforward integration lines, the state-of-the-art machine utilises in the machines’ architecture but also ease Zemic’s L6N series single-point load cells of maintenance and, of course, competitive As a major global sensor and transducer
in combination with its cost. manufacturer, ZEMIC’s comprehensive
Top-Sensors T1 weight transmitter to
choice of output configurations including
analogue (voltage and current) as well as
USB and many commonly used fieldbus
protocols. For use with 1, 4 or 8 load cells,
it provides excitation voltage and load
cell signal conversion making integration
with the customers’ control system
straightforward as well as scalable.
product range includes single point or
provide high-speed processing at the rate Zemic’s L6N load cell and the T1 weight platform cells, compression cells, S-type,
of one measurement per 300 ms. transmitter provided best fit components shear beam and dual shear beam load
for the machine cells. Both standard and customised
Zemic, represented with full technical where the anodised aluminium-alloy products are available through Variohm
support in the UK by Variohm EuroSensor, and IP65 rated single point load cell EuroSensor.
works closely with its customers to provide with OIML approval offered a maximum solutions that differentiate their market platform size of 350 x 400 mm. This load With load capacities ranging from a
position. As weighing was not a technology cell is well proven for use in a variety of few hundred grams to over 500 Tons,
area that DAMTECH had encountered applications and has a pedigree of use applications include pricing scales, hopper
previously the two companies’ combined in the medical weighing market. The scales, weighbridge platforms, elevator
their respective skills in automated measurement ranges available span 0…3 and in-vehicle weighing system and more.
machinery and force sensors to develop kg up to 100 kg, and with a combined ZEMIC has several product lines with
the E-Grader 40 which is aimed at farmers error of less than 0.02% FS the L6N OIML-R60 ‘legal-for-trade’ approval.
that sell their commercial egg produce features industry leading precision, build straight from the farm. These supply quality and long reliable life.
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