• Micro’s 14 weigh heads have load cells that accurately measure weights in 0.01 gram increments to deliver target package weights as low as half a gram.
    Micro’s 14 weigh heads have load cells that accurately measure weights in 0.01 gram increments to deliver target package weights as low as half a gram.
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The Ishida Micro multihead weigher from food processing and packaging manufacturer Heat and Control takes 25 per cent of the space of a standard multihead weigher and features many of the same technologies as Ishida’s flagship CCW-RV weighers.

The product dispersion table utilises a sensitive weighing sensor to assure precise automatic feeding of tea, herbs, spices, tablets, capsules, dried vegetables, and other light-weight products.

Micro’s 14 weigh heads have load cells that accurately measure weights in 0.01 gram increments to deliver target package weights as low as half a gram.

Stepper motor drives operate product hoppers efficiently at high speeds, and all product contact parts can be removed without using tools.

A 12.1” colour LCD touch screen with a 3D interactive menu and simple icons make it easy to set up and operate the Micro weigher.

Production data can be transferred via a USB memory stick, Ethernet, or SCADA connection.  

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