Spee-Dee Advanced Volumetric System.

According to James P. Navin, president of Spee-Dee Packaging Machinery, Inc., "Our innovative Spee-Dee Advanced Volumetric System is the first in the industry to control both weight and volume in dry filling." Included is a single Allen-Bradley PLC to control both the filler and scale. The design is elegant in its simplicity, and enables easy disassembly for clean up and quick product changeover. Components for the filling and weighing options are nonproprietary.

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Timm Johnson, vice president, sales/marketing, explains, "Package weights gathered by the in-line scale are fed back to the PLC, averaged and compared to target weights. The PLC is programmed to quickly and precisely regulate volume utilizing the servo volume adjustment, thereby preventing fills from falling below minimum, as well as eliminating overfills. The results are greatly improved repeatability and reduction in target weight."

Spee-Dee Packaging Machinery, Inc. manufactures equipment to measure and fill dry products in consumer size containers. They serve a global base of clients in diverse market segments.

Spee-Dee Packaging Machinery, Inc., 9950 Durand Ave., Sturtevant, Wisconsin, US. 53177. Tel: +1 (262)886-4402, Fax: +1 (262) 886-5502, Web: www.spee-dee.com.