Barrel scales for weighing cabbage barrels and cabbage barrels
ESSMANN | Waagen & Automation has modernized a 21-year-old calibratable stainless steel drum scale for a northern German agricultural company, on which fresh, cut white cabbage is filled and weighed in a 120-litre drum.
Process sequence of the drum weigher
Once the barrel has been partially filled with brine and cabbage, the product is tamped manually, as the volume of the product would otherwise not fit completely into the barrel.
A roller conveyor, each made of stainless material, is installed on, next to and behind the drum weigher. Tamping takes place on the roller conveyor next to the floor scale. To determine the weight, the drum is pushed onto the drum scale over the roller conveyor.
The weighing bridge is made of stainless steel and has a dual-range design. This makes it ideal for weighing, counting and checking. The weighing range of the scale is 0.4 – 150 kg, the increment up to 60 kg = 20 g and from 60 kg = 50 g.
The roller conveyor consists of an aluminum frame with plastic rollers. The bearing cheeks of the track sections are made of U-profile. The rollers are mounted on ball bearings and run on strong round axles.
Filling takes place via an inclined conveyor belt, which can be switched off manually. As it can happen that the operator has to leave the workplace during the final filling, a switch-off point can be set. The signal is output via a relay box on the weighing terminal.
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