Thermo Scientific Versa Flex Checkweigher line is designed for dry applications
By Canadian Packaging staff
Automation Bagging/Weighing Thermo Fisher Scientific Versa Flex checkweigher Versa Flex GP checkweigherPrecision checkweighers now more affordable for dry food, personal care and pharma products.
MINNEAPOLIS, MN—A new checkweigher line for dry applications has been added to the Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. Versa platform. The Thermo Scientific Versa Flex (fixed height)—see image above—and Versa Flex GP (height-adjustable cantilever) checkweighers are designed to improve accuracy and reliability, while decreasing product giveaway, maintenance and total cost of ownership.
The 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.
“Our existing Versa checkweighers have been built to accommodate IP65 washdown for wet product applications. However, the washdown capability was an unused feature for companies packaging dry products. We developed the Versa Flex models to make precision checkweighing more affordable for companies that previously couldn’t justify the expenditure,” says Thermo Fisher Scientific product manager of checkweighers Rick Cash.
Checkweigher models that target dry products are easy to integrate into operations that already run wet products. Because the entire Versa line shares a large percentage of common parts and maintenance procedures, companies can benefit from deploying the platform throughout the plant.
The Versa Flex and Versa Flex GP checkweighers offer easy-to-read touch screens with multiple language options. Frames have been designed to minimize food build-up, and rapid-release conveyors and belts also help simplify maintenance.
The units meet or exceed a variety of regional and international standards. Proprietary software with advanced automatic-zero algorithms has been designed to facilitate accuracy over time, regardless of environmental conditions.
About Thermo Fisher Scientific
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is the world leader in serving science, with revenues of US$17 billion and more than 50,000 employees in 50 countries. Through its premier brands—Thermo Scientific, Applied Biosystems, Invitrogen, Fisher Scientific and Unity Lab Services—the company offers an unmatched combination of innovative technologies, purchasing convenience and comprehensive support. For more information, visit www.thermofisher.com.
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