X-ray Inspection and Checkweigher Combination Unit

Our Thermo Scientific x-ray and checkweigher combination system includes the Thermo Scientific™ NextGuard™ C330 X-ray inspection and the Thermo Scientific™ Global Versa checkweigher systems with integrated conveyor belts and dual rejection systems.

The NextGuard C330 is ideal for finding dense or sharp objects in a wide variety of products as well as detecting errors like over/under fill or missing, misplaced, cracked, or incorrectly formed products. The Versa checkweigher has proprietary software with advanced automatic-zero algorithms to ensure accuracy standards are maintained over time, regardless of environment, and is engineered for ease of maintenance.

There are many benefits to combining x-ray inspection and a checkweigher into one system, providing maximum product safety and the protection of your brand.

• Single point of operation for personnel
  • Many companies have quality control procedures where critical control points within their production process need to be monitored. Having the x-ray inspection combined with the checkweigher, enables both systems to easily be monitored by the employee on the production floor and not have to move a great distance between the two systems.
  • Reduces safety risk to the operator as the reject systems of both the x-ray system and checkweigher system are located next to each other.
• Single point for maintenance
  • Set-up and calibration of the x-ray and checkweigher systems can be done together at the same time.
• Space saving
  • Production facilities are often very crowded and constrained by lack of extra space. Even a space savings of 200 cm is valuable within a constricted manufacturing plant. This combination system can save from 200 cm to 1,000 cm in length of valuable packaging line space.
• Budget saving
  • Combination units save on the purchase of hardware. Since the conveyor belt of the NextGuard x-ray is also used as the infeed for the Versa checkweigher this eliminates the need for an extra conveyor belt which can be a cost savings of several thousand dollars compared to buying two separate systems.
• Single point for quality control
  • Rejection of out-of-range weight and contaminated products are side by side for easy removal.
  • Each system has its own HMI control screen, and both are visible from a single point allowing simultaneous review of real time data from both systems.
  • X-ray belt can help pull pitch of products, regulating product presentation going onto the checkweigher.