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SmartRefllTechnology

inLoss-in-WeightFeeding

Rechargingaloss-in-weightfeederdoesn’thavetoharmperformance.

SmartRefillTechnologycombinesseveralstrategiestoovercometheproblem.

Loss-in-weightfeedershaveevolvedFeedermanufacturershavetaken

frommechanicallyponderousdevicesvaryingapproachestothechallenges

tothesophisticatedmicroprocessorcon-presentduringrefillofthefeeder’shop-

trolledinstrumentsoftoday.Weighingper.K-Tronutilizesanapproachcalled

andcontroladvancementsovertheyears“SmartRefillTechnology(SRT).”Smart

havemadeloss-in-weight(gravimetric)RefillTechnologyensuresthatinterme-

feedingthepreferredmethodwhereverdiatetohighrateloss-in-weightsystems

thecombinationofhighgravimetricac-donothavetosufferfromfeedrateinac-

curacy,ingredientcontainment,andma-curacyduringrefillandcanuseamore

terialhandlingcapabilityareneeded.compacthopperofferingamoreeconom-

However,loss-in-weightfeedingicsolutiontofittingintotightlocationsin

doespossesssomeshortcomings,espe-thefactory.

ciallyathigherfeedrates.First,duringSRTcombinesarefillcontrolconcept

thefeeder’srequiredhopperrefillphase,calledtheRefillArraywithprecisiondig-

weight-basedcontrolmustemporarilyitalweighingtodeliverimprovedfeeding

suspendedandreplacedwithvolumetricaccuracyduringhopperrefill,substan-

control.Itisinthisrefill