The supply hopper sits on top of your bagging scale. The size of the supply hopper determines how many bags you can fill before you have to replenish it. Incline feed conveyors are often used to fill your supply hopper from a blender, dryer, super sack, or silo. Depending on your product, feed conveyors may be cleated belt, auger, vacuum,... Read more
Category: Bag Fillers
How to Choose the Right Bag Spout for Bagging Scales
In order for filling to be completed, bagging scales require a special spout to be integrated inside of each bag. The bag spout is determined by the application as well as the size and material of each bag. Types of Bag Spouts There are 2 basic types of spouts for open mouth bags: non-clamp and clamp. Non-Clamping Bag Spouts The... Read more
Types of Bagging Scale Clamps
Both gross weigh and net weigh bagging scales that fill open mouth bags have a spout where the product is discharged into a bag. To hold the bag on the spout while it is being filled, bagging scales offer different types of bag clamping assemblies. There are two typical types of bag clamping assemblies: clam shell and center grip. Clam... Read more
Types of Bagging Scale Feeders
The choice of a bagging scale feeder is dependent on your product’s flow characteristics. The types of scale feeders include gravity, vibratory, belt, auger, impeller, and air packer. Gravity Feeders: Gravity baggers are available as gross or net weigh baggers and utilize gravity to fill bags with free-flowing, high-density materials like flakes, granules, or pellets where the product easily falls... Read more
Mechanical vs. Digital Bagging Scales
Bag filling scales are available with a mechanical weighing mechanism or a digital weighing mechanism. Mechanical Bagging Scales Mechanical scales have a counterbalance weight system. Certified counterweights (i.e. 1, 2, or 5 lb.) are hung on the scale. A smaller weight on a slide bar (much like the old doctor’s scale) or a threaded rod is used for fine adjustment... Read more
Gross Weigh vs Net Weigh Bagging Scales
There are two types of bagging scales based on how the product is weighed: gross weigh scales and net weigh scales. We provide both types of bagging scales here at Inpak Systems, along with a host of other types of bag-filling equipment. In today’s blog we’re going to give you the rundown on each of these bagging scales, highlighting their... Read more