Thompson Scale Releases New
Hydraulically Adjustable Checkweigher

(August 15, 2005) HOUSTON, TX – Thompson Scale Company, a leader in checkweighing systems, packaging machinery controls, and custom production scales, announced today the release of the new 4693 Hydraulic Lift Heavy-Duty Checkweigher. This checkweigher is ideal for production facilities that produce heavy or bulky items and use conveyor systems that change heights, especially open-mouth net weigh fillers.

The 4693 Hydraulic Lift Checkweigher is designed for industrial and institutional packaging applications, with weight ranges from 10 lbs to 400 lbs. Weigh station conveyors range from 28" long up to 5' long, run at speeds up to 220 feet per minute, and production rates in excess of 50 units per minute are considered “standard.”

Many production facilities produce bags or containers that are different heights, prompting them to adjust the height of their conveyor systems. The 4693 HL Checkweigher features a newly developed hydraulic lifting and lowering system that allows the entire unit to move up and down to adjust to varying conveyor heights. Normally, a standard checkweigher has to be placed much further down the production line where the height is constant. This unique checkweigher can be placed just after the filling station, allowing operators to react much quicker to off-spec fills.

The 4693 HL Checkweigher can be automatically adjusted to the desired height at the push of a button. Its legs can be easily extended or retracted by an overall twelve inches to match surrounding conveyors. The flexibility that it offers can have a very positive impact on a factory’s quality control.

This checkweigher is a simple, easy to use, rugged, yet highly accurate production scale. Although the 4693 HL Checkweigher is specifically designed for harsh, abusive, dirty environments commonly found in the cement, concrete, soil, and bark industries; it remains extremely accurate and dependable. Users in the chemical, starch, flour, and salt industries can also rely on this checkweigher for their quality control by weight.

Designed for large and heavy products, this checkweigher weighs products of virtually any shape or size. Items compatible with the 4693 HL include anything from pails of paint, to boxes and cartons, to bagged product conveyed up on end. A wide variety of weigh station conveyors are available to meet the specific needs of each application.

Unlike other in-motion scales, the 4693 HL does not require the use of photo-eyes (in most cases) to detect the presence of a package crossing the scale. This is another unique aspect of the checkweigher. This feature eliminates the costs and problems (such as downtime, unweighed product, or incomplete weigh data) that are associated with dirty or misaligned photo-eye sensors.

The controllers for these checkweighers can hold 75 unique product recipes in memory and display useful information on production as each unit crosses the scale. Each controller also offers English and Spanish menus in full sentences for better comprehension.

The 4693 HL Checkweigher is available now. For more information, call 713/932-9071 or visit our website at http://www.thompsonscale.com

Thompson Scale Company

Thompson Scale Company is a leading manufacturer of weighing systems and packaging machinery controls. Thompson Scale has provided the manufacturing industry with highly accurate and reliable weighing solutions for over 30 years. Products include in-motion checkweighers, universal filler controllers, remote digital displays, inline rejector conveyors, and filling machinery upgrades. The company offers quality equipment with training and service in support of all products. Thompson Scale systems are made in the USA and sold to manufacturing facilities around the world.

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