Hastamat VB Dosing and Filling System
Hastamat's dosing and filling system for free-flowing and portioned product, metering into bags, cups, jars and trays.
Not everything is weighed. Sprinkles, granules, powders and small uniform pieces are often better portioned by volume, and that is what a dosing system does.
The VB meters free-flowing product into bags, cups, jars and trays. Where a multihead weigher earns its place by taking giveaway out of a variable product, a doser earns its place on a consistent one by being simpler, faster to clean and quicker to change over.
Weigher or doser?
Product that varies in density or piece size belongs on a weigher. Uniform free-flowing product sold by volume or count is a doser application, and the VB is configured around the container, the portion size and the cleaning regime you run. Send Piepenbrock Packaging the product and the pack and we will recommend the machine your application calls for.
Industries that run it
- Nuts & Trail MixPrecision weighing and packaging for nuts, dried fruit, trail mix and seed blends. Combination weighers ensure accurate weight with mixed products of varying density.
- Pet FoodHigh-capacity weighing and bagging for pet food, treats and supplements. Multihead weighers handle the variety: kibble, treats, dental chews and freeze-dried products.
See it run
How to Reduce Giveaway in Food Packaging
Dennis Feldbusch and Thomas Bornemann, Hastamat
Thomas Bornemann says many times the cost of giveaway is higher than buying a new machine, and customers do not always calculate it when buying equipment.
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Common questions
- How do we choose between dosing and multihead weighing?
- Both are strong Hastamat platforms, and the choice comes down to product consistency and how the pack is sold. Variable product sold by weight belongs on a multihead weigher, where combination weighing takes the giveaway out of every pack. Uniform free-flowing product sold by volume or count runs faster and cleaner on a doser like the VB, with simpler changeover between formats. Send us the product specification and the finished pack and we will work the comparison through with you.
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