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 FEATURE
Rospen Industries’ range of
continuous weighing equipment
for the grain and feed milling
sector
R
ospen Industries, being the
UK’s leading supplier of high
precision weighing and metering
systems for powders, granules and
liquids, have developed a full range of
continuous weighing systems, answering
to customer requirements in the
grain and feed milling sector.
The company has been working with
customers in the industry for many years and
this has led to the development of a range
of equipment, which encompasses products
of specific relevance to companies operating
in the sector.
These products provide basic, in-line con-
tinuous weighing capabilities at an effective
price point for grain and feed customers. As
more customers in this sector become highly
automised, their production lines increasingly
demand continuous weighing as a prereq-
uisite.
Rospen’s continuous weighing range can
both measure and control the throughput
of material, with accuracy and reliability
built in.
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Weigh belt and the resultant correction signal is used
The Rospen weigh belt range encompass- to speed up or slow down a product
es three model ranges of weigh belts that pre-feeder to bring the weight of product
have been designed to meet varying needs. on the belt back to the pre-set rate.
The principle of operation is slightly differ- This method has the advantage that the
ent on the three models: product is positively fed onto the belt
thus avoiding bridging or rat-holing in the
Enclosed weigh belt hopper.
This consists of a short variable speed
belt, a section of which is supported by a Special features
load cell mounted weight bar. The product is • Feed rated of 1 to 50,000 kg/hr.
fed onto the belt by gravity via a chute from Accurate to better than +- 0.25 percent
a storage hopper. The resulting signal from • Continuous uninterrupted weighing
the weighed section of belt is directly pro- accurate to +- 0.5 percent
portional to the weight of product passing • Automatic tare and ranging
over the belt and this is transmitted to the • Three models:
LBC2000 microprocessor controller. - Totally enclosed: giving dust tight
control of toxic or hazardous
Open type and miniature weigh materials
belts - Open type: giving visual inspection
These consist of a weigh frame and a on process lines
fixed-speed belt, which is totally weighed. - Miniature: 50 mm wide with range as
The weight of the unit is tared to zero, low as 10 to 800g/min:
such that only the product passing over • Easy strip feature
the belt is weighed. The product weight • Instant response with no process lag
signal is measured by the microprocessor • Small installation space required
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Enclosed screw weigher • Low maintenance
Rospen’s enclosed screw weigher has • Small installation
been designed to meter and weigh dusty, space required
aggressive or toxic powders to continuous
accuracies of ±0.5 percent at rates of up to Solo flow meter
55 tonnes per hour. It will also provide a fail- The SOLO range
safe positive indication of material flow-rate of impact plate flowm-
change, change in density or moisture level, eters has been designed
or change in material characteristics. to provide the optimum
The output signal from the weight con- cost-effective solution
troller can also be used to initiate an error for measurement and
alarm, indicate flow rate, totalise flow or con- display of flow through
trol the output of other metering devices in a process to accuracies
ratio. By this method, the outputs of several of +- 1 percent.
product metering feeders or liquids pumps Flow rates from 100
can be ‘ratioed’ together and held to close kg/hr to 250 tonnes/
tolerances. hr can be measured via
The machine consists of a screw type open or closed designs.
pre-feeder which pre-conditions and The SOLO is available
meters the product by volume into a in a choice of stainless
short weigh screw, which is turning at a or mild steel enclosures
variable speed, through which the product and alternate impact
is conveyed. plate coatings suitable
The weigh screw is supported on weight for a wide variety of
transducers. applications.
Free flowing mate-
Special features rial is directed onto the
• Continuous, uninterrupted weighing impact plate and then onto the process. The signal and is continuously displayed as kg
accurate to ±0.5 percent impact force is measured in the horizontal per hour.
• Totally enclosed giving dust tight control plane only, thus static material build-up has
• Insensitive to shock or vibration no effect and there is no zero drift. The Special features
• Easy to strip and maintain horizontal force measurement is converted • Feed rates of 50 to 200000 kg/hr -
• Instant response without process lag electronically to a proportional flow rate accurate to better than +- 1 percent
more than 100 years a reliable partner
Feed mills Silos
Flourmills Bulk handling systems
Pet Food plants Electric control &
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This cycle is repeated at frequent

and regular intervals, transferring product
from the hopper into the process in a
pulse-like action. Flow rate is calculated by
monitoring the gain in weight inside the
hopper each time the valve is closed in
relation to time. An approximated rate of
flow through the process while the valve
is open is automatically calculated by the
LBC1000 controller, which then displays
overall flow rate in kilograms per hour/or
kilograms total.

Special features
• Simple to integrate in vertical process
• High accuracy due to discreet
weighments
• Continuous and intermittent operation
• 100 to 20000 kg/hour

Vibo flow meter

The new VIBO flow meter range offers
an alternative method of continuous proc-
ess weighing which is ideal for applications
where hygiene or ease of cleaning is impor-
tant.
VIBO measures the flow of any powder
or bulk products as it passes along a stainless
steel vibratory tray conveyor and is a use-
ful alternative to continuous weigh belt or
screw systems.
The system comprises an electro or
mechanically driven vibratory tray conveyor
mounted onto a Rospen Boss-Mount weigh-
frame.
Since there are no moving or wearing
parts maintenance is kept to a minimum.
In operation the weight of the conveyor
is tared off, thus enabling the weight of the
product in the tray conveyor to be continu-
ously and precisely measured. The system
is controlled by a Rospen controller, which
displays the conveying rate as kilograms per
hour and total output in kilograms as well
as providing high and low flow rate alarm
facilities.
Because the controller has a closed loop
control facility, it is possible to maintain
a constant weight of product in the tray
conveyor by modulating delivery from the
pre-feeder, thus VIBO can be used both as
an uncontrolled flowmeter and as a constant
weight feeder.

• Dust tight enclosure Designed for dimensional compactness, Special features

• No moving parts PULSO is ideal for applications where space • Feed rates of 50 to 50,000 hg/hr -
• Easily installed is at a premium. Its simplicity of installation accurate to better than +- 1 percent
• Low cost makes its similarly convenient for retrofit • Mechanically simple and robust
• Low maintenance applications where enhanced monitoring • Easy to clean and maintain
• Rugged design facilities are required.
PULSO is a gravity fed batch weigh hop-
Pulso flow meter per mounted on a weighframe and fitted
If you operate in the grain or feed
A simple and precise, yet low cost solu- with a pneumatically operated discharge
milling sector and wish discuss any of
tion for calculating time based consumption valve controlled by a Rospen LBC1000
your handling or process issues with
of material through a continuous process, controller.
Rospen Industries, please call them on
the new PULSO flowmeter from Rospen As material flows into the hopper the
+44 161 304 5700, or visit website
Industries can be used to measure flow rate weight rises. At a predetermined value the con-
www.rospen.com.
of powder, granules and even piece parts troller triggers the pneumatically operated valve
under free flow. to release the material collected in the hopper.

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