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Multihead Weigher VFFS Video: Weighing and Bagging Coffee Beans, Step by Step

Multihead Weigher VFFS Video: Weighing and Bagging Coffee Beans, Step by Step

A multihead weigher with ten heads weighs coffee beans and drops each portion into a bag that a vertical form fill seal machine forms from roll film, fills and seals. Specifications and options are on the Vertical Form-Fill-Seal Packaging Machine page. Our guide How Does a VFFS Machine Work? explains how each part works.

Machine type
Vertical Form-Fill-Seal Packaging Machine
Filler
Multihead weigher (10 heads)
Product form
Granules
Pack format
Pillow bag from roll film
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What happens in the video

  1. 0:00 The machine running: coffee beans weighed and bagged
  2. 0:11 A vibrating feeder lifts the beans from the bulk tip to the weigher platform
  3. 0:24 Inside the multihead weigher: the centre cone, feeder pans, pool hoppers and weigh hoppers
  4. 0:47 Combination weighing: the hoppers whose weights add up closest to the target open
  5. 1:13 The beans fall into a bag formed from roll film over the forming collar
  6. 1:27 The heated bar seals the back seam and the jaws seal the top and bottom of two bags
  7. 1:53 Bags checked on the scale against a 100 g target
  8. 2:10 Bags per minute and the fillers that suit other products

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