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Reliability levels up with vibrating switches
January 1st 2009

The machine used to pack fill sachets of Batchelors Cup a Soup at Premier Foods' site in Ashford, Kent, processes 160 units a minute. The hoppers feeding the machine incorporate a small rotating agitator to ensure consistent product flow and mix as the sachets are filled. Previous switches had reliability problems, particularly when products were changed over.

To help remedy the situation, vibrating fork devices have been supplied with remote electronics housings and quick release, hygienic fittings to enable fast removal and clean down between product changes. The application uses Vegawave level switches from Vega.

Vibrating level switches combine mechanical detection – using the damping of a vibrating element – with the reliability of solid-state electronics. Selfchecking is built in, electronic monitoring of the vibration frequency means that any damage, very high build-up or device failure makes the switch an inherently safe device.

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