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Multihead Weighers
Food processing | Food Machinery | Food Packing | Hygienic Machinery | Liquid Filling | Powder Filling | Quality Control | Conveying | Weigh Heads
At Rise Automation, we supply multihead weighers that combine accuracy, efficiency and reliability. With extensive experience in weighing, conveying and distribution systems, we deliver solutions that improve productivity while reducing product giveaway. Our machines are built to meet the needs of food manufacturers across the UK and Europe, with applications ranging from confectionery, snacks, cereals, and frozen foods to meat, cheese, seafood, and fresh produce.
Each weigher is developed with cost efficiency and quality in mind, using proven modular components alongside the latest automation technology. We work closely with customers, carrying out trial runs with real products to ensure the right system is in place for every application. From standalone weighers to complete integrated packaging lines, our equipment provides the accuracy and reliability that modern food production demands, helping businesses maintain consistency, reduce waste and achieve better overall line performance.
What is a Multihead Weigher
Weigh Head
Top Cone
Feed Pans
Feed Hopper
Side Chutes
Control Panel
Timing Hooper
Top Cone
The top cone distributes product to feed pans, this can be rotary or vibratory driven.
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Load Cell
Load cells measure the precise weight of product in each weigh hopper.
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Control Panel
The control panel manages weighing programs, settings, and operates the machine.
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Feed Pans
Feeder pans vibrate to move product from the cone into the feed hoppers.
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Weigh Head
Weigh hoppers weigh, hold and release product once a suitable combination is found.
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Timing Hopper
The timing hopper collects weighed product and releases it to the packaging machine.
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Feed Hopper
Feed hoppers are an intermediate hopper allowing increase machine speed.
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Side Chutes
Side chutes guide product from the weigh hoppers into the downstream packaging line.
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Touch Screen
The touch screen is used to configure parameters, select formats and monitor the multihead weigher.
Applications for Multihead Weighers
Rise Automation multihead weighers are suitable for a wide range of food and non food products, offering exceptional accuracy, consistency, and efficiency across multiple industries. Built for flexibility, they can handle everything from lightweight snacks and frozen produce to hardware components and electrical parts. Designed with robust stainless-steel construction and tried and tested technology, each system ensures reliable performance and reduced product giveaway.
Snack Foods
Crisps, nuts, popcorn, and sweets are weighed quickly and precisely, keeping portions consistent and reducing product giveaway.
Bakery Products
Biscuits, pastries, cereals, and baked goods are weighed consistently, maintaining portion control and improving packaging efficiency.
Fresh Products
Fresh foods like meat, cheese, fruit, and vegetables are handled gently and weighed accurately, with hygienic design ensuring food safety.
Mechanical Components
Bolts, screws, plastic parts, and small components can be weighed with the same speed and precision as food products.
Frozen Foods
Frozen fruit, vegetables, seafood, and ready meals are portioned with accuracy, even under frosty conditions, ensuring consistent pack weights.
Electrical Components
Bolts, screws, plastic parts, and small components are weighed with the same speed and precision as food products.
Key Features of Multihead Weighers
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Available in configurations from 10 to 32 head weighers for high speed and mixing applications.
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Precision weighing ensures high accuracy with minimal product giveaway, improving efficiency and cost control.
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Hygienic design for the food industry with cleaning and durability at its focus.
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Optional dimple plate finish to reduce sticking ensuring product flow for sticky or delicate foods.
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Ideal for weighing and packing confectionery, snacks, frozen foods, cereals, seafood, meat, cheese, fruit and non food items.
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Custom discharge solutions for VFFS packaging machines, tray sealers, pouch fillers or conveyors.
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Modular design for long term performance and maintenance.
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Memory hopper for increased discharge speed.
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Tool free bucket removal providing quick change overs and cleaning for reduced downtime.
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UK based support, service, spare parts and integration expertise from Rise Automation’s Kent facility.
High Speed Portioning
Multihead weighers process multiple weights at once, enabling fast, consistent portioning ideal for high output production lines.
Accurate Combination Weighing
Intelligent software selects the optimal combination of weigh heads to match target weights with minimal giveaway improving product yield.
Flexible Product Handling
Handles everything from snacks and cereals to irregular or fragile items, simply adjust settings to suit your product.
Multiple Head Options
Available in 10, 14, 20, or more heads to suit different speed, weight range, and accuracy requirements.
Memory Buckets for Efficiency
Memory or buffer buckets temporarily store near miss weights to be used in the next cycle, reducing waste and improving speed.
Gentle Product Transfer
Designed to minimise drop height and impact, ideal for delicate items like confectionery, baked goods or soft fruit.
Simple Line Integration
Integration options with VFFS baggers, tray fillers, thermoformers or conveyors for a fully automated packaging line.
Stainless Steel Construction
Robust and hygienic build for food grade environments with easy clean surfaces and IP rated options for washdown areas.
Tool Free Dismantling
Quick release hoppers and contact parts for rapid cleaning and changeovers, reducing downtime during product swaps.
User Friendly Interface
Touchscreen controls with preset recipes, live diagnostics, and adjustable settings, designed for operators with minimal training.
Consistent Performance
Delivers reliable, repeatable fills across thousands of cycles, ideal for 24/7 production environments.
Reduced Labour & Giveaway
Automates a labour intensive process while improving weight accuracy, lowering costs, incising efficiency and profit margins.
Product Trials
At Rise Automation, we don’t just sell machinery, we deliver tailored packaging and weighing solutions that work for your business. Choosing the right weighing system is crucial, and we’re here to make that decision easier. We offer a free in house product trial service. Whether you’re packing powders, granules, snacks, components or irregular shapes, we’ll test your product on our equipment to ensure our solution is the perfect fit.
How it works:
Send us a sample of your product, and our team will:
✅ Run controlled trials using our weighing machines
✅ Record high quality videos of the process for your review
✅ Provide a full report detailing accuracy, speed, and throughput
This means you’ll get clear, measurable data on how your product performs before making any investment.
With Rise Automation, you’re not just buying equipment, you’re gaining a long term partner committed to your success.
Multi-Head Weigher – FAQs
Question 1
What is a multi-head weigher?
A multi-head weigher is an automated weighing machine that uses multiple weigh heads to deliver fast, accurate portioning for packing lines.
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What are the main benefits?
High speed, excellent accuracy, reduced product giveaway and seamless integration with VFFS and other packing systems.
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Can they integrate with my existing packing line?
Yes. Multi-head weighers can be integrated with conveyors, VFFS baggers, checkweighers and full packaging cells.
Question 2
How does a multi-head weigher work?
Product is fed into individual hoppers, each measured by load cells. The system selects the best weight combination and discharges it into your packaging machine.
Question 5
Can they handle mixed products?
Yes. Many systems support mix weighing, allowing multiple ingredients or variants to be combined in one cycle.
Question 8
Are they easy to clean and maintain?
Stainless steel construction and removable contact parts make cleaning straightforward. Regular calibration and hopper checks keep accuracy high.
Question 3
What products can multi-head weighers handle?
They suit free flowing products such as snacks, nuts, sweets, frozen foods, fresh produce, pet food and small hardware items.
Question 6
How accurate are multi-head weighers?
Extremely accurate, they minimise over fill and help meet UK/EU average weight legislation.
Question 9
What size or number of heads do I need?
This depends on required speed, target weight, product type and layout. More heads generally offer higher output and finer accuracy.
