Hygiene begins long before cleaning starts
How weighing and inspection technologies actively enable hygiene.
Categories: load cells
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Historic meets high-tech: Successful utilisation of a rail scale with state-of-the-art weighing technology
When tradition and precision meet, solutions with a special character are created. Together with Kilomatic Wiegetechnische GmbH, Minebea Intec has modernised a track scale from the 1960s with the latest load cells and associated electronics. The result: maximum accuracy with complete preservation of the historic steel body.
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Precise level control - with the right technology
Whether in silos, tanks or process containers – precise fill level detection is key to stable, safe and efficient production. This article compares radar, ultrasound and capacitive sensors with the gravimetric method – revealing why weighing technology excels where it truly counts.
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Minebea Intec invests in its load cell production and increases production capacity
Minebea Intec, a global leader in industrial weighing and inspection technologies, is expanding its production capacity and optimising lead times to better meet the growing demand for its high-precision and durable load cells. The company has invested a seven-figure sum in a new 2-tonne dead load testing machine and a new turning centre at its Hamburg site.
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Alarming number of recalls for dairy products
The latest Global Food Recall Index shows a sharp rise in product safety issues: nearly 400 dairy products were recalled globally in Q1 2025, topping the recall stats. This article explores common causes and highlights key technologies along the dairy production process to boost safety and efficiency.
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Smart Weighing Boosts Bayer’s Production Automation
The new supply centre of the agricultural chemical and pharmaceutical company Bayer in Hangzhou integrates weighing technology of Minebea Intec for precise mixing and homogenisation in Zone 2 hazardous areas. Features like smart calibration save time and labor, while seamless system integration ensures scalability.
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New PR 6003 mounting kit for load cells from Minebea Intec: Silo weighing made easy
The PR 6003 mounting kit from Minebea Intec delivers fast commissioning, top accuracy, and maximum safety in a compact design – ideal for demanding silo weighing. Now available to order.
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Weighbridges under water: How Dubai‘s waste incineration plant withstands even extremes
Severe flooding put the weighing system of Dubai’s largest waste incineration plant to the test. After 48 hours under water, it resumed operation without damage – a testament to the resilience of Minebea Intec technology.
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Safe weighing despite storms and earthquakes
How can a production plant that relies on weighing technology carry out its processes accurately and safely when sudden lateral forces such as gusts of wind, vibrations or seismic activity subject tanks and vessels to great stress? This question arises for many production managers who are confronted with the particular challenges of such environments.
