Dataweigh™ Combination Scales (Multihead Weighers)
As the leader in weighing technology for food packaging, we’re proud to present Yamato Dataweigh™ combination scales. Also known as multihead weighers, these scales function as an automatic weighing and filling machine, offering high accuracy and speed to enhance your packaging productivity and bottom line.
In food packaging, multihead weighers drop a predetermined target weight of product into diverse types of packaging using multiple heads at a time. (Hence the name, multihead.) These heads are sometimes referred to as buckets. The multihead scale uses the best available combination of buckets to drop the most accurate weighment possible to achieve the desired target weight for the product being packaged.
Whether you call it a combination scale or multihead weigher, Yamato’s automatic weighing packing machines can quickly weigh and fill a wide variety of foods and materials with very high accuracy. Our multihead weighers can weigh and fill anything from frozen foods, meats, poultry, seafood, cereals, and granules to fresh herbs, leafy greens, and many more applications.
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Yamato Combination Scales & Multihead Weighing Machines
Explore our different combination scales (multihead weigher machines) or contact one of our experts to find the best scale for your product.
Proven, accurate, and efficient technology with a small footprint. Economically priced.
The most advanced technology for top-of-the-line speed, accuracy, and sanitary design.
For products that can’t run on automatic radial combination scales. Great for fragile products, fresh poultry, and fresh produce like leafy greens, and more.
Related FAQs
Cleaning a multihead weigher involves safely removing product residue while protecting sensitive weighing components to maintain hygiene, accuracy, and machine longevity. First, stop production, power down the machine according to lockout/tagout procedures then remove any remaining product. Disassemble removable contact parts such as feed pans and buckets (Yamato Dataweigh™ scale feature tool free disassembly) and parts are taken to wash bay. Wash frame according to the IP rating. Avoid spraying directly onto load cells, electrical components, or control panels. Once all components are completely dry, reassemble the multihead weigher.
Multihead weighers work by using combination theory to achieve high speed and exceptional accuracy. Product is distributed across several lanes that incorporate high accuracy load cells. Each lane encompasses a weigh bucket that measures a fractional weight of the total target weight. The scale’s computer then calculates thousands of possible combinations within a fraction of a second and selects the group of weigh buckets whose combined weight is closest to the set target weight without dumping an underweight. By choosing the optimal combination rather than relying on a single measurement, multihead weighers minimize product giveaway, maintain consistent pack weights, and deliver precise, efficient operation even at high production speeds.