Noodle Combination Weigher - High-Speed Weighing for Wet Soft Strip Materials

Keypack Intelligent Noodle Combination Weigher - High-Speed Weighing for Wet Soft Strip Materials

Keypack Intelligent Noodle Combination Weigher is a specialized multihead weighing system designed for accurate portioning of wet, soft, and elongated strip materials. It delivers high-speed weighing up to 60 weighments per minute with X(0.5) to X(1) precision accuracy using IP65 waterproof protection and customized high-precision sensors. Ideal for fresh noodle weighing, rice vermicelli portioning, bean sprout packaging, wet pasta weighing, and soft strip material handling across food processing, fresh produce packaging, and ready-to-eat meal production lines.

Product Overview

This noodle combination weigher represents a specialized solution for the unique challenges of weighing wet, soft, and elongated strip materials that conventional multihead weighers cannot handle effectively. The system is specifically engineered to accommodate the delicate nature of fresh noodles, rice vermicelli, bean sprouts, and similar products that require gentle handling to prevent breakage, clumping, or deformation during the weighing process.

The weigher utilizes high-precision customized sensors specifically calibrated for soft strip materials, delivering accurate weight measurement despite the irregular shapes and moisture content variations common in fresh noodle products. The IP65 waterproof chassis provides essential protection in wet food processing environments where moisture from fresh noodles and vegetables creates challenging operating conditions for electrical components.

Manufactured by Keypack Intelligent (Kunbupack), this combination weigher features advanced moisture management through an integrated drying and dewatering device that prevents electrical component damage in humid production environments. This protection system is critical for facilities processing fresh noodles, wet pasta, and other high-moisture products where condensation and water exposure are constant concerns.

The machine accommodates materials up to 300mm in length, providing versatility for various noodle types from short rice vermicelli to long fresh pasta strands. The 60-degree discharge chute angle ensures smooth material flow without tangling or clumping, while the checkered plate construction on all product-contact surfaces prevents sticking and facilitates easy cleaning between production runs.

An adjustable bidirectional rotary main vibrating mechanism distributes materials evenly into linear vibratory plates, ensuring consistent feeding despite the tendency of wet noodles to clump together. Each vibratory line features independent amplitude adjustment during operation, allowing real-time optimization of material flow for different noodle types, moisture levels, and production speeds without stopping the weighing process.

The cast aluminum reinforced integrated base enhances structural rigidity and vibration damping, reducing weighing stabilization time and enabling faster cycle rates essential for high-speed noodle packaging operations. The robust construction maintains measurement accuracy under continuous operation, supporting productivity targets in demanding fresh food production environments.

Key Features and Machine Characteristics

• Specialized Soft Strip Material Handling: Purpose-designed for wet, soft, and elongated materials including fresh noodles, rice vermicelli, bean sprouts, and wet pasta, with gentle vibratory feeding that prevents product breakage and maintains strand integrity. The customized feeding mechanism accommodates the unique flow characteristics of sticky, moist strip materials that conventional weighers cannot process effectively.
• High-Precision Customized Sensors: Specially calibrated load cells deliver accurate weight measurement for challenging soft strip materials, maintaining X(0.5) to X(1) precision despite moisture content variations and irregular product shapes. These high-standard sensors compensate for the dynamic weight fluctuations common in fresh noodle products, ensuring consistent portion accuracy for quality control and regulatory compliance.
• IP65 Waterproof Protection: Complete IP65-rated waterproof chassis protects electrical components from moisture exposure in wet food processing environments, extending equipment lifespan and reducing maintenance requirements. This waterproof design is essential for fresh noodle production where water splashing, condensation, and high humidity are constant operational challenges.
• Integrated Moisture Management System: Built-in drying and dewatering device actively prevents electrical component damage in humid environments, ensuring reliable operation in fresh food processing facilities. This moisture removal system is particularly valuable for facilities processing wet noodles, fresh pasta, and other high-moisture products that generate condensation and water vapor.
• 300mm Material Length Capacity: Accommodates elongated strip materials up to 300mm in length, providing versatility for various noodle types from short rice vermicelli to long fresh pasta strands. This extended length capacity expands application possibilities beyond standard granular products to include specialty Asian noodles, fresh fettuccine, and other long-format products.
• Independent Vibration Amplitude Control: Each vibratory feeder line features independent amplitude adjustment during operation, enabling real-time optimization of material flow for different product characteristics without stopping production. This feature is critical for handling wet noodles with varying moisture levels and stickiness, ensuring uniform distribution and consistent weighing accuracy.
• Multi-Stage Weight Calibration: Advanced calibration system supports multi-segment weight calibration and factory parameter reset functionality, enabling precise accuracy across different weight ranges and product types. Operators can quickly restore optimal settings after maintenance or recalibrate for new noodle varieties, reducing setup time and ensuring measurement consistency.
• 100 Parameter Preset Storage: Store up to 100 complete parameter configurations for different noodle types, target weights, and production formats, enabling rapid product changeovers without manual recalibration. This multi-recipe capability is essential for facilities producing multiple noodle varieties including fresh ramen, rice noodles, udon, and specialty pasta products.
• Automatic Material Shortage Detection: Intelligent monitoring system automatically pauses weighing operations when material levels are insufficient, preventing inaccurate short-weight packages and maintaining quality control standards. This feature reduces product waste and ensures compliance with net weight regulations in fresh food packaging.
• Optimized 60-Degree Discharge Chute: Steep discharge angle ensures smooth material flow without tangling or clumping, critical for long noodle strands that tend to interlock during transfer. The minimal-angle design prevents product retention and enables clean batch transitions, reducing cross-contamination risks between different noodle varieties.
• Checkered Plate Contact Surfaces: All product-contact components utilize checkered plate construction for non-stick performance and easy cleaning, supporting sanitation requirements in fresh food production. The textured surface prevents wet noodles from adhering while maintaining smooth material flow, simplifying cleaning procedures between production runs.
• Reinforced Cast Aluminum Construction: Thickened cast aluminum integrated base enhances structural strength and vibration damping, reducing weighing stabilization time for faster cycle rates. The robust construction maintains measurement accuracy under high-speed operation, supporting productivity targets up to 60 weighments per minute.
• Global Multi-Language Interface: Comprehensive multi-language support with 7-inch touchscreen and integrated help menus makes the weigher accessible to international operators and simplifies training requirements. The user-friendly interface reduces operator errors and accelerates learning curves in multi-cultural production facilities.
• High-Speed Weighing Performance: Delivers up to 60 weighments per minute depending on model configuration, supporting high-volume fresh noodle packaging operations. The rapid cycle rates maintain productivity while preserving weighing accuracy, essential for meeting production targets in commercial noodle manufacturing.

Application Areas

Fresh Noodle and Pasta Production:

• Fresh ramen noodles: alkaline wheat noodles portioning for retail packaging and food service containers
• Rice vermicelli: thin rice noodles, rice stick noodles quantitative weighing for Asian food packaging
• Fresh udon noodles: thick wheat noodles portioning for Japanese cuisine packaging
• Fresh pasta: fettuccine, linguine, spaghetti, angel hair pasta weighing for Italian food packaging
• Rice noodles: flat rice noodles, pho noodles, pad thai noodles precise measurement for Southeast Asian food products
• Egg noodles: fresh egg pasta, lo mein noodles portioning for Chinese cuisine packaging
• Soba noodles: buckwheat noodles quantitative weighing for Japanese food packaging
• Glass noodles: mung bean vermicelli, cellophane noodles portioning for Asian cuisine products

Fresh Vegetable and Produce Processing:

• Bean sprouts: mung bean sprouts, soybean sprouts quantitative weighing for fresh vegetable packaging
• Shredded vegetables: julienned carrots, shredded cabbage, vegetable strips portioning for salad mixes and stir-fry kits
• Cut green beans: fresh green bean segments weighing for fresh-cut vegetable packaging
• Asparagus spears: fresh asparagus portioning for premium vegetable packaging
• Scallions and leeks: sliced green onions, leek strips quantitative weighing for fresh herb packaging
• Fresh herbs: long-stem herbs, cilantro bunches, parsley sprigs portioning for culinary herb packaging

Prepared Food and Ready-to-Eat Products:

• Cooked noodles: pre-cooked ramen, instant noodles, ready-to-eat pasta portioning for convenience food packaging
• Stir-fry noodle kits: fresh noodles with vegetables quantitative weighing for meal kit packaging
• Noodle soup components: fresh noodles for soup bowls portioning for food service and retail soup products
• Asian noodle dishes: lo mein, chow mein, pad thai components weighing for ready-to-eat meal packaging
• Fresh pasta meals: pasta with sauce components portioning for refrigerated meal packaging

Specialty Asian Food Products:

• Fresh wonton wrappers: thin pasta sheets portioning for dumpling wrapper packaging
• Spring roll wrappers: rice paper strips, wheat wrapper strips quantitative weighing for wrapper packaging
• Kelp noodles: sea vegetable noodles portioning for health food packaging
• Shirataki noodles: konjac noodles, yam noodles weighing for low-carb food products
• Fresh rice paper: Vietnamese rice paper strips portioning for Asian cuisine packaging

Seafood and Protein Strips:

• Surimi strips: imitation crab strips, seafood stick strips portioning for seafood analog packaging
• Fish cake strips: kamaboko strips, fish tofu strips quantitative weighing for Asian seafood products
• Seaweed strips: wakame strips, kombu strips portioning for sea vegetable packaging

Material and Environmental Considerations:

• Suitable for: wet, soft, elongated strip materials including fresh noodles, rice vermicelli, bean sprouts, and similar products with high moisture content
• Material length: accommodates strips up to 300mm in length
• Moisture tolerance: IP65 waterproof design with integrated drying system suitable for high-moisture products and wet processing environments
• Material characteristics: handles sticky, soft, and delicate materials that require gentle handling to prevent breakage
• Weight range: 10-3000g depending on model, suitable for retail portions and food service packaging
• Speed capability: up to 60 weighments per minute for high-volume production
• Temperature range: operates in refrigerated fresh food processing environments
• Not suitable for: dry brittle materials, extremely sticky products that clump excessively, or materials requiring hermetic sealing during weighing

Technical Specifications