Many products are sold by piece – for example, a pack of 100 screws. In practice, however, filling is often done by weight, especially when individual parts have consistent weights. But how can an exact number be dosed when the individual weights vary? How does piece accurate dosing work?
elmor Counting Devices – Precision for Small Parts
This is where elmor counting systems come in. They enable highly accurate counting of individual parts, especially very small components in the millimeter or sub-millimeter range. Common applications include seeds, mechanical small parts, electrical contact pins, gemstones, jewelry stones, electronic components – and even insects.
elmor C1 – Precision and Speed Combined
The elmor C1 seed counter is often the tool of choice. It features robust construction and near-perfect counting accuracy, even for the smallest items. With speeds of up to 1,000 pieces per minute, it’s suitable for a wide range of applications.
The elmor C1 is usually the first step toward automation: error-prone manual counting is eliminated, freeing staff for more valuable tasks.
Automated Filling – Increasing Efficiency with the Right System
What comes after counting? The counted items must be filled into containers or bags. To enable piece accurate dosing, elmor offers the right equipment for this as well:
Filling Carousel:
Often used in combination with the counting device, the filling carousel enables automatic filling of bags or small containers – including Eppendorf tubes starting from just 0.2 ml. Each interchangeable carousel tray can automatically fill up to 25 positions.
XY Filling System:
For specialised applications – in pharmaceutical research, precision mechanics, watchmaking or screening tests – the XY filling system is the ideal solution. It enables dispensing of individually counted parts, even single items, into arrays such as test tubes, blister packs or microtiter plates. The working area of 400 x 300 mm accommodates up to 9 microtiter plates – allowing nearly 3,500 individual positions with 396-well plates. For these plates, piece accurate dosing is crucial.
Next Step: Fully Automated Packaging
Companies that produce thousands or tens of thousands of packages per year benefit from a fully automated solution. The elmor V800E packaging machine enables efficient dosing using one or more elmor C1 counters. It opens, fills and seals flat pouches – such as standard seed packets – using reliable heat-sealing technology.
