APEC

Micro Ingredient Systems

The Micro Ingredient Advantage

At Automated Process Equipment Corporation (APEC) we believe that an effective micro ingredient system (MIS) will help increase efficiency, reduce costs, provide better track ability and inventory control, and contribute to a safer work environment and general plant safety.

Because the FDA on an annual basis inspects all plants regularly, and these inspections are unannounced, it is vital to have your records up-to-date and accurate. A solid micro ingredient system is fundamental to achieving and maintaining this necessary data record.

It isn’t just helpful in a regulatory situation—implementing a micro ingredient system along with our ingredient automation system into your current processes can also help you monitor supplies and strengthen ingredient traceability, ultimately improving your efficiencies and profitability.

The APEC Micro Ingredient System is designed to achieve accurate weighing of your ingredients time after time. Our offerings include both gain in weight and loss in weight systems, in order to assist in accuracy and also to control ingredient batch weighing.

Micro Ingredient System Product Details

Standard Features

• Removable 6 or 10 cu. Ft. capacity stainless steel bins with hinged and gasketed covers
• Stainless steel feeder screws with variable pitched flighting
• Control panel mounted on the frame and completely wired at the factory, includes AC inverter, motor contactors, overload, PLC for two speed operation, and two speed control MMI on the panel for individual feeder control
• Power cords with twist lock plugs
• Tubular frame with telescoping legs
• Roll over scale tub or optional indexing scale vessel
• Compact through floor design or optional walk between bins

Optional Features

• Bin extensions to increase capacity
• Bin inventory (bins on load cells)
• Electric bin lid locks
• 50 Hz motors
• Food grade finish
• Remote I/O
• Explosion proof motors
• Dust collection pick up point
• Feeder shut off gate
• Mechanical agitation
• Vibratory feeders
• Barcode ingredient confirmation
• Loss in Weight operation
• Various auger sizes
• Custom configurations
• Hopper style scale hopper

With such a strong foundation of standard features available, and such a wide variety of sizes, capacities, discharges options, finishes, and additional custom options, APEC is confident that we can fit your operations with a micro ingredient system that will integrate smoothly into your business’s unique circumstances.