<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>PTC Electronics</title><description>Technical guides to packaging weighing systems, dynamic checkweighers and load-cell controls. Compare mechanisms, plan trials and diagnose measurement problems.</description><link>https://ptcelectronics.com/</link><item><title>Checkweigher Selection: Detection, Rejection and Traceability</title><link>https://ptcelectronics.com/blog/checkweigher/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ptcelectronics.com/blog/checkweigher/</guid><description>Specify a checkweigher around the package, the moving measurement, the reject mechanism and the records needed to verify each decision.</description><pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Combination Weigher Accuracy: 10-, 14- and 24-Head Layouts, Vibration and VFFS Timing</title><link>https://ptcelectronics.com/blog/combination-weigher-multihead-hopper-timing-and-accuracy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ptcelectronics.com/blog/combination-weigher-multihead-hopper-timing-and-accuracy/</guid><description>Connect head count and combination mathematics to feeder balance, fragile or sticky products, and complete discharge before the VFFS sealing jaws close.</description><pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Dynamic Checkweigher Selection and Calibration: Dwell Time, Pack Spacing, Zero Tracking and Reject Verification</title><link>https://ptcelectronics.com/blog/dynamic-checkweigher-zone-setting-and-reject-verification/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ptcelectronics.com/blog/dynamic-checkweigher-zone-setting-and-reject-verification/</guid><description>Size the weighing interval from belt and product geometry, separate static calibration from dynamic correction, and verify air-jet or pusher rejection.</description><pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Checkweigher Calibration and Routine Verification Records</title><link>https://ptcelectronics.com/blog/how-do-i-calibrate-my-checkweigher/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ptcelectronics.com/blog/how-do-i-calibrate-my-checkweigher/</guid><description>Keep calibration, adjustment and routine verification distinct, then link reference weights, repeated product passes and reject checks in one record.</description><pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Load Cell Amplifier Selection: 24-Bit ADCs, Digital Filtering, 4–20 mA and PLC Filling Cutoff</title><link>https://ptcelectronics.com/blog/load-cell-amplifier-analog-4-20ma-vs-digital-fieldbus/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ptcelectronics.com/blog/load-cell-amplifier-analog-4-20ma-vs-digital-fieldbus/</guid><description>Compare analog and digital weighing interfaces using complete response delay, diagnostic access, interference control and coarse-to-fine filling behaviour.</description><pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Loss-in-Weight Feeders: Gravimetric PID Control, Refill Mode and Flexible-Connection Disturbances</title><link>https://ptcelectronics.com/blog/loss-in-weight-feeder-gravimetric-dosing-for-powders/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ptcelectronics.com/blog/loss-in-weight-feeder-gravimetric-dosing-for-powders/</guid><description>Trace mass-loss-rate control through normal feeding, automatic refill and recovery, then diagnose pressure, venting and flexible-connection forces.</description><pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Multihead Weigher Troubleshooting: Trace Feed, Vibration and Discharge Problems</title><link>https://ptcelectronics.com/blog/multihead-weigher-troubleshooting/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ptcelectronics.com/blog/multihead-weigher-troubleshooting/</guid><description>Diagnose a multihead weigher by separating supply, unstable measurements and incomplete discharge, then verify the correction at the final package.</description><pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Multihead Weigher vs Auger Filler: Match the Dosing Method to the Product</title><link>https://ptcelectronics.com/blog/multihead-weigher-vs-auger-filler/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ptcelectronics.com/blog/multihead-weigher-vs-auger-filler/</guid><description>Compare multihead and auger filling through particle behaviour, bulk density, dust, damage and the weight feedback each installation uses.</description><pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Multihead Weighers: Feeding, Combination and Machine Handoffs</title><link>https://ptcelectronics.com/blog/multihead-weigher-working-principle/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ptcelectronics.com/blog/multihead-weigher-working-principle/</guid><description>Follow product from the dispersion table through pool and weigh hoppers, then coordinate the selected combination with the packaging machine.</description><pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Strain Gauges and Load Cells: Wheatstone Bridges, mV/V Sensitivity and 4-Wire vs 6-Wire Compensation</title><link>https://ptcelectronics.com/blog/strain-gauge-and-load-cell-wheatstone-bridge-wiring/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ptcelectronics.com/blog/strain-gauge-and-load-cell-wheatstone-bridge-wiring/</guid><description>Calculate bridge output from excitation and rated sensitivity, trace four-wire and six-wire connections, and protect the load cell from mechanical overload.</description><pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Strain-Gauge Load Cells in Packaging Equipment</title><link>https://ptcelectronics.com/blog/strain-gauge-load-cell/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ptcelectronics.com/blog/strain-gauge-load-cell/</guid><description>Understand the mechanical strain, bridge signal and installation conditions behind a packaging load cell, with a practical sequence for fault isolation.</description><pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Volumetric vs Gravimetric Filling: Comparing Measurement Control</title><link>https://ptcelectronics.com/blog/volumetric-vs-gravimetric-filling/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ptcelectronics.com/blog/volumetric-vs-gravimetric-filling/</guid><description>Identify whether a filler controls displaced volume, delivered mass or mass flow, then compare density sensitivity, feedback delay and acceptance tests.</description><pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>