ACG Engineering bags Red Dot Design Award 2018

The product is designed for precise automatic and continuous weighing of a hard capsule in an empty-filled or partially-filled state.

Richard Stedman, group chief executive officer, ACG Engineering, said, “We are honoured to have received this award. It serves as a testament of our commitment towards providing our customers with the best products. We aim to further this commitment by continually innovating to provide the highest quality products and best customer experience."

This capsule checkweigher features an integrated electromagnetic force restoration (EFMR) weigh cell which utilizes digital technologies to ensure that the results of measurement are accurate and of the highest quality.

It can weigh any size of the capsule without the need to change parts and offers an output of up to 200,000 capsules/hour. It is also equipped with an automatic de-jamming mechanism, which ensures constant product flow without any blockages. The machine also has a calibration kit for optimised calibration of load cell/weigh cell.

The capsule checkweigher was among the 265 award-winning design concepts out of 5,640 entries from 55 countries.

ACG boasts of its presence in more than 100 countries including subsidiaries in Brazil, China, Indonesia, USA and the UK.

The machine was designed by by ACG Engineering India’s Swapnil Chaudhari, while, Mahesh Barde led the project team.