How do products get properly spaced for weighing or labeling? You need to use a box/case indexer.  Proper product spacing is vital to ensuring reliable operation of downline equipment such as conveyor scales, checkweighers and labeling systems. Conveyor Scale – proper product spacing ensures only one package is on the scale at a time.  If two packages are simultaneously on the scale, an incorrect weight can result. Checkweigher – A checkweigher is essentially a conveyor scale with a divert so the same incorrect weight situation will arise as with a conveyor scale.  However, the divert may reject a package that is actually within the proper weight range. Labeling System – Proper product spacing ensures that labels can be formatted, printed and applied to the box before the next one arrives. So how exactly does an indexer work? A supply conveyor transports boxes with inconsistent spacing. The boxes move onto the Indexer, which has a … Continue reading How to Create a Consistent Space between Products