Ingredient Dosing and Metering Systems

Precision ingredient delivery systems that ensure accurate formulations, reduce waste, and maintain consistent product quality.

Product Overview

Our ingredient dosing and metering systems provide accurate, repeatable addition of liquids, slurries, and powders to process streams. These systems utilize gravimetric and volumetric measurement technologies, positive displacement pumps, and advanced controls to deliver precise quantities on demand. With automated recipe management and full traceability, our dosing systems eliminate manual measurement errors and ensure consistent product formulations.

Key Benefits

  • High-accuracy metering reduces ingredient waste and costs
  • Multiple dosing technologies for diverse ingredient properties
  • Automated batching sequences increase throughput and consistency
  • Load cell verification ensures accuracy throughout operation
  • Chemical-resistant materials handle aggressive ingredients
  • Sanitary design prevents cross-contamination between additions
  • Safety interlocks protect operators and equipment
  • Integration with plant control systems enables automated production
  • Historical data tracking supports quality investigations and improvements

Industries Served

  • Food & Beverage Manufacturing
  • Pharmaceuticals
  • Cosmetics Production
  • Chemical Processing
  • Water Treatment
  • Agricultural Products
  • Nutritional Supplements
  • Flavor & Fragrance

Compliance Capabilities

  • FDA 21 CFR Part 11 (Electronic Records)
  • cGMP requirements
  • 21 CFR Part 117 (Preventive Controls)
  • Weights and Measures regulations
  • OIML (International Organization of Legal Metrology)
  • SQF/BRC audit requirements

Product Breakdown

  • Gravimetric Liquid Dosing: Loss-in-weight or gain-in-weight systems using precision load cells (±0.05-0.1% accuracy) delivering 0.1-1,000 kg doses with automated tare and calibration verification
  • Volumetric Metering Pumps: Positive displacement pumps (gear, lobe, diaphragm, or piston) delivering ±0.5-2% accuracy at flow rates from 0.01-500 GPM with pulse output for flow verification
  • Mass Flow Meter Systems: Coriolis or thermal mass flow meters providing ±0.1-0.5% accuracy with density compensation, ideal for precise dosing of flavors, colors, and active ingredients
  • Powder Dosing Systems: Screw feeders, vibratory feeders, or loss-in-weight feeders delivering dry ingredients from 0.1-5,000 kg/hr with dust containment and material flow aids for free-flowing and cohesive powders
  • Micro-Dosing Systems: Ultra-precise dosing for high-value ingredients (vitamins, enzymes, active pharmaceuticals) using syringe pumps or micro-gear pumps achieving ±0.01% accuracy at doses from 0.001-10 ml
  • Batch Control Stations: Multi-ingredient dosing skids with 4-20 metering points, recipe-driven sequencing, and integrated mixing for complete automated batching of complex formulations

Technical Details

  • Load Cells: Strain gauge or electromagnetic force restoration (EMFR) load cells with capacities from 5 kg to 5,000 kg, featuring temperature compensation and OIML/NTEP certification for legal-for-trade applications
  • Metering Pumps: Sanitary positive displacement pumps in 316L stainless steel with FDA-compliant elastomers, delivering pulse-free flow with repeatability of ±0.1% and turndown ratios up to 100:1
  • Flow Meters: Coriolis mass flow meters measuring 0.01-500 GPM with ±0.1% accuracy providing simultaneous measurement of mass flow, density, and temperature in a single device
  • Dispensing Valves: Pneumatic or electric actuated valves with sub-second response times, sanitary tri-clamp connections, and bubble-tight shutoff preventing drips and ensuring accurate cutoff
  • Control Systems: PLC or PC-based recipe management with touchscreen HMI, storing 500+ recipes with ingredient lists, tolerances, and sequencing, generating batch reports with time-stamped event logs
  • Verification Systems: In-process checkweighing, statistical process control (SPC) monitoring, and automated calibration routines ensuring sustained accuracy with electronic record keeping for 21 CFR Part 11 compliance