Cedar Instruments Co. • EST. 1993 • 30+ YEARS OF INDUSTRIAL WEIGHING & AUTOMATION

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Formula Control Scale

Cedar Formula Control Scale is an intelligent batching and recipe management system designed for accurate batch formulation in pharmaceutical, chemical, food, and industrial production. With complete recipe control, operator accountability, and real-time weighing, it ensures every batch is produced accurately, consistently, and with full production traceability.

Stores Up to 5000 Ingredients & 2000 Formulas

Complete Batch Traceability

Interactive Weighing Guidance

Multi-Ingredient Batch Weighing

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Product Overview

Cedar Formula Control Scale is designed to guide operators through accurate recipe-based ingredient weighing with exceptional precision. The system provides real-time weight feedback, instructs operators which ingredient to add next, and continuously updates the display until the target weight for each ingredient is achieved, ensuring consistent and error-free batch production.

The intuitive 10-inch touchscreen provides complete machine control, real-time production monitoring, and recipe management, allowing operators to save and instantly recall Formula-specific weighing parameters. Every completed batch is automatically recorded in the system's memory, including ingredient quantities, operator details, timestamps, and weighing records. This comprehensive production history enables manufacturers to review past batches, generate detailed reports, verify formulation accuracy, and maintain complete traceability for quality control and regulatory compliance.

Key Features

Intelligent Recipe Management

Interactive Weighing Guidance

Complete Batch Records & Reporting

Guided Ingredient Dispensing

Food-Grade Construction

10-inch Touchscreen HMI

Create, delete, edit, store, organize, and instantly recall up to 5000 ingredients and 2000 formulas.

Automatically stores every batch with ingredient quantities, operator details, lot numbers, timestamps, and weighing history for report generation.

The system instructs operators which ingredient to add next and the exact required quantity for every step of the formulation.

Live circular weighing indicator clearly displays underweight, target, and overweight zones for precise ingredient dosing.

Intuitive graphical interface for recipe selection, guided weighing, batch monitoring, and production reporting.

Manufactured from SUS304 stainless steel for hygienic production environments.

Supports up to 5000 Ingredients and 2000 Formulas for efficient recipe management.

Large Formula Storage

User Login & Accountability

Role-based user management records operator activity for every production batch.

Applications

Pharmaceuticals

Powder formulation, tablet manufacturing, APIs, excipients

Chemicals

Paint and Coatings

Cosmetics

Bakery

Food

Animal Feed

Research & Laboratories

Industrial chemicals, additives, specialty compounds

Pigments, additives, color formulations

Powders, creams, pigments, fragrance formulations

Bread, cakes, cookies, biscuits, pastries, and bakery premixes.

Seasonings, spice blends, beverage ingredients

Feed premixes, nutritional additives, mineral blends

Formula development

Specifications

Available in multiple weighing capacities and platform sizes. Contact sales@cedarinstruments.com for customized configurations.

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Weighing capacity is customizable from laboratory precision (1 mg) to industrial capacities (300 kg)

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FAQs

What is a Formula Control Scale?

A Formula Control Scale is a recipe-guided weighing system that assists operators in accurately preparing multi-ingredient batches according to predefined formulations. The system displays each ingredient in sequence, provides real-time visual weighing guidance, and indicates when the required target weight has been reached before moving to the next ingredient. Every completed batch is automatically recorded with ingredient weights, operator details, timestamps, and production history, ensuring consistent batch quality, complete traceability, and comprehensive reporting.

Which industries use Formula Control Scales?

Formula Control Scales are widely used in pharmaceutical manufacturing, chemical processing, food production, paint and coatings, cosmetics, animal feed, fertilizers, and research laboratories.

How many recipes can the system store?

Cedar Formula Control Scale stores up to 2000 production formulas and 5000 individual ingredients, allowing rapid product changeovers and efficient production management.

Can multiple operators use the system?

Yes. The system supports multi-level user accounts with password protection, ensuring secure access and operator accountability.

Can the Formula Control Scale be customized?

Yes. Cedar Formula Control Scales can be customized with different platform capacities, ingredient requirements, communication options, and production workflows to suit specific manufacturing processes.

Does the system provide batch traceability?

Yes. Every production batch includes detailed records of ingredient weights, operators, timestamps, and completed recipes, providing complete production traceability.