MotoWeigh® IMW In-motion Checkweighers and Conveyor Scales

As of: Friday, August 29, 2025
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1 US IMW Motoweigh 1280 Sm

Standard Features

  • Packages include: Framework for mounting conveyor scale on same frame as infeed conveyor and indicator, control enclosure to interconnect wiring from photo eyes and divert solenoid and conveyor on/off/E-stop
  • NTEP Certified and non-NTEP Certified packages available in stainless steel and aluminum for food and non-food-grade applications
Software
  • Password protected user logins
  • Real-time statistical information
  • Product report
  • Statistical report
  • Parameter report
  • User report
  • Store up to 1,000 different products
  • Five-zone classification
Control Panel
  • 1280 controller
  • Power disconnect with lock-out/tag-out
  • E-stop
  • VFD (variable frequency drive)
  • Motor overloads
Hardware
  • Square tube construction (SST or aluminum)
  • 32 in height from top of belt with ±2.5 in of adjustment
  • Modular belting

Options

  • Divert methods:
    • Pneumatic pusher
    • Air blast
    • Drop conveyor
    • Paddle
    • Secondary diverter in series or parallel
  • One-, three- or five-zone communication tower
  • Audible alarm (non-washdown only)
  • Draft shields
  • Drop chutes
  • Pull cord E-stops
  • Portability package (non-NTEP Certified only)
  • Conveyor guide rails (round or flat)
  • Custom programming available
  • Food-grade SST angle construction
  • UL 508
  • NTEP Certified Legal for Trade (up to 2,000 divisions and 60 ppm)
  • Pacing conveyor

Approvals

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MotoWeigh In-motion Checkweigher...Made Your Way

Now producers of every size can automate their processes and achieve more, thanks to MotoWeigh In-motion Checkweigher and Conveyor Systems. Harness a range of MotoWeigh components and accessories and you’ll not only automate but improve nearly every facet of your operation.

MotoWeigh is helping producers tighten target weights, loosen profit margins, and improve quality and customer satisfaction with options like bar code readers and metal detection systems. These are just a few of the benefits you’ll discover when MotoWeigh gives your business a much-needed edge over the competition.

The advantages of MotoWeigh are as limitless as your business’s potential. Contact Rice Lake to learn more about what MotoWeigh can do for you. We help design a system as unique as your application, customized to the specific demands of each environment, wet or dry.

MotoWeigh ROI Calculator

Use the MotoWeigh return on investment (ROI) calculator to determine how quickly you can see the benefits of an in-motion checkweigher in your production line.

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Base Components Made to Order

Checkweighers
For individual products, get quick, in-motion verification of a targeted weight range. Create up to four lanes of operation customized with bar code verification or reject systems. For product up to 200 pounds, non-Legal for Trade systems are available with a resolution as precise as one gram, at speeds up to 80 units per minute.

Conveyor Scales
For individual product labeling or weight-data capture, conveyor scales are designed to send weight data to peripheral devices such as PCs, printers and weigh price labelers. MotoWeigh conveyor scales offer Legal for Trade accuracy at up to 60 units per minute and 2000 divisions.

MotoWeigh IMW Specifications

Power:
110 VAC single phase, 60 Hz
230 to 460 VAC three phase, 60 Hz

Configurations:
Checkweigher
Conveyor scale

Speed:
Up to 240 ft per minute

Container Types:
Boxes, bags, pouches, trays, tubs, cups, blister packs, display packs, clam shells

Belts:
Intralox® Habasit®

Rating/Material:
NEMA Type 4X IP66
Stainless steel food-grade
Stainless steel non-food grade
Aluminum non-food grade

Warranty:
Two-year limited
(excludes powertrain and wear parts)

Approvals:
NTEP 09-007 (optional) 
cULus (optional)

System Layout

Options

Part # Description
Standard Conveyor System Control Panel Options
Consult Remote mounted controls (up to 20’)
205017 UL 508 / 508A Approval (single phase control panel)
205024 UL 508 / 508A Approval (three phase control panel)
Consult System running output
71986 Ethernet TCP/IP 10/100 module (for 920i based system)
98057 Wireless LAN Module 802.11 b/g (for 920i based system)
87803 EtherNet/IP (for 920i based system)
165792 EtherNet/IP (for 1280 based system)
165366 Single Analog Out (for 1280 based system)

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