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Retail Bacon

It takes less to do more. Weber’s fully automated retail bacon technology changes the game for your bacon processing capabilities. With Weber, you can:

  • Significantly reduce labor
  • Substantially increase throughput
  • All in the same footprint
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Profit-Focused Technology

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Let Your Machine Do the Heavy Lifting

Throughput is key so let's talk about what really matters: your bottom line.

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ONE Machine

One brain and one operating system uses all the same electronics, drives, and HMIs. Our machine takes you from belly to box while learning and optimizing your production flow.

Increased Capacity

Our retail bacon solution can increase your packages of bacon produced and still comfortably fit into your existing brick and mortar, maximizing your dollar/sq. ft of valuable plant space.

Digital Product Solutions

Weber's digital product solutions streamline your real-time performance data, deliver performance line analysis, and provide 24/7 access to the insights you need—all in one place.

Integration. Flexbility. Efficiency.

Throughout the entire line.

Our fully integrated process ensures your retail bacon process meets the highest standards of quality. Reduce labor, increase throughput, and grow your bacon processing capabilities with Weber technology.

weSLICE 5500

High-performance slicing with precision and efficiency for optimal yield.

  • Vertical autoloading system buffers up to 12 bellies for uninterrupted product flow
  • Smart roller technology and integrated 3D scanner for accurate slicing, thickness control, and weight precision
  • Up to 2000 cuts per minute with involute blade slices, plus tool-free lateral trimming station and automatic trim ejection
Technical Documents
weSLICE 5500
Throat Area
85 x 305 mm
Product Length
Continuous loading of product
Blade Speed
up to 2000 rpm
Blade Style
Involute
Product feed system
Product Loading Magazine capable of buffering up to 12 products
Touchscreen Control Panel
HMI Weber OneControl with the ability to operate remotely
Features
Integrated side trimming
Smart Roller Technology for continuous slicing
Integrated 3D-scanner

weDISPENSE

  • Servo-driven linear axes for dynamic and highest precision placement
  • Auto-refill alert with reloading capability while running
  • Dual cardboard capacity flexible for different materials, #1 and #2 grading capabilities
Technical Documents
weDISPENSE
Card Thickness
approx. 0.25 mm 
Card Length
190-241 mm
Card Width
203-267 mm
Performance Rate
80 cards per minute (dependent on product length and condition)
Runtime
Continuous Operation with Active Monitoring and auto-refill alert
Multitype card capability
Simultaneous dispensing of 2 card types (film and paper)
Features
Integrated Grooming Conveyor
Automatic Lateral Alignment
Continuous Operation with Active Monitoring

wePICK

Automated sorting, dispensing, and portion control for streamlined operations.

  • Servo-driven integrated portion conveyor automatically adapts flow based on downstream activities
  • 3 individual conveyers – weighing unit, transfer unit and additional transfer unit
  • Fully automated pick and place of portions into the packaging machine, re-worked portions can be re-introduced into the wePICK
Technical Documents
wePICK

Performance Rate
75 picks per minute/per head
Load Capacity 
3 kg max. incl. gripper
Portion turning
90 degrees (any angle possible)
Air Pressure
min. 6
Compressed air port
Coupling plug AG 1/4 NW 7 m
Compressed air consumption
Standard 140 l/min
Height (mm)
2970
Width
3930

Flexible, hygienic packaging solutions for various formats and materials.

  • Versatile format setup supports MAP, skin, zipper, vacuum and more, including recyclable packaging
  • Hygienic, easy-to-use clean design and market’s most robust frame reduces downtime
  • Auto-roller adjustment, film monitoring, and efficient portion placement

wePACK 4000

For medium output rates up to 100 packs/minute

Technical Documents

wePACK 7000

For larger output rates

Technical Documents
wePACK 7000

Length and loading area
customized
Machine width
up to 14500mm
Bottom film width
up to 660 mm
Max. index length
up to 1.500 mm
Top film width
up to 660 mm
Max. pack depth
up to 80 mm without / 65 mm with top lift; up to 180 mm without / 165 mm with top lift
Tool top lift forming / sealing
Yes / Yes
Cycle Speed
approx. 4 - 17 cycles/min
Top film reel Max diam.
1x or 2x 500 mm; 1x 1.000 mm
Film material thickness
up to 1.200 mic.
Bottom film reel Max diam.
1x or 2x 500 mm; 1x 1.000 mm jumbo (800 mm for belt loader)
Reel core diam.
3" or 6" cores
Applications
Air, Vacuum, MAP, Shrink, Skin, Paper

Seamlessly maintenance of product flow and consistency through the end of the line.

  • Automated adjustment of product to single-file management

weSORT 3000

Integrated short and long version indexing

Technical Documents

weSORT 5000

Two independent product streams

Technical Documents
weSORT 5000

Converging
Up to 6 into to 1 or 2 lanes
Outputs for empty packs and filled bad packs
2
Expansion options for good and bad packs
up to five sorting directions
Features
Automatic rejection of bad packs

Optional: mechanical integration with wePACK packaging machine

Optional: Magazine system for several minutes of portion buffering

Full Line, One Brain

Comprehensive machine monitoring and analytics for optimized performance.

  • 24/7 access to machine data, documentation and real-time production information
  • Performance line analysis with video and automated maintenance scheduling
  • Integration with MES systems for seamless plant-wide data management and insight
weSLICE 5500
Throat Area
85 x 305 mm
Product Length
Continuous loading of product
Blade Speed
up to 2000 rpm
Blade Style
Involute
Product feed system
Product Loading Magazine capable of buffering up to 12 products
Touchscreen Control Panel
HMI Weber OneControl with the ability to operate remotely
Features
Integrated side trimming
Smart Roller Technology for continuous slicing
Integrated 3D-scanner
weDISPENSE
Card Thickness
approx. 0.25 mm 
Card Length
190-241 mm
Card Width
203-267 mm
Performance Rate
80 cards per minute (dependent on product length and condition)
Runtime
Continuous Operation with Active Monitoring and auto-refill alert
Multitype card capability
Simultaneous dispensing of 2 card types (film and paper)
Features
Integrated Grooming Conveyor
Automatic Lateral Alignment
Continuous Operation with Active Monitoring
wePICK

Performance Rate
75 picks per minute/per head
Load Capacity 
3 kg max. incl. gripper
Portion turning
90 degrees (any angle possible)
Air Pressure
min. 6
Compressed air port
Coupling plug AG 1/4 NW 7 m
Compressed air consumption
Standard 140 l/min
Height (mm)
2970
Width
3930
wePACK 7000

Length and loading area
customized
Machine width
up to 14500mm
Bottom film width
up to 660 mm
Max. index length
up to 1.500 mm
Top film width
up to 660 mm
Max. pack depth
up to 80 mm without / 65 mm with top lift; up to 180 mm without / 165 mm with top lift
Tool top lift forming / sealing
Yes / Yes
Cycle Speed
approx. 4 - 17 cycles/min
Top film reel Max diam.
1x or 2x 500 mm; 1x 1.000 mm
Film material thickness
up to 1.200 mic.
Bottom film reel Max diam.
1x or 2x 500 mm; 1x 1.000 mm jumbo (800 mm for belt loader)
Reel core diam.
3" or 6" cores
Applications
Air, Vacuum, MAP, Shrink, Skin, Paper
weSORT 5000

Converging
Up to 6 into to 1 or 2 lanes
Outputs for empty packs and filled bad packs
2
Expansion options for good and bad packs
up to five sorting directions
Features
Automatic rejection of bad packs

Optional: mechanical integration with wePACK packaging machine

Optional: Magazine system for several minutes of portion buffering
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