Minebea Intec scales: software, connection and integration

What we do for Minebea Intec users

• Read out terminals and scales – even in harsh industrial environments
• Integration with ERP, MES and QA systems
• Recipe and batch weighing with logging
• Hopper and silo scales as a data source for inventory management
• Integration into PLC environments via fieldbus or OPC UA

Supported devices and series

Minebea Intec devices we regularly connect:

• Combics 1 / 2 / 3 (CAIS): industrial terminals for platform, floor and hopper scales, also in a hygienic design
• Maxxis 4 / 5 and Midrics 1 / 2: terminals and indicators for counting, checkweighing, classifying and recipe batching
• Signum: precision balances and indicators for laboratory and production-adjacent use
• X3 process controller and PR-5220/PR-5230 transmitters: dosing, filling, silo and hopper weighing with fieldbus
• Checkweighers Flexus, Essentus and Synus: dynamic weighing data for line monitoring and prepackage control

Interfaces, connection and integration

Minebea Intec terminals communicate via RS232/RS485, Ethernet and USB, and the process devices additionally via Profibus DP, Profinet, EtherNet/IP, Modbus TCP and, on the X3, OPC UA as well; the protocols used are SBI and xBPI. We transfer weight, status, tare and alibi number into batch records, post weighings to ERP or MES, monitor checkweigher statistics and bring several weighing stations together in a single application – without any intervention in the verified weighing equipment.

Frequently asked questions

Our scale is wired to a PLC – does your software clash with that?

No. We coordinate the connection with your automation – whether in parallel with the PLC, through the PLC, or via OPC UA as a shared data layer.

Can you bring fill levels from silo scales into our planning?

Yes – cyclical capture, threshold alarms and hand-over to ERP or dashboards are a typical project.

What does the connection cost?

It depends on the scope – after the free initial consultation you'll receive a fixed-price quote.

Can you connect Minebea Intec Combics terminals to SAP?

Yes. Combics terminals deliver weight and status via the serial or network interface. Our software adds order, material and batch and posts the weighing to SAP – via RFC, IDoc or an existing middleware.

We have a Minebea Intec checkweigher in the line – can we get the statistics into our MES?

Yes. Checkweighers such as the Flexus or Essentus output individual weights and statistics via Ethernet. We transfer them into the MES or a dashboard, evaluate mean value, spread and rejects per batch and thereby also meet the requirements of the prepackaging regulations.