Company Overview

• Formed from two Companies; George Driver & Southall & Sons in 1966 with
history that dates back to 1893
• Part of the Unitech Group
• Manufacturer of Checkweighers, Grading & Counting systems, Vibratory
Weighers & Vibratory Conveyors for the food processing & packaging industry
• Manufacturer of Checkweighing equipment for the direct & security mailing
industry
• Capacity for bespoke system design and manufacture, installation and
commissioning, project management, Supermarket COP training and
impeccable after sales service

Part of the Unitech Group

Who We Supply
 DS300S Checkweigher

• 304 Grade Stainless Steel construction, protected to IP65 and

specifically designed for easy wash down and cleaning
• Comprehensive electronics offer reliability, flexibility and memory
for over 1000 products and 20 years worth of production data
• Touch screen display, presenting an array of statistical and graphical
data
• Full Fault Diagnostics, Auto Zero Correction and Digitally Variable
Belt Speed
• Integrated event logging for total audit trail
• Specifically designed to comply with both average weights and
minimum weights legislation.
• Integrated Ethernet module for connection to Factory
Management software
• Light weight conveyor design driven by reliable low voltage Optional Upgrades
brushless dc motors
• Powerful embedded 32 bit processor featuring feedback control • Reject bin door sensing with electronic access from HMI
and average weight steering • Reject confirmation and bin full sensors
• Audible and visual alarms via traffic light beacons
• Test facility for reject systems and failsafe systems
 DS300S HS Checkweigher

• High speed checkweigher capable of conveyor speeds of 120 m/s

and throughputs of 200+ packs per minute
• 304 Grade Stainless Steel construction, protected to IP65 and
specifically designed for easy wash down and cleaning
• Comprehensive electronics offer reliability, flexibility and memory
for over 1000 products and 20 years worth of production data
• Touch screen display, presenting an array of statistical and graphical
data
• Full Fault Diagnostics, Auto Zero Correction and Digitally Variable
Belt Speed
• Integrated event logging for total audit trail
• Specifically designed to comply with both average weights and
minimum weights legislation.
• Integrated Ethernet module for connection to Factory
Management software
• Light weight conveyor design driven by reliable low voltage
brushless dc motors
• Powerful embedded 32 bit processor featuring feedback control
and average weight steering
 DS300S Combination System

• 304 Grade Stainless Steel construction, protected to IP65 and

specifically designed for easy wash down and cleaning
• Comprehensive electronics offer reliability, flexibility and memory
for over 1000 products and 20 years worth of production data
• Touch screen display, presenting an array of statistical and graphical
data
• Full Fault Diagnostics, Auto Zero Correction and Digitally Variable
Belt Speed
• Integrated event logging for total audit trail
• Specifically designed to comply with both average weights and
minimum weights legislation.
• Integrated Ethernet module for connection to Factory
Management software
• Light weight conveyor design driven by reliable low voltage
brushless dc motors Optional Upgrades
• Powerful embedded 32 bit processor featuring feedback control
and average weight steering • Reject bin door sensing with electronic access from HMI
• Reject confirmation and bin full sensors
• Standard Metal Detector and/or Ferrous In Foil metal detector • Audible and visual alarms via traffic light beacons
installed as integral part of machine • Test facility for reject systems and failsafe systems
• Checkweigher and Metal Detector all setup from one HMI
 DS300S Case Weigher

• DS300S Caseweigher, highly accurate, single belt case/bag weigher

specifically designed for processing and production environments
• 304 Grade Stainless Steel construction, protected to IP65 and
specifically designed for easy wash down and cleaning
• Touch screen display, presenting an array of statistical information
which can be downloaded via USB (if supplied)
• Simple design for various weight ranges
• Variable belt speed via potentiometer (if fitted)
• Specifically designed to comply with both average weights and
minimum weights legislation.
• Light weight conveyor design driven by single phase brushless
motor with inverter control
 DS300S Metal Detector

• 304 Grade Stainless Steel construction, protected to IP65 and

specifically designed for easy wash down and cleaning
• Detailed data collection via USB port on Metal Detector
• Auto calibration with system setup in seconds
• Multi level password protection
• Full Fault diagnostics and variable belt speed
• Simple elasticated PU belt conveyor design driven by extremely
reliable low voltage brushless DC motors
• Air pressure monitor fitted for low air detection
• Removable interlocked machine guards

Optional Upgrades

• Reject bin door sensing with electronic access from HMI

• Reject confirmation and bin full sensors
• Audible and visual alarms via traffic light beacons
• Test facility for reject systems and failsafe systems
 DS300S Grader

• 304 Grade Stainless Steel construction, protected to IP65 and

specifically designed for easy wash down and cleaning
• Comprehensive electronics offer reliability, flexibility and memory
for over 1000 products and 20 years worth of production data
• Touch screen display, presenting an array of statistical and graphical
data
• Full Fault Diagnostics, Auto Zero Correction and Digitally Variable
Belt Speed
• Integrated event logging for total audit trail
• Specifically designed to comply with both average weights and
minimum weights legislation.
• Integrated Ethernet module for connection to Factory
Management software
• Light weight conveyor design driven by reliable low voltage
brushless dc motors
• Powerful embedded 32 bit processor featuring feedback control
and average weight steering
• 2 Station , 4 Station & 6 Station various available
 E-Mag Vibratory Conveyor

• Conveyors designed bespoke to your individual needs and from an

array of materials
• Electro-magnetic drive with a variable speed controller
• Well established record of successful vibratory conveyer
installations in almost all manufacturing fields including food &
drink, chemical and pharmaceutical
• Quiet, reliable, positive conveying with low power consumption
and easy maintenance
• The conveying action is both gentle and positive, without causing
damage to the product
• Conveyers can operate in both horizontal and inclined positions
which provide a steady feed rate regardless of material load or
voltage fluctuations
• Combination of advanced stress analysis techniques and thousands
of successful installations provide maximum customer confidence
• Vibratory design ideal for a diverse number of application
requirements including feeding, glazing, laning, screening,
inspection, and metal detection
 Case Studies – Laning Conveyor

After many successful installations of vibratory laning systems; Driver

Southall was asked to design and construct a 2 off 48 Lane Vibratory
Conveyor System
Having made a number of these previously Driver Southall rose to the
challenge of increasing the output by 33% without increasing the size,
length and weight.
These machines are designed to not only convey the product but to
also spread, orientate and lane the product ready for insertion into a
carton
All of the decks were constructed from stainless steel and fully welded
with the large reaction masses constructed from a mild steel core fully
enclosed in stainless steel sheet.
The vibratory conveyors are powered by hydraulic impulse pumps and
pistons specially designed for vibratory conveyors. These designs have
been a proven design since 1956 and offer excellent reliability and
performance.

If you have an application similar to this or you are just interested in

the vibratory conveyors speak to one of our engineers today
 Case Studies – Tom Walker

After a successful site visit we were asked to make two combination

systems to replace the current systems that they have on site.
Space was an important issue so the machines needed to fit in the
existing gaps in addition to increasing the reliability and performance.
Fitted with a Fortress Stealth Metal Detector these machines were able
to exceed the customers Metal detection requirements as well as
achieve a weighing accuracy of +/- 0.4g
These machines are fitted with complete stainless steel guarding and
designed to withstand the conditions associated within the dairy
industry.
These machines are fully compliant to all of the supermarket codes of
practice and offer the following;
• Reject Bin Full & Reject Confirmation Sensors
• Pack tracking and queue-back sensors
• Reject bin monitoring & password protected reject bin access
• Air pressure monitor & failsafe test facility
• Visual & Audible alarms for errors & fault conditions
If you have an application like this then please talk to one of our
engineers today
 Case Studies – Cambridge Weight Plan

We have recently installed two new machines at Cambridge weight

Plan. As a loyal customer of Driver Southall we have supplied a number
of machines to them all with the same configuration.

End guards omitted for photo purposes

Ideal for small sachets and envelopes the DS300S Upflap is designed to
operate at around 80 packs per minute and utilises an Upflap reject to
divert packs which contain incorrect weights. In this instance the
machine was supplied without a reject bin
Fitted with Ethernet and USB port all the statistical data can either be
sent to a factory management software package or downloaded to a
USB stick
If you have an application like this then please talk to one of our
engineers today