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Abstract

In a packaging system where a pasty material is dosed as portions into individual containers to form individual packages, at least one dimension of the portions is measured to produce actual-value outputs that correspond to the volumes of the respective packages and that are compared with a set point corresponding to a desired volume. The dosing of the portions is altered on deviation of the volume outputs from the volume set point so as to bring same into agreement. In addition the packages are weighed downstream to produce actual-value outputs that correspond to the weights of the packages and that are compared with a set point corresponding to a desired weight. The volume set point is then altered on deviation of the weight outputs from the weight set point by increasing the volume set point when the actual-value weight outputs are below the weight set point and decreasing the volume set point when the actual-value weight outputs are above the weight set point until the actual-value weight outputs are generally the same as the weight set point.

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