Introduction of High Precision Truck Scales

Truck scales are a large set of scales that are usually mounted on concrete foundations and are used to weigh railway cars or trucks along with their contents. By weighing the railway car or truck when it is both empty and loaded, the load it carries can be easily calculated. Industries that use several trucks in their daily operations need to have a reliable and accurate scale system installed so as to ensure that their business operations are running efficiently. As such, truck scales are important as they aid in safeguarding the company’s profit streams. The scales have, over time, become technologically advanced weighing tools that come in various sizes, depending on their specific applications.For instance, there are many types of truck scales available on the market that utilize the most advanced technology, catering to various applications that range from light farm use to heavy duty industrial use.

Truck scales are used in industries that manufacture or move bulk items, such as in mines or quarries, garbage dumps / recycling centers, bulk liquid and powder movement, household goods, and electrical equipment. Since the weight of the vehicle carrying the goods is known (and can be ascertained quickly if it is not known by the simple expedient of weighing the empty vehicle) they are a quick and easy way to measure the flow of bulk goods in and out of different locations.

A single axle truck scale or axle weighing system can be used to check individual axle weights and gross vehicle weights to determine whether the vehicle is safe to travel on the public highway without being stopped and fined by the authorities for being overloaded. Similar to the full size truck scale these systems can be pit mounted with the weighing surface flush to the level of the roadway or surface mounted.

For many uses,weighbridges have been largely supplanted by simple and thin electronic weigh cells, over which a vehicle is slowly driven. A computer records the output of the cell and accumulates the total vehicle weight. By weighing the force of each axle it can be assured that the vehicle is within statutory limits, which typically will impose a total vehicle weight, a maximum weight within an axle span limit and an individual axle limit. The former two limits ensure the safety of bridges while the latter protects the road surface.

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