December 2005
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The latest in scales and weighing equipment comes up heavy in technology, convenience, accuracy, and efficiency.
TecWeigh/Tecnetics Industries, Inc.
Click 17 on Reader Service card Fairbanks Scales Fairbanks Scales’ Type S Series pit-type truck scales are designed to deliver accurate, dependable results even with the harshest conditions or heaviest loads, according to the manufacturer. The scales in this series are available in 15- to 120-ton capacities with steel and concrete platforms, depending on the model. Titanium has been added for strength, and each scale is equipped with a durable, cast-iron level system. The double-web lever system keeps the load transmission on the true centerline. The lever’s greater surface area is also said to add strength and rigidity without increasing weight. Click 19 on Reader Service card
ConveyWeigh ConveyWeigh’s weightbridges are built from heavy steel, are very rigid, and do not rely on idler frames or conduit as the belt scale weighing element. The product’s speed sensors are also composed of heavy-steel construction, have greasable industrial bearings, and use a unique non-contact speed-sensing element, according to the manufacturer. The integrator is composed of microprocessor-controlled electronics with special attention to the software, and the calibration routines are housed in a NEMA 4X steel enclosure. Click 18 on Reader Service card Belt-Way Scales Inc.
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Click 4 on Reader Service card Avery Weigh-Tronix Avery Weigh-Tronix’s Evolution Series includes the first washdown-safe weight indicators and is ideal for wet, dry, and indoor or outdoor applications, according to the manufacturer. The Model E1010 features a keypad memory of multiple areas and numeric IDs for easy retrieval and operation. The Model E1070 indicator offers a built-in Ethernet, and provides control information to the PLC. It also allows versatile switches from general weighing process control and data management. Click 8 on Reader Service card
Cardinal
Scale Manufacturing Co.
Click 2 on Reader Service card Thayer Scale-Hyer Industries Thayer Scale-Hyer Industries’ single-idler Quarry King Conveyor Belt Scale is specifically designed for outdoor conveyor weighing of dusty fines and aggregate materials where rugged construction and spill-proof suspension design are most essential. The company’s “Rocking Flexure” fulcrums are a new pipestem single idler suspension system that incorporates built-in storage means for its calibration weight, without requiring any test chains. Applications include troughed belt conveyors of 18- to 48-inch widths that operate at speeds up to 600 feet per minute with inclines up to 18 degrees. Click 9 on Reader Service card Vishay Transducers Vishay Transducer’s Tuffer Weigh-In-Motion Loader Scale uses pressure sensors to measure changes in hydraulic pressure, which are directly proportional to the load being lifted. Output is interpreted by the scale’s digital meter, which displays on-screen user prompts throughout all functions. The scale is equipped with a two-second last bucket top-off function, making it faster and easier to get the loaded weight correct the first time, according to the manufacturer. Click 15 on Reader Service card SI Technologies/Evergreen Weigh The portable MT Mining Truck Scale from SI Technologies’ Evergreen Weigh division is the world’s lightest weight, movable platform scale, according to the company. The 8-pound system is composed of a lightweight aluminum design and is powered by a 21-volt DC internal rechargeable battery, with a 120-volt AC wall-mount plug. The scale can handle capacities ranging from 120,000 to 1 million pounds. Click 10 on Reader Service card Viking Scales Inc. Viking Scales Inc.’s KiloWate TP4 Belt Scale measures the electrical energy used to lift material and subtracts the energy lost to friction, which translates the rest directly into tons and tons per hour. Because of this operational method, the belt scale works best on conveyors with a vertical lift where the loaded current exceeds the empty current by 20 percent or more. The scale has the ability to monitor up to four belts at once, has no devices that are connected to the conveyor, has no moving parts, and has an accuracy rate of plus or minus 3 percent, according to the manufacturer. It has a motor horsepower ranging between 1 and 1,000 hp, with a standard 480 voltage or optional 220 and 550 voltages. Click 7 on Reader Service card Sooner Scale Sooner Scale offers the Side Rail Series and Flat Top Series of pitless truck scales. The Side Rail Series is fully electronic with a steel or concrete deck, and has no moving parts. Its low-profile modular design makes it ideal in areas with high water tables, underground cables, or pipelines, according to the manufacturer. The scales have double-line suspension and 60,000 pounds of stainless steel, hermetically sealed load cells. The Flat Top Series has many of the same features as its sister scale. It may be used for the same applications, and is also composed of a low-profile, modular design. This series has a factory-installed conduit and junction box. Both series are IP67 rated and NTEP-approved. Click 11 on Reader Service card Loadrite Loadrite’s Material Management System, or MMS, enables quarries to load date from their scale and transfer it across the site in a secure, paperless way. The Windows-based software package is used to generate reports based on loader, product, ate, time or any other combination of parameters stored in the database. The software enables the user to convert raw data into useful information through the use of customized reports and helps aggregates operation managers identify peak loading patterns to improve their business efficiency, according to the manufacturer. Click 5 on Reader Service card Advanced Weighing Systems
Click 16 on Reader Service card Creative Microsystems Loadman has more than 8,000 on-board payload monitoring systems in operation worldwide that vary in applications. The systems have an accuracy of plus or minus 1 percent, according to the company. Click 14 on Reader Service card Brechbuhler Scale, Inc. Brechbuhler Scale, Inc. offers several types of truck scales including the following: a 60-inch side rail truck scale, galvanized truck scales, ultra-low truck scale, a siderail truck scale, and side-by-side 70 by 10, 400,000-pound truck scales. Click 13 on Reader Service card
B-TEK Scales
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Cardinal Scale Manufacturing Co. Cardinal Scale Manufacturing Co.’s 210 Digital Weight Indicator employs state-of-the-art flash technology that allows the indictor’s program to be updated onsite, according to the manufacturer. A stainless steel enclosure is also said to ensure accurate, reliable operation in harsh environments and washdown applications. The display has bright red LED segments with weight shown in six digits, making it easy to view the display. Click 3 on Reader Service card Mettler Toledo Mettler Toledo’s 7360 RAILMATE scale features DigiTOL load cells with self-diagnostic capabilities and a lightning protection system to prevent damage. The scale can be used to weigh both trucks and railroad cars, making them ideal for operations that need both functions and reducing costs because only one scale is needed, according to the manufacturer. Trucks are weighed on an 8-inch thick integral concrete deck. Click 20 on Reader Service card Rice Lake Weighing Systems
Click 21 on Reader Service card Massload MassLoad’s ML400 Heavy Vehicle Scale is custom designed for weighing mining trucks. The unit breaks down into two sections with a maximum 13.5 foot width, allowing it to be moved on standard highways. The steel weighing deck is 27 by 24 feet and has an overall capacity of 175 tons. The scale has twelve 125,000-pound load cells. Click 12 on Reader Service card Reprinted from Aggregates Manager
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Belt-Way
Scales Inc.’s patented load-cell assemblies are housed in a
corrosion 4X-fiberglass enclosure, featuring a full “O”-ring sealed
waterproof door, and corrosion-resistant hardware. The modular
design makes it easy to install, fit any conveyor width, and reduce
the potential for material build-up on the scale, which produces
inaccuracy, according to the manufacturer. The scales are also
equipped with a built-in high-speed computer network that interfaces
with a PC or Belt-Way Remote Display, which allows for the
interconnection of up to 200 scales for data collection or automated
blending.
The
BEMP Belt Scale from Schenk Weighing Systems allows aggregate
producers to precisely weigh continuous flow rates of sand, gravel,
or crushed stone in processing plants that output up to 15,000 tons
per hour, according to the company. Single and multiple idlers with
measuring accuracies of plus or minus 1 percent of total weight are
offered for the scale. Each unit is designed with NTEP-approved
single point load cells and an integrator. They are configured for
use with 18- to 60-inch wide Conveyor Equipment Manufacturers
Association (CEMA) idlers.
Advanced
Weighing System’s Real-Time Controllers include a Peripheral Device
Controller, or PDC, and a Real-Time Scale Appliance, or RSTA. Adding
these real-time data collection systems can improve office
efficiency by freeing up overloaded office staff for other duties,
extending office hours without a dedicated scale operator, and
allowing up-to-the-load job tracking. The systems are designed to
withstand heavy traffic loads and allow operator intervention during
attended periods of operation. Both controllers communicate via the
Internet software to record data in real time. 
The
Centurion Digital Modular Scale from
Rice
Lake Weighing Systems’ Survivor OTF truck scales have an
industry-leading 90,000-pound Concentrated Load Capacity (CLC),
meaning that the scale provides consistent, accurate weights, even
in the toughest conditions, according to the manufacturer. The
low-profile, mid-duty truck scale are ideal for aboveground or pit
applications. The scale features a patented G-Force load cell mount
assemblies, a 75,000-pound capacity load cells, and up to a
270,000-pound full-scale capacity. It comes in three standard widths
— 10-, 11-, and 12-feet — but is available up to 14 feet.
