Weighbridge Types
Weighbridge Technology
Weighbridges play a vital role in today’s agricultural industries, providing valuable weight data for incoming and outgoing vehicles at farms, mills and terminals, as well as for bulk loading activities. Now a blend of versatile instrumentation, user-friendly software and communication technology is rapidly increasing the scope of weighbridges, thereby expanding their operational and data collection capabilities. Parkerfarm’s Mark Spick outlines what users should look for in a weighbridge and how the new technology is increasing operational efficiency.
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Weighbridges- the workhorses of agricultural weighing
Weighbridges play a vital role in today’s agricultural industries, providing valuable weight data for incoming and outgoing vehicles at farms, mills and terminals, as well as for bulk loading activities. Now a blend of versatile instrumentation, user-friendly software and communication technology is rapidly increasing the scope of weighbridges, thereby expanding their operational and data collection capabilities. Parkerfarm’s
Mark Spick outlines what users should look for in a weighbridge and how the new technology is increasing operational efficiency.
Choice
These work horses of weighing come in all different shapes, sizes and designs, manufactured from steel, steel-concrete composite and pre-stressed concrete. Designs include pit mounted, surface mounted, modular and portable.
Typical capacities range from 30 to 100 tonnes, in lengths of 9, 15 and 18 metres. The common factor for all these variants is that they need to be robust, accurate and reliable.
The choice for a particular application will depend on factors including maximum vehicle sizes and weights, available space, usage and, of course, budget. Most weighbridges are operated in a drive-through manner. In other words the vehicles drive on at one end and off at the other. However in applications where space is at a premium, vehicles may go on and off from the same end. For
Weighbridges play a vital role in today’s agricultural industries, providing valuable weight data for incoming and outgoing vehicles at farms, mills and terminals, as well as for bulk loading activities. Now a blend of versatile instrumentation, user-friendly software and communication technology is rapidly increasing the scope of weighbridges, thereby expanding their operational and data collection capabilities. Parkerfarm’s Mark Spick outlines what users should look for in a weighbridge and how the new technology is increasing operational efficiency.
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Weighbridges- the workhorses of agricultural weighing
Weighbridges play a vital role in today’s agricultural industries, providing valuable weight data for incoming and outgoing vehicles at farms, mills and terminals, as well as for bulk loading activities. Now a blend of versatile instrumentation, user-friendly software and communication technology is rapidly increasing the scope of weighbridges, thereby expanding their operational and data collection capabilities. Parkerfarm’s
Mark Spick outlines what users should look for in a weighbridge and how the new technology is increasing operational efficiency.
Choice
These work horses of weighing come in all different shapes, sizes and designs, manufactured from steel, steel-concrete composite and pre-stressed concrete. Designs include pit mounted, surface mounted, modular and portable.
Typical capacities range from 30 to 100 tonnes, in lengths of 9, 15 and 18 metres. The common factor for all these variants is that they need to be robust, accurate and reliable.
The choice for a particular application will depend on factors including maximum vehicle sizes and weights, available space, usage and, of course, budget. Most weighbridges are operated in a drive-through manner. In other words the vehicles drive on at one end and off at the other. However in applications where space is at a premium, vehicles may go on and off from the same end. For