Electronic Weighbridge Guide: How to Choose One That Fits Your Plant
An electronic weighbridge is a large truck scale that weighs a loaded vehicle in seconds and prints the result on a slip. You pick one by checking four things: capacity, platform length, load cell quality, and after-sales support. The rest of this guide shows how to do that without paying for features you will never use. How a Weighbridge Reads the Weight The truck drives onto the platform and stops. Load cells under the platform get pressed a tiny bit by the weight. Each one sends a small electric signal. The indicator adds these signals and shows the total on the screen. Press a button, and the slip prints. Pit Type or Pitless Type? Pit Type The platform sits level with the ground, so trucks can enter from either side. This helps on a small plot. The catch is the pit, which needs digging, concrete, and a plan for rainwater. Pitless Type Here the platform stands above ground, and trucks drive up a ramp. There is no digging, so it is ready sooner. Cleaning underneath is also easy. Fiv...