Factors That Measures Accuracy of Your Truck Weighing Systems

The heart of your business is your truck scale. Having a dependable and accurate weighing system is necessary for the success of your operation, raw materials arrival and finished products getting sold.

Your business can be kept operational today and in the future by maintenance by our certified technicians, commitment to individualized service and quality equipment.

From shipping to construction, in a wide variety of industries trucks have to be weighed. Several types of Truck Scale have been created by this wide range of needs.

Many of these scales are permanent and large. But, if you don’t need to, you don’t have to buy a permanent, an expensive pit scale with a variety of choices! Likewise, a large scale simply isn’t feasible in some applications.

With reasonable care, Truck scales are long-term investments. Years of dependable service is provided by them.

In the truck scale market today, there are a variety of options, however, you need to take steps to control environmental and other forces acting on the system and choose components suited to your application to ensure that your weighing system performs accurately.

Widely affecting the accuracy of your weighing system, there are four factors. Including what factors can affect its operation and where and how the system will be installed once it is operational, you can ‘weigh’ your options by taking advantage of the expertise of weighing equipment suppliers.

Of all electronic weight scales, the load cell is the major weighing component and inaccurate weights have resulted from a malfunctioning load cell.

The first factor is load cell accuracy. Hysteresis, non linearity, creep, non-repeatability, response time needed and temperature effects are to be understood to optimize accuracy. There are a number of performance parameters you should be familiar.

Next are the load factors, the load cells can measure output changes inaccurately and interpret the force as weight due to poorly aligned and twisting loads. Correct alignment of each load at the assembly is required by minimizing load factors.

To bear the weight of the vessel and its contents, the structure or floor under the load cells is strong enough. To preserve your weighing accuracy and strengthen the structure if necessary you can add cross bracing to the legs.

By adding more force to the applied load cells and load including shock loading, wind loading, large temperature changes, pressure differentials and vibration, Environmental factors can affect the accuracy of your weighing system. This includes keeping your Vehicle Scales free of debris buildup under the scale and clean on top.

Interference to the electrical signal is the fourth factor. Interference in the signals can be created by condensation and moisture. The controller can be caused to register incorrect weight radio-frequency interference (RFI) or Electromagnetic interference (EMI).

Include portable two-way radios, lightning, static electricity, large power lines, electromechanical relays, and solenoids are included in RFI and EMI sources.

When it comes to your weight scales, both operational and mechanical operational factors must be considered for accuracy. As a general rule, to accommodate additional needs and future growth, select a weight controller with ac curacies and load cells ten times better than your desired system accuracy as quality components suited to your application is critical.

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