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Full turnkey construction available for a trouble-free scale system installation
Standard and custom railcar weighing systems
Scale equipment along with complete installation and onsite service as required
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At Controls & Weighing Systems, we have testing equipment to place your
rail scale "back in service" as well
as for performing routine inspections
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Scan rail car numbers directly from cars for use with weighing or traffic control.
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These systems are designed to weigh complete trains or cuts of cars as they pass over the weighbridge at speeds up to 10 miles per hour. Intelligence built into the system will automatically select the weighing direction, initiate the weighing logic, sense the train speed, detect engines, and print railcar weights. Systems of this type can be designed to operate in both directions and completely unattended. Train information is printed in real time and is stored for further processing as the application may dictate.
UNCOUPLED-IN-MOTION
These systems are more ecconomic and require less space to install. They allow cars to be kicked across the scale one at a time. Indiviudual tickets can be printed or a report.
STATIC
Many railcars are weighed while spotted or stopped on a full length scale. Our tandem weighbridge arrangement utilizes two weighbridge platforms, separated by a section of track, for the most economical full length weighbridge installation. Any combination of NP Series weighbridges can be used to accommodate the specific length, or range of lengths, of railcars to be weighed. These scales are best suited in applications where a limited number of cars are weighed daily or in conjunction with a car loading or unloading operation.
Railcar identification (AEI) may be added to any of these systems to provide a complete record for each car weighed. With this feature, the railcar weight and identification are automatically matched, recorded, and printed.
Assistance with site selection for accurate systems with lasting value
SAI manufactures a full range of railcar weighing systems to meet your requirements.
Systems are typically classified into 3 types:
COUPLED-IN-MOTION
Coupled-in-motion weighing is the most efficient method of weighing railcars. Static weighing has the highest accuracy. The Static-Motion Combination system provides the economy of coupled-in-motion weighing with the added ability to single draft static weigh specific cars when required. Simple commands allow the operator to initiate weighing in either mode. The weight report indicates the method of weighing
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