WEIGHING RDS achieves
RDS Technology is delighted to announce they have been accredited with self- verification status enabling them and their network of authorised distributors to accelerate the field verification process for the Loadmaster 9000i on-board weighing system. The Loadmaster 9000i is a ‘legal for trade’ weigher enabling product to be sold from the printed ticket. Typically fitted to a wheeled loading shovel,
the Loadmaster 9000i effectively transforms the loader into a mobile weighbridge which conforms to class Y(b) levels of accuracy. The company’s quality system for production, testing and final product inspection was subject to scrutiny by the National Measurement Office with RDS fulfilling its obligations laid down by the
‘self verification’ status
Measuring Instruments Directive 2004/22/EC. With RDS always at the forefront of developing electronic weighing technology and adding value to its product, they are the first to be accredited in the United Kingdom. Subject to a signed agreement and passing
a rigorous training programme, the RDS European distributor network can install LM9000i systems and now also calibrate & verify them suitable for use in Class IIII commercial transactions.
This will make the installation and calibration process easier and more time efficient for end users. For more information on how on-board weighing can be used to help improve your site productivity visit:
www.rdstec.com or mail
info@rdstec.com
Further Orders from Planters Clayton
A twenty five year business relationship between Chronos BTH Limited and Planters Clayton Limited (PCL) has been extended in recent months with further orders. The first project involves the supply of seven new weighers that will feed bespoke synthetic rubber baling presses being supplied by PCL to rubber crumb production plants in Russia and China. The most recent order is for a further seven new weighers for installations in Singapore and Belgium. Leading synthetic rubber baling press manufacturer PCL had a special requirement for a robust system to weigh precision batches of rubber crumb into their high capacity balers. Back in 1985 PCL recognised the precision and reliability qualities of the CHRONO- WEIGH™ E55 design, which encouraged Chronos BTH to modify the proven weigher to create the EE39 version to meet their exacting requirements. The EE39 features a robust reliable design for trouble free operation, reduced downtime and lower maintenance costs. The innovative weigh hopper design on the EE39 provides clean rapid discharge of the warm rubber crumb.
The latest EE39 projects with PCL utilise SpeedAC NXT controllers for enhanced operating accuracy for every weighment and compliance with the most
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stringent international regulatory weighing requirements. The innovative dual language software allows displays to appear in both English and the appropriate local language. Chronos BTH support PCL through their international network of sister companies and agents: EE39s are simple to install and calibrate, providing heavy duty weighing cycles batch after batch. Installations are operating successfully in the UK, Europe, Russia, China and India. Carl Greenhalgh of PCL provides background details about this long- standing business relationship. “Planters Clayton specialise in supplying baling presses for the synthetic rubber industry. These units have been supplied to the world’s leading producers and many installations incorporate a Chronos EE39 weigher linked to the baler and feed system to provide an accurate batch of material.” He concluded: “The EE39 weigher and dedicated electronic controller enable a difficult product to be handled and delivered with a high level of accuracy every time. For these latest projects we have utilised the dual language capability of the SpeedAC NXT, which provides enhanced operator confidence when using this precision weighing controller.” Tel: 0115 9351351 Email:
info@chronosbth.com www.chronosbth.com
RAVAS MForks win MM-Logistik award
at CeMAT 2011 At the 2011 CeMat show in Hannover,
RAVAS received the MM-Logistik award for its latest development: MForks. According to the expert jury, MForks is the most innovative product in the forklift safety category. MForks is the first load moment monitoring system integrated into the forks of counterbalanced trucks and reach trucks. MForks measures both the weight of the load and the position of its load centre. A patent is pending. MForks is designed to signal overloading of counterbalanced trucks and reach trucks, in order to prevent trucks from tipping over and forks from breaking. Every forklift truck has a load diagram which shows the maximum lifting capacity in relation to the position of the load centre. In practice it’s left to the forklift driver to interpret the load diagram and to decide whether a load can be lifted safely. Until today no tool existed that indicates the actual load moment on the forks. MForks changes this: from now on every lift truck driver can have a clear indication of whether a load is being lifted safely. Before use, MForks are calibrated on the lift truck, according to the load diagram. The system then continuously monitors the moment forces from the load: both the weight of the load and the position of its load centre are taken into account. The result is transmitted to an indicator in the truck cabin via Bluetooth connection. The indicator calculates whether the load, in its current position on the forks, may be lifted safely. In its display, the indicator shows which percentage of the maximum lifting capacity, at the current load centre, is being used. If the load moment exceeds the 100% limit, a warning buzzer sounds. The driver can then offload the forks and pick up the load in a different way, or leave it for a truck with a higher lifting capacity. This way, the driver can always accurately judge whether the situation is safe. MForks is a radically innovative product that increases user safety on counterbalanced trucks and reach trucks. In the near future RAVAS will offer MForks in combination with a lifting height sensor or data logging equipment. RAVAS has applied for a patent on MForks. More information on MForks will follow soon. In 2010 iForks, another RAVAS product, was awarded the Innovation Prize of the British Forklift Truck Association.
www.ravas.co.uk
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