Weighing
Drax Power Station’s Precia-Molen weighing system prints tickets at driver consoles so drivers do not have to dismount their vehicles
weighs the benefi ts
Drax
Precia-Molen’s new ATEX certifi ed hopper scale
Weighing specialist Precia-Molen has extended its range of hopper scales to include the ABS-X00 available in capacities from 5 to 20tph. Designed to fi t into factory process areas the new addition to the range comes complete with EC certifi cation to meet the requirements of the applicable machinery standard, and includes EX certifi cation allowing installation within ATEX areas. The new ABS-X00 range offers potential precision of +/- 0.1% and is designed for internal use, sheltered from the effects of wind with an operating temperature range from -10C to +40C. The ABS-X00 can also be used to weigh a wide range of free fl owing granular products which can be adapted to individual requirements, including cereals, cake, wood pellets, waste and many derived products.
Built to last, being robust and reliable the ABS-X00 is manufactured using ISO components ensuring long life, with all main parts surface mounted and requiring little maintenance.
The entire electronic I400 ABS range can also offer functionalities enabling the use of the new ABS-X00 hopper scale with local or remote operation by computerised or automatic control systems. The I400 ABS terminal enables up to four hopper scales to be connected to supervision software via a dedicated PC
which can be installed either locally or remotely. n
used and produced in the electricity generation process. Every day materials are delivered and collected from the site by road; the new system has greatly improved the effi ciency of the operation. The largest, cleanest and most effi cient coal-fi red power station in the UK, Drax is owned and operated by Drax Power Limited, an operating subsidiary of Drax Group plc. The company is currently executing plans to transform the business into a predominantly biomass-fuelled generator through burning sustainable biomass in place of coal. Drax currently provides enough power to meet 7-8% of the UK’s electricity needs.
A REPLACING THE EXISTING SYSTEM
Following a vendor assessment programme, Precia-Molen was awarded the contract to install a system based on the highly regarded GeneSYS and GSM software. The new on-site weighing and load- management system had to seamlessly integrate with several existing systems and
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Precia-Molen system improves weighing and traffi c management at Drax
new Precia-Molen weighing and loading management system at Drax Power Station is helping to move materials
Drivers can speak to someone from the comfort of their vehicle
provide a number of fi xed criteria: • Interfaces with several existing systems • Print tickets at the driver consoles (eliminating driver dismount)
• Automatic process • Secure process
Full in-house technical support. Removing the old manual system and replacing it with a new system has delivered many benefi ts for the Drax operation over and above the original project expectations.
THE NEW SYSTEM
With the main materials handling gatehouse processing vehicles across four weighbridges
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