1. This guide is meant to help organizations and engineers with their
purchase decision of their weigh bridges.
Guide to procure weigh bridges
2. Meeting the Expectations
Expectations
from your
weigh bridge
Durability
Precision
Maintenance
Price Factor
Following factors determine the level of our
expectation level while procuring a weigh bridge
1. Durability
2. Precision
3. Maintenance
4. Price Factor
3. Durability
Life of a weigh bridge is an important factor that helps
them conclude on the purchasing decision.
Ex. The thickness of the steel weighbridge platform
determines its longevity.
4. Precision
A good precision is the outcome of –
1. Proper calibration
2. Anti-theft feature
Look for the support your weighing solution
provider is ready to offer during calibration.
5. Maintenance
Weigh bridges demand low maintenance.
Some preventive measure s will help to reduce the
maintenance or service cost even further
1. Keep the pit clean to prevent from any error in weight
measurement
2. Keep a pump in the pit to avoid the load cells being
submerged in water. This adds life to your load cells.
6. Price Factor
Weighing is a fundamental process in industries. It is
better to be safe than sorry. Hence evaluate all the
factors like before concluding the price
1. Quality of the load cells
2. Quality of the Structure being provided
3. Service back up
7. Following the 6 point check to conclude purchase decision-
1. Frequency of use the Weigh Bridge
2. Price and Time as a factor
3. Maintenance
4. Choice of Organization to buy weigh bridges
5. Strong Hardware and software duo
6. Seek Advice
8. Frequency of use the Weigh Bridge Price and Time as a factor
1. Usually concrete or composite
weigh bridges are preferred if the
weighbridge has high frequency of
usage . But the quality of the
concrete is an important factor to
account for the durability.
2. But they attract high maintenance
or service cost.
3. Good quality steel structure
weighbridge is good for high
frequency of usage.
4. Maintenance and service is much
simpler than concrete weigh
bridge
1. Steel weigh bridges takes less
time for installation than
composite or concrete weigh
bridges.
2. Steel weigh bridges are more
economical to set up than
concrete weigbridges.
3. A steel weigh bridge is good to go
when you do not have time or
funds in favour at the moment.
9. Maintenance Choice of organization
1. It is good to be trained in
maintenance but better
to have necessary service
contract
2. Invest on qualified
technician for true
longitivity of your product.
3. Check if you are provided
with service that helps
your weighbridges to be
operational with accuracy.
Your choice of organization for your
weighbridge should be based on
following factors –
1. Track record of service
2. Who keeps spare parts in stock
3. Quality of service engineers
4. Commitment to services
10. Strong Hardware and software duo Seek Advice
1. The data from your weigh
bridge has immense
analytical significance
2. Weigh bridges must
automate your peripheral
processes like invoicing,
purchase etc.
3. Buy weigh bridges that
couple with software and its
data can be integrated with
business processes.
1. It is at times wise to seek
advice from people who are
experts in their field.
2. Experts have a better
understanding of on field
operation challenges and can
advise the best.
11. We look forward for your commentsThank You
TULSI WEIGH SOLUTIONS PRIVATE LIMITED
68, Ballygunge Circular Road, Flat - 3E, 3rd Floor, Annapurna Apartment Kolkata 700019, West Bengal, India
Phone: 033 - 400 10701 - 704 | Fax: 033 - 400 10706
Email: info@tulsiweigh.com | Website: www.tulsiweigh.com
