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Our September 2022 newsletter covers how Weigh-In-Motion solutions are better suited for the vast majority of load carriers throughout Africa.
- Date: September 2022
- Sasco Group: Sasco Metrology Services
- News Type: Newsletter Updates
WEIGH-IN-MOTION, THE FUTURE OF AXLE TRUCK WEIGHING EVEN ON MEGA LOADS AND PBS TRUCKS
Weighbridges have been used for centuries, and Britain was the first country to use them extensively for tax collection on toll roads in the 1700s.
In the 1900s, weighbridges went analogue and more laterally digital.
Overloading legislation enacted in the past decade in African countries has driven the demand for digital weighbridge solutions that deliver both total weight and axle weights.
Sasco has been the leading supplier of weighbridge based axle weighing solutions, driven in particular by our ability to consistently generate accurate axle weights through the Sasco DD1010 Sasco ProWeigh+ upgrade of instrumentation and software on standard weighbridge decks, whether Sasco or competitor decks. In addition, Sasco was the first company to approve a fully bi-directional multi-deck weighbridge; Sasco BI-DI MP 120T.
Weighbridges do not cater to the needs of the thousands of logistics providers with limited space, owners of the growing number of PBS trucks or Mega Load carriers. This market requires a new solution, and that solution is Weigh-In-Motion. (WIM)
The design, development, installation and support of WIM products require advanced weighing technologies, complex algorithms, and proven experience. Sasco is the leading provider of these solutions, confirmed by the number of Sasco WIM 2000 we have installed and the exceptional accuracy levels we have achieved with our proprietary SASCO 2000 indicator.
WIM 2000 WEIGHING AN UNUSUAL TRUCK CONFIGURATION
MEGA LOADS
3 WHEEL MOUNTS TOTAL
12 TYRES PER AXLE
Sasco ProWeigh+ generates from the data provided by the WIM 4000:
- Total vehicle weight.
- Axle weights.
- Left / right loading per axle.
- Total left / right loading with all this data fully integrated into the customer’s ERP system.
The fact is, weighbridges, no matter how long or how wide or of what capacities, cannot deliver this level of weighing solution. WIM solutions require proven expertise, and Sasco is now the undisputed leader in WIM solutions in Southern
Africa.
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