Historically, weighbridges were originally designed to be installed over a pit which housed levers and other mechanical components. These allowed for the weighing platform to be connected to a balancing mechanism which was used to ascertain the vehicle’s weight.
However, this construction proved to be limiting due to the separation between the weighbridge platform and its balancing element. Later developments have seen the implementation of load into weighbridges, allowing for the creation a wholly self-contained unit. Furthermore, the transducer portion of a load cell provides a digital readout of the vehicle’s weight which is far more accurate than the now-archaic methods used in the past.
The use of modern machines also affords operators the ability to monitor a weighbridge’s performance from a separate location. Remote operation provides added safety for staff working with weighbridges and also offers flexibility to companies installing them on a more permanent basis.
