Durable Weighing Cells for Trucks Brave Storms

Logistics Insight Asia - New Products, 25/8/2008

Conventional weighing cells for truck scales are regularly damaged during storms. Yet the MTX POWERCELL from METTLER TOLEDO is so reliable that not even a direct lightning strike can take it out of action.

Mud, snow, water and lightning routinely cause damage to typical vehicle scale load cells (sensors). METTLER TOLEDO developed the MTX POWERCELL for this kind of tough weather conditions. Many scale users discovered that a damaged sensor doesn’t just cause the scale to fail but to register incorrect weight. The error was only discovered during an annual calibration or after a dissatisfied customer.

Dank der POWERCELL Wägezelle gibt es kaum noch Serviceanrufe beim METTLER TOLEDO Kundendienst aufgrund defekter Wägezelle. The MTX POWERCELL has been tested and proven for prolonged submersion, lightning resistance and now is the first digital vehicle scale cell to be tested and proven for IP69K (60°C water jets).

The POWERCELL is successfully operating the desert, Siberia and is installed in the only weighbridge in Antarctica. The only time a scale user sees the service department is during routine maintenance – this translates into real cost savings.
In the rare event of a cell failure, usually physical damage to the cell, the POWERCELL network reports the failure within 300 milliseconds.

Mettler-Toledo (S) Pte Ltd, www.mt.com/transport-logistics