Pit & Quarry, April 2010
S C A L E S W E I G H I N G R O U N D U P Onboard weighing system improves hauling productivity The Loadrite onboard weighing system allows operators to confidently load each truck to its full capacity This reduces the cost of fuel maintenance and labor per ton moved and also helps a quarry to run its crushing plant at full capacity thereby reducing electricity costs the company says These improvements in productivity also help to lower the quarrys impact on the environment A Loadrite wheel loader or excavator weighing system calculates the weight of material in the machines bucket and displays it for the operator in real time When used at a blast face the system allows the driver to load each off highway truck to its rated capacity By extending the basic system with a data module and the companys material management system software the system allows you to monitor truck weights loading times cycle times and other key performance indicators from the site office www loadritescales com Scale ticket data integrated into existing systems Advanced Weighing Systems integrates scale data transactions into third party accounting systems When thirdparty integration is needed the company helps to design a custom export definition within Interact software that allows scale transactions to be exported to a third party interface Interact can save time and money while freeing up office staff to perform more productive activities the company says www awsys com 36 PIT QUARRY April 2010 www pitandquarry com
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