Below is a case study that Cardinal Scale Manufacturing produced recently. The well known scale manufacturer provided weighing equipment including load cells, junction box, and a digital weight indicator to a scale company in Latin America who had actually constructed their own truck scale. All they needed was high quality electronics to finish the project correctly. Let’s take a look below at a few of the highlights.
The Pepsi-Cola factory in Caucagua, Venezuela has recently expanded their production line to include a variety of additional world-renowned brands, such as Gatorade, Yukery Juices, and Lipton Ice Tea. This Caucagua factory is among the three largest soda factories in Latin America. With the increase in production, PepsiCola was looking to install a new 80-ton by 10-kg capacity truck scale. After intensive bidding by local scale dealers, Cardinal Scale’s authorized dealer, Industrias Metarmes, won the bid. They turned to Cardinal Scale Manufacturing for the load cells and junction box, due to the solid reputation Cardinal Scale has built internationally.
Industrias Metarmes fabricated their own truck scale weighbridges and used Cardinal Scale Manufacturing’s electronic components for the application. Industrias Metarmes utilized eight IP68-rated Cardinal Scale model DB 75,000-lb double-ended shear beam stainless steel load cells and 8-cell stainless steel junction box for the scale.
To meet the needs of the Pepsi-Cola factory, the dealer utilized a Cardinal Scale 225 Navigator indicator. This indicator allowed Pepsi-Cola’s logistics operation to store 200 weight IDs, making for a more time-efficient procedure. The 225 indicator can store truck descriptions and material prompts, which makes recalling tare weights quick and simple. The 225 indicator’s RS232 serial port was connected to a printer for printing weight tickets. The alphanumeric keypad was also an important factor in the decision for the 225 indicator making it more convenient for data entry.
You can read the entire truck scale case study here. We should also mention that Cardinal does manufacturer truck scales as well and they also provide accessories such as a ticket printer and large remote display with stop/go light.