Conveyor Belt Scale Series: Part 2 - Typical Installation Procedure for A Conveyor Belt Scale

摘要

The purpose of this article is to provide you the reader with knowledge of how the installation of a Conveyor Belt Scale is commonly performed. This is the second article in a three part series. The next article will cover the topic of conveyor belt scale maintenance. To refresh: a conveyor belt scale is a device which measures the rate at which material travels on a conveyor belt. It can also determine the total mass of material which has traveled over the belt during a given period of time. The conveyor belt scale provides a "weight-in-motion" unlike the static weight produced by a bench or truck scale. The conveyor belt scale uses an Integrator to monitor the static weight signal from load cells attached to a scale idler and integrates this weight with the speed at which the conveyor belt is traveling. Therefore, a rate of mass per time is produced (unit of mass/unit of time). This rate is continually displayed on the Integrator in addition to output to other devices such as Chart Recorders, Ethernet Networks, PLC Systems, and Report Printers.