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Dispensing, filling and weighing systems
News Release from: Procon Engineering | Subject: Calibration weighing vessels, silos and hoppers
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 13 October 2005
Vessels and silos weighed accurately
Force Calibration System for calibrating weighing vessels, silos and hoppers - without disrupting production - is now available with a system capability of up to 40 tonne.
Procon Engineering's highly successful ForceCal Force Calibration System for calibrating weighing vessels, silos and hoppers is now available with a system capability of up to 40 tonne Ensuring that weighing systems continue to meet required performance criteria is vital to many processes and commercial transactions
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 27 Feb 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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As Rod Massey, Procon's service manager explains: "Although as a company we offer a range of calibration methods, selected to meet specific customer requirements, where practical, we prefer to use our Force Calibration System".
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"Over 2000 vessels and silos across the UK are regularly calibrated using ForceCal and we have recently increased the capacity to allow us to calibrate systems up to 40 tonne".
"Methods involving standard test weights or flow meters provide good accuracy but in many applications they cannot be applied without major disruption to the plant".
"Often it is not possible to apply large quantities of test weights and when flow meters are used there is the high cost of disposing of, or reprocessing, large volumes of contaminated water".
"In addition, both methods require the vessel to be empty when calibration takes place, resulting in precious plant downtime." Massey adds: "By comparison our ForceCal method can be used whatever the weight in the vessel".
"This is of great importance if vital components such as load cells or instrumentation need replacing, necessitating the need to recalibrate the system"".
""In such cases, this can be carried out without the need to empty the vessel"".
""The system is battery operated and certified for use in ATEX classified hazardous areas, further extending its capabilities." The system works by placing specially calibrated load cells and force generators (typically hydraulic jacks) in parallel with the load cells supporting the vessel by means of special mounting brackets designed into the structure.
By applying load to the calibration load cells through the force generators, the weighing system output can be compared with that of the calibration system at several points over the weighing range.
This method provides a high accuracy, non intrusive and expedient method of calibrating weighing systems.
The load cells are traceable to UKAS standards and give a calibration accuracy of +/- 0.01%.
This means that, in line with ISO 9000 recommendations for calibration, systems can be certified to +/-0.03%.
(Three times calibration accuracy).
* About Procon Engineering - Procon Engineering (incorporating Defiant and Negretti) can provide comprehensive service support and calibration service for a wide range of weighing systems, including batching systems, storage vessels and silos, weigh feeders and belt weighers.
With nationwide coverage on a 24-7 basis, customers are assured of experienced support wherever and whenever they need it.
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