Characteristics of Conveyor Belt Scales: Automatic, Continuous, Cumulative, and Informatized

In many industries such as mining, ports, building materials, electric power, metallurgy, textiles, wood, chemicals, etc., belt conveyors are utilized for short-distance transportation of bulk materials or products, offering high efficiency. For the transportation of bulk materials, businesses often need to know the weight of the materials being transported for various reasons like production management, calculation of material consumption, and trade transactions. Weighing the materials statically after transportation involves significant workload, labor intensity, low efficiency, and high costs, which can be detrimental to businesses. Therefore, the best solution is to complete the weighing and measurement during the material transportation process.

Conveyor belt scales are weighing instruments designed to weigh and measure materials during transportation on belt conveyors. Installed on belt conveyors, they offer advantages such as easy installation, accurate measurement, simple structure, stable operation, and convenient use. Importantly, they provide high weighing efficiency and are suitable for weighing bulk materials transported by belt conveyors in various situations, making them widely applied. In summary, conveyor belt scales are characterized by automation, continuity, cumulativity, and with the application of information technology, they also exhibit informatization features.

(1) Automatic

Unlike static weighing methods, conveyor belt scales automatically complete the weighing and measurement without manual intervention. They utilize load sensors to capture dynamic material load signals, speed sensors to capture belt speed, and instruments to receive and process signals, ultimately completing the weighing and measurement to obtain the material weight.

(2) Cumulative

Conveyor belt scales acquire signals through sensors, and the instrument calculates the instantaneous material flow rate and automatically cumulates it to obtain the final material weight.

(3) Continuous

While static weighing is interrupted, conveyor belt scales continuously weigh the materials passing on the conveyor belt as long as they are activated, without interruption.

(4) Informatized

The informatization of conveyor belt scales has developed with the advancement of information technology and computer technology. The application of information technology enables the instrument to have microcomputerized features and communication capabilities, allowing it to be connected to the enterprise network. While processing data in real-time, the instrument stores the data locally and uploads it to a server. Other relevant personnel can remotely inquire about the data through the scale's upper computer software system. Additionally, the informatization of conveyor belt scales is also reflected in their self-diagnosis capabilities, where the instrument can diagnose the scale's status online in real-time, record abnormal information, and trigger alarms in case of faults or abnormalities.

The most significant feature of conveyor belt scales is their ability to provide continuous, automatic, and dynamic weighing, measuring both instantaneous material flow and cumulative weight, thereby improving the efficiency of bulk material measurement.