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'''Beltweigher'''is a piece of industrial [[Control Systems |Control System]] used to gauge the mass or flow rate of material travelling over a troughed (cupped) [[Conveyor Belts|conveyor belt]] of any length which is able to adequately contain the material being weighed. These are also known as belt scales, dynamic scales, conveyor scales, and in-motion weighers. Many such [[Check Weighers]] or [[Feed Weighers]] are an active part of the process flow control of the conveyor line. A belt weigher replaces a short section of the support mechanism of the belt, which might be one or more sets of [[Idlers]] rollers, or a short section of channel or plate. This weighed support is mounted on [[Load Cells]], either pivoted, counterbalanced or not, or fully suspended. The mass measured by the load cells is integrated with the belt speed to compute the mass of material moving on the belt, after allowing for the mass of the belt itself. | |||
Belt weighers generally include the necessary electronics to perform this calculation, often in the form of a small industrialized microprocessor system. A belt weigher is normally mounted in a well supported straight section of belt, with no vertical or sideways curvature, and as close to level as is practicable. The weighed support must be aligned vertically and horizontally with the adjacent supports to avoid tensile forces in the belt skewing the measurement. Due the belt tension variation, frequent check calibration must be done. | Belt weighers generally include the necessary electronics to perform this calculation, often in the form of a small industrialized microprocessor system. A belt weigher is normally mounted in a well supported straight section of belt, with no vertical or sideways curvature, and as close to level as is practicable. The weighed support must be aligned vertically and horizontally with the adjacent supports to avoid tensile forces in the belt skewing the measurement. Due the belt tension variation, frequent check calibration must be done. | ||