Train scales for torpedo vehicles
Streamline your steel production with precise and efficient weighing of torpedo vehicles, optimizing pig iron volume calculations and enhancing operational accuracy across your facility.
The MULTIRAIL® Train Weighing Scales from Schenck Process offer precise and efficient solutions for monitoring and analyzing the transport of pig iron and other industrial products. These scales are designed to fit seamlessly under blast furnace discharge points or within tracks between the furnace and steel plant. With the ability to operate in both static and dynamic modes, they provide accurate weight measurements of torpedo vehicles, essential for optimizing internal balancing. Capable of achieving an accuracy of +/- 0.1% when weighing bogies and +/- 0.5% for side configurations, the scales reduce production costs by eliminating the need for concrete foundations in vehicles up to 800t gross weight. Fully automated, they integrate into existing production lines with minimal downtime. Featuring rugged weighbeams and WDI discs for varying loads, they are adaptable to different bridge lengths based on vehicle type. Ideal for steel manufacturers and blast furnace operators, the MULTIRAIL® supports the efficient transport of pig iron, ensuring operational precision and cost-effectiveness.
Benefits
- Optimizes production efficiency by enabling accurate weight measurement with +/- 0.1% precision.
- Reduces infrastructure costs by eliminating the need for concrete foundations for vehicles up to 800t.
- Enhances operational throughput with dynamic weighing of moving torpedo vehicles at 4-8 km/h.
- Integrates seamlessly into existing production lines with fully automated operations.
- Supports durability and custom configurations with adaptable weighbeam and disc technologies.
- Applications
- Biomass-fired power plants,Agrichemicals,Pig iron,Coal-fired power plants,Yard logistics,Fertilizers,Steelmaking,Infrastructure transport,Cement
- End products
- Bulk fertilizer,Structural steel beams,Pulverized coal,Pesticide concentrates,Bioenergy pellets,Pig iron billets,Railway sleepers,Portland cement,Railway wheel axle
- Steps before
- Blast furnace discharge,Steel production preparation
- Steps after
- Internal balancing,Pig iron weighing analysis
- Input ingredients
- torpedo vehicles,pig iron,torpedo vehicle wheel loads,concrete sleepers
- Output ingredients
- weighed pig iron,net pig iron production volume,calculated weight of torpedo vehicles,level monitoring data,analysis of refractory wear
- Accuracy
- ±0.1%
- Accuracy (one-side weighing)
- ±0.5%
- Speed
- 4–8 km/h
- Gross Weight Capacity
- up to 800t
- Automation
- Fully automatic
- Working mechanism
- Static and Dynamic Scales
- Automation level
- Fully Automatic
- Batch vs. continuous operation
- Continuous
- Time-saving
- Calculation at 4-8 km/h
- Versatility
- Level control/monitoring
- Precision
- ±0.1% to ±0.5%
- Density/particle size
- 0.5–2.5 g/cm³ / 50–1000 µm
- Vehicle type
- Torpedo vehicles
- Footprint size
- Lower overall height due to mounting on standard concrete sleepers
- Installation method
- Mounted on concrete sleepers (B70W)
- Scales type
- Static or Dynamic
- Bridge length
- Adjustable according to torpedo vehicle type
- Weighbeam type
- DMR weighbeams or WDI weighing disc
- Control panel type
- HMI / PLC
- Integration possibilities
- SCADA / ERP Systems
- Weighing mode
- Static / Dynamic
- Scale type
- MULTIRAIL® DMR / WDI
- Foundation requirement
- No concrete foundation for up to 800t
- Bridge length
- Adjustable per vehicle type
- Operation mode
- Automatic / Manual
- Market info
- Schenck Process is known for its expertise in material handling, weighing, feeding, and automation solutions. The company has a strong reputation for delivering high-quality engineered-to-order equipment for diverse industries, backed by innovative technology and customer-centric service.