Almaty, Kazakhstan—August 20, 2024

Microtess has successfully provided an advanced weighing solution to a major rail transport company in Kazakhstan, addressing long-standing issues with the stability of data from their freight car weighing platforms. This upgrade has significantly improved transport efficiency and safety.

Challenge: Limitations of Traditional Weighing Systems

The rail transport company is responsible for transporting bulk goods across various industries, including logistics, coal, oil, fertilizers, and construction materials, both domestically and internationally. However, the company’s traditional weighing systems, relying on outdated sensors, exhibited significant instability and poor repeatability in the data. These inaccuracies led to uneven cargo loading, increasing the risks associated with transportation and operational costs. Each operation cycle was delayed by an average of 20% to 30% due to these inefficiencies. Consequently, the company urgently needed a solution to enhance the precision and reliability of its weighing systems.

Solution: Comprehensive Custom Weighing System by Microtess

To tackle these challenges, Microtess designed and delivered a complete weighing solution, composed of core components that offer high precision, stability, and scalability.

1. High-Precision Single Shear Beam Load Cells

Microtess’s single shear beam load cells provide exceptional torsional resistance and are engineered for high precision, ensuring accurate weighing in the dynamic environment of rail freight. Compared to traditional sensors, these shear beam load cells offer a 30% improvement in anti-interference capabilities, effectively minimizing the impact of vibrations and environmental changes. Key features include:

– Capacity Range: 20 tons to 150 tons, suitable for various load types and freight car sizes.

– Accuracy Class: Compliant with OIML R60 C3 standards, with an error margin of less than 0.02%.

– Repeatability Error: Less than 0.01%, ensuring consistent weighing results every time.

With their robust durability and torsion-resistant design, these load cells maintain stable weighing output even in harsh conditions, significantly reducing loading errors.

2. Precision Weighing Indicators

The weighing indicators provided by Microtess feature high-performance signal processors capable of real-time data collection and analysis. These indicators offer several advantages:

– Data Sampling Rate: Up to 960 samples per second, capturing weight changes accurately during fast loading and transport.

– Data Accuracy: ±0.01% of full scale, ensuring precise measurements even with significant load variations.

– Multiple Data Output Interfaces: Supports RS232, RS485, and Ethernet interfaces, facilitating seamless integration with existing logistics management systems for automatic data upload and processing.

– Automatic Calibration Function: Intelligent calibration algorithms adjust the system automatically based on environmental conditions and load changes, ensuring long-term data stability and reducing manual intervention.

Additionally, the optimized user interface of the weighing indicators is simple and intuitive, allowing operators to learn and master the system quickly, minimizing training time and human error.

3. Real-Time Monitoring System

To ensure safety and operational efficiency during transport, Microtess offers a powerful real-time monitoring system with the following technical features:

– Real-Time Data Collection and Analysis: The system continuously monitors freight car weighing data via wired or wireless networks, refreshing data up to 10 times per second to promptly detect any anomalies during loading.

– Intelligent Alarm Mechanism: The system triggers alarms when it detects overloading, uneven loading, or other potential safety hazards, allowing operators to quickly adjust cargo to reduce transport risks.

– Data Reporting and Historical Records: The system provides detailed data reports and historical records, enabling management to track weighing trends and optimize logistics. All data can be exported in Excel or PDF format for subsequent reporting and auditing.

– Remote Monitoring and Management: Management can access weighing data from anywhere via mobile devices or computers, keeping track of logistics operations in real-time and further enhancing management efficiency.

4. Comprehensive Technical Support and Training

In addition to advanced hardware and software solutions, Microtess offers comprehensive technical support and training services, including:

– Installation and Commissioning Services: A professional technical team is responsible for the on-site installation and commissioning of the system, ensuring optimal performance from day one.

– Technical Training: Customized training for the client’s technical staff covers basic system operations, troubleshooting, and regular maintenance, ensuring that clients can operate and maintain the system efficiently.

– Ongoing Support: Microtess provides 24/7 remote technical support, promptly addressing any technical issues to ensure the continuous stable operation of the weighing system.

Results: Significant Improvements in Transport Efficiency and Safety

Since adopting Microtess’s weighing solution, the rail transport company has seen a significant improvement in operational efficiency and safety. Repeatability errors in weighing data have decreased by over 50%, cargo loading accuracy has greatly improved, operational time has been reduced by about 20%, and safety risks have been effectively managed. The management has praised the system’s stability, data accuracy, and real-time monitoring capabilities, noting its “critical role in freight operations.”

Conclusion: Driving Industry Innovation and Maintaining a Competitive Edge

This collaboration demonstrates Microtess’s leading technical expertise in providing high-precision, customized weighing solutions, helping the Kazakhstan rail transport company maintain its competitive edge in the highly competitive logistics industry. In the future, Microtess will continue to offer innovative weighing technology support to customers worldwide, driving efficiency and safety in regional logistics.