SILVER POINT+ Dynamic Control Weighing

The need to monitor and control the loading and weights of waggons increases when the train operators have been separated from the units who own and maintain the railroads.

Overweight and incorrectly loaded waggons are not only a safety risk, they also cause premature wearing of the rails, thus shortening the life and increasing the maintenance costs of railroads.

Silver Point+ is the most modern solution for the automatic monitoring of wagon weights and loads.

AUTOMATIC UNMANNED CONTROL STATION

SilverPoint+ can be quickly and easily installed with no foundation work or rail disconnection required.

The sensors are installed in the rails, with the measuring electronics and the computer with the analysis software either in a separate electrical cabinet next to the tracks or indoors in a control centre. In both cases, SilverPoint+ functions as a fully automatic, unmanned traffic controller, issuing alerts for overweight or incorrectly loaded carriages. Locomotive or wagon data does not need to be entered beforehand, as the system automatically recognises the passing trains and their locomotives, and 2-, 4-, 6-, or 8-axle waggons.

INFORMATION AND ALERTS PROVIDED BY THE SYSTEM

The system reports the axle, boggie, and total weights of each locomotive and waggon, along with the total weights and speeds of the passing trains. In addition, the system compares the front and back weights of carriages to each other in order to detect incorrectly loaded waggons. Side loads can also be measured, with detection of waggons that are loaded too much on one side (optional equipment).

The user may freely set alarm limits for axle, boggie, and total weights as well as providing either tonnage- or percentage-based threshold values for longitudinal and lateral loads.

Side-load detection for increased safety

CONTROL STATION AND CONTROL WEIGHING SYSTEM

The system is easy to configure as a ready-to-use automatic control station via its user interface, which runs on a normal PC.

In addition to functioning as a control station, the system can be used as a normal control weighing system, allowing the monitoring of waggon loads by customer and by product. Information on standard waggons (customer, product, maximum load, tare weight ) can be retrieved based on waggon number. Users can also print out reports they have defined by customer and by product.

WAGON IDENTIFICATION

Waggon identification by radio signals (RFID) - SCALEX WID

The Scalex WID waggon identification system is based on data collectors attached to the waggons and on read/write heads installed on the track or beside the track. Data can be read and written on the move.

Waggon identification by bar codes

In this system the bar codes attached to waggons are read by a portable hand-held bar-code reader. Information is then transferred to the Scalex-Weighing System. An economical and a flexible way to identify waggons.

Waggon identification by video - SCALEX VIDEO ID

With the SCALEX VIDEO ID-system waggon numbers can be identified, for example in the control tower, and there is no longer any need to send someone outside.The data is transferred automatically into the weighing program that is running on the computer. If needed, live images
may be consulted by a distant operator via the Internet. The system is capable of recording
the images of a large number of waggons and, when equipped with halogen lights, is also able to identify waggon numbers at night.

Options of the SilverPoint+ system:

- side load detection
An important feature that improves safety, this can also be retrofitted.
- wagon identification for radioactivity control systems
- user interface of the control-and weighing system integrated into the customer´s own information system
- wireless data transfer between weighing electronics and Pc
- remote use, service and software upgrading
- service and maintenance contract

Silverpoint specifications:

Equipment supply:
2 pairs Silverpoint Measurement Sensors
2 pcs Scalex 1800 Weight Indicators
1 pc weighing PC
1 pc Printer
1 pc junction box
1 pc set cables

Accuracy and speed of weighing:
Up to 8 km/h +/- 1%
Up to 20 km/h +/-2 %

Weighing Range:
0-20 t per wheel

Weight Resolution:
50 kg

Interfaces:
RS 232C

Network:
LAN, WLAN

Environmental conditions:
Measurement Sensors IP 67
Electronics IP 55

Operational Temperature:
- 40 šC to +50 šC

Forces active in rail have been calculated using the latest tools by our most experienced R&D team