METTLER TOLEDO has released the POWERCELL PDX load cell system, which is designed to eliminate failure and unplanned repair costs to truck and rail scales.
The company says prior to the introduction of POWERCELL PDX, all load cell systems required junction boxes to bring together all of the weighing signals and transmit them to the terminal.
These boxes are wired at the construction site and are exposed to the weather.
The process is riddled with potential errors and is the most common source of truck and rail scale failures.
According to METTLER TOLEDO, POWERCELL PDX load cells are connected together in series so that no junction box is required.
The load cells are also completely protected against lightning damage with StrikeShield system.
The POWERCELL PDX load cell system has been proven in independent testing to survive multiple lightning strikes up to 80,000 A.