Glossary
Weighbridge words, in plain English.
The terms buyers meet in quotations and tenders, explained in one or two sentences each.
- Pit-less weighbridge
- A weighbridge whose deck stands above ground on concrete pedestals, with ramps for the truck to drive on and off. No pit is dug.
- Pit-type weighbridge
- A weighbridge whose deck sits in a pit, flush with the ground, so trucks can enter from any side without ramps.
- RCC deck
- Reinforced cement concrete: a concrete deck with steel bars inside. It does not rust and needs no repainting.
- Load cell
- The sensor under the deck that turns weight into an electrical signal. A weighbridge has 6 to 10 of them.
- Junction box
- The box that combines the signals from all load cells and protects them from surges.
- Indicator / terminal
- The display unit in the weigh cabin that shows the weight, stores records and prints tickets.
- Gross, tare, net
- Gross is the loaded truck, tare is the empty truck, net is gross minus tare: the weight of the load.
- OIML R76 · Class III
- An international recommendation for non-automatic weighing instruments. Class III is the accuracy class used for weighbridges and trade scales.
- IP67 / IP68
- Ingress-protection ratings. IP67 means dust-tight and protected against temporary immersion in water; IP68 against continuous immersion.
- Stamping / verification
- The Legal Metrology department checks the weighbridge with certified test weights and seals it for trade use. It is repeated every 12 months.
- Legal Metrology
- The government department, working under the Legal Metrology Act 2009, that licenses manufacturers, approves models and verifies weighing instruments used for trade.
- CVT
- Constant-voltage transformer: keeps the supply steady so the indicator and load cells are not damaged by fluctuations.
- GeM
- Government e-Marketplace: the online portal through which government departments and PSUs buy goods, including weighbridges.
- MSE / Udyam
- Micro and Small Enterprise registration. MSEs can get benefits in public procurement, such as EMD exemption, subject to the tender terms.
- Unmanned weighbridge
- A weighbridge that runs without an operator, using RFID, sensors, barriers, cameras and displays to guide and record each truck.
- AMC
- Annual maintenance contract: scheduled inspections, calibration checks and priority service for a year.
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