Dhoraji weighbridges for groundnut, oil mills and gins.
Dhoraji is a market town of Rajkot district and one of Saurashtra's groundnut centres. Its marketing yard trades groundnut, cotton and grain; shelling units turn pods into kernels for the seed, table and export trade; oil mills crush groundnut and sell the oilcake to cattle-feed buyers; and ginning factories press the district's cotton into bales. Symphony supplies weighbridges, truck scales and dharam kanta (धर्म कांटा) across Dhoraji taluka, including Patanvav and Supedi.
A groundnut shelling unit or oil mill in Dhoraji usually needs a 40–60 MT, 16 m pit-less weighbridge (dharam kanta) to weigh pod trucks in and kernel or oilcake trucks out; a cotton ginning and pressing factory 60 MT on 16–18 m for kapas trucks, tractor-trolleys and bale trucks; a yard trader 40–60 MT on 12–16 m, chosen by the largest truck that loads at the godown. Symphony builds it in Ahmedabad and dispatches it about 2 weeks after a cleared order with PO.
Pods in, kernels out: the weighbridge reads your out-turn.
- Out-turn on every slipPods in and kernels out, kept in separate registers.
- Stamped before the seasonInstalled and verified before the winter arrivals begin.
- Lint and dust kept outA closed indicator cabin and IP67/IP68 load cells for gins and shelling units.
Who needs one in Dhoraji: Groundnut shelling and grading units producing kernels for seed, table and export use; groundnut oil mills and their oilcake (khol) trade; cotton ginning and pressing factories; groundnut, cotton, wheat and other produce traders at the Dhoraji marketing yard; cattle-feed dealers; and transporters serving the yard and the mills.
Also called a dharam kanta (धर्म कांटा), truck scale or weigh bridge. We also serve Patanvav, Supedi, Motimarad.
Shelling units, oil mills, ginning factories across Dhoraji taluka.
Groundnut shelling and grading units
The unit's margin is the gap between pods bought and kernels sold, so both sides of the gate must be weighed.
Our setup: A 40–60 MT, 16 m pit-less weighbridge with separate inward and outward registers in SMFW.
Cotton ginning and pressing
Loose kapas is bulky and comes on long trolleys, and lint settles on every surface in the season.
Our setup: A 60 MT, 16–18 m weighbridge with a closed indicator cabin and sealed IP67/IP68 load cells.
Oilcake and cattle-feed trade
Oilcake (khol) leaves in bags for many buyers, and each truck is billed on its own slip.
Our setup: A 40 MT, 12–16 m weighbridge with stored tares for regular trucks and numbered slips.
- Dhoraji marketing yard (APMC)groundnut and cotton auctions, grain trade
- Groundnut shelling units and oil mills of Dhorajikernels, groundnut oil and oilcake
- Cotton ginning and pressing factorieskapas ginning and cotton bales
Kept clear of lint, stamped before winter: a weighbridge for the groundnut season.
In Dhoraji the weighbridge measures more than the truck: it measures the out-turn. A shelling unit buys groundnut in pods and sells kernels, shells and grades, so the weight of every pod truck that comes in and every kernel truck that goes out is the basis of its yield, and of the price it can offer next season. SMFW keeps inward and outward weighments in separate registers with party, lot and vehicle number, so inward pod weights and outward kernel weights can be totalled side by side from the reports. Oil mills work the same way, with seed in and oil and oilcake out: oilcake (khol) leaves in bags on trucks for cattle-feed buyers, and each truck needs its own numbered slip. Groundnut arrivals peak after the kharif harvest, roughly October to January, and cotton ginning runs through the same winter, so install the weighbridge and complete Legal Metrology verification before the season opens; Symphony gives stamping support. In a ginning factory or shelling unit, cotton lint and groundnut dust settle everywhere, so keep the indicator in a closed cabin and use sealed IP67/IP68 load cells and junction boxes. Loose kapas is bulky and comes on tractor-trolleys and trucks with high side-boards, so a 16–18 m platform keeps a long trolley combination on the weighbridge in one weighing. Where the plot has black soil, which swells when wet and shrinks in summer, ask for a soil check and follow the foundation drawing exactly.
| Recommended for | Vehicles | Capacity | Weighbridge | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Groundnut shelling / grading unit | Pod trucks in, kernel trucks out | 40–60 MT | 16 m | Pit-less steel |
| Groundnut oil mill | Seed trucks in; oilcake (khol) trucks and oil tankers out | 60 MT | 16 m | Pit-less steel or concrete (RCC) |
| Cotton ginning and pressing factory | Kapas trucks and tractor-trolleys, bale trucks | 60 MT | 16–18 m | Pit-less steel |
| Marketing-yard trader | Trucks, tractor-trolleys | 40–60 MT | 12–16 m | Pit-less steel |
Starting points only. Send your heaviest truck and daily traffic and we confirm the size.
From yard plan to verified slips: a Dhoraji weighbridge ready for the season.
Six steps for your project in Dhoraji. Most of the waiting is the foundation curing, so the drawing comes first.
- 1 · Your traffic in DhorajiTell us the heaviest vehicle you weigh (here, typically pod trucks in, kernel trucks out), the space at the gate and the daily count. An engineer replies within one working day.
- 2 · Size and quotationOur usual starting point (groundnut shelling / grading unit): 40–60 MT, 16 m weighbridge, Pit-less steel. The quotation comes with the foundation drawing.
- 3 · Foundation on siteYour civil contractor builds the concrete pedestals to our drawing; we can check the levels before the weighbridge arrives.
- 4 · Fabrication and dispatchBuilt and tested in our Ahmedabad workshop; dispatch in about 2 weeks from a commercially cleared order with PO, then delivered and placed on your foundation.
- 5 · Installation and calibrationWeighbridge placed, load cells and indicator connected and calibrated, slip printing set up, and Legal Metrology verification supported.
- 6 · AMC and serviceAMC, breakdown visits, calibration and annual re-verification support from our technical desk, so the weighbridge stays accurate for years.
Questions from Dhoraji's groundnut and cotton trade.
Who supplies weighbridges in Dhoraji?
Why does a groundnut shelling unit need its own weighbridge?
Should a Dhoraji shelling unit store tares or weigh every truck empty?
धोराजी में मूंगफली तेल मिल के लिए धर्म कांटा किस क्षमता का होना चाहिए?
What decides the cost of a weighbridge in Dhoraji?
धोराजी में शेलिंग और जिनिंग सीज़न से पहले धर्म कांटे का सत्यापन कब कराएँ?
Tell us your site. We recommend the platform.
Send a site photo, vehicle size and daily vehicle count. An engineer replies within one working day.