Mahuva weighbridges for onion dehydration and the APMC.
Mahuva is a coastal trading town of Bhavnagar district and one of India's main centres for dehydrated onion. Its APMC is a large market for onion and groundnut, dehydration plants turn white onion into flakes and powder for export, and coconut, mango and chikoo orchards cover the land along the coast. Symphony supplies weighbridges, truck scales and dharam kanta (धर्म कांटा) across Mahuva taluka and Talaja.
An onion dehydration plant in Mahuva usually needs a 40–60 MT, 16 m pit-less weighbridge (dharam kanta) to weigh raw onion trucks on arrival and export containers on dispatch; an APMC trader 40 MT on 12–16 m for trucks and tractor-trolleys; an orchard or coconut trader 30 MT on 9–12 m. Symphony builds it in Ahmedabad and dispatches it about 2 weeks after a cleared order with PO.
Onion loses weight while it waits, so weigh it at the gate.
- Weighed before it driesRaw onion weighed on arrival, before storage or processing.
- Quick gates in harvest monthsStored tares and supplier-wise totals for the onion rush.
- Sealed for the coastIP67/IP68 load cells and a sealed junction box against salt air.
Who needs one in Mahuva: Onion dehydration plants making flakes, kibbled onion and powder for export; onion, groundnut and other produce traders at the Mahuva APMC; groundnut processing; coconut, mango and chikoo orchards and their traders; cold stores and packing units; and transporters carrying produce and export containers.
Also called a dharam kanta (धर्म कांटा), truck scale or weigh bridge. We also serve Kalsar, Bhadrod, Talaja.
Dehydration plants, APMC traders, exporters across Mahuva taluka.
Onion dehydration plants
Raw onion loses moisture while it waits, and the intake weight decides both the supplier's payment and the plant's yield figure.
Our setup: A 40–60 MT, 16–18 m weighbridge at the gate, weighing every truck on arrival.
APMC onion and groundnut traders
In the harvest months, trucks and tractor-trolleys arrive together and the gate must keep up.
Our setup: A 40 MT, 12–16 m pit-less weighbridge with stored tares and supplier-wise totals.
Export dispatch
Dehydrated onion is light and bulky, but every container still needs its verified gross mass (VGM).
Our setup: An 18 m platform that takes a 40 ft container trailer in one weighing, stamped for trade.
- Onion dehydration plants of Mahuvadehydrated onion flakes, kibbled onion and powder for export
- Mahuva APMC market yardonion, groundnut and other produce
Weigh on arrival, seal against salt air: a weighbridge for onion country.
Mahuva weighs a crop that loses weight while it waits. Fresh onion gives off moisture from the day it is pulled, so a dehydration plant should weigh every truck as it arrives, before the onion goes into storage or onto the line; the weighed intake is also the figure against which the plant measures its yield of flakes and powder. In the main harvest months, roughly February to May, with a smaller arrival of red onion in early winter, trucks and tractor-trolleys of onion arrive at the market yard and the plants together, so the weighbridge must keep up: stored tares for regular vehicles, a quick printed SMFW slip with the vehicle number, party, gross, tare and net, and daily totals by supplier keep the gate moving. Dehydrated onion is light and bulky, so export containers are seldom heavy, but each one still needs its verified gross mass (VGM) before shipment; the shipper declares it under SOLAS, so confirm the procedure with your shipping line or freight forwarder. An 18 m platform takes a 40 ft container trailer in one weighing; 16 m suits 20 ft containers and raw onion trucks. Groundnut and coconut traders weigh smaller loads through the year. Mahuva lies on the coast, and salt air works on steel and electronics: choose IP67/IP68 load cells with a sealed junction box, keep the platform paint in good repair, and consider a concrete (RCC) weighbridge, with a 25-year structural warranty on the RCC (T&C), where trucks spill wet produce. Keep a drain around the weighbridge for the monsoon. Symphony gives stamping support for Legal Metrology verification.
| Recommended for | Vehicles | Capacity | Weighbridge | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Onion dehydration plant | Raw onion trucks in, export containers out | 40–60 MT | 16–18 m | Pit-less steel or concrete (RCC) |
| APMC onion or groundnut trader | Trucks and tractor-trolleys | 40 MT | 12–16 m | Pit-less steel |
| Coconut, mango or chikoo trader | Small trucks and tempos | 30 MT | 9–12 m | Pit-less steel |
| Cold store or packing unit | Trucks and refrigerated trucks | 40 MT | 12–16 m | Pit-less steel |
Starting points only. Send your heaviest truck and daily traffic and we confirm the size.
Gate plan to stamping support: a Mahuva weighbridge for the harvest.
Six steps for your project in Mahuva. Most of the waiting is the foundation curing, so the drawing comes first.
- 1 · Your traffic in MahuvaTell us the heaviest vehicle you weigh (here, typically raw onion trucks in, export containers out), the space at the gate and the daily count. An engineer replies within one working day.
- 2 · Size and quotationOur usual starting point (onion dehydration plant): 40–60 MT, 16–18 m weighbridge, Pit-less steel or concrete (RCC). 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.
Mahuva onion and groundnut traders ask us.
Who supplies weighbridges in Mahuva?
Why should an onion dehydration plant weigh raw onion on arrival?
Which weighbridge suits an onion trader at the Mahuva APMC?
महुवा में प्याज़ डिहाइड्रेशन यूनिट के लिए धर्म कांटा क्यों आवश्यक है?
What decides the cost of a weighbridge in Mahuva?
महुवा में एपीएमसी व्यापारी के लिए धर्म कांटा स्थापित करने हेतु कौन सी जानकारी भेजें?
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.