Thangadh weighbridges for clay tippers and ceramic dispatch.
Thangadh, in Surendranagar district, has worked with clay for generations: its potteries grew into a cluster of sanitaryware, crockery and other ceramic units, fed by clays from the surrounding area. Clay arrives by the tipper, glaze materials by the bag, and finished ware leaves in long, light trucks packed to the roof. Symphony supplies weighbridges, truck scales and dharam kanta (धर्म कांटा) for ceramic units, clay suppliers and transporters across Thangadh.
A Thangadh ceramic unit usually needs a 60 MT, 16 m pit-less weighbridge (dharam kanta, truck scale) for clay tippers, with sealed IP67/IP68 load cells against clay dust; for finished ware, length matters more than capacity, so an 18 m weighbridge of 40–60 MT suits long dispatch trucks. Symphony builds it in Ahmedabad.
Clay weighed the moment it arrives, ware weighed in one go.
- Length for light, bulky loads18 m where dispatch trucks are long but light, so every truck stands fully on the platform.
- Clay weighed on arrivalA slip printed as soon as the tipper stands on the platform, before the clay dries or gets wet.
- Sealed against clay dustIP67/IP68 load cells, a raised junction box and a pit-less build that is easy to clean under.
Who needs one in Thangadh: Sanitaryware, crockery and other ceramic units; clay suppliers and quarry operators; dealers in feldspar, quartz and glaze materials; carton and packaging suppliers; and the transporters who carry finished ware across India.
Also called a dharam kanta (धर्म कांटा), truck scale or weigh bridge. We also serve Muli, Sayla, Chotila.
Ceramic units, potteries and clay suppliers in Thangadh.
Sanitaryware units
Clay, feldspar and quartz come in by tipper, and finished ware leaves in long trucks packed with cartons.
Our setup: One 18 m, 60 MT pit-less weighbridge that takes both clay tippers and long dispatch trucks, with SMFW keeping incoming and outgoing records apart.
Crockery and small potteries
Small lots of clay and fuel come in and small consignments go out; few units weigh enough trucks to justify their own weighbridge.
Our setup: A stamped 40–60 MT shared weighbridge with numbered SMFW slips, or a modular weighbridge for a unit with a hard concrete yard.
Clay suppliers
Clay is sold by the tonne, and its weight changes with the weather.
Our setup: A 60–80 MT, 16 m pit-less weighbridge at the loading point, stamped for trade, so each tipper leaves with a printed weight.
- Thangadh ceramic clustersanitaryware, crockery and other ceramic ware
- Clay quarries around Thangadhceramic clays for the cluster
- Surendranagar–Wadhwanengineering and ceramic units in the district town
Wet clay, light cartons and dust: a weighbridge for Thangadh.
A ceramic unit weighs two very different loads. Raw clay is dense and arrives by tipper, often damp; finished sanitaryware and crockery are light and bulky, so a dispatch truck is full long before it is heavy. Many units are therefore better served by a length that fits the longest dispatch truck than by extra capacity. Clay also changes weight with its moisture: a tipper weighed wet in the monsoon and the same clay weighed after it has dried will not match, even on two accurate weighbridges, so weigh on arrival, print the slip at once and agree with the supplier in advance how moisture is treated. Clay dust and slurry settle on everything. A pit-less weighbridge on pedestals is easier to clean underneath than a pit, the gap around the platform must stay clear, and the load cells should be sealed IP67/IP68 with the junction box above the yard. Small potteries that cannot justify their own weighbridge often share one: a stamped weighbridge with numbered SMFW slips gives every unit a figure it can invoice on.
| Recommended for | Vehicles | Capacity | Weighbridge | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ceramic unit, clay intake | Tippers, multi-axle trucks | 60 MT | 16 m | Pit-less steel, sealed load cells |
| Ceramic unit, dispatch | Long trucks with packed ware | 40–60 MT | 18 m | Pit-less steel or pit-type |
| Clay supplier / quarry | Tippers | 60–80 MT | 16 m | Pit-less steel or concrete (RCC) |
| Shared weighbridge for small units | Tempos to multi-axle trucks | 60 MT | 16–18 m | Pit-less steel, stamped for trade |
Starting points only. Send your heaviest truck and daily traffic and we confirm the size.
From the factory gate to the first clay slip: a Thangadh weighbridge in six steps.
Six steps for your project in Thangadh. Most of the waiting is the foundation curing, so the drawing comes first.
- 1 · Your traffic in ThangadhTell us the heaviest vehicle you weigh (here, typically tippers, multi-axle trucks), the space at the gate and the daily count. An engineer replies within one working day.
- 2 · Size and quotationOur usual starting point (ceramic unit, clay intake): 60 MT, 16 m weighbridge, Pit-less steel, sealed load cells. The quotation comes with the foundation drawing.
- 3 · Foundation on siteYour civil contractor builds it to our drawing; a pit-type weighbridge needs a drained pit with a sump. 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 Thangadh's ceramic units and clay suppliers.
Who supplies weighbridges in Thangadh?
Does a ceramic dispatch truck need a big weighbridge?
Why does the weight of clay change between quarry and factory?
Which truck scale suits a clay quarry in the Thangadh area?
What decides the cost of a weighbridge in Thangadh?
थानगढ़ की सिरेमिक इकाई के लिए धर्म कांटे की लंबाई कैसे तय करें?
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.