Installation supervision and commissioning

The scales arrive on site fully assembled: platforms with the load cells, stops and electronics already fitted. Installation and commissioning therefore take 3 days from delivery and notice that the site is ready, and the foundation-free version is set on reinforced concrete sleepers in 2–3 working shifts.

Installation supervision, commissioning, operator briefing and handover of the scales to the state verification officer are included in the price of the equipment.

Installation in 3 daysDelivery in 40–90 days24-month warranty
Installing railcar scales on site
Split of works

Who does what

Sakha-prom

  • Installation supervision and commissioning
  • Operator briefing at the workplace
  • Handover of the scales to the state verification officer (initial verification)
  • Setup of the software and the hardware-and-software system, integration with the customer systems

Customer

  • Providing initial documentation to the designer
  • Completed questionnaire
  • Track closure for the duration of the works

Designer

  • Design documentation approved by Belarusian Railways

Construction contractor

  • Track works: the Belarusian Railways permit, removal of the track on the section, placing the scales, restoring the track across the platforms and the inter-platform gap with alignment of the approaches to Belarusian Railways technical conditions, handover of the section
  • Electrical works: a 380 V supply for the test weight car, a cable from the platform to the operator room, low-current cabling to the design, 220 V in the operator room, lighting
  • Lifting and earthmoving machinery for the duration of the works
  • For the foundation-mounted version — the foundation and the rail fastenings
Sequence

How the installation runs

1. Questionnaire and selection

The customer supplies the list of railcars and the cargo type: the railcar database then determines the number of platforms and their layout so that weighing needs no uncoupling.

2. Design and approval

The design documentation is prepared and approved by Belarusian Railways, and a permit for work in the track is issued.

3. Site preparation

The track is removed on the installation section and a crushed-stone bed (foundation-free version) or a foundation is prepared.

4. Placing the platforms

The modules are set with lifting machinery and levelled; the track is restored across the platforms and the inter-platform gap.

5. Electrical works and connection

Power and low-current cables are run to the operator room, and the weight terminal and the hardware-and-software system equipment are installed.

6. Commissioning and verification

The scales are calibrated with a test weight car, the software is configured, the operators are briefed, the scales are handed over to the state verification officer and the paperwork is completed.

Track possession on a typical site is three working days.