PDX Loadcell.
PDX Loadcell
The POWERCELL PDX loadcell technology provides the ultimate in vehicle weighing with performance that competitors cannot match. The most accurate loadcell available
- Digital compensation for weighing variables ensures performance
- Higher accuracy to meet legal tolerances
- Constantly monitors 25 indicators of system health
- Predictive diagnostics system pinpoint any inconsistencies before problems occur
- Third generation POWERCELL digital loadcell technology with more than 20 years of successful applications
- Eliminates troublesome junction boxes, cell network
- Stainless Steel laser welded, hermetically sealed enclosure
- Protects against main causes of scale failure and down time
Powercell® PDX
More than 20 years ago Mettler Toledo introduced the first POWERCELL ® with weighing microprocessor installed inside & compensation of temperature changes, non-linearity, hysteresis, off-centre loading zero return, vibration and creep with POWERCELL PDX® the signal processing occurs within cell body using proprietary algorithms.
No junction boxes – an industry first
Revolutionary design eliminates all hand wired junction boxes, which are a leading cause of weighbridge failures, weighing errors and extra troubleshooting time.
Simplified network – using one of industries’ strongest networks
Removing junction boxes reduces the number of connections by at least 25% compared to other systems. The network improves weighing accuracy and certainty – unlikely fault conditions are reported specifically and instantaneously.
- Overloading
- Environmental conditions
- Network health
- Load cell voltages
- Enclosure integrity
- Less troubleshooting since there is no need for Junction Box
Lightning protection – proven to eliminate weighbridge failures
A lightning strike can instantly disable a weighbridge, or cause unnoticed errors, requiring the expensive replacement of unprotected electronic equipment plus re-calibration and re-certification Even if a warranty covers some of repair costs, you still face the cost of the business you lose every day that your weighbridge is not operating. METTLER TOLEDO provides complete protection against lightning damage. The StrikeShield™ protection system is designed to be the main line of defence for your entire weighbridge system: load cells, cables, and terminal. An average lightning strike is approximately 30,000 amperes. The POWERCELL® PDX® load cell system has been proven in independent testing to survive 24mple lightning strikes up to 80,000 amperes. No other weighbridge manufacturer has had its system as thoroughly tested by several independent laboratories.
Market-leading, long-lasting, accuracy – Sensitivity 0.1 kg
Saves you money. 100% tested to provide superior, long-lasting weighing performance in all environments and conditions. Accuracy is monitored the microcontroller in each cell.
- Temperature
- Zero
- Span
- Linearity plus and minus
- Hysteresis
- Zero balance
- Creep
- Motion and vibration
Power is regulated inside the cell
- Not in the terminal like analog
- No negative cable influence
Predictive Diagnostics – Network Health
- CANbus high & low values
- Compare actual to install values
- Easily detect bad cables
- Off-line System Self Test
- Error Logging in the terminal
Predictive diagnostics – proves your weighbridge is delivering value. With other load cell technologies, problems can go undetected for long periods – weighing errors add up until someone notices the incorrect weight or load cell fails and shuts down your weighbridge. The POWERCELL® PDX® load cell eliminates these concerns by self-monitoring to deliver proactive service, alerting you (on screen, email, text message) of potential problems before they occur. Predictive diagnostics helps you avoid unplanned downtime and inaccurate weighing. Special diagnostic tools enable service technicians to make the right repairs the first time and make them very quickly.
Easy maintenance – Reduces your maintance budget
Quick-release connectors save time and money, through a highly reliable, design found in the most harsh and wet military and medical applications, where continued performance is crucial. They allow quick removal of a load cell for cleaning and inspection to get your weighbridge up and running in minutes instead of hours/days.