A SYNOPSIS ON STUDY OF THE WEIGHING MACHINES AND WEIGHING AUTOMATION

THE FOLLOWING SYNOPSIS INCLUDES A RESEARCH STUDY AND TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES APPLIED DURING THE STUDY OF AUTOMATIC WEIGHING SCALES AND MACHINES. PRESENTED BY : SANJEEV BAGHORIYA VISHAL GUPTA RAKESH CHOUDHARY ( SUMMER TRAINEES AT AVERYINDIA LTD.)

ABOUT THE COMPANY

AVERYINDIA LTD. brings to you its vast experience in field of weighing with access to cutting edge technology from our principals Avery Weigh-Tronix, the global leader in innovative weighing solutions. Range of products include: WeighBridges Electronic Platform Scales Fuel Dispensers / Petrol Pumps Belt weighers Weigh feeders Liquid Filling Machines Tank weighers, Hybrid Kits, load cells and develop tailor made products, Software & Automation Solutions such as unmanned weighing systems as per customers' requirements

INTRODUCTION

A weighing scale is a measuring instrument for determining the weight or mass of an object. The balance scale is such a simple device that its usage likely far predates the evidence. What has allowed archaeologists to link artifacts to weighing scales are the stones for determining absolute weight. The balance scale itself was probably used to determine relative weight long before absolute weight. The oldest evidence for the existence of weighing scales dates to c. 2400-1800 B.C.E. in the Indus River valley (modern-day Pakistan). Uniform, polished stone cubes discovered in early settlements were probably used as weight-setting stones in balance scales NEED OF STUDY:- The simple weighing machines used in ancient times is the base for modernday machines. We need it to understand the concept of automation ,the skill required for it , knowledge , use of basic electronics , computers so as to develop more fast responding systems.

OBJECTIVE OF STUDY

Understanding the working principle. To know the details of sensing elements To visualise the basic process of conversion Understanding the facts of transducers and digital converters. To know the automation process , language , microcontroller action and other specific working.

HYPOTHESIS
(OUR ASSUMPTIONS)

ALL THE PARTS COMPONENTS MUST BE ERROR FREE BEFORE IMPLEMENTATION.

MARKETTING AND COMMERCIAL STUDY DOESNOT AFFECT OUR TECHNICAL STUDY.

THE TIME TAKEN DURING OUR ACTIONS SHOULD BE PREDETERMINED AS TO WHICH WE HAVE TO WORK.

SCOPE OF THE STUDY OF AUTOMATION

As future Engineers ,study of automation will provide us with efficient skills in the technical world. The present company training us will trademark our quality of knowledge and help to represent us as a human product to be hired. Electronics engineering along with some programming skills is going revolutionize the services and the technology.

PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION AND

SOURCES OF ERROR

Some of the sources of error in high-precision balances or scales are: Buoyancy, because the object being weighed displaces a certain amount of air, which must be accounted for. Some high-precision balances may be operated in a vacuum. Error in mass of reference weight Air gusts, even small ones, which push the scale up or down Friction in the moving components that cause the scale to reach equilibrium at a different configuration than a frictionless equilibrium should occur. Settling airborne dust contributing to the weight Mis-calibration over time, due to drift in the circuit's accuracy, or temperature change Mis-aligned mechanical components due to thermal expansion/contraction of components Magnetic fields acting on ferrous components Forces from electrostatic fields, for example, from feet shuffled on carpets on a dry day Chemical reactivity between air and the substance being weighed (or the balance itself, in the form of corrosion) Condensation of atmospheric water on cold items Evaporation of water from wet items Convection of air from hot or cold items Gravitational anomalies for a scale, but not for a balance. I.e. using the scale near a mountain; failing to level and recalibrate the scale after moving it from one geographical location to another) Vibration and seismic disturbances; for example, the rumbling from a passing truck

REFRENCES AND BIBLIOGRAPHY

WWW.WIKIPEDIA.COM/WEIGHINGSCALE WWW.AVERYINDIA.COM 8051 MICROCONTROLLER APPLICATIONS THE TECHWORLD MAGAZINE

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