Silo Weighing Retrofit: Adding Load Sensing to Existing Silos Without Downtime
A field guide to a silo weighing retrofit on legged silos: structural review, patch-mount install, wiring, on-site calibration, and commissioning.
Field-tested guidance on level measurement, silo weighing, and 3D stockpile inventory from Volivue engineers.
A field guide to a silo weighing retrofit on legged silos: structural review, patch-mount install, wiring, on-site calibration, and commissioning.
How lidar stockpile volume measurement works: 3D scanning, ground reference, point cloud geometry, density-to-tonnage conversion, and accuracy sources.
An ultrasonic level sensor measures liquid level by timing echo flight, with temperature compensation. See how it works and its real limits.
How high temperature radar level measurement works with FMCW non-contact sensors, sealed antennas, high-pressure flanges, and steam compensation.
A practical liquid level technology selection guide: choose between ultrasonic and radar by media, range, cost, and mounting, with a decision tree.
Learn how an 80GHz radar level sensor uses FMCW and a narrow beam to penetrate dust, avoid wall and buildup echoes, and measure solids reliably.
How strain gauge silo weighing works on existing support legs, what determines accuracy, and how to reach and hold ±0.5–3% FS after on-site calibration.
A practical checklist: zones, gas/dust groups, protection types, and the marking you must verify.
How LiDAR builds a point cloud and computes true stockpile volume, and how to lay out scanners.
Radar reads height, weighing reads mass. Which gives true inventory accuracy?