The weighbridge alternative is a LiDAR drive-through gantry that replaces the foundation pit, the load cells and the queue. Per-truck volume in eight seconds, full load shape, no civil works — at a comparable capex and lower lifecycle cost. Built on OWL EYE® Truck Terminal.
Die Waagebrücken-Alternative ist ein LiDAR-Durchfahr-Portal, das Fundamentgrube, Wägezellen und Warteschlange ersetzt. Volumen pro LKW in acht Sekunden, vollständige Ladungsform, kein Tiefbau — und eine TCO-Rechnung, die man schwer ignorieren kann. Aufgebaut auf OWL EYE® Truck Terminal.
The weighbridge alternative is a LiDAR drive-through gantry that replaces the foundation pit, the load cells and the queue. Per-truck volume in eight seconds, full load shape, no civil works — at a comparable capex and lower lifecycle cost. Built on OWL EYE® Truck Terminal.
A weighbridge gives you one number per truck — total mass derived from an averaged density. For homogeneous, fully loaded trucks at low throughput that is fine. For everything else it hides what dispatch and quality control actually need to see.Eine Waagebrücke liefert eine Zahl pro LKW — Masse über eine angenommene Dichte. Bei homogen vollgeladenen Fahrzeugen und ruhigem Durchsatz reicht das. Sobald Material, Ladegrad oder Taktung schwanken, fehlt der Disposition genau die Information, die sie braucht.A weighbridge gives you one number per truck — total mass derived from an averaged density. For homogeneous, fully loaded trucks at low throughput that is fine. For everything else it hides what dispatch and quality control actually need to see.
The OWL EYE® TRUCK TERMINAL LiDAR gantry is the modern weighbridge alternative: the truck drives through at walking speed, two synchronised 3D-LiDAR heads scan the load from both sides, and eight seconds later dispatch has the volume, the load shape, the centre of gravity and a flag for under- or over-loading. No foundation pit, no load cells, no annual recalibration of a structural element.Das OWL EYE® TRUCK TERMINAL ist die moderne Waagebrücken-Alternative: Der LKW fährt im Schritttempo durch, zwei synchrone 3D-LiDAR-Köpfe erfassen die Ladung beidseitig, und acht Sekunden später hat die Disposition Volumen, Ladungsform, Schwerpunkt und einen Hinweis auf Unter- oder Überladung. Keine Grube, keine Wägezellen, keine jährliche eichrechtliche Nachkalibrierung eines tragenden Bauteils.The OWL EYE® TRUCK TERMINAL LiDAR gantry is the modern weighbridge alternative: the truck drives through at walking speed, two synchronised 3D-LiDAR heads scan the load from both sides, and eight seconds later dispatch has the volume, the load shape, the centre of gravity and a flag for under- or over-loading. No foundation pit, no load cells, no annual recalibration of a structural element.
For sites where mass for billing is the only requirement, a calibrated weighbridge stays the reference. For everyone else — multi-material sites, fast dispatch, retrofit on a tight footprint — LiDAR is the truck-scale alternative the numbers point to.Wenn die Masse für die Abrechnung das einzige Kriterium ist, bleibt die geeichte Waage Referenz. Für alle anderen — heterogene Materialien, schnelle Disposition, beengter Bestand — ist LiDAR die LKW-Waage- Alternative, die sich rechnet.For sites where mass for billing is the only requirement, a calibrated weighbridge stays the reference. For everyone else — multi-material sites, fast dispatch, retrofit on a tight footprint — LiDAR is the truck-scale alternative the numbers point to.
Running in active mining dispatch inside the Sachtleben Minerals Group — same hardware, same workflow we sell. Im täglichen Versand der Sachtleben Minerals Group im aktiven Bergbau im Einsatz — gleiche Hardware, gleicher Workflow. Running in active mining dispatch inside the Sachtleben Minerals Group — same hardware, same workflow we sell.
The weighbridge multiplies one weight by a single density. LiDAR captures the actual 3D load shape and computes volume per truck — so under-fill, over-fill and off-centre loading become visible. Die Waage multipliziert ein Gewicht mit einer angenommenen Dichte. LiDAR erfasst die tatsächliche 3D-Form der Ladung und berechnet das Volumen pro LKW — Unterfüllung, Überfüllung und schiefe Beladung werden sofort sichtbar. The weighbridge multiplies one weight by a single density. LiDAR captures the actual 3D load shape and computes volume per truck — so under-fill, over-fill and off-centre loading become visible.
Drive-through at 5 km/h. No stop, no tare cycle, no operator ticket. A two-lane gantry handles 200+ trucks an hour where a weighbridge queues them up at the gate. Durchfahrt bei 5 km/h. Kein Halt, kein Tarazyklus, kein Wiegeschein am Schalter. Ein zweispuriges Portal schafft 200+ LKW pro Stunde — eine Waage staut sie am Tor. Drive-through at 5 km/h. No stop, no tare cycle, no operator ticket. A two-lane gantry handles 200+ trucks an hour where a weighbridge queues them up at the gate.
A truck scale needs an excavation, a load-cell pit, drainage and a concrete slab. The OWL EYE® gantry bolts onto a prepared surface in days. No civil works, no permits for the pit. Eine LKW-Waage braucht Aushub, Wägezellengrube, Drainage, Betonplatte. Das OWL EYE® Portal wird auf vorbereiteter Fläche in Tagen montiert. Kein Tiefbau, keine Genehmigung für eine Grube. A truck scale needs an excavation, a load-cell pit, drainage and a concrete slab. The OWL EYE® gantry bolts onto a prepared surface in days. No civil works, no permits for the pit.
Anywhere the load is heterogeneous, dispatch is fast, or a new weighbridge would require civil engineering nobody wants to pay for. Überall dort, wo Ladung heterogen ist, der Versand schnell läuft oder eine neue Waagebrücke Tiefbau erfordern würde, den niemand bezahlen will. Anywhere the load is heterogeneous, dispatch is fast, or a new weighbridge would require civil engineering nobody wants to pay for.
| Dimension | Weighbridge | OWL EYE® Truck Terminal (LiDAR) |
|---|---|---|
| What it measures | total mass per truck | volume + load shape + density-based mass |
| Per-truck granularity | one mass value | full 3D load shape per truck |
| Cycle time | stop & tare, 30–60 s/truck | drive-through, 8 s/truck |
| Civil works | excavation pit, slab, drainage | prepared surface only — gantry bolts on |
| Wear & calibration | load cells drift; annual legal recalibration | no moving parts; one-off material density calibration |
| Accuracy | 0.1–0.5 % mass, custody-grade | ±1 % volume, density-calibrated to mass |
| Downtime to install | weeks (civil works, slab cure) | days (gantry erection, calibration) |
| Under-/over-fill detection | indirect, after weighing | live, before the truck leaves the gantry |
| Kriterium | Waagebrücke | OWL EYE® Truck Terminal (LiDAR) |
|---|---|---|
| Was wird gemessen | Gesamtmasse pro LKW | Volumen + Ladungsform + dichtebasierte Masse |
| Granularität pro LKW | ein Massewert | vollständige 3D-Ladungsform |
| Taktzeit | Halt + Tara, 30–60 s/LKW | Durchfahrt, 8 s/LKW |
| Tiefbau | Grube, Betonplatte, Drainage | vorbereitete Fläche, Portal wird aufgeschraubt |
| Verschleiß & Kalibrierung | Wägezellendrift, jährliche Eichung | keine beweglichen Teile, einmalige Material-Dichtekalibrierung |
| Genauigkeit | 0,1–0,5 % Masse, eichfähig | ±1 % Volumen, dichtekalibrierte Masse |
| Installations-Stillstand | Wochen (Tiefbau, Betonaushärtung) | Tage (Portalmontage, Kalibrierung) |
| Unter-/Überfüllung-Erkennung | indirekt, nach dem Wiegen | live, bevor der LKW das Portal verlässt |
| Dimension | Weighbridge | OWL EYE® Truck Terminal (LiDAR) |
|---|---|---|
| What it measures | total mass per truck | volume + load shape + density-based mass |
| Per-truck granularity | one mass value | full 3D load shape per truck |
| Cycle time | stop & tare, 30–60 s/truck | drive-through, 8 s/truck |
| Civil works | excavation pit, slab, drainage | prepared surface only — gantry bolts on |
| Wear & calibration | load cells drift; annual legal recalibration | no moving parts; one-off material density calibration |
| Accuracy | 0.1–0.5 % mass, custody-grade | ±1 % volume, density-calibrated to mass |
| Downtime to install | weeks (civil works, slab cure) | days (gantry erection, calibration) |
| Under-/over-fill detection | indirect, after weighing | live, before the truck leaves the gantry |
A 60-tonne truck weighbridge with pit, civil works, load cells, software and gate hardware lands in the €120k–€180k band before site preparation. Annual recalibration, load-cell replacement and pit drainage add a recurring four-figure cost. The pit itself is permanent — when the bridge reaches end of life the excavation is still there.Eine 60-Tonnen-LKW-Waage mit Grube, Tiefbau, Wägezellen, Software und Schrankenhardware liegt im Bereich 120k–180k € vor Standortvorbereitung. Jährliche Eichung, Wägezellentausch und Grubendrainage sind ein wiederkehrender vierstelliger Posten. Die Grube bleibt — auch wenn die Waage das Ende ihrer Lebensdauer erreicht.A 60-tonne truck weighbridge with pit, civil works, load cells, software and gate hardware lands in the €120k–€180k band before site preparation. Annual recalibration, load-cell replacement and pit drainage add a recurring four-figure cost. The pit itself is permanent — when the bridge reaches end of life the excavation is still there.
An OWL EYE® Truck Terminal gantry typically sits at €40k–€60k including two LiDAR heads, gantry, dashboard licence and commissioning. No pit, no load cells, no legal-for-trade recalibration. The recurring cost is one light-clean window service and a software subscription.Ein OWL EYE® Truck Terminal-Portal liegt typisch bei 40k–60k € inkl. zwei LiDAR-Köpfen, Portal, Dashboard-Lizenz und Inbetriebnahme. Keine Grube, keine Wägezellen, keine Eichung. Wiederkehrend bleibt eine einfache Fensterreinigung und das Software-Abo.An OWL EYE® Truck Terminal gantry typically sits at €40k–€60k including two LiDAR heads, gantry, dashboard licence and commissioning. No pit, no load cells, no legal-for-trade recalibration. The recurring cost is one light-clean window service and a software subscription.
Add the throughput gain — eight-second drive-through versus a weighbridge stop — and the dispatch hours saved per year typically pay back the gantry inside the first year. Where the weighbridge replacement would have required a new pit, the gap closes even faster.Dazu der Durchsatzgewinn — Acht-Sekunden-Durchfahrt gegen Waagen-Halt — die eingesparten Dispositionsstunden pro Jahr amortisieren das Portal typisch innerhalb des ersten Jahres. Wo die Waagebrücken-Erneuerung eine neue Grube bedeutet hätte, schließt sich die Lücke noch schneller.Add the throughput gain — eight-second drive-through versus a weighbridge stop — and the dispatch hours saved per year typically pay back the gantry inside the first year. Where the weighbridge replacement would have required a new pit, the gap closes even faster.
What plant managers and operations leads ask before replacing or skipping a weighbridge. Was Werks- und Betriebsleiter fragen, bevor sie eine Waagebrücke ersetzen oder gleich überspringen. What plant managers and operations leads ask before replacing or skipping a weighbridge.