VPG Onboard Weighing’s New TruckWeigh® 1160 On-Board Overload Monitoring System Enables Unlimited Axels in Road Trains
September 06 2018 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
VPG Onboard Weighing, a brand of Vishay Precision Group, Inc.
(NYSE:VPG), today introduced the new TruckWeigh® 1160 system, an
overload protection and load optimization system specifically
designed for heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) with multiple trailers or
road trains. The system supports all HGV setups with mechanical
and/or air suspension from 7.5 tonne to unlimited gross vehicle
weight (GVW).
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The TruckWeigh 1160 system offers overload monitoring for
individual axles and for the complete vehicle and provides visible
and audible overload alarms. While typically not requiring any
driver input, the indicator is easy to operate due to its modern
display with easy-to-set-up menus specifically designed for
on-board use. The indicator is available in a DIN radio mount and
as a dash mount version for full flexibility.
VPG Onboard Weighing’s TruckWeigh 1160 system offers easy
installation and operation, and provides cost-effective, rugged and
lightweight overload monitoring for new and existing vehicles.
Combining VPG Onboarding Weighing’s patented axle transducer
technology and air pressure transducers, the TruckWeigh system can
obtain the loading condition of each axle or axle group, protecting
against overload in vehicles with mechanical and/or air bellow
suspension.
Optimized for road trains and multi-trailer HGVs, the TruckWeigh
1160 system features accuracy better than 2.5% (90-110% of FSD),
accommodates unlimited number of axles, is simple to operate, and
easy to fit to new and existing vehicles. Where tractor and trailer
combinations are swapped, the TruckWeigh 1160 indicator
automatically recognizes the overload monitoring system on
trailers, negating the need to recalibrate every time the trailers
are swapped. For continuous monitoring of load conditions, the
TruckWeigh 1160 can also be easily connected to third party
tracking systems by the TruckWeigh system’s standard telematics
output and is compatible with all options offered.
Further information about TruckWeigh and other VPG Onboard
Weighing products is available at www.vpgonboard.com.
About VPG Onboard Weighing
VPG Onboard Weighing is a brand of Vishay Precision Group,
Inc. and is a recognized leader in the design, manufacturing and
sales of on-board weighing systems for vans, light commercial
vehicles, heavy trucks, bucket loaders, and aircraft. It is one of
the largest global manufacturers of onboard weighing systems with
direct sales offices in 10 countries across North America, Europe
and Asia and an extensive dealer network - providing sales, service
and installation. R&D is located in the UK and in the USA, and
is staffed by electronic and software developers, and mechanical
CAD designers. VPG Onboard Weighing continues to innovate and
develop new products to satisfy the ever-evolving needs of its
valued customers. www.vpgonboard.com
About VPG
Vishay Precision Group, Inc. is an internationally recognized
designer, manufacturer and marketer of: components based on its
resistive foil technology; sensors; and sensor-based measurement
systems specializing in the growing markets of stress, force,
weight, pressure, and current measurements. VPG is a market leader
of foil technology products, providing ongoing technology
innovations in precision foil resistors and foil strain gages,
which are the foundation of the company’s force sensors products
and its weighing and control systems. The product portfolio
consists of a variety of well-established brand names recognized
for precision and quality in the marketplace. To learn more, visit
VPG at www.vpgsensors.com.
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