Some of the biggest projects
in Mozambique are making
use of a South Africandesigned
weighbridge.
They include the giant Vale
coal mine in the Tete province,
as well as operators in Maputo
and Beira, with more enquiries
coming in on a daily basis,
according to Dawie Spangenberg
of the Central Weighbridge
Company of South Africa
(CWC).
“We see Mozambique as an
exciting opportunity,” he says.
CWC, which has positioned
itself as “the global leader
in weighbridge technology,”
designs and installs a range of
low-maintenance weighbridges
consisting of modular concrete
decks resting on load cells
configured to provide real-time
readings with an accuracy of
20 kilograms.
Basic weighbridges can
be moved from one site to
another and all components are
transferable, thus making such
relocations highly cost effective.It
typically takes eight to ten hours
to move a basic weighbridge
system within a 30km radius, he
says.
Installation at a new site
takes 14-18 hours, including the
building of two entry ramps.
“They are particularly well
suited to remote locations, such
as the new mines and agricultural
developments in Mozambique,”
says Spangenberg.
Both road and rail models are
available.
The 22- and 11-metre-long
weighbridges can accommodate a
mass of up to 100 metric tons and
60 metric tons respectively.
The system has 29 international
standard certifications.
CWC supplies the
weighbridges on short- and longterm
leases, as well as outright
sale.
CAPTION
Mozambique’s coal boom is generating a demand for weighbridges.
