CELMI srl. A very interesting and important application in the naval/marine sector is the use of our load cells (mainly type 142 with CANopen output interfaced with our Connect 4.0 control unit) for weighing ships during their construction. In fact, more and more frequently the shipowner needs to verify, during the various construction phases of the ship, that the weight of the ship corresponds to the
project data and does not exceed the assumed weights in order not to subsequently incur greater/excessive consumption. Therefore, at very specific time intervals, it is in the interest of both the owner and the builder to verify that the ship is “getting fat” according to a precise construction table.
Our type 142 load cells are ideal for this type of application as they can be used in groups, together with cells of different capacities. Supposing you have a system with, for example, 10 type 142 load cells: each cell is associated with an address and also the possibility of having a name; the cells are positioned in the system on a Cartesian axis and therefore coordinates are given for each cell; these coordinates correspond to their
positioning under the ship’s hull; in this way it is possible to have, in real time, both the weight of the ship and also the calculation of the center of gravity, furthermore, if necessary, it is possible to create groups of load cells that can constitute the front part compared to the rear part rather than diagonals
or intersections to give the builder the opportunity to carry out all the necessary construction checks. All this collected data can be recorded in various formats: CSV, text format rather than directly to Excel files.
Furthermore, our system has the possibility of being connected in the cloud and interfaced with all the most modern acquisition systems via apps or in the cloud via a specific portal, so that the owner can follow the weighing phases live if desired, comfortably sitting at his own desk, even connected from the other side of the world. It is important to underline how important it is, for the construction of a ship, to keep the correct positioning of the center of gravity under control during all construction phases, since this monitoring allows for safer ships in all sailing conditions.
– Saving on consumption: a heavier/too heavy ship consumes more and therefore costs more and pollutes more;
– For safety reasons: in fact this weighing system in ship construction helps to identify and keep the positioning of the center of gravity under control: a fundamental element for having safer ships.
For more information and details on all the weighing solutions that we are able to offer you, you can visit the website www.celmi.com and write to info@celmi.com
