The raw material lime is of enormous importance to the economy. It is used in various industries — for example, in iron production and in the manufacture of plastics, glass, paper, and pharmaceuticals.
Kalkwerke Oetelshofen GmbH & Co KG mines the raw material in the Osterholz quarry in Wuppertal-Hahnenfurth and has highly efficient lime kilns.
Lump lime or limestone powder can be transported directly from the kilns to the customers via a rail network. W&M approved processes are essential for billing procedures. For safety reasons, it is also important that the wagons do not exceed a certain target weight. Therefore, Kalkwerke Oetelshofen have their own railway scales, which were recently replaced by SysTec partner Waagenbau Dohmen GmbH with a larger scale (15 m long) and upgraded with the SysTec IT8000E weighing terminal. The railway scale is approved as non-automatic weighing instrument (NAWI).
Customer benefits
- The SysTec IT8000E weighing terminal transmits the weight values to the existing ERP system via PROFINET
- Robust SysTec weighing electronics for harsh environments (IP69K)
- W&M approved for billing processes
- High operational reliability
- Durable and low-maintenance scale design
- Smooth replacement of the old rail scales with a larger scale designed for longer wagons