New Hardy HIDS Industrial Drum Scales

Hardy Process Solutions (United States) – Press Release: Hardy Process Solutions has announced a new line of accurate, rugged and reliable drum scales that provide value and flexibility in size and capacity for use in a wide range of drum weighing applications. HIDS Drum Scales are built to perform and last in heavy industrial environments yet are easy to use and install with the latest advancements in weighing technology.

Hardy Drum Scales are available in painted steel with alkyd enamel paint with a tread deck or smooth deck in two sizes–30 x 30 inches and 36 x 36 inches. Each size comes in 500, 1,500 and 3,000 pound capacities. They feature access holes in the decks for load cell servicing and cleaning. With a deck height of just 1.5”, they are easy to load and unload with an optional 12” ramp.

Purpose-built accessories such as indicator columns, ramps and Hardy swivel mount weighing instruments, greatly extend the ease of use and application compatibility for a wide range of applications. Weight processors can be mounted on the indicator column or mounted on a wall nearby for easy reading.

HIDS Drum scales are engineered for low maintenance and greater reliability in heavy-use applications. They include Hardy Process Toolbox features, including C2® automatic calibration, which saves time and the cost of a scale technician for calibration. A built-in HI6011 Junction box with Integrated Technician® saves on the cost of using a service for diagnostics and troubleshooting. Users just level the deck, attach the included twenty-foot cable to the weighing instrument, calibrate (if users are operating a C2® compatible instrument, they only need to set a reference), verify and begin weighing. This saves hours over leveling and balancing the scale with unmatched load cells.

“Hardy has built its C2® weight-free calibration technology into every scale, delivering the lowest total cost of ownership on the market,” said Jeff Moen, product manager. “C2 calibration saves time during commissioning and replacement, removes extra personnel from processing areas, and keeps your manufacturing process cleaner by eliminating the need for potentially contaminated test weights.”

Stainless Steel Load Sensors:

The heart of any scale is the load sensors. All HIDS Scales come standard with four matched stainless steel, IP67 HISLB load cells calibrated for mV/V and mV/V/ohm. This eliminates the need for corner adjustment and potentiometers in the junction box, allowing a sensor to be replaced without calibration. With a threaded hole into which the load cell foot is attached, the load is applied at a precise location to provide an accurate reading, weighment after weighment.

About Hardy Process Solutions (An Indicor Company):

Hardy Process Solutions has established itself as an industry leader in the weighing automation world by providing highly accurate precision measurements, while seamlessly integrating process weight signals into a Rockwell plant control system. At Hardy, we believe that industrial weighing solutions should be easy to engineer and operate. We believe that simplicity delivers the lowest total cost to own. That’s why our solutions are easier to install, integrate, commission, diagnose and maintain in all four areas of the supply chain.

1. STOCK – accurate weight and level measurement/monitoring

2. MAKE – adaptable weight & rate material feed measurement/control

3. PACK – for robust rate & weight feed measurement/control

4. SHIP – off-the-shelf static and dynamic check weighing solutions