Design project of an industrial scale

The article presents the design process of a new industrial scale. The project was carried out based on available design tools in the SolidWorks environment. The kinematic layout and basic structural calculations that an industrial scale must meet are presented. Attention was drawn to the use of the new design for the Lublin region, including in the agri-food industry and transport companies.The development of the scale manufacturing industry in the Lublin region dates back to the 1870s [8]. Mass measurements are among the most common of all measured quantities [4]. A scale is a measuring instrument for determining the mass of a body [3].
Determining the mass of a body or product is extremely important in the agri-food and processing industry, and is often directly or indirectly related to transport. It enables the transport of goods, trade exchange between Poland and EU countries [6], and is also very important on the scale of small family businesses in the Eastern Poland region.
In the design process, a number of criteria must be met, optimal solutions must be applied, and sometimes a path of compromise must be chosen, but from the very beginning, one must focus on quality [1]. (…)

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