Weigh-in-motion accreditation for WheelRight
Vehicle weighing technology specialist WheelRight has announced that it has received accreditation from the National Measurement Office (NMO) to the globally recognised Weigh in Motion (WiM) standard OIML R134.
The R134 certification provides users with independent verification of the consistent performance of WheelRight’s drive-over solution, which enables transport companies, port authorities and highway management companies to check axle weights and tyre pressures within seconds, with no need for on-vehicle devices or manual intervention.
This is the first time the globally recognised Organisation Internationale de Métrologie Légale (OIML) has granted accreditation for a weigh-in-motion system that also incorporates tyre pressure monitoring in a single product, WheelRight says.
WheelRight, whose system has already been adopted by bus and transport operators in the UK, says the certification will help support a global expansion for the product.
The WheelRight solution comprises a sensory pad that is embedded into the road, at a point where vehicles enter or leave a facility. There is no need to have sensors on the vehicle. As a vehicle drives over the pad, ‘in-motion’ measurements of weight and axle load, as well as vehicle tyre pressures and temperatures, are acquired and analysed. Within seconds, readings are emailed to the depot and optionally, delivered to the driver’s mobile phone.
In order to gain the R134 accreditation, WheelRight’s technology had to undergo a series of rigorous laboratory and practical tests over time to prove the accuracy and consistency of the product.
John Catling, chief executive of WheelRight, commented: “We are delighted to have received this accreditation and we now have the only accredited WiM device that also offers tyre pressure-in-motion (PiM). This certification will enable any organisation concerned with monitoring tyre pressures and weigh-in-motion, to remotely monitor vehicles with a single, accredited and proven system. We believe our service sets new technology standards for the in-motion tyre and weight monitoring sector.”
WheelRight has also joined the International Society for Weigh in Motion (ISWIM), an international network of people and organisations active in the field of WiM, which was set up to support the advances in and the more widespread adoption of WiM technologies.
