CP Floor Scale

How the CP is built: why a double chassis?

To weigh correctly, a floor scale platform must pass the weight to its four cells without bending, wherever the load is placed. On the CP this job falls to a steel chassis working in two layers, one above the other. The upper layer carries the weighing surface, while the lower layer channels the force to the corner cells. This arrangement limits platform flex, which would otherwise shift the reading when a pallet lands near an edge instead of dead centre.

The second benefit of the double chassis is durability. Forks scraping the deck, loads dropped from a few centimetres up, or hundreds of pallets landing on the same spot all day will eventually leave dents and ripples in thin plate. The CP frame is dimensioned for this repeated punishment and is specified as resistant to overloading. The surface is finished with electrostatic oven-baked paint, which protects the steel against moisture and abrasion in warehouse and production settings.

The four load cells under the platform are rated IP68. This rating means the cell is fully protected against dust and sealed to withstand prolonged exposure to water. In a production area whose floor is washed often, or at a loading door where meltwater is tracked in during winter, cell protection directly decides how long the scale lasts.

CP, TP, U-type or MB?

The four general-purpose models in the heavy-duty group do the same job for different ways of loading. The most decisive question in choosing between them is how the load reaches the scale:

• CP: the load is set down from above by forklift, the weighing point is fixed and the platform is used intensively all day. Pit or ramped installation is possible.
• TP: the load arrives on a pallet truck or trolley; it goes up one ramp and down the other, and no pit is wanted in the floor.
• U-type: the pallet is lowered from the pallet truck straight onto the weighing arms, and the scale is moved to another area when needed.
• MB modular: the load is too long for a standard platform, or its length changes each time.

In terms of capacity and platform size, the CP and TP are built across the same range. The real difference between them lies in the frame and the loading method: the CP, with its stiff double chassis, is designed around forklift impact, while the TP, with its low single-piece deck, is designed for wheeled traffic.

Reading the capacity and platform size

Capacities in the CP technical table are given as two figures, for example 1500/3000 kg × 0.5/1 kg. This means dual-range weighing: for loads up to 1,500 kg the indicator reads in 0.5 kg steps, and between 1,500 kg and 3,000 kg in 1 kg steps. Light crates can therefore be weighed with a fine step and full pallets at full capacity on the same scale.

A practical approach is to match the heaviest load to the upper range and the most frequent load to the lower range. For example, if you mostly weigh pallets of 400–900 kg and occasionally a 2,200 kg machine part comes through, the 1500/3000 kg model covers both needs. If every daily pallet is under 600 kg and heavy parts never appear, the finer step of the 600/1000 kg model makes more sense.

Platform size grows with capacity. The smallest size is 100 × 100 cm and the largest 200 × 300 cm, while the 6000/10000 kg range comes with platforms from 150 × 150 cm upwards. When the listed sizes are not enough, the CP can also be built to the size and capacity you need. All we need for that is the length, width and weight of the largest load you will weigh.

Installation and daily use

The CP is installed as a fixed weighing station. With heavy forklift traffic, setting the platform into a pit lets the driver put the load down as if moving over level floor. In rented premises, or on a line that may move later, a surface installation with a ramp added alongside is more flexible. Whichever is chosen, the floor under all four cells must be at one level and the platform edges must not touch any surrounding surface.

In daily work the indicator functions save time. Power-on zero tracking starts the scale from zero each morning; manual tare entry lets you store the weight of a pallet type once and deduct it all day. In checkweighing mode lower and upper limits are set; when the load falls below, within or above the band, the indicator shows HI, OK or LO and sounds a buzzer. For dispatch, the RS 232 output is used to print tickets or labels and pass records to a computer.