METTLER TOLEDO’s Weigh In Motion (WIM) Project Team received an award for Outstanding Technology Team at the TechColumbus Innovation Awards on February 4, 2010.
TechColumbus recognizes and honors Central Ohio leaders and companies for their outstanding achievements in technology leadership and innovation through their annual Innovation Awards. Thirteen business leaders and two high school students were recognized at the ceremony.
"For the past 11 years, individuals, companies and technology teams have come together to nominate and celebrate the best in technology leadership and innovation in Central Ohio," said Ted Ford, president and CEO of TechColumbus. "These awards showcase the incredible contribution that companies, both large and small, are having in our community and beyond."
A panel of volunteer judges, made up of leaders in the field of technology and innovation, reviewed each set of nominations by category. METTLER TOLEDO surpassed more than 30 other semi-finalists to receive this prestigious honor.
METTLER TOLEDO/State of Florida–Ensure the Protection of Infrastructure and Safety of the Traveling Public
As a solution to frequent closing and trucks bypassing at the State of Florida’s Interstate 4 (I-4) weigh station, METTLER TOLEDO worked together with the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) Office of Motor Carrier Compliance (OMCC) to develop a new weigh station facility that includes the integration of Weigh In Motion (WIM) scales, Vehicle Dimension In Motion (VDIM), License Plate Reader (LPR), and an overview image of vehicle.
The new automated I-4 weigh station addresses the increase in volume of commercial truck traffic on I-4 by providing compliance checks (weight, dimensions, and vehicle identification) while the vehicle is in motion at speeds of 50 mph. This significantly increases the station’s throughput as only those vehicles with high probability of violations are directed to the static scale and stopped for further investigation.
Not only does the new automated system address the increased traffic, but the system technologies developed by METTLER TOLEDO have also increased inspection and enforcement activities by providing high-tech equipment to identify and stop weight overloads, permitted loads, overdue citations, and criminal infractions. These checks are performed while the vehicle travels in motion through the deceleration ramp, and only violators are directed to the static scales and stopped. Non-violators are immediately directed back to the interstate, increasing throughput and enforcement activities.
FDOT OMCC immediately recognized that the system had the ability to process every vehicle; the weigh stations no longer needed to close due to heavy traffic volumes, and hazardous highway backups were eliminated. The long waits for statically weighing were reduced by a factor of five times (15 minutes to 3 minutes). Increases in violations were also noticed as the integrated screening technologies provided by the METTLER TOLEDO system supplied operators with all the required data.
The entire system has been developed as a modular design so components can be added or removed to accommodate various applications. This also allows components to be added and integrated to existing weigh stations without a large cost or impact on the facility.
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