PL+S 2018: BroadWeigh plans international debuts
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With five of the company's product partners from across Europe taking stands at the show, Jonathan Purdue says Prolight + Sound is a good place to debut new products before a truly international audience.
"We've been attending the show for some years now and we are always impressed by the turnout and the number of leads that come our way as a result of the networking opportunities it affords us. This year we'll have a presence on the stands of AC-ET (Hall 3.0, Stand F65), Hof Alutec (Hall 3.0, Stand A44), Scanrig (Hall 3.0, StandF33) and SONOSS and Louis Reyners (Hall 3.0, Stand D18) who are exhibiting together, and I will be making appointments with customers and potential new clients as well as demonstrating our new products over the duration of the show."
The TwistLink, which will be available to customers in Quarter 2, is a piece of kit that allows a 4.75 tonne BroadWeigh shackle to be connected to a 3.25 tonne or 4.75 tonne shackle without having to mess around with the pin, nut and Rclip. It has holes at 90 degrees to minimise potential torsion loading in the load pin and to maintain accurate measurement and also conforms to the European Machinery Directive. Jonathan commented: "The TwistLink will be sold as a complete system with a shackle, will be easy to install and is the perfect piece of kit for temporary installations.”
The new Advanced Handheld (BW-HA) will bring additional functionality to the BroadWeigh system by expanding its standalone monitoring capabilities. The main advantage of this new handheld is the ability to provide instant access to both individual shackle readings and group summations without the need for a PC and a base station.
The Wind Speed Sensor will also be making its debut at the show. This new, updated version of the existing model is more robust and has more functionality than before, constantly monitoring average wind speed in real time and gusts at user defined gaps of 1, 3, 5 and 10 seconds. The battery life has been considerably improved and will provide battery life in excess of one year.
Jonathan concluded: "2018 is set to be a bumper year for us at BroadWeigh with the launch of these new products and a line-up of others that are due for release later in the year including the BroadWeigh Cloud and BroadWeigh Blue Bluetooth system.”
(Jim Evans)
