Checkweigh

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-001085",
  "term": "Checkweigh",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "To weigh a filled container, vehicle, or unit of product to verify that its mass falls within predefined limits. This quality control process is applied to bulk materials like ore transported by truck or railcar, or to packaged goods such as bags of refined concentrate. Checkweighing systems can be static, where the item is stopped for weighing, or dynamic (in-motion), where items are weighed as they pass over a scale on a conveyor.",
  "subject": "Mining and extraction",
  "see_also": [
    "check weigher"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "de": "kontrollwägen",
    "es": "pesar de control",
    "fr": "vérifier le poids"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/checkweigh/"
}