Motus Weighing is an innovative company in West Sweden. Its main product provides the technology used for dynamic weighing of truck or tractor trailers. There are many advantages to weighing incoming and outgoing shipments on the move. Weighing without stopping the vehicle increases the weighing capacity and produces energy savings and environmental gains. The aim of the Dynabulk project was to demonstrate dynamic weighing and analyse how the delivery process could be developed at the Varaslättens Lagerhus grain facility. More efficient intake capacity for deliveries reduces waiting times and frees up farmer’s time in the harvest season.
Motus Weighing and Varaslättens Lagerhus are both concerned with managing bulk goods. They handle large volumes and any unplanned stoppages or obstructions reduce capacity. The companies wanted to identify bottlenecks and examine how these could be minimised. They were also in need of expert knowledge and wanted to work with companies dealing with digital technology and communication. The Dynabulk project started by identifying barriers by applying LEAN methods, and used old weighing data to generate a history for the existing process. There are always waiting times in a grain facility – where the farmer has to wait for analysis results, for example – but there are also steps that could happen faster.
The SmartAgri innovation platform, consisting of Agroväst, Skövde Science Park and RISE Jordbruk och Livsmedel, assisted the company by jointly drawing up an application and finding partners. The application was submitted to Vinnova fordonsstrategisk forskning och innovation (FFI).
Agroväst owned the project, handled the administration and acted as project manager. RISE JoLi handled the operational project management. Other participants were Motus Weighing, Varaslättens Lagerhus, Dynamic Precision and RISE Datavetenskap. The goal of the Dynabulk project was to map processes and rules, emissions and fuel savings and produce a process analysis. Motus Weighing also worked on certification and type approval. RISE Datavetenskap created a simulation model based on deliveries received in 2018.
The results are presented on the Agroväst website Dynabulk - YouTube.
