gate and weighbridge vision
The problem
Plants that move bulk goods through gates and weighbridges: sugar, cement, fertiliser, coal, grain and similar.
A typical situation
Our gate runs on handwritten registers and weighbridge slips. We have had trucks weighed twice, loads declared heavier than they were, and trash in cane or stone in coal paid for as product. The regulator's stamp counts do not always match our dispatch records. When they differ, we find out weeks later and spend days reconciling by hand.
Outcomes
Indicative ranges, validated in your pilot. These figures come from comparable industry programmes, not from TashIT projects. Your pilot sets a baseline with you and measures the actual change.
Typically 0.5-2% of the value of material passing the gate, recovered or prevented
Basis: Gate and weighbridge control programmes in bulk-commodity plants. Depends on current controls, how leakage occurs and whether exceptions are acted on.
Typically 50-80% less reconciliation time
Basis: Automated matching of gate events, weighbridge tickets, ERP orders and regulatory counts. Depends on ERP data quality and access to regulatory records.
Typically from weeks to the same shift
Basis: Event-level matching of stamp or label counts with dispatch records instead of month-end review. Depends on camera coverage and how often regulatory data is available.
Typically 10-25% shorter
Basis: Removing manual data entry and re-weighing at gate and weighbridge. Depends on what causes queues today and on site layout.
From data to decision
We map vehicle flows, camera positions, lighting, the weighbridge indicator interface, network and power. The survey shows which existing cameras can be reused and what needs to be added.
Number-plate cameras at entry and exit, overhead cameras above the weighbridge deck and unloading points, and close-range cameras where seals, labels or stamps are applied. Processing runs on an edge computer on site, so it keeps working when the network drops.
Models read plates and link each vehicle to its gate pass and weighbridge ticket, estimate fill level and visible contamination such as cane trash or stone, and check that seals, labels and tax stamps are present and legible. Low-confidence results go to a person.
Each movement is matched with the ERP purchase or dispatch order, the weighbridge ticket and, where you have access, track-and-trace or tax-stamp counts. Mismatches become exceptions with images attached.
Alerts go to security, weighbridge supervisors and finance. A daily reconciliation report closes the loop, and image evidence is kept for audit for the period you set.
Data and integration
How the pilot works
Duration
Scope
Agreed in writing before work starts, with targets set against your baseline.
The pilot follows a short diagnostic and ends with a written results review. Scaling up is a separate decision, made on the measured results. How our engagements work
Solution blueprint
Camera and number-plate verification at the weighbridge, with every weighing event matched to ERP, payment and tax-stamp records so leakage and compliance gaps show up the same day.
Status: Reference architecture and pilot plan, available for a paid proof of concept. Reference material, not a client project.
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FAQs
Something else to ask?
Email your question with a little about your site and systems, and we will reply in plain language.
info@tashit.comSometimes. Existing cameras are often adequate for a vehicle overview but not for plate reading or stamp checks, which need the right angle, lens and lighting. The site survey tells you which cameras can be reused and what to add.
No. The regulatory system remains the record the regulator relies on. This solution checks your physical movements and ERP records against those counts so that differences are found and explained early, not at audit.
Cameras, infrared lighting and housings are specified for the site. Models are trained on your own footage across shifts and conditions, and the pilot measures accuracy in those conditions rather than ideal ones. Low-confidence reads go to a person, not straight into the ledger.
Tell us about your site or process and the data you already have. We will reply with a diagnostic plan, the measures we would propose for a pilot and an honest view of feasibility.