More Weighing Accuracy, Less Freight Cost.
Verify the real weight on the line, in motion, and use SIMMSOFT data to cut cost, avoid overweight and back up every invoice.
Every Weight Error Becomes an Invoice
The loadout weight is what left the silo, not what stayed in the railcar or what arrived. Without an independent check on the line, three costs run against you.
You Overpay on Freight
Freight is billed by weight, and an error goes straight to the invoice. A 4% error ≈ $180/railcar, about $1 million a year on a block route of 110 railcars weekly.
→ The independent check catches the deviation before the invoice.Overweight Charges
Above 286,000 lb (GRL), the railroad pulls and reduces the railcar at your cost: re-weighing (~$500) and demurrage ($150/day). It's a commercial rail tariff, not a government fine.
→ Catch the overweight before the railcar leaves your terminal.Imbalance & Derailment
A railcar within total weight can still be unevenly loaded and tip on a curve. A derailment costs, on average, ~$531k (mainline events exceed $1 million).
→ We measure by wheel, axle and bogie and flag the imbalance at the terminal.*Illustrative figures, based on public tariffs and references from the U.S. rail market.
Verify and Prove the Weight You Already Measure
It's not redundancy, it's verification. An independent weight on the line, plus the data layer that makes your operation's decisions sharper.
Maneuvering Area
Weighs with stops, advances and maneuvers, where competitors require a constant-speed zone they can't reach.
SIMMSOFT: Data Layer
Origin×destination reconciliation, auditable record and fiscal/ERP integration. More than the back-office report competitors offer.
In-House Manufacturing
End-to-end engineering and automation, proven across every heavy sector: agribusiness, mining, steel, ports and more.
Local Partner & Service
Entry through a local sales-and-service integrator, backed by MASSA engineering, support close to you.
A Scale on the Line. A Data Layer.
Dynamic Rail Scale
Weighs each railcar in motion, without stopping the train, measuring by axle, bogie, railcar and quadrant, and flags load imbalance before the railcar leaves the terminal.
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SIMMSOFT, the Missing Layer
Origin×destination reconciliation, real-time alerting and an auditable record of every weighing, exportable and integrated with your ERP/fiscal system. It even runs on the scales you already have.
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Turn-Key Engineering
Scope, installation and end-to-end integration, from rail to ERP. Tell us about your operation and get a tailored quote.
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From Rail to ERP, With Proof in Every Weighing
With a proven track record across every heavy sector in Brazil, MASSA brings its engineering to the rail industry: a weight you can defend on every invoice and data that cuts cost and supports your operation's decisions.
Traceable evidence to dispute the railroad
An auditable, calibrated record backs your dispute when the weight is questioned.
Proven at the largest scale
MASSA scales control 77% of the total ore output of Brazil's largest mining company.
ROI in three pockets
Freight overbilling recovered, overweight cost avoided and in-transit loss/shrinkage detected.
Cut Cost and Gain Efficiency
Tell us about your operation and our specialists will show where you can cut cost and gain efficiency, with a tailored quote.
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