High precision industrial scales can be quite particular. They shouldn’t be handled roughly, or the load sensor could get damaged. They should be kept on a level surface, or else the readings will be inaccurate. They should not be on a stable surface without vibration or movement, or else the readings could fluctuate. And they should be kept in an environment where the temperature is stable, preferably at room temperature. But industrial environments are often not quite so accommodating. Digital scales may have packages dropped on them, so the load sensors must be designed and built with especially tough materials. Sophisticated averaging algorithms attempt to correct for a moving or vibrating support surface. The most difficult condition is when there is a low temperature. Some situations where this can occur are at frozen food production facilities. Other similar applications can be at [+]

Industrial scales are one of the critical items used throughout manufacturing facilities. Mixing and formulating chemicals are often performed by weight on platform scales. Drums, canisters and cylinders may be filled by weight, or have their contents dispensed by weight using drum scales. Bench scales are used to weigh packages. They may also be used as check weighing scales to make sure that the contents of a container are correct. Large bulk containers and pallets are weighed on floor scales and pallet scales. Some factory situations may not require the digital scales to be particularly rugged. The factory floor may be maintained at room temperature. It may be possible to always place items on the scale platform in a gentle manner. But these are the exceptions rather than the rule. Typical factory environments can be very rough on any equipment. Electronic [+]

Many industrial weighing applications are very simple and straightforward. A bench scale can be used to weight packages for shipping. A platform scale, pallet scale or floor scale can weigh larger items, while a drum scale will weigh cylinders, tanks, pails and drums. The industrial scale operator may be directly at the scale, and may only be interested in the weight shown on the display. All of these standard electronic scales share similar user interfaces. Generally, the weight will be shown on a digital display with numeric characters. Small indicators or legends may also be present to note the units of measurement, such as pounds or kilograms. A few buttons on the front panel perform standard functions, such as zeroing the scale, accepting a tare weight, or changing the units of measurement. In these cases, there is no need for further [+]

The Internet has been tapped for many industrial purposes. Most recently, Arlyn Scales now provides an optional Ethernet port on their line of Industrial Scales. These range from crane scales with especially high capacity, to large floor scales, platform scales, bench scales and parts counting scales. For applications requiring extremely high accuracy, they are also available on Ultra Precision Surface Acoustic Wave Scales. But some of the most popular applications is with drum scales and cylinder scales. There are a wide variety of industrial applications where various liquids are dispensed or collected in drums, tanks, cylinders and totes. The industrial process will be interrupted if the material is fully depleted. Although it may take many hours, or in some situations many days or weeks to use up all of the material, it is critical to monitor its rate of use and [+]

The postal system handles millions of pieces of mail each day. Many of these items are single pieces of correspondence, such as bills, checks, photos and personal letters. But a very significant number are associated with promoting or advertising products or events or organizations. Most often, the exact same promotional material is sent to hundreds, thousands or even tens of thousands of recipients. The US post office offers special postal rates for these mailings. Generally, the sending organization is responsible for sorting the mail in a manner that minimizes the efforts required by the postal system. It must also be labeled, and often coded in pre-determined ways. A primary requirement is that the number of pieces be very accurately known since the post office charges for each piece sent. The weight of an individual item must be determined, the total weight [+]

How many pounds of laundry can be stuffed into the washing machine? How much should the department or customer be charged? These are important questions that must be answered by most organizations that are involved with laundry services. This includes many hotel and resort operations who are responsible for washing linens, towels, and all other similar items. Commercial laundries that service restaurants, and other eating establishments must know this information. Hospitals and medical organizations have significant laundry requirements. Many large businesses may have uniforms and other items that require washing. The industrial scale that is used to obtain weight information should include a number of important characteristics. Of course, the platform must be large enough to easily accommodate the laundry cart. This may range from about 30” x 30” for smaller carts up to 48” x 60” for very large carts. Arlyn [+]