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Weighing at Low Temperatures
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 [...]
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Stainless Steel provides Rugged Load Cells
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 [...]
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Color Touch Screens Enhance Precision Scales
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 [...]
Internet Connected Industrial Scales
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 [...]
Precision Scales used for Bulk Mailing
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, [...]
Laundry Carts Weighed on Large Platform Scales
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 [...]
Industrial Scales Monitor Contents of Cylinders
Cylinders of liquids, gasses and liquefied gasses are prevalent in various process environments. The cylinder, or drum, or tank may contain chemicals that are used in the water process industry. In the semiconductor industry, they may hold chlorine gas or any number of other gasses that are used for fabricating wafers of integrated circuits. The [...]
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Platform Scales for Light Aircraft Contents
On a typical commercial jet, on any typical flight, there are some thin people and some heavier people. Some are traveling just for the day and are only taking along hand luggage and some are traveling for weeks with a number of large suitcases. Airlines and the Federal Aviation Administration have done studies to determine [...]
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Accurate Paint Mixing Requires Accurate Scales
Any situation that requires accurate colors can present a difficult problem. The human eye is an excellent instrument for detecting differences in color between items. Very slight changes in the color itself, or in the brightness or saturation of a color can be seen. It is for these reasons that paints must be formulated very [...]
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Precise Precipitation Data with Rain Gauge Scales