However, one of the best uses for a text to speech option when considering workplace safety is for use with an explosive environment scale. In a case where hazardous materials are in use and the scale is built with four stainless steel load cells embedded in a welded frame for maximum shock and abuse resistance, the business of safety is serious. Workplace hazards can be minimized when the hazardous materials handler can stay completely focused on handling, without needing to watch the digital display.

The primary purpose of an industrial scale is to obtain weight data. For many applications, that data is used locally. For example, a shipping clerk may weight a package on a platform scale and write the weight directly into a shipping manifest. On the production line, a parts counting scale may be directly used to count out the correct number of parts to put into a package or box. On the factory floor, a worker may use a drum scale to fill his drums with the correct amount of liquid. In a doctor's office, a wheelchair scale is used to determine the weight of a patient. But often, the data must be used at some other location or at some other time. The weight of a package to be shipped may need [+]

Weighing heavy items in an industrial environment call for an industrial scale that is both rugged, and easy to use. It is interesting to consider how many different types of items must be weighed within almost any manufacturing or distributing organization. These can include cartons of finished products, individual assemblies or components, pails or drums or tanks of liquids, or almost anything else than can be imagined. Factories and warehouses are not known for being kind and gentle with the equipment they are using. This includes their electronic scales. If they are loaded by hand, heavy weights may be dropped directly onto the platform scale. Alternatively, they may be loaded using pallet jacks or forklifts which may bang against the digital scale. It may be necessary to move the platform scale around the factory floor, generally without any consideration for its [+]