For any wheelchair bound individual, the ease of use of items within their environment is critically important. Often, patients with limited mobility may need to have their weight monitored. This may be to insure that there is no significant loss in body weight due to improper nutritional intake. Alternatively, rapid weight gain may be a sign of build up of fluids caused by different types of medical issues. Wheelchair scales are used to accurately weigh these individuals.

Some important features of this type of platform scale include a large platform size, making it easy and safe to position the wheelchair on the scale. The height of the top of the wheelchair scale should be as low as possible. This makes it easier for the patient to wheel themselves up a ramp and onto the platform, or for a care giver to push the wheelchair up. Furthermore, a very low scale platform will only require a short ramp, avoiding the need for additional space required if a longer ramp must be used for a higher scale platform. Arlyn Scales achieves extremely low wheelchair scale height by incorporating high strength stainless steel load sensors. Most other scales use other types of metal for the load cells, which must be considerably larger for the same load capability. Furthermore, Arlyn Scales embeds the load sensors directly into the frame of the scale, further lowering the overall height.

The construction of the wheelchair scale itself, and the ramp, is of welded aluminum. This provides the dual benefit of a very rugged and durable platform that is also quite light in weight. Therefore, the scale can be easily moved throughout a facility or home. It may even be stored by placing it on its edge, leaning against a wall, thereby minimizing required floor space.

Some industrial situations require significant additional protection to maintain the level of safety. By the nature of the product itself, there may be serious safety concerns. For example, certain chemical manufacturing processes result in flammable or explosive fumes. That is also the case with producing certain types of paints, including automotive paints. Propellants and solvents are also difficult to handle.

In these hazardous areas, all of the equipment used must be certified as safe. Factory Mutual is one of the organizations that test equipment for safety. This equipment may include mixers, lighting, and industrial scales, among many others. Intrinsically safe scales must be designed so that they cannot cause a problem, even if they are used incorrectly. Arlyn Scales provides explosion proof scales for a wide variety of environment. These hazardous area scales are powered by a single, rechargeable C sized battery.

Arlyn Scales offers intrinsically safe scales for a variety of applications. They include cylinder scales, drum scales, platform scales and floor scales. For smaller capacity weighing requirements, there are also explosion proof bench scales. Besides being suitable for use in hazardous areas, these industrial scales are rugged, accurate and easy to use. They are designed with stainless steel load sensors. These will provide the accuracy required for these digital scales, and they will also provide protection against overload and shock load, as often occur in industrial environments.