Industrial scales are the backbone of many industrial applications. They come in many shapes and sizes for different requirements. These include pallet scales and floor scales, drum scales, tank scales and cylinder scales. For lighter loads there are smaller platform scales. To count by weight, parts counting scales are used.   One of the most common types of industrial scales is the bench scale. Generally, they are available in capacities ranging from about 10 pounds up to approximately 150 lbs. As a rule of thumb, the lighter the capacity of the scale, the higher the resolution of the display. For example, a ten pound capacity scale may be able to display increments as small as 0.001 lb. Whereas a one hundred pound scale has ten times the capacity, it may have [+]

Most industrial weighing problems may be solved by using a standard industrial scale. If you need to know how many parts are in a container, you can use a parts counting scale. If you need to know how much material is on a pallet, it can be weighed on a floor scale. And if you need to know how many gallons of a chemical are in a drum, you can weigh the drum on a platform scale or drum scale. But sometimes, the problem at hand cannot be solved with an off the shelf digital scale. For example, the task may be to determine the center of gravity of a non-symmetrical item, such as a part for a jet engine. Or the digital indicator of a drum scale must show [+]

Scales are used to measure weight. Flow meters are used to measure the rate of flow of a liquid or gas. But in some situations, it is possible to utilize a high quality industrial scale to perform both functions. Sometimes this may be done for the purpose of saving the cost of the flow meter. In other cases, because of the type of liquid or the nature of the application, it is not practical to use one. A small container of liquid or liquefied gas may be weighed on a bench scale or cylinder scale. Larger tanks will be weighed on platform scales, drum scales or floor scales. In all of these cases, a highly accurate industrial scale can detect very small changes in the weight of liquid in [+]

Animals that are raised for their meat are bred to be efficient in the conversion of feed into meat. Especially with the increased costs of corn and grains, it is important to carefully monitor the weight gain of the animal. Furthermore, for certain farm animals, such as pigs, it is desirable for all of the animals that are being raised in a batch to reach their targeted final weights at the same time. Specialty weighing and sorting devices have been designed by Arlyn Scales for this industry. The pig sorter consists of an inner cage with entry doors and exit doors, along with some sorting gates. The inner cage is suspended from load cells and hung from an outer cage. In normal operation, the entry door starts in the open position. An electric eye detects when an animal enters the cage. [+]

People who are wheelchair bound experience many limitations. It is often difficult to move through homes and buildings. Transportation can require special arrangements. Self care, including the preparation of food, dressing, and other every day activities can be a challenge. Furthermore, many people who use wheelchairs have a variety of medical issues. It is often important to monitor the weight of the patient. This may be to make sure they are receiving the proper nutrition and are not losing weight. Or quite the opposite, it may be important that there is no inappropriate weight gain caused by fluid retention or other issues. For this reason, a wheelchair scale is an important health care device. An important feature that should be included in a wheelchair scale is a platform that is large enough to easily move the wheelchair onto and off of. It [+]

It would be ideal if every industrial environment was completely safe. Unfortunately, there are many industrial situations where hazardous materials are used. This is the situation where many common solvents are used or manufactured. There are a wide variety of chemicals which may explode in the presence of a spark or may ignite in the presence of a flame. Explosive situations may even exist in areas where the atmosphere has a very high dust content. Equipment that is use in these areas must be specially designed so that they cannot cause a spark or flame or very high temperature, even if there are compound failures of that equipment. Generally, these items may be considered to be intrinsically safe. Intrinsically safe scales are used in hazardous areas where items must be weighed. While it is important, of course, for these devices to be [+]