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Industrial Scales - Floors Scales And Counting Scales

BertGaton | Sep 7, 2009 |

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Industrial scale is a fairly vague term that's being tossed around a lot these days. I thought it was time somebody sorted this out! In my own humble opinion, an industrial scale is simply a scale used in industry. It's primary function relates to business, and not personal use. This means that a kitchen scale used to weigh potatoes or a bathroom scale used to weigh people would not be considered an industrial scale. So what types of industrial scales are there then? Well, in this article will touch on, what I consider to be, the two most common types: The floor scale and the counting scale.

Out of the three scales mentioned above, the floor scale is usually the most expensive. If you're not familiar with these items, here's a brief overview. Floor scales are basically large scales that sit on the floor. The user places items to be weighed on the surface of the scale. There are generally two ways to do this. You can either use a forklift or a pallet jack. With large units, the user will usually pick up the stuff to be weighed with a forklift and drop it on to the surface of the scale. If you have a smaller scale, you can probably just roll the merchandise on to the scale with a pallet jack or a cart. In order to accomadate this method, a lot of floor scale manufacturers include ramps that come off the side. These ramps make it easy for users to get products on to the scale. You'll usually find that floor scales are used by people with fairly large work areas. They are often found in warehouses, processing plants and shipping and receiving areas.

Another type of scale frequently used by business men and women is the counting scale. I love these units! They basically count small items for you, saving you the time it takes to tediously thumb through a bunch of little nuts or bolts. Here's how they work. You put a single screw, for example, on the surface of the scale. The scale then weighs the single screw and the user saves the result under one of about 300 different presets. Next time you have a bunch of screws that need weighing, you simply throw them on top of the scale and enter the appropriate preset. The scale then calculates three different things and displays them on a digital LCD screen. The first is the weight of one screw. The second is the weight of all the screws combined, and the third thing is the number of screws. It's easy to see how a counting scale like this can save people a ton of time. They can be used to count a number of small parts, including money.

Other types of industrial scales include bench scales, shipping scales and crane scale. Stay tuned for an overview of these items!