Author Archives: scale manager

Scales with a Printout Label

There are several options available when searching for scales with a printout label. The most obvious choices are the retail deli style scales like the CAS LP1000 for example. Advantages of Placing a Weight Label on a Box Printing out a label for a box that has just been weighed on a scale can provide… Read More »

Best Scales for Washdown Areas

Digital scales are an essential tool for food processing, as they allow for precise measurement of ingredients and ensure consistent quality in the final product. Many of these are also considered scales for washdown areas since they are designed to weigh items and then be cleaned. A couple of important aspects to consider when selecting… Read More »

How Long Do Scales Last?

We usually get the question how long do scales last about a week after that particular person’s scale has broken.  Unfortunately, with so many items being imported from overseas these days and the tremendous pressure on domestic suppliers to suppress extra costs, product quality often suffers.   Weighing scales are a common industrial item that are… Read More »

How to Weigh Someone in a Wheelchair at Home?

If you’re like the average person, you probably have a bathroom scale or two in your house and maybe some type of kitchen scale or light weight postal scale.  And, that’s about it regarding weighing scales.  But, let’s say you are at home and you need to weigh someone in a wheelchair. Perhaps it’s a… Read More »

What are 5 Advantages to using a Legal for Trade Scale over a non-ntep scale?

Trade scales are pretty standard these days. Most consumers expect to see a legal for trade NTEP scale anytime they buy something based on weight. Unfortunately, there are also non-ntep scales available for under $100 that allow sellers to take shortcuts and utilize a scale that could probably not even pass the NTEP certification process.… Read More »

How To Read a Medical Scale

One of the questions that folks ask from time to time is how to read a medical scale?  Now we are guessing that they are referring to the old mechanical physicians office scales that everybody used to use back in the day.  Remember those?  They had no digital display.  They had a beam that ran… Read More »