Floor Scales are popular ways to weigh pallets in your warehouse. The platform scale is generally pretty reliable if you take care of them. But if you (or your employees) don’t take care of the scale, they can easily get damaged. Below is an online synopsis that we found of one person’s struggle with 5000… Read More »
I’ve watched auto racing for decades and decades. I enjoy the competition, the sounds, and the action especially at the race track. One item that I’ve always heard about but never really seen is the 7-post shaker. Have you ever heard of it? Many folks have not heard of this item before. Take a look… Read More »
If you frequent our learning center aka blog then you are probably familiar with our DIY video reviews that we like to do from time to time. Today’s entry is fairly short but it covers a real world problem especially for customers who may be in locations like Alaska or Hawaii. As you can see… Read More »
Every now and then I like to browse a few websites and see what other scales are out there on the market. We used to call that surfing the web back in the day. Anyway, I stumbled onto Amazon looking for some pallet scales. It was interesting to see some of the offerings and price… Read More »
The digital weight indicator is the item in a scale system that scale operators deal with every day. You look at the weight display. Perhaps you press the “Zero” button occasionally. While the digital scale controller is very important, the weight fluctuations are actually being measured by the load cell(s) inside the scale platform. What… Read More »
We typically are asked about the top load cell brands or load cells that we recommend quite often. First, we don’t offer every single brand of load cell. There are several reasons for this. Some brands are exclusive and won’t sell to us. Some brands are not that popular. Some brands are not very good,… Read More »
One question that we received recently was “what capacity of load cell is inside your standard 4×4 5K floor scale”? The answer to that question is; normally you would see (4) 2.5K capacity shear beam load cells used in most 48″ x 48″ 5000 pound capacity industrial floor scales. Occasionally, you might see (4) of… Read More »